New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-13
Gloomy Gus Beats Thistle,
Poorly Ridden by
Pickens

belmont arm may nave seen, N lts
halcyon past, a much better class O.
racing than that OF yesterday after.
noon, but it is doubtful if the general
patronage, within the last ronth q,
moons, has witnessed a more CRAFTY.
ing card. The only disgruntled one,
to be found on the journey homeward
were those gentlemen, possessed Of IN.
limited friendships, who are ALWAYS
willing to wager with acquaintance.
The LAYERS of odds got a terrible
drubbing-for once. The favorites
right from the first, and clear through
to the last, swept everything before
them. IL is not often six fayorites win
as many races. That is what happened
yesterday.
Night Stick started it in the frs,
event and Stella Mia finished in ths
last. But that is getting ahead Of tho
story. The feature was the Harlem
selling event for thiee-year- olds ara
upward at one mile. with a guaranteed
value of 81 500. Ii was difficult 70 di,.
tinguish the favorte in this even,
Gloomy Gus opened favorite az tos
as compared to 9 TO 5 for Blue Thistle
The two went to the post equally IA.
vored.
Blue Thistle won the event in 1919
and consequently sentiment prompted
a play on the aged gelding. Blue
Thistle should have won again yes,er.
day with proper handling. Pickens.
who had the mount, seemed asleep al
the finish, and gave his charge abso.
lutely no aid or encouragement This
same jockey handled The Finn, which
did so poorly in the Suburban Handi.
cap several days ago.
Gloomy Gus and Blue Thistle had
the race between them all the way.
Eagle made the pace for the first quar-.
ter, with Ballad at his withers and Gus
and Thistle lying back well within
striking distance. Troise moved I'D
with Gloomy Gus soon after. and until
half way in he was leading Ballad by
a length and a half. Ballad, Straight
Forward and Eagle were heads apart,
with Blue Thistle two lengths away.
Jockeys Decide Race
Pickens came on with Blue Thistle at
the turn into the stretch, and though
he went wide with his mount Blue
Thistle was at Gus's throatlatch when
the seven-eighths pole was passed At
that stage of the journey II appeared
surely as if Thistle would repeat last
seasons victory. But the jockeys
rather than the horses decided il.
Troise outrode and outgeneralled Pick.
ems and landed Gloomy Gus ahead Of
Blue Thistle by a scant head.
A r,1 IL f,r
nished by Pickens with Stella Mia in
the last race. This was a sprint Of four
and a half furlongs, and his mount
simply ran away from the field. II
was whispered for the race that Pick
ems had been called hard for his ride on
Blue Thistle and warned by his retainer
that apparent carelessness would not
be tolerated further. George Washing.
ton, an outsider, backed heavily for
place and show money, easily beat San
tiago, the second choice, for the place.
The fifth race, at a mile, was simply
an exercise gallop for The Cock. Baf-
fouiller, colt imported from France.
was supposed 10 be the only thing in
the race that had a chance with The
Cock. Baffouiler wasn't there. that's
all. The Cock probably would have been
a prohibitive favorite in such company
if the track had been fast. III was ru-
mored that Mr.. Nacomber's colt was not
partial to heavy going.
Little Devil Wins
John +. Madden brought out fine
brown two-year-old Ogden FLY, Little
Devil. TO win the third race, four and
half furlongs sprint. Little Devil
won as she pleased for Garner. a hum
dred yards from the wire Tea Party
showed in front for a few bounds. but
once Garner let her down Little Devil
drew away as she pleased.
Night Stick won the Bayside Handl-
cap, the first event, in handy fashion,
waiting on the pace TO the last furiong.
J. J. Lillis was second and Lucus third.
Maitre Corbeau fenced well in the
Whitestone Steeplechase Handicap,
moved 70 the front when he pleased ard
won easily. Bryndor lost bandage and
pulled up very lame.
Racing patrons, despite the unsul-
lied sway of favoritism, seemed more
cheered in the decision handed down
in Brooklyn yesterday by Justice Man
ming. of the Supreme Court. This rul-
ing dismissed the case against Jonn
Cahill, arrested on the charge Of book
making at the Jamaica racetrack. "a.
hill had on his person at the time OF
his arrest some twenty-one memo
randa, which were turned in as eVI'
dence of bookmaking. Justice Man
ming held that this was not conclusive
evidence Of bookmakng. "The deiend.
ant might have twenty-one friends OF
twenty-one dozen friends at the track