The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-21
DOINGS in SHORTHAND
GIFT HORSE WINS RACE AT AQUEDUCT Sky Man, Which Couldn't t Beat Pony Last Spring;
 Leads Home Field.

Sky Man, a little colt which early this spring was not considered worth the price of his feed, caused a sen- satfon at the Aqueduct track yester- day afternoon. He defeated a big field of good horses in the first race in common gallop.
 Sky Man is a highly bred yo1ng- ster, being son of Aeronaut and Tranid. He looked so well as a yearl- ing that the late Schuyler L. Parsons bought him and turned him over to William Karrick to prepare for many rich stakes. After MT. Parsons death the colt was sold to the Quincy sta- ble for $500. When put to training early this season he couldn't beat a pony. His owner didn't want such a horse around his stable and he gave him away, but two days later he was returned with thanks. A week later the owner of the Quincy Stable pre- sented him to another horseman, but again the colt came back. This time a sarcastic note accompanied his re- turn.
 He's too speedy for me. I can beat him myself and I'm not a thor oughbred."
 So slow was Sky Man that even the 1 stable boys refused to accept him. He wouldn't do for a saddle horse and he'd cost money to feed.
 Just when his owner was consider | ing sending him to the Bergh So- ciety along came James Fitzsimmons,
 the famous trainer. t1 know a man who'll take the colt" he said. 'I've seen worse looking thoroughbreds than he win races. Give him to John- l ny Moran and I'll train him. The 1 colt was presented to Moran ana
 F'itz began to train him.
 | At first Sky Man didn't move around the track as fast as Happy, | the stable pony. But he showed signs | of improvement and during the Elm | pire City meeting displayed enough
 speed in his work to warrant the be- , lief that he might have a chance or winning & race some day. Just as
 Fitz got him primed for @ contest his | legs went bad and it was found neces-
 sary to throw him out of training. 1 While resting up Sky Man took on ! flesh and when his legs mended and 1 he was put back to work he showed good bursts of speed. Last week he | SltlfDGu live dl lIS OCIllStANe1
 track in a little fraction slower than
 q minute That work was good | enough for his trainer and he awaited a race to suit him.
 The colts sire and dam were mud
 runners and Fitz preferred to start him over a muddy track. Yesterday was the day. The Aqueduct course
 was a veritabIe quagmire, and Fitz sent him forth to do battle W*sh Geor- gie Walls as his pilot.
 Walls got Sky Man away from the
 barrier we'll but kept him off the
 pace until the head of the hcm0 stretch. There he gave the little gir. horse his head cad Sky Man fat~lZ
 flew to the front At the eighth t'e
 race was over so far as the result
 was concerned. Sky Man was lead ,i ing by three lengths and fighting for his head Then Walls began to pull
 him and he passed the judges two lengths ahead of Richard T. Wilson's
 Trmbala, which was twt2e that dis tance in front of Lieut.. G. D. Widen CTS Hindoostan.
 T. P. Tohrne's Panaman beat Com
 padre in one of the most thrilling
 races of the season in the Glen Cove | Selling Stakes. For three-eights of 3 mile the two colts measured strides and it was not until the very last jump that Panaman stuck his nose in front