New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-04

quality and quantity. During the
afternoon twenty-six horses. split up
among the SIX races, faced the starting
barrier
The Champagne Stakes and the Je-
rome Handicap were the stake features.
Despite the small fields, the racing was
spirited and the finishes in four out Of
the six events resulted in nose-and-nose
struggles.
The historic Champagne Stakes had
its inaugural struggle at Jerome Park
in 1867. The distance Of the race was
then a mile. The race yesterday was
over the seven furlongs straightaway
the longest and severest test for two
year-olds in the East. Because this
race is such trying one on youngsters,
many owners generally pass it up. But
competition for it usually plants the
shadow Of endurance on the winner and
stamps him as the colt most likely to
be the best three-year-old the follow
ing year
Valued at $3.50
Because Of this. turfmen usually ask
who will win the Champagne this
season >" even If they refuse to start
& horse for it. In other days it was
worth a great deal Of money, but yes
tcrday its value was $3.50 net
Old Ireland furnished the winner
Lanius. This gelding was foaled near
CIonsilla. and last fall wien Thomas
Welsh was in Ireland he bought him
from J. J. Maher on private terms and
lad him shipped here during December:
ICnius is OF tho greyhound type OF
.Lorouchbred He is by Llangibby-
Southern Belle. He had previously
started three times and won once. His
victory was so impressive az Saratoga
that he started a heavily backed second
choice. Matinee Idol going 70 the posi-
favorite at 8 10 3 over Bantry, Night
Wind and Arrah Go On.
Speed plus endurance, with the .-.
Ter the dominant factor. won the rae.
Lanius had these essential quaint IS
Well handled by Jockey Robinson. the
Irish voungster raced two lengths be-
hind Arrah Go On for the first SIX
furlorgs, and then. with a little rous-
inc up az the finish. beat out the cha.-
lerge made BY Matinee Idol in tn
last eighty yards.
Liberty Loan. Bally and Straight
I Forward were the contestants for the
Jerome Handicap, at mile. The nrsi
named had not raced for a month, ana
there were reports that he was not
ready. He proved the reports were
true. by running twenty pounds below
the form he showed when he Won the
Latonia Derby. and finished last.
Bally was the horse backed. and he
won by three lengths after leading all
the way and "bolting' at the head Of
the stretch. He lost. so much ground
that Straight Forward would have
beaten him easily but for the fact that
he had plenty OF speed in reserve
when he ran out and drew clear Of all
opposition in the last furlong.
Leochares Meets Defeat
How the mighty have fallen.
Leochares. the crack sprinter OF the
summer and fall of 1916, again showed
that he is not within twenty pounds
of his last years form. He started
IAEOTlLt, NJ II 70 w. lOI Nllt Alrb ~
but was unable 70 finish better than
third.
Up 10 date he has failed TO win a
race on the local tracks this season.
DESPITE his poor showing, he again had
10 carry top weight-l26 pounds. ST.
Isidore. a horse that has won az least
FIVE races this year, carried only 10
pounds. o., .
Favored in the weights and with
10 2 against him in the odds, St lsidore
Jumped away with the lead, and, hold
ing an advantage Of a length all the
way. won easily by that margin. Corn
Tassel and Leochares raced as team
all the way. the former earning second
honors by head.
After the race Jockey McTaggart
lodged a protest against the winner
He claimed that St. Isidore cut Corn
Tassel of half way down the stretch
when McTaggart tried 70 force his way
through an opening next the rail. The
stewards held Rowan blameless and
refused 10 allow the claim. McIaggart
and not Rowan, was to blame for the
interference.
All Finish in SteepleChase
Five horses started in the second
all finished Syosset was the cholce az
10 10. The price proved profitable
for he won cleverly by three lengths.
Vic Powers trailed the field for mile
and a half
While Syosset was carrying the tar
get in the rear Reddest was acting as
the pacemaker, with Doublet second.
Reddest, Doublet and Syosset joined
company half a mile from home and
raced abreast up TO the last jump.
Syosset then drew out and in the
sprint home won as he pleased.
Just three horses started in the NTH
race-Kebo, Passing Fancy and Amalh.
Kebo and Amalf opened up even
favorites at to each, but at the
close Kebo had received so many bets
that his price was cut TO to 5, while
Q to 5 could be had against Amalf.
Passing Fancy was the outsider at 3
to ..
The race resulted in a head-and-head
struggle between Kebo and Passing
Fancy, the latter showing the way by
two lengths until the last hundred
Yards. Jockey Obert then moved up
Kebo. and in a rousing finish just
landed the favorite first by p nose.
Amalf sulked all the way and finished
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