The Washington herald., 1918-10-24
PANAMAN RUNS
DOWN IN FRONT
T. P. Thorne's 3-Year Old
Gelding Captures Bed
ford Selling Stakes at
Empire Track.

New York, Oct. 23.-T. p Thorne's
3-year-old imported bay gelding, Pan
aman, which can be counted upon TO
earn a bale or two of hay every once
in while, a thoroughbred that has
the happy faculty of running partic-
ularly good races at hong odds and
particularly dull ones at short odds.
furnished the big surprise of today's
racing program at the Empire City
track.
Panaman, cleverly ridden by Lyke,
won the Bedford Selling Stakes, at
about six furlongs. worth slyoo0, from
better than average field OF four.
The odds on favorite, Out the Way.
trailed the procession at the end, haV-
ing stopped almost to a walk through
the final furfong. The race was run
just to suit Panaman. Walls. with
Star Spangled. had evidently been IN
structed TO go out after the favorite
from the start. The barrier rise saw
Out the Way and Star Spangled away
head to head and this way they raced
around the far turn. II was such a
grilling pace as horse flesh couldn't
stand and Lyke had the good sense
to realize the fact.
He kept Panaman of this killing
pace and never made move TIL ne
saw the leaders firing at the head OF
the stretch, Then, after he had
Strengthened his mount for the run
home he came straight as an arrow
and almost as swift. Out The Way
was the first to give up when this
new menace appeared. Star Spangled
hung on resolutely till the hnal SIX
teenth then weakened.
Because of the fact that the two
most highly regarded of the field had
run themselves TO death before the
stretch. LIKES task with Panaman
was greatly simplifed. When Larry
let his mount down he had nothing
before him but two dead horses. He
shot past them in order as II they
had been out for a stroll and won
Just as far as he pleased.
One OF the most interesting races
OF an exceptionally interesting caro-
saw the triumph of A. X Macomber's
colors when Motor Cop lasted just
long enough under a grand finish by
Johnny LOTUS to get the long end OF
the purse Motor Cop, Ultima Thule
and Jock Scot-the last mentioned
running coupled in the Bressler silks
were only noses apart at the enc.
Motor Cop had his usual speed but
he began to tire under the heavy I'M
post of l29 pounds toward the end.
The son Of Ultimus came from
away back in the stretch run ana
would have landed a victory IN an
other lump. That he did not win
was partly the fault OF Lyke, VINO
rode the stable companion Lyke'
with Jock Scott, got on 70 even
terms with the favorite. Ultima
Thule was not so fortunate. But
little Ensor soon got this speedy
one in motion. Lotus drew away
far enough in the first sixteenth to
get the rail Then Lyke with Jock
Scott moved up to him. The pair
fought it out all the way round the
bend. Ensor waiting off the pace
meanwhile in the evident hope that
his stable mate would pull Motor
Cops cork But when Ensor let
his mount down before the stretch
turn he appeared to be bumped by
Jock Scott He tried TO go through
on the rail but LOTUS foiled him.
Then rez had to take up and come
to the outside of the pair.
Hitting the stretch Ultima Thule
appeared to be out OF it but the
colt had a lot more in reserve than
either of the other two. Motor Cop
hung on gamely until the final six
teenth. Then he began TO falter.
Ultima Thule was fast closing at
the end. The summary:
FIRST RACE-For 2year-olds; selling; five
and Dne-half frrlongs: Won rs Maggie Matt
land to ?, 5 to 2. to 10: second. Goidr4le.
10 ?. even: third. UnderHre. ! 10 ; Keen
Jane. Sailor. Sea Way also ran.
SECOND RACE-For 3year-olds and upwards
selling; mile and seventy Yards. Won ~
GeH. TO TO- to 4 out; srund. Jack Mount.
to l. TO S; third, Airmsn. ! To :? Paddy
Dear. Hinshsher. HOudo and Mis- BrySn also
ran
THIRD RACIAL ages handicap; sN fur
longS Won by Motor Cop even. To ;, out {;
second, Ultima Thule. 10 >, out: third. Jack
Scot. out. Barrow. Arnold and High Cost also
ran.
FOURTH RACE-For 2year-olds and up
wards; Bedford Selling: about SI furlonss: Won
hv PanamAn. 10 10 l. 2 to !. out; second. Star
Spangled. ] to . out third. Housemaid. out.
out n the Way also ran
FIFTH RACE-For Syearolds and upwards
nUe mi'e and a fourth Won by Madame Curie
10 IN 10, l To 2 out; second. PiedrE- To s out :;
third, Woodthrush. l TO > PiedrS. Perseus and
w II. BuckneT also ran.
SIXTH RACE-For 2vear-Oid mAIdens: FIVE
and one-half furlougs: Won hv Alphee; second,
Over There; third. Ballet Dancer Ind Tab
leau D'Honneur. yirsgn Thunderstorm. Dea-
ware. Different Eyes and War Smoke also ran.