New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-02
Marooned Turf
Followers Rally
AT Dongan Hills
Spectre Beats Favorite After
Setting Fast Pace All
the Way

An echo of metropolitan racing was
reawakened at Dongan Hills, Staten
Island, yesterday afternoon with the
opening of a fve-day racing meeting
for the greater city's turf following
that did not go upstate for the Sara
toga opening. The entertainment was
quite as good as could be expected over
half-mile track with fields some
what congested for existing con-
veniences.
Some pretty fair platers went to
the post In the five events, and though
the bangtails did not perform strictly
according to form the thousand pa
irons appeared to enjoy the outing.
j. L. Prices ST ctre, a three-year-
old Ballot filly, won the feature race
at a mile and sixteenth from field
of five. Brickley, the favorite of this
race, was slow to break and soon found
himself trailing the field. The dis
advantage of having to racEaround the
field in the very frequent and sharp
turns cost Brickley more than he was
able to make up.
Spectre broke in front and set the
pace all the way Pickens took the
filly out so far that he had winning
drive in the last half mile.
The class of jockeys at this meeting,
of course, does not measure up to
metropolitan standards. But still there
was no excuse for lot of rough work
that was seen opening day. Scabbard
won the second race in spite OF bad
humping by Little Boy, which finished
second. Campbell, who had the mount
of Little Boy, was set down for the re-
mainder of the meeting because Of his
reckless ride.
Nonesuch, that won the last race, al
most knocked Margaret l.. down at the
first turn and cut the pacemaker off
so sharply that there came near TO be-
ing a bad spill. In jam in the fourth
race, as the field swung into the stretch
for the first time, Glomer endorsed
Kohn. Fortunately, the boy was not In
jured.
Garrigan won this race with Racon-
teuse, giving him his second brackets OF
the afternoon. This boy won two races
and placed his other mount for leading
honors Of the day.
The summaries follow:
FIRST RACE-Calming; for maidens THREE years
old and upward purse, $3.50. About I've Surlongs
Horse. weight and Jockey. -OddsH m,
Mint Drop los lGsrrissnl ....... s-5 SO q
Daybr1sk. los tMcknightl ...... al 10 81
Candy Land. Ready Maid. Free and Eny, lnfe;
Tiedt and MumOo Jumbo H T;q. ran a, sH CO. CO.
Ptr s staSlc T{alasr ' n wcsh N,,qas 20
S S% a ba5br saa IN The s' SscssreeS
SECOND RACE.-For two-yesr-olds; purse. $3.50
About five furionss. o,.. a.,
Little Boy. il2 (CampoelD ......l2-l II
Ben Lui, 100 tfIormanl .........,l2-l 81 q
Starry Banner. Dorothy Sullivan and orsSanl
Tine. o? As Winner. br C. by Hslmet--RomaI
Gold owner. r. 7. wilson. Trainer. l.. Feus,el
bad Dumping by Little Boy and much inte1erene'
in the early stages. came on the inside and Won
THIRD RAcE-c.%ins FOR fout J;, ,Sl,. an(
Horse weight and Jockey. Did, Fin
Raconteuss. LOG (Gsrriganl 80, ...;l9'i -
Baron. dc Kalb. lis &c; Aessnderl 81 25
Cabaret ll3 tstoneb,idsel ....... Al IS
Humiliation Pay Streak. Thss!eres. smussler
Billy Oliver and Gomer also ran. star sod WoI
easily: place driving Tine; rs go, winner
jacob. Trainer, l. Fsus,el. RaeOnteuss lay o.
the pace FOR the fiyt four furlons. then came o.
The outside with Baron Dc k Ia. ana ;aodue'
FOURTH RACE-Clsining: for three-yesr ODDS an
upward: purse. $500 one mile and go = siHte"ntS;
Horse. weight and Jockey. -Vdds-S rim
Spectre l0T tPickensi ...-..,.... s-5 l-3
BhcEey. 1913 tMaderal ......... 50
Ponce lie Leon. l0i tGordonl ..... 81 rs
Water Wings and Hops also ran. start good
Won easily place driving Time. 81 Winner
ch t. s. by Balot--StaE Dreamer Owner. J.
Price Trainer. y. l.. Dyer. Spectre broke 4
front ard loL all tho way. Brckley lay on IN
mile but after racing around tho field could DO
get up with tho paeemAker.
FIFTH RACE-Claiming; for three year ODDS an
upward purse. $3.50. SIX and e hli furlongs,
Horse weight and Jockey. >-Odds- Fir
Nunesuch i0- tHormsnl. .,..... IL IS
/ Dancer. liz tPiekensl .....-.... o-9 20 ~
Mr. Specs. li2 90 Brion) ......... IL - 81
Margaret L.. odds and Ends. Checks. Prs,o
ISrn and Intrigier also ran. start good, We
ddvfng; place same. Time. ! IS. Winner. blk. z
, s. by Abe Frlnk--Add Ran. owner. CarnSmui
stable Trainer. +. KING. Nonesuch, from q
. rail position. cut out q fast pace and led all ~
| way. standing { drive gamely at tho finish, Dance
WA badly interfered with AMI shut or early. an
could not get UP In time. Margaret l.. was bail
| bumped by Noncsuch shortly a'te- the start an
! knocked out os A. Nr specs fast the oui
/ SIDE IN the last fu.long ard Was running strong
; at the nnIsh.
Jumper in Aviation Corps
! Wesley NJ. 0ler. the high jumper VIII
set new marks in intercollegiate an
amateur competitions, expects 70 leav