New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Favorite Wins Each of the
Six Races at Belmont
Park
By w. J. Macbeth

"A. II. Macomber's Motor Cop, three
year-old bay colt by Uncle out of
Aarco, and the dark horse of the stable
entry, annexed the rich Withers Stakes
Of $4,000 at Belmont Park yesterday
afternoon.
Motor Cop, which had shown rare
speed on previous starts in the East
this season, by his brilliant race of
yesterday assured q clean slate for the
form players. He was but one of the
hali-dozen favortcs that stood up in
the SIX races, handing the layers one
OF the severest drubbings they had re-
ceived since the genius of man first
figured out the scheme of betting on
bangtails
1t was we'll for said players, though
sad for said layers, that Motor Cop did
substantiate the last half Of his name.
The imported War Cloud, which was
coupled in the betting with Motor Cop.
which was ridden by Johnny Loftus,,
pounds the best jockey in the country.
ana winch was reckoned the menace
'hat sent the stable to the post at
eVens' got such very bad break at the
START that he never figured at all.
Mr. Macombcr read somewhere. per
. maps that no wise man puts all his
eggs IN one basket If he had not sent
ms TWO good colts to the post he would
nave had no part of the rich purse.
While War Cloud suffered heavily from
one of Mars Cassidy's worst starts of
1he season (and bad ones have been
leglon)' Motor Cop, on the other hand,
got away wlnging, three or four lengths
aheao or the field. 1t looked for a sec
ona 9 or two, indeed, as if Motor Cop had
ooItcd through the webbing Tapln
nad h'm at least five lengths out when
'he fleld settled TO running.
Flags Take Lead
Flags, an added starter. with Rowan
up, almost immediately shot out of the
lollowlng bunch in pursuit of Motor
oop. Rowan gave his mount full head
and Flags cut down the leader as if he
had been cheap selling platter. Tan
I'm evidently realized, as Rowan shot
past him, that Flags was setting a pace
no horset1esh could stand. He eased
up Motor Cop accordingly. Daylight
showed between Flags and Motor COP
now. Ihey swung past the quarter with
MOTOR Cop good length and half
behind. Cum Sab, Sun Briar and Lu-
culilte were only a length away from
me Macomber colt. running side by
sue. sue lrompe La Mort, winner of the
metropolitan Handicap, was beginning
to extricate himself from a delicate
position that jammed him and crowded
nm back almost hopelessly when the
barrier was sprung.
FIags continued the mad sprint IN
the half. Here Rowan had increased
ms advantage to two good lengths Sun
Erlar was fighting head to head with
Motor Cop. Trompe La Mort had col
Jared and was racing Lucullite into
submission, though, try as he would, he
could not close with Cum Sab.
Almost to the seven-eighths FLAGS
maintained the dizzy pace, but the ef-
tort left Rowans mount with little for
the most important part of the Jour
ney in. Flags called off RAPIDLY.
stopped to standstil, and the stout
er-hearted that had laid off the pace
swept on and by.
Sun Briar Challenges
Taplin made his bid with Motor Cop
after he had Strengthened for the run
through the stretch, saving ground by
keeping well in toward the rail
Straight as bullet he Glove his way.
Sun Briar gave him a mighty tough
argument about the time Flags's bolt
was shot, but the Kilmer colt seemed
short, too, for he stopped badly in the
final eighth Cum Sab and Trompe
La Morte were both full of running,
however, and hung on doggedly
Motor Cops carly advance, which
mount against the pace, left the Ma
comber colt too fresh at the end to be
seriously threatened. He had taken
the short journey home; his chal-
lcngers were forced TO carry somewhat
wide at the stretch turn, so that Tap
I'm was enabled to win in handy and
stylish fashion with his mount eased
up at the end Cum Sab beat Trompe
La Mort by a nod for the place posi-
ton.
Though favorites triumphed in all
six events, a particularly pleasing
phenomenon for the patient public, it
was no cut-and-dried style of compe-
ttion that was dished up by any
means. The card throughout was
particularly high class one, and the
fact that the fields were pronouncedly
more limited than usual enabled the
fifteen thousand enthusiasts to follow
their hopes clearly all the way, even in
the events over the straight course.
First Race Beauty
One of the very most exciting. and
at the same time one Of the very pref
tiest races ever seen locally inaugurat-
ed the holiday programme, when Lady
Gertrude and Nominee raced for
mile as evenly as we'll matched team.
Lady Gertrude, which seemed beaten
fifty yards from home, just managed
to win by a nod.
Superhuman, admirably rated bv
Jockey F. Williams, had little diff |
Guilty in taking the steeplechase from
Shannon River Northwood, the only
other starter, which set the pace the
first turn of the field, was lost in the
run home.
Elfn Queen, the sensational black
two-year-old filly of the Oneck Stable,
which won the Juvenile Memorial Day,
annexed the Fashion yesterday in a
gallop over the five furlongs straight.
Elfin Queen won in spite Of a jam at
the start which cost Aunt Dnah six
lengths at least and knocked her out
of all chance of saving the place bets
against the speedy Ophelia, an added
starter.
McTaggart Bumps Winner
Hendrie, we'll ridden by LOTUS
throughout the mile and sixteenth
Journey won tho Ef+h roco bo,d;,,,