New-York tribune., 1918-06-08
Gloomy Gus
Upsets Fourth
Belmont Race
Sale of Pen Rose Addc
$4,705 to Purses for
Next Monday

Ruf1ed and stormy were the moods
and feelings of many Of the spectators
at the Belmont Park races yesterday
after Pen Rose had won the first race
and Gloomy Gus the fourth event
Rain and dark clouds help to make
the atmospheric conditions close and
muggy, but the real things that caused
the crowd to perspire freely was the
bidding up of Pen Rose and the care
less riding of Jockey Farbrother,
which brought about the defeat Of
Polymelian in favor of Gloomy Gus.
Pen Rose sprinted home in front in
the opening race, as she was expected
to do and as her odds, to 5, indi-
Gated she would. 1t was her eighth
victory in ten starts. This little filly,
which, figuratively speaking, is knee
high to grasshopper, being one of
the smallest thoroughbreds in train
ing, has the greatest number of tri-
umphs Of any horse this season. In
her two defeats she was by far the
best horse in each race, and should
have won, but bad luck and poor
jockeyship brought about her defeat.
Considering this, it was like tempt
ing fate when her trainer, James
Boden, entered her in the race yester-
day to be sold for S1,S0O. In her pre-
vious victory her price had been bid
up to $4,000 from $1,5O0. Despite the
demand for her, he came back yester-
day with his offer to sell her for ST.
500.
When Pen Rose was offered for sale
after her victory, Emil Hers bid her
up to $4,000. Then A. II. Diaz, u
wealthy Cuban planter, carried her
price up to $4,000. When the valua-
tion reached this figure, Trainer Boden
said SIS, and the filly was knocked down
to him for S6,505, an advance of $4,705
over her entered selling price.
Mondays Purses Enriched
This sum is by far the largest
amount in which horse has been car
ried over its entered selling price in
many a day. Under the present SELL
ing rules this surplus will be split up
among five races next Monday. 1t
means that the first race on that day
will be worth $1,68669, the third ST.
5S6.69, the fourth s1.786,69, the fifth
S1,5S6.70 and the sixth $1,6S6.7o. These
overnight purses will exceed in value
even those of 1907, when all purses
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racetracks.
The defeat of Polymelian in the Red
Cross purse of a mile caused no end of
adverse criticism regarding Jockey
Fairbrother's handling of the horse. At
least 50 per cent of the spectators con-
demned him for stupid riding and
tossing away the race" The other is
per cent held that Polymelian quit.
This is what actually took place:
Polymellan, to favorite in the bet
ting. opened up a gap Of ten lengths,
and held this advantage for nearly six
furlongs. The first half-mile was run
in 47 seconds-terrific speed when one
considers that the track had been
a sea of mud. Nearing the last fur
long, Fairbrother, realizing that no
horse was near him, began to ease up
his mount. Just at that critical stage
of the race Jockey Lyke, who had been
trailing far in the rear with Gloomy
Gus, made bold challenge with his
horse.
Jockey Looks Wrong Way
Gloomy Gus quickly passed the third
ana second divisions, and furlong
from home had second place safely.
He was at that time four lengths be
hind Polymelian. Fairbrother, LOOKING
over his left shoulder, did not realize
that Lyke, on his right side, was loom
ing up as q dangerous factor in the re-
suit
Polymelian by this time had been
pulled down to two-thirds of his speed
and when his speed was checked Gloomy
Gus got up to his saddle girths. 1t was
not until then that Fairbrother realized
his danger. He went to work on the
thoroughbred responded we'll he could
not offset the challenge of Gloomy Gus
and the latter won on the post by a
head.