New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
Form Goes Topsy-Turvev
and Favorites Have Bad
Day at Park

mont fark 0dch yesterday. Lony
shots that had been hiding their head,
for years among the "also ran d.
vision, seemingly became tired Of hi,
stigma and suddenly found their speed
This was the case with His Nibs and
Home, Sweet Home The former hal
not won race in two years; the la,
ter is three-year-old maiden. Bu,
the victory Of each horse brought joy
70 G.. F. Johnson, ST., and Frederi.
Johnson, father and son, respectively
His Nibs was quoted az 20 70 /, and
Home Sweet Home at 70 1. Other
winners were Viewpoint, at s to /,
and Fragonard, at 8 to /. The two IA.
yorltes 10 win were Wistful, a. 1 o5,
and Starfnch. at 20 20.
His Nibs was the biggest surprise
that has been furnished 20 racegoer,
in many day If he had won during
the years when open bookmaking was
in vogue, at least 100 TO 1 would nav.
been offered against his chance o.
winning. All the ailments to which ,
horse has been heir TO he has suffered
during his career. He is now seyea
years old. He has not raced in nearly
two wears. His last victory was at 50
70 I. He has always mad plenty OF
speed. but managed to stop in nearlysA
Of mis- races before he reached tee
winning post
This tendency 70 stop was due large.
II 70 the fact that frequently he pulled
m lame. He also o.ed occaalonsliy;
Because of mis- many Affections ne ad
not race for many, many months ma
previous victory was IKE In"1 OF "-
day-a big surprise. On that oee9sioa
stabIahands bet on him. u. r. Jonn'
son. the Nestor Of the turi-inasmuea
as he is the oldest patron OF racing
to-day-had $40 straight, SO ace and
+ SfO 10 show on His N!bs at ODDS OF ",
8 and 4. r.
No. the least surprising thing in
! connection with His Nibs's victory was
the easy way he won. He ran under
tout null all the way and easily won
nv three lengths, running the mHe
course in l:3S 1.-THE fastest nile Ok
the meeting. Il was claiming race
! ord though he was entered 20 be sold
/ for $500. nobody would pay that muca
for him before the start. sam AcAee-
III, was the horse in demand, and re
was claimed and bought by W. n.
Pearse for s1,9lS.33.
3 Home Sweet Home carried a oS
commission of his owner, reders
Johnson. This horse, like HIS MOS,
was ridden By Jockey Buxton. Buxton
did not tarry at the start, but shut
fed his mount out in front and Kept
him speeding along all the way. Half
way dowu the stretch Home sweet
Home began 70 bear out when Puts ard
Calls, the fayorite, made a bold cha.-
lenge. Buxton cleyerly shifted his
whip from his right hand 20 his LETT
and, tapping Home Sweet Home on me
neck. Strengthened him out, and the
colt won b. three lengths.
killing" on View Point
The biggest killing" Of the day was
made on View Point. This castof from
August Belmont's stable was backed
by his new owner, 5. c. Hlldreth, ana
Arnold Rothstein until they had forced
the colts odds from l. 70 ! down 10
s TO /. This plunge was made IN the
face of the fact that View Point, while
at Saratoga, stopped at the end OF
seven furlongs, and Blackboard oea'
him out easily at the end Of mile
and a furlong. The distance OF the
race yesterday was mile and SIX
tecnth. This journey did not seem 70
bother View Point, and he came with
rush from the rear and won easily oy
1--WE lengths. Little Nearer, the favor
tie, ran dull race and was beaten on.
Wooden Shoes and Delaney, the early
pacemakers, quit. When View Point
was offered for sale for s. 500 W. H.
| Pearse. who had taken away sam
I McMeekin from Hildreth early in me
day, bid him up to $4,000, and Hildretn
haa to bid SIS additional to retain MS
horse.
The only feature of the card was the
Brentwood Handicap at one mile. II
had three starters, Wistful, Duettiss
and Holiday. Wistful was the fayorits
and the winner. She proved that she
possessed a great deal of courage, for
Duettiste kicked her severely while sac
was at the post, and Jockey Lyke had
20 walk her around for q minute or SO
before the start in order 20 allow her
20 recover. Holiday and Duett!sie
showed W!stful the way until the far
turn, where Duettiste was bumped
into, and he dropped back. Wlstful
closed on Holiday in the stretch and
won by two lengths.
Jockey keogh Careless
If Jockey Keogh had lost the fifth
race on Star Finch he would probably
have received censure from the stew
ards for his careless riding Star tlncn
was 9 20 20 fayorite. keogh messed
Star Finch about and got him shut on
repeatedly behind Ambrose. In the last
half fur.ong Keogh got out Of ms
pocket and just got up in tine 70 win
by half a length. Star Finch was BID
up from $500 TO S2,0O5, and bought IN
BY his owner for thar sum. So me
race was not very profitable for Emu
Herr, the owner OF the horse.
Fragonard, running IN the name ana
colors of ". A. Brown, a son Of one
OF the layers on the lawn, won the last
race after not struggle VITA hAHa'
The latter was the even money fayor'e
with his stable mate, Royal Ensign
The two placed horses had the struggle
between them all the way
The Finn, rated the best handicap
horse Of last year and early this spring
will not start again this year. I'd Her,
ncr, his trainer, said that The Finn ga
not train well this year. and has de-
cided 20 retire him for the season.
Sun Gold, a colt owned By Harry
Payne Whitney, worked a very is''
tr.Al for the EuturitY.