New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

held Sleeleu Cledi VI liie IedNv SOlHS
70 the shortest route home.
Had it not been for the fact that
James Buffers Spur was practically
left at the post the running of the
stake would have been highly salts
factory Spur was eliminated at the
start losing forty or fifty lengths, but
he raced so gallantly and came with
such rush through the stretch that
he had made up more than two thirds
Of his fatal disadvantage by the time
Corn Tassel flashed home victorious.
Papp. the added starter from the
Loft Stable. was always outrun by
/, Ticket and Corn Tassel. With Spur
out of the way. the race, it was quickly
perceived lay between these two. And
what gallant struggle it proved to be.
Ticket was up to one of his very best
races. Before the end of the first
quarter he had raced up in front of the
quick breaking and speedy Papp. From
here until we'll in the stretch Walls
sent Ticket along for all he was worth,
and entering the stretch it appeared as
f he had the race we'll in hand.
Corn Tassel Creeps Up
But Corn Tassel was still to be heard
from. Robinson began to make his
ride just after he turned into the
stretch And how he did ride! He
rode with everything at his command.
Irch by inch Corn Tassel crept up on
the flying Ticket. The latter held on
grimly under Walls's urging, and an
swered once more when little George
went to bat. But Corn Tassel could
not be denied. His final squirt was ir-
resstlble. for he had been saved for
Just such an emergency. Through the
last sixteenth the pair fought nose to
nose and eye to eye. 1t was anybody's
race from there in. but Corn Tassel in
the few strides drew away by inches
and managed to win by short neck.
1t looks as if the much discussed
three -cornered sweepstakes among
Billy Kelly. Eternal and Purchase.
which was to have been decided next
Wednesday or Thursday at Aqueduct,
will not materialize. The Ross inter
ests arc not willing to ship Billy Kelly
North unless guaranteed action, rain
or shine. The Aqueduct management
and the owners of Purchase, which is
TO be sold with the Brighton Stable
thcroughbreds Thursday next, will not
give assurances against weather. The
sweepstakes has not been officially de-
very gloomy. The three may be able
cot on n q q
land tracks.
Judges Kissed and Booed
The Judges were hissed and booed
for placing Pullux first in the fifth
race, at mile. 1t did seem as if IIar-
outside in the final sixteenth, landed
he event by a comfortable margin.
lie finished right under the Judges,
with PUlluX to the extreme inside
The finish Of the sixth race was an
other crack-a jack. The favorite, Hur-
rlcanc, led from the start almost to
the last jump, where Antoinctte, which
had been backed from 20 to to to i,
got up Just in the nick of time.
sunny Jim" Fits mmons, the wizard
Of the trainers, contributed further to
lis tine batting average of the week by
putting over Game Cock for the second
time in three days in the opening event
OF seven furlongs. Little George
Walls. of course, had something to do
With It, as he rode crafty race and a
strong finish. something that cannot be
SAID of Robinson, who was up on tine
iayoritc, Peter Piper.
Robinson got Peter Piper off wing
iNs, aud appeared 10 have his company
laced dizzy half way down the home
stretch. But he made the mistake OF
rot getting lar enough out from the
,iall for the flrmest footing, and when
ms mount began to tire just before tho
,nal slTteenth and Robinson went TO
nat Peter Piper swerved in to the rail
"nere the going was so tough as TO
"op him dead. Golding. meanwhile.
Wn'ch had held the place safely to this
age or the journey, was not equal to
',"e task of withstanding the whirlwinG
'ulSt OF Game Cock, which came to the
"u1S'de with q great rush through the
"nal sixteenth.
Irumpator Wins Chase
me steeplcchase proved easy for H.
- traits 1rumpator, the favorite
nush lald off the early pace, rated his
t "ount we'll, and always kept within
ruiIeSlng distance. Reddest raced h,m-
Stn Stn out IN the first mile and nalf
;nlpoereSn, which the Brooklyn con-
invent boarded heavily at the last
,";.h'; "'vp'eht; was the only one able to keep
w 'V'l'n ,h barking distance of Trumpator
" sNG spfnt through the stretch.
.ba bo LAWS pap's's Marmite, the favorite, won
VI .ne .hlrd race at five furlongs, but had
tin " oe ridden to the extent Of. Schut-
+ FF;"str Mada ability to save the public. John
n, ,b;ns0 maoden turned loose one of his good
v Sn'ngs here in Stella Shadow. which
waS waS quoted as literally as Is TO |.
sny shnelsey had the mount on the Madden
hlly and came like whirlwind with
nep ,Sa IN n the last furlong, beating out, in
uh; une last strides. Nellie York. against
"I,cf 1e good play was made
II the stewards were oniy tr;fe
,,aI, pIl,etty 10y good case against some of our
,y;.i vI known manipu!ators in connection
WIN tnls particular race. A few davs
~ mafmlte finished third with Lotus
- ,o.d a neid as good as that which he beat
coaay. He was 6 to l shot on that
,yo''f, r's,oh. Today he was to 5. which
oSS mHuid tend to indicate the LAYERS Of
SeIs ',aS, may have some secret tunnels to
49, o'e information. Lotus said Mar
R,.e Rr. suiked with him last time out
,boroo oh ms form of that former race
smch was no excuse for making him
Tuen n.a decided favorite-unless AS int;.
"a'eo' somebody knew something.