New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Clever Riding
By Lyke Wins
Feature Race
Long Shots Victors in First
and Third Events at
Aqueduct
By. w. ]. Macbeth

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Andrew Miller's colt Ticket, the
four.year- son of Ballot, cleverly
ridden by Jockey l.. Lyke, scored an
Impressive victory in the feature race
at Aqucduct yesterday afternoon. Lyke
came from next to nowhere through
the stretch with this bay comet and
won practically as he pleased, after
racing st. lsidore into the ground a
sixteenth from home.
This was one of the few races of
the day in which the books were
soundly drubbed Ticket was one of
the hot tips of the meeting. Almost all
the boys hoped aboard him, though
the great majority of those favoring
his chances played out "on the limb"
rather than on his nose. Few liked
Sunfash II particularly, principally be-
cause Humphries, an unknown locally,
had the mount. These showed good
judgment in lying off the favorite, for
HUMPHREYS was sound asleep when the
barrier was sprung and lost his best
chance through disadvantageous get
away.
This feature race was the Wildwood
Handicap, rich in renown rather than
coin, at mile and sixteenth The
resolute Ticket ran within three-fifths
of a second of the track record to
cinch the lions share of the purse.
The fast pace cut out by st. lsldore
to the final sixteenth was doubtless re
sponsible for this good time. st. ISL
dore. indeed, threatened to make a
runaway from the field. Walls, who is
riding in fine form, got this. quick
breaker away winging, and at the END
of half mile was leading Ballad by
five lengths. Many were of the opinion
that Walls made too much use Of his
mount in this first half
Lyke Begins Drive
After the field had swung we'll into
the stretch it looked as if Walls would
be able to make his early advantage
winning one, as Ballad, which was
challenging, began to weaken before
the pacemaker gave any evidence of
leg WEAKNESS. 1t was then that Lyke
began his sensational drive. About the
beginning of the last quarter Lyke
gave Ticket his head and woke him up
with a flick of the lash. Ticket then
gained on St. Isidore with every leap.
At the sixteenth he had cut down al
most half his disadvantage and was
only three lengths to the bad
st. 1sidore, weakening rapidly Galied
off to next to nothing, while Ticket
came on resolutely in his rush and
won eased up the last fifty yards by
three good lengths. Sunflash II might
have been a real contender with a
Stronger rider up. Humphries took
about everything out of his mount by
moving up too quickly after a sorry
start
The first four races, in fact, were
succession of upsets.. R. F. Carman cut
n melon in the inaugural event of the
day. when Ensor romped in with Jill.
a 80 to l shot. A wagonload of money
was sent in on Andrew Miller's
Precious Jewel, but Robinson never
could get the flly to untrack herself.
Enflade, an outsider, beat Ina
Frank, favorite for the second event,
at six and half furlongs. This was
directly due to one of the worst starts
of which Mars Cassidy has been guilty,
and such starts are legion. Enfilade,
bad actor at the post, was let off four
or FIVE lengths in front of her COM
pany, and lasted just long enough. Ina
Frank would have won in another
stride.
Willie Knapp landed the third, at a
mile, with Jusqu' au Bout. This was
another long shot-as good as 20 to l
at post time. Nutcracker, the favorite
suffered interference and was shut off
he never had chance.
Poacher Wins Fourth Straight
Sam Hildreth's Poacher won his
fourth consecutive race under the
guidance Of Walls. This was the fifth
at one mile. Walls rushed his mount
quickly to the front, made all the use
of him possible and barely managed t.
win. Regal Lodge, played as heavily a:
any entry of the day, was the bes,
thoroughbred of the field, and shoult
have won. This one was shut off anc
knocked back at the far turn. bu,
closed with a great burst of speed, ant
would have won had the finish been 8
oozen yards further along.
w. X. Goes Shoeblack was much th.
best of the maiden two-year-olds thai
went to the post for the five-furlone
dash, which ended a somewhat chea1
racing day. Well that this is so. fo,
Shoeblack was the medium of the las
desperate chance of the gamboleers
Had he lost, the Long Island train,
might have returned empty.
b. J. Thuring has turned over +,
simon Healey, Captain Cassatt's olf
trainer, the thoroughbreds Peensioht