New-York tribune., 1918-10-02

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Robinson won three races during
the afternoon. He had FIVE mounts
and was only out of the money once.
Two Of his winning mounts were
favorites and another was a second
choice well played against an odds-on
favorite. 1t car be we'll appreciated,
therefore, that this boy was particu-
iarly popular along toward nightfall
But even Robir on, like the other
worshlppers at the equine shrine, was
forced to take the bitter with the
sweet.
This brilliant rider was the victim
of the most startling upset Of the day.
which just naturally had to develop in
the feature race, the Gowanus Selling
Stakes OF $4,000 at mile and a six
teenth. Robinson rode Daddy's Choice,
the favorite for the event, and the
reason he finished in the money at all
was due TO the fact that the field was
scratched down to three. Daddy's
Choice at no stage Of the game devel-
oped enough speed to elicit a single
whoop, and trailcd from start to fin
ish, badly discredited at the end.
Old Gelding in Form
Our old friend. Hank ODay-the
six-year-old brown gelding, not the
umpire made good provision for the
winters nose bag by showing his heels
to his small but select company all
the way through this feature race
The old gelding looked fit for the race
of his life when he paraded to the
post He was picture in horse flesh.
But still and all he was the rank out
slider Of the three and as good as to
l might be had against his chances at
postime.
Later developments proved that old
Hank may have been the unapprecia-
tive medium of coup. Certain it is
there was no profusion of sentiment
manifested at the Jamaica track over
Hank ODay's chances. Those little
underground rumors which associate
themselves with almost every thor
oughbred trial cropped out in season
to affect the betting. 1t was whispered
Hank O'Day was stales then he was
lame. and then he didn't have leg to
stand on. a few of the wisenheimers
waited for the odds to soar before
boarding the weather-worn gelding.
These tipped it to favored few that
the bear" stories had been put into
motion for the sole purpose of inhuenc
ing the market. The stable money, it
town.
Well. old Hank O'Day of a surety
wasn't in on any part of the scheme
to eliminate his leg-weary bones from
the laurel wreath. He ran the race of
good, game thoroughbred. Buxton
didn't give the old gelding any the
worst of it either. He was on his
toes from the barrier rise, and got off
wingine. crowdine q good length to the
front before the three hit the first
bend. Buxton sent the old campaigner
alcng around the bend and up the
backstretch. He was three lengths to
away.
Johnny Lotus, with Runcs. here
took hand. Nearing the far turn
Lotus crowded up till his mounts
nose almost reached Hank O'Day's
girth Then Hank O'Day came away
again. He shook off Runes for the
second time around the near turn and
hit the stretch a good length in front.
From there home Hank O'Day proved
his courage and gameness.
LOTUS Tries Hard
LOTUS, the premier jockey of the
American turf, rode Runes with every
thing at his command He and Buxton
were both using the whip. But try as
he would, Runes could not whittle
down old Hanks lead. O'Day was a
tired horse at the end but also one full
Of running. Daddy's Choice was out
run all the way.
The Liberty bond feature was the
Afth, and it fell to the odds-on favorte.
Pickwick. Robinson scored his second
triumph Of the afternoon with this one.
Pickwick soon sprinted off to a good
lead and held the race reasonably safe
the whole six furlongs except for one
thrilling spasm in the stretch. Peter
Piper, the only one of the field able
TO give Pickwick an argument, almost
caught the favorite at the final six
teenth But Peter Piper. which shows