New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-06
Ina Frank Leads Fauonte
In the Autumn lightweight
High Noon Disappoints b,
Following--Gex Bows to
Queen of the Water

In the case Of Jockey Buxton thi, h,
been true-he won a number Of r,.,
on so many good horses that rac.y..,,
actually began to think that he v,,,
first class rider.
But this contention was rudely sh,,.
tered in the third race at the B.!uo,,
Park track yesterday. Buxton had Il.
mount on John Sanford's Gex, a2nK
shot over Clifford A. Cocnran's Qu..,
Of the Water. a FLY that has not won
race this year.
Gex should have won. That h. Ss
not and lost b. head TO Queen o. q.
Water was due 10 Buttons lack Of IN.
telligent judgment Of pace.
Jockey Bungles Work
Buxton tried TO make a grand,u,s
finish, but, lacking the ability, bunslI
his work and was rosed out. GeK Is.
fast horse-one that can sprint n
necessary. and also go a route IL 70.
CURED. There was no early pace y...
terday, and Buxton took him 70 n.
front, but made the mistake Of gallon.
ing along under pull. The hall VA,
run in 40 3-5 and the six furlongs n
1:143-5-slow time even for selling
platers.
Buxton waited with Gex, pulling ii,
horse down 70 little better than three.
quarter speed These tactics ig,,
suited the lightly weighted Queen Q,
the Water. She moved up to Gex Wit.
a rush a furlong from home.
Even then Buxton, serenely conf.
dent. took matters easy with his
mount. But much 70 his amszem.nt
in the sprint home Queen Of the Wau,
had as much foot" as Gex. The lat.
ter had been taken of his stride .
many times that he was not in full &C.
ton when the Cochran illy nailed hin.
Then resulted sprint home such Is
took place in 1915, when Alrmar,
owned by Clifford 4. Cochran, by Ii,
way, beat the mighty Dominant out I:
was another case Of misplaced conf.
dence-and Queen OF the Water bes.
out Gex by a nose.
II Buxton could have heard all 81
the harsh criticism hurled at him sf..,
the race, ne would not have been 80
eager to have racegoers refer 10 hin
as Happy" The crowd ran the gsnu:
OF wishing him such luck as losing his
license or being fined 5000 By his stew.
ards for his incompetent ride.
A Reversal of Form
How different was Buxton's riding o.
Kildare Boy in the last race! Il was
. lesson in comparisons. GeX, 8 to 5
shot. indiferently ridden, was beaten.
Kildare Beg, backed from 10 70 down
10 c 20 |, vigorously ridden all the way,
won by a head from Moosehead!
The programme offered was poor,
both as regarded the caiore OF We
'horoughbreds and the number OF con
testants in each race. IL was day IN
which alleged good things stood out
like a carbuncle on a mans neek-un-
pleasantly conspicuous ana, IN some
respects, just as painful. The hrs'
top heavy favorites, Serenest and Cur
raghaleen, won easily. Then came u,
defeat OF Gex, which acted Ike COZ
plunge % those who tried 70 make
"parley" Of the winnings on the ms
two favorites.
High Noon. another odds.on choice,
added 10 the sorrow of the faithful
form players in the fourth, but Lloy'a
Sards gave the crowd a breathing
spell in the fifth. The JOY Of the visa
men of the paddock was snort lived
however, for Approval, the horse Sc.
lectod TO carry the fayorite players
homo, failed utterly 10 live up 70 eH'
pectations. H.
The Autumn lightweight Handicap
with S1,410 net, distance six fuf-
longs. down the straight course, VI"
considered 70 be merely an exercise
canter for High Noon, and he was
backed heavily by the clubhouse con.
tingcnt. But when II came TO racing
he proved 10 be false alarm, aAo
played no part in the finish, pullihs 'P
last OF the five contestants.
Ina Frank earned the money sint
maintaining a stiff pace from the sA.;
10 the finish. Hank O'Day made oo.a
challenge at the end. but was unable "
get up, and the Texss-bred mare "'A
cleverly by q length.
Fifth Race a Duel
The fifth race dwindled down "
match race between Libysn sane' ~:
Passing Fancy. Although the loIa;.
had not raced since June, ne was h'D'
fayorite, az 10 2. =,
The pace was very slow, the frs. ~
furlongs being covered in, III. !"
and the contest narrowed down ="
spr.int through the stretch. Llo!.
Sands proved the better At tins ssI,
and heat out Passing Fancy, the ear!
pacemaker. by three parts OF a !ehs
after a hard drive. ,.;.s.s
Ten two-year-old maidens furnisn,'..
the problem in the last race ~
all we're we'll backed, with Kildare p|
carving the bulk Of the oral "ss..
Approval. the favorite, fatterea -.
hopes of his admirers by lesalhs ;.
hail a mile. He then gave N q,
Kildare Boy and Mooseheac' VIZ -,
fought out the finish between tnen, . H
former obtaining the judges ae'''''
in the last stride. -. u,
The most exciting thing scout
first race was the contention sm'.s
the spectators before the starr :,
the distance Serenest would wa
and how much she would be BID Up go
her selling price OF $1,000 aIter sH'
passed the winning post ,s
All the turfmcn and the hand!eaPp...
conceded that August Belmonts ia
off would win, barring an accident
plungers placed big bets on SeI.as,
with the casual rAcegoer pinnihs
faith 70 Brooklyn for the place. .,,.
The talent were right in thelt s.s
lions. Serenest winning in 8 foTS n,
three lengths, after leading q" ,.st
wav. with Brooklyn second, ""
lengths in front OF Harvest hins al
IL was after the finish that the ne = 4.
interest in the result began. W. =.
Pearse. who has been camping on u;-,
trail Of s. c. Hildreth in every se So.
race, bidding up hi. horses or eis si1s,
them, appeared on me scene ana Do 81.
Seronest 20 $1,000, $1,000 over net go,
tered selling price, Hiidreth recsa !.
the mare for s2,205-a cheap ptIs",