New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Premier Colt
Like Persian
Predecessor
e,'s Better To Be a Live
Racehorse Than
Dead Poet
pv Harriette Underhill

or,r Khsyysm's anticipation was
,..s,d TO realization yesterday at
oyront Park, the Lawrence Reslizs-
~. At that, for he won the event in
,,estest race that has been run this
ytar .,s J..;l.
was going TO win the big race, for
S horses couldn't decide themselves,
"a exen the Judges had hard work to
,'Iewhich had won as they swept
-gisr the wire.
Wv one who was backing Omar
y,..,,r erosued "Houriess has won,'
'.ssyery one who had backed Hourless
L,,sked "Oma- has IT," and then there
silent moment when no one
,..,,hsd As they waited for the num-
bsrs 10 60 up
Tense Moment After Race
when number two shot into view
..s,norium WAS loosed. Those who
,.Ixon shouted and tossed their hats
"a IN. air. and those who had lost
,s.d 70 explain to the winners how
"a, they came to losing and just why
gourless hadn't won.
The real reason that Omar Khayyam
90, was because HourlesS had failed 10
Al, his nose out an inch further.
-, the race was as close as that.
:. was 81 Hourless track, too, smooth
- bard As a billiard table, and the
,,u.ifuL imperious young horse never
,,,,,d better in his life IL looked 81
=. time In the race as though Back
,o,rd was going to cut the Gordian
.re, for the two colts, with mag
,,nimous and unanimous assurance, let
hin have everything his own way for
a while. JUST 10 see how /: felt to be in
srort in the Relaxation Blackboard
msSs the most Of his opportunities and
Tonped out in front ten lengths with
vha, he fondly imagined was q winning
stride.
Bu1ton wouldn't admit that he was at
,D nervous even after If was all over.
Nervous. me? Rather not. Why
.bnpld be nervous when | knew ! was
,ninp 70 win all The time? Yes, OF
course. il was close, but the colt
,r,y,lled as fast as II was necessary
for him to travel, didn't he, TO win?'
Crowds Flock TO Paddock
III. paddock just before the big race
Va, the Mecca for every one who knew
ANYTHING about the race, end for all OF
hose who did not. Never has there
b,sn such a crowd in attendance al the
isyorites reception before z big event,
or. a, least, not in many season. It
seemed as though ever! one IN the
rrards;ard. boxes and clubhouse-yes
and even those VINO congregate on the
lswn-turned psdGockwdld after the
third race was over
This was "A most interesting place
for any one who liked 10 study human
nature as well as horses. The happlest
nsople there we're the men who knew
little Of the horses, accompanied by
women who knew still less. Then they
could tell the weaker and more deadly
sex all about which he was going TO
win.
That's Omar Khayyam over there
VOL see? Hes 7 10 TO-" ooh, really,
\, doesn't look as big as that, does
he," And then, "Omer Khayysm. I've
heard that name somewhere, haven't
T." "Sure, he's won lot OF races
this summer
NO, mean, isn't there a man or
something named Omar Khayyam ~
why, sure, he wrote the Great Ruby
'0h! Yes, OF course" Thereby prov
ing that it is better TO be live race
horse than dead poet.
Omar True to Form
Omar is we'll named. Like his Per-
sian predecessor, he Is a philosopher
from the word go. Nothing disturbs
hin, neither unborn tomorrow" nor
dead yesterday He paraded around
he paddock with hundreds of excited
persons close on his heels and II wor-
ned him not q particle. People stood
"a the stumps Of trees and jostled each
Cher until il really looked like a mill
larry parade. Omar was the favorite
IA the betting, and he seemed TO be
'oe fsyorite with the people.
livery one was there in the crowd
Which surrounded the two great horses,
but the bTsyest man in the paddock
vas Al Davis. II any one doubts this
lei him essay 70 wear the clothes which
Davis wore and see how far his courage
VII carry him.
The stockings which he wore are IA
Inilin now TO every Red Cross knitter.
Olive drsb they were, and home knit,
and they would be very useful in the
trenches this winter.
Those VINO elect TO stay at home
.nould furnish at least the stockings
'or the feet which elect to tread the
paths Of glory.
Few Soldiers Present
And, speaking of the paths of glory
reminds Us that many of the olive drab
hgures which were seen at the track
me early part of the season are now
absent. Not more than two of Uncle
day.
Where are they? Well. the band an
%ered that question when 1T blared
-VIth Over There"
Na,.. VI IT M