The sun., 1918-10-06
Champion Wins Pierrepont
Handicap at Jamaica in
Very Fast Time.
MANISTER TOT AwAKES
Herz's Horse, Rank Outsider,
Runs Best Race Of Year,
Nearly Winning.

Jamaica track yesterday AFTERNOON.
The old fellow ran great race. and
in a hurricane finish passed the judges
neck in front of Emil Herz's Manister
TOT. which was an added starter. A. X.
Macomber's War Cloud was the only
other contestant. He finished third, q
length behind Manlster Tel.
The champion carried 127 pounds and
stepped over the one mile and a fur
long course against a strong wind in the
exceptionally fast time OF $50 SIS. This
In only three-ffths of q second behind
the track record hung up by Richard
T. Wilson Jr.'s Tartar in 1915. When
Tartar established tho record he carried
only IS pounds.
Although Roamer's race was consid-
cred little short of phenomenal by a
vast majority of the crowd present. II
did not suit Andrew Miller. his owner.
nor Jack Goldsborough. his trainer.
Both agreed that the old fellow had
given up everything and each was Jubi-
liant over the victory, but both were of
the opinion that he should have won by
larger margin.
Other expert horsemen disagreed with
them. They praised the champion for
his great courage In holding his own
with the Herr horse. which was carry
ing the featherlike weight Of 1os pounds
Manister TOTS race was the best of h,s
c'reer. It was pounds better than no
showed in his last race and caused =
host of racegoers to proclaim II the wors:
reversal Of the year.
Manister TOT wakes Up.
George Smith, the big black horse be-
longing to John Sanford, and Richard
T. Wilson Jr.'s Corn Tassel were named
to start, but were withdrawn early in the
afternoon. With them out Herr added
Nan iata Tai
sidered to have little or no chance.
Roamer was an overwhelming favo-
rite at ! to 2. while War Cloud was a
decided second choice.
When It came to racing Manister Toi
cut a big ngure. Mars Cassidy sent the
trio away on even terms. but before a
sixteenth of a mile had been covered
Manister Toi was speeding along in front
at terrific pace. In the first half mile
he opened up a gap Of half a dozen
lengths on his opponents. Near the end
of the backstretch Rcamer, which had
been running in second place, made a
bid for the lead. In q few jumps he cut
down the distance separating hifn from
the leader to two lengths.
But Manister Toi had an abundance
of speed and continued t. sal along at a
dizzy pace. So fast was It that Roamer s
mightiest efforts gained him only small
margins at a time. But the old cham
pion was full of night and KEEP, on his
Sob. As a result he gradually made up
the lost ground. and entering the home
stretch was at Man!ster TOTS saddle
grths.
From then TO the eighth pole the pair
struggled without either gaining an inch.
But Just as the crowd was shouting
''Roamer IL beaten" Schuttinger gave
the champion three powerful cracks of
the whip. They caused the courageous
victor of more than 100 sruelling bat
ties to spring forward and take the lead.
He stuck his nose in front, but that
was the best he could do.
Manister TOT would not quit. He was
still full of running and for Roamer to
maintain his advantage to the end 1t was
necessary for Schuttinger to put up a
finish that resembled one Of Johnny
Loftus's great rides.
War Cloud Under a Pull.
During the early part of the race War
Cloud was under restraint, but when
let down" a quarter of a mile from
home he made only feeble challenge
and then quit and It was only a most
vigorous finish by LOTUS that kept him
near the leaders.
Lotus put UP another one of his
great rides In the Liberty Bond Handi-
cap on A. X Macombeys HOLSTER. Slow
to catch his stride, HOLSTER was half a
dozen lengths out of the race and ap-
parently badly beaten when the short
home stretch was reached.
But LOTUS didn't think so. He knew
the colts ability and went in search of
the shortest route home. After manoe-
wiring around for an instant or two he
saw small opening near the rail. Into
II he dashed his mount. 1t saved him
several lengths and brought him within
striking distance OF lima Frank and High
Cost, which were leading.
At the final eighth pole Hollister
doomed up as a serious contender. The
noted jockey was working on him with
whip, heels and hand. Inch by inch he
gained ground and twenty jumps from
the judges was on even terms with the
leader. Then Lotus sat down and put
up vigorous hand ride 1t was all that
was necessary and HOLSTER did his best
under it and gradually drew away and
won by half length. Salvestra came
with a rush in the run through the
stretch and got UP in time to earn sec
ond honors by head. Ina Frank was
third, a few inches in front OF High Cost
HOLSTER sped the six furlongs In the
last time OF IL 3-5.
Bet, the steeplechase mare owned by
". r. Coe. earned brackets on the fiat
In the first race. She debated a big field
in easy fashion. Fairbrother kept her
close to the pace until the home stretch
There he gave his charge several cracks
of tho whip and few digs of the heels
The old mare responded and rushed "a
the front, to win by length from Point
70 Point.
CArrOll's Second Winner OF Day.
Jerry Carroll. her trainer. was conf
dent the mare would win and impaired
this information to all who visited the
paddock except a few professional bet
tors. Because he refused to tell q well
known patron OF the turf that his charge
was Mt to run a good race man well
known at the track a. n big bettor
threatened to make the trainer lose his
Job. saying he would ask Mr.. Coo to
discharge him.
Carroll also Saddled the winner OF the
second race when he sent Jack Mount
TO the post Mt as n fiddle and saw hin
beat field OF platers In q driving IN.
ish. At the end OF the one mile and a
sixteenth journey Jack Mount was hall
a length ahead OF IntriKuer.. which beat
Ninety Simplex half dozensiensths fol
tho place.
HYDEwooD GOLF SCORES.