New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

bred game down about their ears, az
their apparent lack Of initiative sug-
gests
The sooner turf connections-and
this goes for horse owners, trainers,
Jockeys, layers and players-learn the
real sporting significance Of the rarne
IN IT'S broadest application the sooner
Will the fundamental principles of the
sport supposedly On Improvement of
the breed) be propagated. Evidently
we W. nave come to place too. great
value upon the honor Of finishing first
IN the competitions. Though betting
is not recognized it is tolerated. to put
II mildly. And as wagering on each
OF the first three positions is custom
ary the patron who plays a thorough
bred to finish third is quite as much
entitled to the very best efforts of the
Jockey to get that place or better as
is the man who supports the chance
of the favorite to beat the field.
Chance to Strengthen Sport
II owners, trainers, Jockeys and
stewards would only allow thi. just
thesis to percolate and insist upon its
percolation through certain dense bone
masses the Improvement Of the breed
of horses would be placed upon tha.
| ideal niche merited and the game itself
, would become so deep rooted in public
affection as to defy the vituperation Of
the professional reformer.
Unfortunately there ran through yes
terday's racing a strain Of indifference
toward all but the main prize on the
part of some Of our most prominent
Jockeys not calculated to edify a pub
lie confidence which is being slowly
undermined. Let rs take Jockey L.
Ensor as Exhibit A. He was one Jekyl
and Hyde of horsemanship. Guilty of
two exhibitions which were dull. to
say the least, he came right back with
ride la Lotus to win the feature
race, the Hiawatha Handicap of $4,000
! with P. A. Clark's good FLY Merry
Princess.
Lyke rode Garrison finish with
Purchase, the odds-on favorite Of the
closing race. He rode like a shoemaker
with Poacher, second choice of the mile
and a sixteenth fifth event, which fell
to the speedy odds-on favorite, Kohl
Moor. Mr.. Lyke galloped through the
stretch with Poacher under triple
wraps.
1t may have been that he decided to
save his mount when he realized there
was no chance Of overhauing the black
nlly, which was spread-eagling the
field But at the same time he neg
lected to take into consideration the
/ fact that certain of the public had
played Poacher's chances con the limb
heartiest run for the consolation
money.
War Kiss Badly Beaten
While on the strain OF indifference
We must not overlook our esteemed
acrobat of form. Eddie Taplin, who
may or may not have done a Houdin
with A. Il. Macomber's War Kiss in the
last race. This one which was figured
to give the SIT, 500 Purchase real bat
tie for the honors. never was prom;
nent. 1t is true War Kiss got none the
best of the start. q circumsstance which
was quite as much the fault of the
jockey as the filly. But Taplin seemed
! impressive to the break Of luck. not only
at the start but all the way home.
AS to Ensor's spirited ride on Mer~
ry Princess, winner of the Hiawatha
he was so interested in landing this
feature that one might have suspected
he carried memory memorandum in
his bootleg. Merry Princess, which
had world Of speed. fought it out for
five furlongs with Polygon, Of the Coe
stable. Just about the time things
were getting mighty interesting in tfe
stretch Ensor bore out with the Merry
Princess, forcing McAtee to pull up
Polygon. McAtees claim Of foul was
not allowed. Terentia. the highly re
garded filly Of the Coe stable, outrun
early, closed with great rush through
the final furlong. The second choice,
Tuscaloosa, with Taplin up, always wa.
outrun.
The Caledonia Handicap, ell ages.
paid in Liberty Bonds, proved easy for
Naturalist, the odds-on favorite. Kesh
mir finished and might have hustled
the tiring favorite at the end but for
the Interference Of Dcrcas through
the stretch. Kashmir barely nosed
out Dorcas for the place The latter
hung back in the last few strides.
Everest, the favorite. started a pop,
ular day by taking the curtain raiser,
at q mile and seventy yards Lyke
rated this one OFF the pace till the far
turn, where he moved up fast Ever
| est simply ran away from his company
from then on, taking the lead at the
quarter pole and finishing in breeze.
Matin. which was outrun the first mile,
came with great rush the rest of the
way and beat Whippoorwill. the early
pacemaker, out of the place. Ensor's
ride on Whlppoorwill was decidedly
unsatisfactory, as he took his mount
up after battling Broom Peddler TO
the threeuuarters.
Ensor's ride on the odds-on favoritc
Manganese, in the second race was even
more dispiritng. This one was pulled
up right after the start and thereafter
viewed the procession from a safe dis
tance. The spoils of war fell TO the
ancient and honorable r. Troise who
was quite as far back as possible a.
( the start, but quite as prominent as
could be at the end with Miss Bryn.
Miss Bryn worked her wav IN on
the rail from an absolutely last nosi
ton, saving much ground in this com
mcndable process. then came like a
streak through the stretch and ran
past Masque. and Adele in turn. Tap
Inns ride of Pasamena was quite ir
keeping with that of Ensor. Evidently
the boys had some topic Of common in
teresA for they were as jnseparah,s
as Damon and Pythias all the wav ia.
Not wishing to knock Sam Hildreth,s
we'll known judgment OF horseAesh. !.
must be confessed that Purchase Aid
not behave up TO the high standard. ~
his price to the new owner. He had
to hustle his hardest 70 beat Scoo,s
and was very tired horse at tbs an
of the five and half furlonrs.
Johnny Dundee, the lightweight m
xilist. has launched out in the indus.
try OF improving the breed o. thor
oughb-eds. JOHNNY has purchased IA.
two-year-old. War Zone from Wslts,