New-York tribune., 1918-05-18

Putting II generously, one might says
80. columbine encountered lot Of
~ ,nck. 1t would be more just to the
s,,v however, to state the plain truth
,hs. Ensor did not make the best of
81. opportunities. Ensor got this high
+ rerarded flly away in front, and
,houeh she showed plenty of running
.l,ouohout, allowed her to be pinched
h..k At the very first bend. Ensor had
! nall up sharply and take his mount
around the greater part of the field
sfore he could again get within strik-
NC distance of the pacemakers.
Ensor lost so much ground, however,
that he could not hope to get up in
tIlv we'll when once clear on the
I .s,eteb, and probably would have re-
trieyed the sorry handling in q few
mere strides.
Az it was, Buxton, who took advan-
.,g, of Columbine's misfortune to send
h;s mount, Arnold, out in the lead
he rail. take the shortest possible
isurney home and convert his advan-
tses into a winning one. Arnold won
Eva head in the most exciting finish
d the Afternoon. o. C. Rasch's Gloomy
Gas which had fine following, too,
ms closing very fast at the end.
Arnold, the winner of the Arizona
Handicap, was only one of a number
Of good things that the worshippers of
form were forced to withstand. AS
rood price as 80 to ! could be had
ifainst the Leavitt colt at one time.
The Portuguese Wins at 80 to 1
C. Watson rolled home aboard The
Portuguese, G. d. Widener's imported
bay three-year- gelding, in the third
nce. This was six-furlong affair for
maidens, and The Portuguese was sadly
overlooked by the supposedly wise FISH.
BE was 30to1 shot. NJ. L. Schwarz's
chestnut filly, Common Law, carried
the hopes of the majority, hopes that
we're rudely dashed when the crisis
came and put the issue squarely I'D to
nerve and heart
Byrne tried to make it a runaway
With Common Law. but Watson rated
The Portuguese perfectly behind the
pacemaker until the stretch turn was
reached. When The Portuguese chal-
lenged Common Law the latter, which
had shown plenty Of early speed, de-
cided he had had quite enough for one
race.
The distance race, the fifth, at mile
ana seventy yards, went to Dervish.
THIS black gelding. six years old. be-
lanss to 6. W. Click. He didn't have
hsork IN sweat to beat his company.
y he appeared to enjoy the balmy
iprng air. Down Maryland way the
Dervish had not been running so i'm
prsssiyely. He had earned a reputa-
ton for quitting just about the time
he big end of the purse loomed in
sight.
Jockey Robinson breezed home with
me Wanderer in the closing event, a
pe-furlong dash. Loads of wise money
we're thrown in at the last moment on
RA Clark's Dunboyne. But this two
ysar-old chestnut filly proved one of
lne keenest disappointments Of the af-
nmoon. She showed absolutely moth
las to justify the big play on her.
Startling Upset in Second
The first startling upset of the after
noon occurred in the second race, when
". campbell, supposedly sure thing,
Md to hustle to save the place from
rslicidad Campbell showed little for
hsor at any time. Manganese, under
ne guidance of Byrne, made all the
running, hugged the rail and won as he
nasased. Shortly after the start of
Mis race Bill Simmons was bumped
Md lost Jockey J. Van Kirk. The lad
Mnot seriously injured in the spill.
The first race fell to Nan Knoehr,
M'ugh g.. Burns had to ride all the
wy. 1t is possible that Elected II
sslght hayc justified popular favor but
iOl the fact that Kelsey's mount ran
'T with him on the stretch turn.
s rns feature Of to-day's racing card
wv W, &c the Kings County Handicap, Of
ssWo value, at mile and sixteenth.
sSuogei, Spur, Flittergold, Thundeyer,
TT;ssslgnt Tssg Forward, Star Gazer, Gex and
ii'eket are among the high class eligi-
0les likely to face the starter in this
event.