New-York tribune., 1918-08-08

Albany HANDICAP, when Star Hamp'
ure of Billy Kelly. the sensational tv
Billy Kelly, which won the $4,000
day for W. F, Poison just after the
owner had refused a $4,000 offer from
Commander J. X. L. Ross, was to-day
unequal 10 SATURDAYS sensational per-
formance. On that occasion he beat
such good ones as Dunboyne and
Terentia, and finished in a gallop in
1:12 2-5. This afternoon, Star Hamp-
ton, rank outsider in the betting, ran
the three quarters in :12 Is, and beat
the Western wizard by more than a
length
r. Simpson, who had the mount of
the favorite to-day. attempted to make
a runaway race of it. He let down
Billy Kelly at the start and cut out
such sizzling pace that the great
little gelding came TO the stretch leg
weary and staggering. Chasseur. which
was also heavily played, tried 10 stick
with the pacemaker and suffered
selves out in the first five furlongs.
Ambrose, on the other hand, laid off
the carly pace, trailing along in fourth
position to the head of the stretch.
He SO conserved the strength of Star
Hampton that his mount had plenty in
reserve for the supreme effort and
could come away when the favorite and
early contender showed signs of falter-
ing.
Billy Kelly Hangs On
Star Hampton simply raced over the
other two in the final furlong. Billy
Kelly hung on gamely and resolutely
to the bitter end, but it was evident
before the two hit the final sixteenth
that the added starter would win.
Chasseur had given up before this and
Blair Gowrie came from nowhere in
final rush and cinched third position by
four good lengths
If the layers and players had taken
the trouble to look up the dope on Star
Hampton, the added starter never
should have gone begging at the liberal
odds of 15 to /. W. NJ Jefford's chest
nut colt showed plenty of speed in the
early racing in the East and gained the
recognition of the experts as colt of
championship promise. This colt cost
his owner $500 at auction in the year
ling sales at Saratoga last August. He
is by Star Shoot, out of Dorothy Hamp-
ton by Royal Hampton.
The gallant manner in which he re-
sponded to Ambrose in the stretch run,
proved him possessed of real racing
class. For Billy Kelly ran wonderful
half mile; such pace as would have
broken the courage of the ordinary
trailer. Billy Kelly stepped the first
quarter in % seconds fiat. the three
eighths in 38 fiat and the half in
46 2-5.
Hannibal Breaks Record
r. T. Wilson's Hannibal proved him
self a wonderful colt by setting a new
track record for five and half fur
longs. Hannibal stepped the distance
in /: :05 1-5, which was one-fifth sec
ond faster than the record sprint of
w. R. Goes Star Realm Saturday after
noon. On that occasion Star Realm
carried only 10 pounds. Hannibal to-
day packed 1913 pounds.
Ensor, with the Wilson colt, prac-
tically repeated Ambrose's earlier sue
cess with Star Hampton. He traied in
fourth position to the stretch, allowing
the favorite, Uncle's Lassie, and Joyful
to fight themselves to death in the first
came on just about as he pleased with
Hannibal to win under slight pull at
the end.
The stecplechase developed another
sensational finish, when Garter. an out
slider, came with a rush at the end, and
in the very last stride nosed out Sun
King, the favorite. First Out, the other
outsider in a field of four, was very
prominent all the way, and, indeed,
might have won had he not hit heavily
the next to last fence. This accident
knocked him completely out of his
stride, at time when he was closing
fast with the leaders.
d. Byers Rides Poorly
D. Byers rode ANYTHING but an i'm
pressivc race on Infidel II, which opened
favorite, but which went begging even
after the odds had receded from to 5
to II to ). There was no pace to speak
of any time, yet Byers trailed away
back and picked the longest possible
route for his mount. Byers's indif-
ference, taken in connection with the
dearth of betting on his mount, dis
gusted many of the racegocrs.
1t is just such apparent 'axity on the
part of raiders and officials that has
given stecplechasing a black eye. If
there is no way to correct the sus-
picions of the public, then, for the good
of racing, the steeplechasing should be
abandoned
Only two favorites wer, returne d
winners. Robinson scored with one OF
them-H. P. Whitney's Out of the Wav
6. eiii SS Coi -oIu DtN COLI III the OpeD-
ing race of six furlorgs. Robinson
rushed the colt to the front immedi-
ateiy after the start, soon opened up an
unassallable lead and won in hand
gallon. Porte Drapeau was much the
best of the others.
Panaman Wins Third
.PPdnsman won the third race. at a
m'lc. The gelding got away flying for
Simpson and soon was leading African
Arrow by four lengths. Panaman
lasted just long enough 10 withstand
African Arrows spirited challenge
through the stretch. Panaman was run
up from $4,000 to $4,000, but protected
by the stable interests
Peep Sight. Is to I shot. proved one
cf the best things of the meeting for y
few of the wise ones. LIE Dinosaure
+ backed from to to IS to 20. was ont.
lrHn all the way by Peep Sight, which
led from start to finish.
Though there was field of but fou,
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