New-York tribune., 1918-06-13
Five Favorites
Victorious at
Belmont Park
Only Upset Is Furnished by
c.. w. Lofts Flying
Sheik at 10 to
Isy w. J. Macbetl,

/ Z. Wilson. jr.'s, colors were CHI.
Ye'| TO victory IN tho Keene Memorial,
;tc feature race os yesterdays pro
gramme, when Hannibal, the fine two
year-oid son of Olambala, galloped
home uHdcr Willie Knapp, half dozen
.,ngths IL front Of his nearest COM
retto..
The victory was especially pleasing
- Nh. Wilson, who bred the colt, be.
cause The race, as cun yesterday. vim
,iieased The owners BELIEF that he had
a real .acehorsc in Hannibal. The
site had not shown at his best in
cher sta.ts with little Johnny McTag-
eart in the saddle. Evidently Hanni-
h2i respects suck strong, vigorous
lidoy rs Knapp, for yesterday he was
certainty everything that could be
asked Of u stake horse.
Though The heavy rains OF the pre-
, Yicos nigh. Aad left the track in such
r;ovokingly uncertain condition as to
prompt an unusual number of scratches
N the various events, all of the nomi-
s.eInorial Indeed, John Z. Madden's
The Trump was added, furnishing a
fairly well balanced field of nine can
didatos.
Starter Mars Cassidy SEM this field
away on the four and half furlongs'
lourney owe" the straight course in
rclfeet alignment. For tho first fifty
Yards ihe Ahgnment was so perfectly
Creered that none from the stand could
distinguish any individual advantage.
Then Hannibal, at the centre Of the
course, began to draw away gradually.
Star Hampton and The Trump hung
gamely on 10 him for the first quarter
Here Knapp gave the Olambala colt his
head, and IL was evident to even the
g!eenhorn that the race was as good
As over.
Wins by Six Lengths
\ few powerful strides suficed to
enable Hannibal to draw off from Star
Hampton by a full length. Knapp was
lett it to the good colt to do the rest,
He Kicked him with the whip to test
his mettlc. then took a good hold of
the colt to keep him straight and came
On the rest Of the way at hand gal
lop. 1t is very doubtful If Hannibal
was ever extended at any stage Of the
Journey. He won by six lengths and
might have won by twice that distance
had he cared. Star Hampton easily
'tciu tHr OlHciS safe DIT dli stages Ot
the journey. Aunt Dinah had some diff
aculty in finding her feet at first but
closed with a rush. She never was in
position to threaten seriously any
OF the first three. Madden's The Trump
showed Improvement over his start of
two days before.
Despite the uncertainties of the
track and the many Withdrawals that
left the fields generally much shorter
than had been customary for the meet
ng the public enjoyed an unusually
lucrative afternoon. Favorites won each
of the first five races. The only upset
deveioped in the closing event, when
q. W. Lofts two-year- old chestnut colt
Flying Shek breezed home a winner
at the good odds of 10 to 1, OF that
race later.
1t was somewhat of Roman holiday
Tor Jockey Willie Knapp and the Will
son Stable Knapp temporarily has
succeeded to the good Offices of Johnny
stable. Tom Healey, the popular train
er, saddled two winners for Knapp. Mr..
Wilson's Corn Tassel, which had been
oeatcn his last start by the sensational
Johren, won the Centreport Handicap,
at mile, which was the third event.
Six were scratched from this competi-
ton, leaving only three-Corn Tassel,
he'd Sox and Panaman, all imported
stock-to fight it out.
Corn Tassel Warmcst FavOrite
Knapp won with Corn Tassel, which
was the warmest fayorite Of the after
noon, an odds-on choice at to A, in COM
mendabie fashion. His mount was
pinned in TO the stretch turn, but
there was nothing to it. Panaman
might have made things mighty inter
esting for Corn Tassel had the geld
ing not run out turning into the stretch.
Panaman showed all the early speed
and was far from tired at the end. He
lost anywhere from six to ten lengths
from his hardheadedncss. Six lengths
more would have put the gelding right
up at the end.
nalf, distance which for some reason
does not seem so popular with the
horsemen as in days gone by. Only
three thoroughbrcds went to the post.
Little Nearer, up closer than usual in
me early part Of the race, went to the
front coming into the stretch and won
easily.
While The race apparently satisfied
.ae judges, there were many who fol-
loved the race with gusses and who
were plainly provoked over Jockey
Peaks method Of handling Judge Wing
held. II ever 3 horse was under triple
wraps it was this same ono all Of thc
way home. Wingneld set the pace for
mile ard was in an excellent position
at the head Of the stretch, but he never
aid seem to get free headway. While
II seems open season for investiga-
tons. those in control would do we'll
70 Keep the weather eye open for just
such sort Of riding as Peak displayed
Yesterday with Judge Wingfield.
Eifinhsrt First to Win
Ellinhart set the fashion for winning
iavorites so early as the opening race.
This was at six furlongs over the main
course. Ambrose brought bis fllly to