New-York tribune., 1918-08-04

whose career is but unfolding and one
yho is liable to go on to even greater
thngs as he reaches the succeeding
age classes, provided he meets with no
accident meanwhile.
There were so very many good two
year-olds out for the honors this sea-
eon that the experts were up a tree
irving to solve the riddle of champion
ship possibility. Billy Kelly, in his
two races here, seems to have furnished d
one strong rebuttal, at least.
Billy Kelly, with a most sensible ride
on the part of Jockey r. Simpson (also
Of the wild and woolly West), not only
beat with ease the very best two-year-
clds which have been entertaining the
Eastern racing folk, but beat them so
easily everybody wondered, when it
was all over, that he had not been a
hot favorite from the opening betting.
The Western gelding went to the post
favorite, but only because of the West
ern money, which trif1es to a degree on
sentiment-when it has an ace in the
hole.
Poison Refused $4,000
W.F. Poison. who owns the winner
Of the latest renewal of the United
States Hotel States, evidently appre-
cates a good thing when he happens
to own the same. If Mr.. Poison was at
all worried about the outcome of this
juvenile classic (and there appeared
no reason for worry, aside from the
possibility of racing luck incident to q
field of fourteen skittsh two-year-
olds) he took the most striking means
Of concealing his emotion.
Money, they say, talks loudest in this
decadent age of commercialism, and
Mr.. Poison scorned an offer of no less
than $4,000 for his young gelding be.
fore he had added the rich United
States Hotel Stakes to his winning
credit. The offer was made by Com
J.KL L. Ross, the Canadian sportsman
this morning, and vas one of the very
most fattering tributes ever paid a
baby gelding.
In winning the United States Hotel
Stakes Billy Kelly did all that might
be asked Of any thoroughbred. He car
ried 127 pounds, the same impost as
shouldered by Elhn Queen, the Oneck
beat with ease F. A. Clark's Dunboyne
pounds, in manner to prove he was
superior at even weights.
Billy Kelly Outfooted at First
Billy Kelly, which had the rail posi-
tion for the sx-furlong sprint, was
slightly outfooted in the first furlong
fact which made Simpson exercise
due care not to be shut off by the
crowded field.
Gentry got away winging with Henry
A. Porter's High Time, and in the first
quarter drew away to good length
lead Byrne, with the high weighted
Dunboyne, was closest in pursuit. Billy
Kelly drew clear in the run through
the backstretch and waited for the in
evitable to happen to the fast driven
pacemaker.
Simpson showed excellent judgment
OF pace. He bode his time, working
up gradually to within striking dis
tance Of the leaders. AT the end of g
half-mile it was seen that High Time
though two lengths in front of Dun
bcyne, was laboring and about through
The chestnut colt folded rapidly anc
dropped back to nowhere. Dunboyne
however, hung on resolutely despite his
heavy burden.
Kelly Takes the Lead
Billy Kelly came with a rush at the
head OF the stretch and succeeded {
iurlong from home on drawing to ever
,erms with Dunhoync. For dozer
lengths then the gclding and the coli
raced head TO head. But Kelly was The
pest and in the last hundred yard:
crew off without the least urging from
his rider.
Terentia and War Pennant botl
closed resolutely through the stretcF
ana made up lot of ground aftel
oelng forced to 20 wide. They came
100 late to interfere with the gallan
run OF Dunboyne, however. Elfir
queen and Eternal. which figured a
spiit favorites in the early betting, boil
hnished far back Eternal was eighth
ot the procession. Elfn Queen mex
Eternal, which had the extreme out
soe position, was away poorly ant
never mad chance to become proml
nens after failing to show the expected
early foot Elm Queen had no excus
nh]'eVer except a painful lack o
speed. She was off we'll enough, bu
souidnt substantiate the speed 0
..s.Ier trials. Indeed, the distance wa
sm yS united, 80 far as that goes, for tn
'' w enoW at her best.
Enflade Breaks Records
i .,,ae Kenncr Stakes, for three-ycar
z aaA At mile and three -sixtecnths
s won by Morton L. Schwartz's i'm
ia l%a 20 hily Enfladc. This thrce-yea
.i .ia hang up new track record, an,
L ~" new American record, when sh
Uvoieo the distance in 1868 Thi
snPs one and two-ffths seconds off tn
~. ha mark, held by Sir John johnson, O
a.. bsyerwyck Stable. Sir John, Of
isast Ia, 1909, travelled the route il
jG nat. knfilade might have travelle,
t..s Sas Iaster to-day had che been ex
tk@e1, Tor Byrne was able to case u,
Sas iast sixteenth.
..h1 was a real horse race for NOR
~. fIn mile. For the first quarter En-
,as1. cut out q dizzying pace. The ia
~ s''e' Iippity Witchet, moved up fas
ls,1 'he backstretcn and before tn
nt.m'ie had collared the carly pace
.sf indeed, Tppity Witchet too
MI, pace gor almost quarter Of
/, Dot knhlade came on again an
,s,x he night round the rear bend wa
Torlte. '''"' W." LUG I'd
4 =, Royal Battle for Place
,nana ns heavier weight and the earl
fs. seemed TO take the bottom out 0
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