New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Han0Uia in Handicap
Wins in Last Stride
Sensational Finishes Mark
Days Racing at
Aqueduct
By w. ]. Macbeth

Hayonia, the Marronc StaOie oiu
chestnut mare, pulled Cudgel on the
bows in the fourth race down at Aaue-
duct Yesterday afternoon and got the
lions share of the handicap purse as
a result. Hanovia came from nowhere
through the stretch and in the very
last stride nipped Dorcas, which had
threatened to make a runaway OF 1t.
Jockey F. Robinson was partly TO
blame for the defeat OF Dorcas. lie
oot such lead by the time the stretch
was reached ttat he thought nothing
could get up to him and eased ms
,nount 81 bit at the final sixteenth
When he woke up to Hanovla's IRE
sistible challenge it was too late.
This was but one of day of sensa-
tional finishes. The feature was the
Canarsie Selling Stakes. of $4,000, which
FELL TO the fsvorite. Fleeing Sheik,
after rather exciting finish. Fleeing
Sbeik had all the early speed of this
trial. 5ive-furlong dash. and soon
onened I'D a commanding lead. Blair
govrie. however, had still to be heard
from. lie came fast through the last
ou.rter and almost succeeded In up
Sett;no Fleeing Sheik at the very END.
rroxler however. was more alert than
pob;nson and saved the bacon by time
ly first aids. Lion dor, on which
heavy play was made and when was
hammered down to most favored ODDS
at most time, was eliminated through
carly interference
Byrne Scores Clever Victory
Jockey G. Byrne scored a clever vic
tory with Ina Frank in the opening
dash at six furlongs He laid on the
race until after the turn into the long
stretch. then came on and raced the
nscemaker. Assume, into submission.
The favcrite, Achilles, had none the
bes+ of the start, suffered early inter
ference and found himself shut OF
at the first turn. He was too lar back
when the stretch was reached to make
up his disadvantage.
James A. Buffers Empress was much
the best in the second race at mile.
Schuttinger laid in behind Kirstie's
Cub, the pacemaker. until he hit the
at will to an easy victory. Charlie
Leydecker was much the best of others,
though evidently trife short for the
distance.
The closing event, a four and half
.uriong dash, for two-year-old flllies,
furnished one of the many thrilling
finishes of the afternoon, as Penrose,
the odds-on favorite, had to extend
herself to the limit to stave off the
challenge of Terentia through the final
sixteenth. Penrose Just did last long
enough under the grillng drive to save
first money by q scant neck. Penrose
and Terentia were the class of the race,
finishing ten lengths ahead Of Stick
ling, that landed the show money.
Mimic ii Wins Duel
Mimic II and Cadillac had most
sensational duel through the final six-
teenth Of the mile and a sixteenth
trial. Mimic II broke badly, but Bell
rushed him up rapidly on the rail- till
at the quarter he had almost collared
Cadillac At the half Mimic II was in
front, and kept there to the finish. 1t
was a great contest all the way in, as
we'll between the riders as the thor
oughbreds.
To his many grave faults as a
starter Mars Cassidy has added new
and provoking one. He does not insist
upon the horses maintaining the posi-
tions assigned to them for the start,
especiallyjn the races out of the chute
The stewards should see to it that the
racing public is protected in the mat
ter unless Mr.. Cassidy can furnish a
satisfactory explanation. horse and
his jockey arc entitled to the luck of
the draw-no more.
The thorouehbreds Tom McTaggart,
Masda and Verago have been turned
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