New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
Top o. TIL Morning
Starts Bidding Ron
Winner of Arrow S,al..
Cost His Owner $1,000
for Protection,
BY W. J. MACBEru

A real touch OF high life a.,
set the racing world agog ana ,,. 10y aa
some slight attention from The ,seei ..''
haymakins of the money eh,ss..' ,.'''.
the betting ring hit the Emui,. ,.'' - =
devoteeS right between their s So. w
tive eyes as a result OF "a, ''aa'
OF yesterdays racing festpr" 0C'eas,
Said feature was the tS;s;
about six furlongs, the A.. fsss, &
worth $1,000, and a selling .vsus sais
boot. 1t is not often that nf,,.sos "sos :
an opportunity to pick un eS a. tsiR IAN
an afternoons effort. So ,s,.VV 'e
Top O. tn Morning, the svs'nsss ,as. VIE
chestnut gelding of psJ yeea''es
oreezed home IN front Of a sSs s'a |,
SIX, much after the fashion ~ "s'a y
stake horse, he attracted n. :. n,,; fs.
horsemen as we'll as worsbinnas'eH vice o.
W. NJ. Baker, who buys hsrg r.n g.';
for string of bangtails. des;Sag g osa
Top o tn Morning would IoaI 'a n,'
well sporting his silks. So SA n. PREV
himself OF the opportunity os SaM. Ss,s.
for the winner. He ran the O,gISns S"I,s
up to $4,000, but Powers thons.s., sJs.,'as
much of the thoroughbred 49,, s' "
boosted the ante SlO0 ana @ '.a' h
money grabber at a $4,000 a.. ~ hh
Now, Top o tn Morning was s,..'es s,..,0a;
for $4,000. 1t cost Paul Powers '.ssasa ,s.0
fore, $4,000 cold cash 70 pro,.,. .aeIs' &c
property. And as Top O. Ii Nor.;..s .s
share of the stake fell somewhat $50
the guaranteed $500 the winr;,n..0A ...0A
of the gelding walloped the psxs.a' .a
Golfers instead OF aggmen.in, -
Mr.. Powers, therefore. may ,s ,r....l MN
a certain pique that prompted A eor.
back at the genius OF his woes.
Claimed by Powers
Mr.. Bakers Bringhurst, vaj.. -,
unplaced in this stake, thouss ~,
pered about as real good TIM, ~,
claimed by Paul Powers for H. -.
Of $4,000. The claim wa, uro,,v.s
by the owner Of Bringhurs,, ma,
Jockey Club rules. 1t appears e,,
Mr.. Powers had not al the I'm,
posted with the secretary o. h, b.
pire City course a sum sufficient "a
protect his claim on Bringhurst A.
least such is the contention Of WI
Baker. The stewards are holding ore,
the mooted question subject to invest.
cation.
Now, the disinterested horsemen srt
these take in al but Messrs. Powers
and Baker, do not care a whocp whose
colors Top O. tn Morning sports, %
long as he cannot sport their own. B.,
they arc interested in the feud in tbs
way: The racing rules OF the Jock,J
Club stipulate that all moneys bid il
excess of the entered price in selling
events shall be added 10 the purse
money of overnight events Of the rstu
forty-eight hours subsequent.
Wherefore, for to-morrog's over.
night events $4,000 additional 70 purse
values will be added from the Hr.sp
of Top o. the Morning alone.
If by any chance. which seems u
likely. the claim OF Paul Powers f'r
Bringhurst is honored, then the ss-
total of additional cash will be $500,
as the latter gelding was claimed 9
81, 900 in advance Of the entered pre-
The Circumstance should assure .,
entries of much Of the best raet;
blood quartered at Empire City trses,
horses that ordinarily appear only N
stake engagements. The platter ana
the stake horse tomorrow are Ekelyo
fraternize as closely as yon hinden'
burg and the Kaiser.
Was Well Ridden
Good as he is, Top o the Morning
knew he was through something moT'
than an exercise gallop when he osai
Quartz in the Arrow Stakes. me
heart of Quartz was not supposed %
be exceptionally stout. But with hns?l
in the saddle TO encourage MN ns
Tiche gelding delivered a most so1lNl
effort all the way. 4 poor Jockey u,
often make a good horse look bad las
IS a good jockey can lend color a.
distinction TO a Gull Knapp N
Quartz off 10 a flying start ana neye
gave him a chance TO think OF any'his
but running.
Buxton. on Top O. the Morning hos'
ever, broke right behind the Pae'
maker and kept within striking el,'
tance through the entire run. hs 70. y.
lowed the pace skilfully TIL aver w
turn into the stretch In me W. ~
drive Top O. the Morning, well Wa, wa.
himself all the way, outgamsd y9'i@
in spite of all that Knapp eoae y
At that, Quartz was only a hsS' !"