New-York tribune., 1918-08-21

lhls. the fastest time ever shown in
the event, testified volumes for the
speed, courage and stamina of Billy
helly He carried the heavy impost of
ioo pounds as if it had been a bag of
ieatners he drew in the grab, having
conceded fourteen pounds or more to
an the otner two-year-olds that went
to the post.
Tonight old racetrack sharps are
Singing nothing but praises for the son
ol Dlek Welles. which has shown such
"ohuerfnl consistency against the best
Juveniles OF the East. All concede him
lne two-year-old championship of the
season. Many declare him the best
,"o-year-old they have seen, and thew
nave seen all of the good ones of the
past twenty-five years, not for a mo
iment forgetting the great and mn-
beaten Colin.
Nearly Breaks Record
Billy Kelly to-day raced to within
tour-l1 ths second of the track record
Tor slX turlongs to establish his title TO
the two-year-old crown. lie mounted
supreme over serious obstacles in the
ma1oer OF racing luck, aside from the
neaVy lmpost referred to. The peldinr
crew nlnth position from the rail in a
neid OF dozen and little Sandc got
MIN away none too we'll in a start that
was fairly good
-, FaIlrrbrother, with Sweep On. raced
quickly s to the front soon after the
start and opened lead of two
lengths, Sticking and Lord Brighton
1oliowed,. half length apart. GINGER
TOOK hand on the turn, crowdinp
ahead OF Billy Kelly, so that the latter
mad to run to the outside Of the four
IN turning into the stretch.
hut now he did run once Sande got
MN Strengthened out for homel II did
noI take this new sensation long to
make up the ground he had lost in
the Wide turn. Sticking and Lord
Brighton were shaken off in order al
most as if they had been STANDING atiIl
but sweep On hung on gamely under the
t, utl'e, ana having saved ground all
me way was IN q position TO fight to
den. iis"'or our-
1t was not until the final sixteenth
lhat Sande finally got up TO the mace
maker. Shortly afterward the Jockey
put up his whip, for Billy Kelly was
now oriving away, and he won on his
o"i courage by nearly length Colo
WEI w;.h hAihv;ineston, W.. coupled in the betting
WIN MS winning stable mate came
WIN great rush through the stretch
al and clnched third position easily.
+ ietiey suffered a great deal of inter
ference shortly after the start and was
knocked completely out of it.
Only Winning Favorite
Billy Kelly, whose presence in tho
Grab Bag forced the withdrawal Of
such two-year-ol stars as Hannibal
star Hampton, Star Realm and Peter
proVed the only winning favorite of the
day. There were some startling unsets
by the way: G. w. Lofts Charley
morley, which had not been to the
races IN several weeks, won the OMEN
ing event at five furlongs by nose
rom la balafre Water War, 15-to-1
turlongs, second. Quentin Preece stsr.
Leo the form players by winning with
third AZ me hiiet
Commander J. K. l. Ross,s va,o;.
well hidden by Sande, outgamed RncL
board and Conduit in the final driv.
OF ihe mile and a quarter, fifth. Ensor
wlen wv L1nhrmler. simply laughed a.
BUXTON and Porte Drapeau, the odds.
on IaVorlte of the mile event, that RAM
oown the curtain for the day.
Bert Williams ran up Water War
winner OF the second race. to 81 200
put the stable protected it's interest;
by bidding the customary s1,205.
Sam Lewis bid up valais, winner ~
the NTH race, to $2,700, but H. G. Bed.
yell, w, acting for Commander J. x, L
Ross, saved the horse to the Canad;.,
stable by bidding s2,705.
According to the word Of Sam Hill
dreth, Novelty as e two-vear1oId ~
L9Io' carried 1876 pounds and beat tn.
PEST pes, Of MS MS year, as did Billy Kelly to.
Gay. Other o-year-olds ACCOMPLISH.
ing, the same feat were Hamburg and
Endurance by Right.
Billy Kelly is eligible for tbe Ad;ro,
dack Handicap. with IS 600 added. r. he
raced raced on August 28. 1t VIII be inter nj
sbssang TO see what weight Mr.. Vos-
ourgn wlll ask the champion to carry
in this event. '"''S
The Red Cross anu It's auxiliar;c.
Will be greatly benefited as a result d
the the Red Cross Steeplechase of Satur.
ga Gay and Red Cross Day of Mondaw
The steeplechase netted S10.04o and th.
associations check for Monday to+alInA