New-York tribune., 1918-10-05

Housemad, and won as easily and
could have done.
II is true Tapin. during his sensa-
;ional flights to renown, rode the three
best thoroughbrcds of the respective
fields. But, then, the best of jockeys
do not always vindicate horse flesh.
His last two mounts were favorites.
snd Justly so, for they were many
pounds the best of their respective
companies. Harwood II. with which
Taplin won the fourth race, and the
first Of his three consecutive victories,
was 8 rank outsider in the betting. In
the third race Taplin finished good
second to the favorite. Lively, with
the outsider. w. H. Buckner. So,
though he was unplaced with both his
first two mounts. it will readily be ap-
preciated he had a grand day, never
theless
Best Victory on Harwood II
His victory with Harwood II was
perhaps the most striking achievement.
For more than q mile Barry Shannon
threatened to make this a walk away.
Harwood was clearly outrun the first
half mile. Then Taplin began to work
Up with him gradually, and coming
around the bunch at the stretch turn
caught the leaders in the last furlong
and Won going away.
Iarin !anded his second consecutive
winner with Housemad, the prime fa-
vorite Of the siX-furlong race, which
was the Liberty bond feature. The
cid mare was one of the very best
things Of all the good things Taplln
rode. There was hot tip on Alvord,
but st tho last moment the wise money
made its appearance for the favorite.
Troise rushed Alvord quickly to the
front shortly after the start, and made
so much use of his mount that 1t had
little left when the real pinch came.
Taplin lay off the pace with House
maid until after the turn into the
stretch, then raced over the pacemaker
as # Alvord had been tied to post,
ana Won eased up by five good lengths.
Hondo, the best of the others, was
clearly outrun all the way.
It was lead pipe cinch for Taplin
to round out perfect day with his
third consecutive winner, for A. X.
Macomber's two year-old chestnut colt,
War Marvel, was pounds the best of
the field of six
Little George Walls, with Ophelia.
as is his wont, crowded right out to
he lead and tried to steal a winning
advantage. Schuttinger. with Balus-
trade, fought it out with Opheia. The
falr OF them raced themselves to death
N faf Erst five furlongs. Taplin
meanwhile had kept War Marvel we'll
wltnin striking distance and half way
round the turn began to let the IA
yorlte take hand. 1t was evident,
once the favorite was given his head.
that Iaplin had nothing to fear. The
tavorite closed with every leap on the
leading duellists.
Carries a Bit Wide
Walls carried a bit wide coming into
the stretch, and this oversight doubt
less cost pphelia the place, for it en-
aoled thunderstorm to make up a lot
OF ground and get into the argument
Ior second money with Ophelia and
Baustrade through the last sixteenth.
ms was very spirited three-cornered
struggle and Thunderstorm managed to
win the argument in the very last
stride. 0phelia in turn was only a
nose ahead Of Balustrade.
Ihe second race was romp for
1--we lh y Oh which a heavy play was made
the las. five minutes Robinson cot
outside position, while Schuttinger,
/ who was caught mapping, was as good
as eliminated at the start. Assign is
wonderfully fast breaker, and il
Scnuttinger had had any nerve the
horse might have redeemed his early
disadvantage, Assign was moving up
qulckiy on the rail when, just before
me nfst Turn, Hopkins, crowding over
on FIRST Troop, got little too close
10 SUIT Schuttinger. and the latter
pulled Assign up abruptly. He was
soon hemmed in and eliminated, as he
seemed to lose all interest at once.
Escapes a Reprimand
no" schuttlnger escaped a repri-
nand or worse is known only to the
,nuu' u'eeht stewards, who are so blind
Hey aDSoiute!y refuse to see. The time
The race itself-1:49 1-5-should
ave .s 0een lntimation enough that
T1haMgs did not look just right Wild
l,ny,ne' kebo and the like have abso-
ICY no business to beat such a one
bo.. o assign any time. When Assign is
,eh oy such skates, in time seconds
public concern.
was WIN IN. Assign out of it, Lively. which
.as asked TO go an unusual route. had
ssosoiutely no competition and wan az
nc pleased. as the time shows. "
ridas ne nc mao, mao few new friends by his /
a,ae sr.s OF Goldvale, a hot favorite in the
say say tbs laee iol. lie rated this one poorly, to
,tra+.1 east taking up on the back !
80 c. and allowing Marmite to omen
NSsSSm.amaanding lead before the stretch.
nch ~ ts seht Marmite right along every !
one oon y, the nc way and won as handily as .
tbe a" haa, imagine. Tiger Rose vas much |
'es' OF the others.
p, The Third a Breeze
for ne :, .nird race was simply breeze
iSr ibr.o the parkvale Stables importsd i portsd
Two yTeha,roid YEA, chestnut colt Chester
tho aftanl MS was one Of the hot tips of
wsusi ,ernoon, ran,S, and well played one.
Two basd asced to the front with Chester
pullsya y1llly post a winning one. He finished she'd
i bruetropp' TOUR lengths ahead of w. II. f
Natinn sr which was ridden by Taplin
were hsu1d and the favorite, Banshee H.
Ill L.