The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01
RACEGOERS RUSH TO
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
More Than q Quarter Of q Mill
ion Subscribed in Drive at
Jamaica Track.
GIVES FUTURITY STAKE
P. A. Clark Adds Dunboyne's
$4,000 Winnings-Arnold
Takes Liberty Handicap.


Racing went to the aid OF Uncle Sam
T., ep,endid fashion yesterday afternoon
at the opening Of the Jamaica track.
In less than twenty minutes the race
roers bought more than a quarter Of a
million dollars worth of Liberty bonds.
and when the last race had been run
lack Adler. who helped make the sale
success, announced that more than $780,
600 had been promised for to-day.
The sale was q popular one. and the
sum loaned to the Government came
from tho rank and file. and not from
the millionaire lovers OF the sport. The
wealthy owners made their purchases
elsewhere, but the committee in charge
OF the sale Mt the race track 10 confident
they will buy few extras at the track
before the drive ends.
The drive began three-ouarters OF an
hour before the first race and before
The Star spangled Banner officially
opened the days sport s24t.s5o had been
subscribed, and q few minutes later
Philip A Clark. the sportsman who owns
Dunboyne. the great colt which won the
Futurtty. subscribed the s23.36o which
Dunboyne won in the historic Juvenile
classic.
As soon az the first special race train
emptied its crowd into tho track Jack
Adler attracted them to the lawn at the
lower end of the grand stand. He was
In good voice and everybody present
gathered around him while he told Of
Uncle SANS needs. After a snort ad-
dress he introduced Ed Ryan. Ryai
made a ringing speech that caused tn
crowd to open their pocketbooks, ana
open them wide.
Big Rush to Subscribe.
In their eagerness to help the worthy
cause the men pushed and showed each
other to get down their subscriptions. Z
reminded one OF a big rush to play tho
favorite in q turf classic. In came hfties
hundreds, thousands and then ten thou
sands, and finally ended with a $4,000
bid from John A. Fulton. Mr.. Fultc n
wrote out his subscription ut 25 II, n Q
NJ indicating the Roman figures fer
thousand, but Jack Adler didn't know Il.
that there was no such thing as q $25
bond. He announced II Is S26. and when
Mr.. Fulton announced that It was $751;
600 Jack seemed dabberga sted while the
crowd went wild in its delight.
Cad" Dogget bought $40 900 and the
Following are some OF the $1,000 buy
srs: Leo Mayer. B. Stevens and Henry
Hanf.
Some Of tho $1,000 subscribers are A.
o. p,yAn I'll
After Mr.. Madden had taken 5000 for
himself he announced that he had just
received cablegram from his son, Capt.
J. E. Madden. Jr.. who Ia now In France
lighting the Hun. asking him to buy
$1,000 worth at the opening sale at the
track. This announcement met with
vociferous cheers and then Mr.. Madden
earned moro cheers when he made out q
third check for $1,000 for his other son,
Joe who also 10 In Uncle Sans fighting
army.
The loan also profited as n result OF
the races, for the association paid the
purse Of the third race in Liberty Bonds
The contest was known as the Cosmo-
politan Liberty Bond Handicap. It was
worth $1.02S and went TO L. Leavitt,
owner OF Arnold. In winning the bonds
for his owner Arnold ran one Of the best
races OF his career. Ridden faultlessly
by Jockey Lyke, he laid of the pace
until the homestretch. Then he went to
the front and won by o length. High
Cost finished second and A. X. Ma
comber's HOLSTER third.
Lofsus UnJustly Criticised.
IN this race LOTUS was unjustly crit
icised for his ride on HOLSTER. Fol-
lowers Of the colt blamed the noted
Jockey for allowing his charge to dT.r
- h,.t
down on the lawn and those who had
powerful glasses saw chat the colt was
outrun and that Lotus had done his
mightiest to keep him going.
The MineolA Handicap. the other stake
OF the programme went to 8. c. HI
dreth's imported colt Regal Lodge. This
race was for three-year-olds at one
mile and a sixteenth Regal Lodge. A.
X. Macombers Motor Cop and the
only contestants.
Motor Cop dashed away from the
harrer and quickly opened lead OF
four lengths. He was full of running
and to the crowd looked like q certain
winner. But ne tired badly when he
reached the homestretch and Rsgal
Lodge went to the front and scored ar
came with q rush In the last seventy
yards and got up In time to beat Motto;
Cop by a length and half for plaoe
honora
Buddy Ensor returned TO the sad.
de in the first race but his stay wal
short one. While at the post or
Richard T. Wilson. Jr.'s. Thistledon h,
got his leg twisted In hls stirrup anC
sprained his ankle. Despite this injur,
lie rode z great race and landed hi,
mount home in front. After the race h,
had to be lifted from his horse anc
carried TO the Jockeys room.
Barry Shannon. the chestnut geldini
owned by the Quincy Stable. came BAG,
after his victory on Saturday and rar
another great race. Although penaiiset
ten pounds for Saturdays victory h
ran over the mile and a quarter oours'
like q champion and defeated bangul
field OF selling platers In commandini
fashion. A. on Saturday his odds wer
IL 70 1. This was because the majorit.
o. racegoers did not believe he coult
run a mile and quarter at top speed