The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
STAR SPANGLED Is
VICTOR IN STAKE
Scores Third Victory in Five
Days at Jamaica-Daddy's
Choice Equals Record. -

Star spangled. the crippled three-year-
old son Of Burgomaster and Notasulga,
caused another surprise at tho Jamaica
track yesterday afternoon when he
romped of with the Alhambra SELLING
Stakes. the feature event Of tho pro-
gramme. 1t was his third victory in
hve days and he won easier and in
faster time than in his previous starts.
On Monday he vent to the post on
the verge Of q breakdown, but despite
the severe pain he suffered from his
swollen knees he ran a good race and
defeated good field of sprinters in
sensational style. This race surprised
almost every one at the track, including
James Fitzsimmons. his trainer. The
race did him no harm and he came back
to the track on Thursday and by q cour-
ageous effort in the home stretch man
aged to stick his nose home ahead of his
opponents,
Instead OF harming him this severe
test improved the colt 1t limbered UP
his stin legs, and Fitzsimmons named
him to start the next day in the AL
hambra To the crowd this seemed too
much for him and all expected him to
be withdrawn before 1t was time to go to
the post yesterday afternoon. But he
wasn't. Instead LuculIite. High Cost
and Golden King. which were entered
in the stake. we're scratched. This left
T. p. Thorne's Panaman as his only
opponent.
Ordinarily Star Spangled would be a
TO shot against Panaman, but be-
cause of his hard race less than twenty
four hours previously the racegoers were
n I'm IN ut, ~ g..
tho post an even choice at 0 to 10 with
his opponent.
Panaman Quits Early.
For three-eighths OF a mile II was a
beautiful contest, for the two colts ran
head and head until the middle Of the
bend. By that time Panaman had had
enough and began to falter. But Star
Spangled apparently knows no such thing
as quit. He ran on about his business
and Increased his lead with every bound.
Jockey Schuttinger took no chances with
him either. He hustled him along every
inch of the way, and as a result Star
Spangled passed the judges the victor
half dozen lengths ahead of Panaman.
and covered the six furlong course in
the remarkably fast time of 10 as.
The Rainbow Liberty Bond Handicap
was won by Daddy's Choice, the bay
horse owned by Emil Herr. He ran a
mile and a quarter in 2 :06, equalling the
track record. 1t was the first time the
Herr colors have flashed homo in front
this season. To win the race Daddy's
Choice had to do his best. and that he
won was only because Herbert L. Pratt's
Game Cock swerved while entering the
home stretch. At the end OF the journey
the Herr horse was only a short head
in front OF Game Cock.
Game Cock ran a greatly improved
race. Earlier in the week he started
against a small field of fast horses and
was beaten Off. At the start of that
race he stumbled and when he could
not get to the front in the FIRST rush
for positions he sulked and refused to
do his best at any stage Of the journey.
Yesterday there was not much speed in
the race and he had little difficulty in
going to the front. Once there he sped
along at a terrific pace and held COM
maDd until the home stretch. There he
ran wide and Daddy's Choice came along
next the rail and took the lead. In the
last seventyayards Daddy's Choice began
to falter ana Game Cock came on again
and came near nipping him on the post.
Koh-I-Noor BID Up s7O0.
Koh-I-Noor, the little black flly owned
kind of victory In the nth race. She
took the track at the start and increased
her lead with every bound, until at the
end she was nearly a sixteenth OF
mile ahead of her opponents. When sho
returned to the scales Joe Vendig. who
has a personal difference with the filly's
owner. bid her up 800. Mr.. Arlington
bid an additional IS and led the filly
back to his barn.
Emil Herr sold High Cost. the three
year-old son of Won Tromp and Mitten.
to the owner OF the Quincy Stable yes
terday. The price was not made public.
Cirrus, the bay colt owned by Harry
Payne Whitney. showed a surprising i'm
provement in the last race. A few days
ago he was disgracefully beaten. Yes
terday he had a world of speed and
made a high class field of juveniles look
like selling platers. Robinson, who is
under contract to ride Mr.. Whitney's
horses. did not ride the colt. He had
the leg up on Richard 7. Wilson's Thun-
derstorm, while Everett Haynes was put
up on Cirrus. The change OF jockeys
made a big difference.
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