New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

NOON. fcfnapS the most pronounced
toward the close Of the stceplechase
brought home Com. J. X. l.. Ross's
front Of the highly regarded Louvois
whose chances as good as 80 to ! mi
he should have been about / to sh
There arc those skeptical enough to
declare that "timbcr-topping trust"
exists ing the East; that the steeple-
chase riding trust does not decide the
country events during but
prior to the running Of them. They
point out that certain clique Of
hangers-on whose relations are sup
posedly close to certain jockeys are
always "in on the know" when any
thing startling happens in one of the
'chases. 1t is not insinuated here that
anything was wrong with the victory
of Sixty Four. His case certainly was
vindicated by the time in which he
covered the course-4: :12-several sec
onds faster than any previous race at
the distance this season.
Steeplechase racing. like wrestling,
seems great game for those on the
inside. Like wrestling, it is quite as
difficult to distinguish the false from
the genuina- 1t is so easy to fall OFF
q horse at a jump; easy enough for
some Of the boys to tumble on the fiat.
And it would appear that all of the
riders ir the East have all the soft
spots marked at all the courses.
The time of the event would indicate
that Sixty Four, at the weight, was
pounds the best of the field of chasers
that faced the starter yesterday. And
yet it must be admitted that D. Byers
rode very weak race on the favorite,
Louvois, to put it most generously.
Louvois, running easily and prominent
all the way was taken away back by
Bycrs at the far turn and kept back
till it was absolute folly to make a
run. 1t may have been just poor
Judgment of horsemanship. But it
must be remembered that the wise
ones all boarded Sixty Four at the
last minute and hammered his odds
from 80 to l down to 20 to 1.
Superhuman, which was expected to
furnish the stiffest opposition to the
favorite, lost f. Williams at the
twelfth jump, just about the time the
rider had begun to move up from the
ruck.
Feature Race Surprises
The Gazelle Handicap, supposedly
the feature. fourth on the card. de-
veloped a distinct surprise for those
who retain faith in form. Dorcas, the
favorite, couldn't run fast enough to
overtake a cab horse, and quit before
the stretch was reached. Fairy Wand,
out to the front Immediately by Fair
brother, and opened up such a gap
that no opposition could get to her.
Priscilla Mullens, which kept closest
to the pacemaker all the way, made
somewhat serious challenge in the last
sixteenth, but Fairy Wand had plenty
in reserve for this pinch and drew
away again. Hanovia. hat-footed at
the start ard slow to begin, was lost
in the dust at the stretch turn. She
closed tremendous gap in the run
through the stretch and managed to
finish third
One of the brightest features Of
yesterdays entertainment at the Aque-
duet track was the excellent riding Of
little George Walls. He scored with
the favorite, Star Spangled, in the op
ening race ct six and half fur]ongs,
won the closing dash over five fur
longs with Tuscaloosa, an outsider, and
with st. Isidorc in the fifth race made
the aged Borrow. odds-on favorte, eX-
tend himself to the limit to the very
end
Borrow Rounding into Form
Borrow's mile in 1:3S under 126
pounds was truly wonderful perform
uncc and proves that the aged Whitney
gelding is just beginning to round into
his best form. He will be mighty dan
gerous in any company from now on.
Walls sprnted right, out with st: Isl
dore and soon opened up lead of two
Ion vthq ROhiDcOp hold M IOuUoHIIy
with Borrow. He started his drive at
the beginning of the final furlong.
Borrow was fresh enough for Bor-
row sprint at this stage of the journey
and closed with such rush that he
simply ran over the pacemaker.
There were those of the opinion that
Walls would have done better to send
st. lsidore all the way at top speed.
The boy appeared to try to rate his
collared inside the final sixteenth st.
lsidore came on again and finished ap
parently stronger than Borrow. AS it
was, Walls had job on his hands to
save the place from Orestes, which
closed with d rush and was running
strong at the finish.
Robinson Redeems Self
Robinson, who rode very weak race
with Empress in the curtain raiser,
pulling up the sprinter shortly after
most advantageous start, redeemed
himself with Sea Pirate in the third.
The start was none too favorable for
Robinson's mount, which was favoritc,
as Auntie crossed him, but the jockey
got through a hole somehow and raced
the pacemaker into the ground. A six
teenth from home Blairgowrie. Lyke
up, challenged the favorite. 1t was
whipping finish from there in. Robin
son more than held his own in this
duel of wits and whips.
Robinson was not so fortunate in the
last race. He rode Mr. Whitney's
Pigeon Wing, which the stable be-
lieved as good a iilly as Elfn Queen.
For the second successive time this
favorite proved disappointment There
was no excuse this time but lack of
speed. Pigeon Wing was away we'll,
but Walls, with Tuscaloosa simply lost
the filly in the shuttle and breezed
home, the easiest sort of a winner all
the way.
The Queens County Jockey Club an
nounced yesterday that Red Cross day
at the track last week had netted this
of mercy the commendable /
sum of 5000