New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

Owner W. E. Applegate was $3.50.
is at present by beating Spur for the
and established a new track mark
cne-ffth of second of the old reco.
sweso On, by his victory in the Whirl
Stakes, turned the tables on Lord
Brighton, which had beaten him for the
fremont Stakes at six furlongs, over
the Aqueduct track. 1t is matter of
recent turf history how Sweep On had
victory within the sweep OF his stride
on that occasion and how Jockey Fair
brother tossed the value of that stake.
s50S0, to the owner of Lord Brighton.
Sweep On had passed Lord Brighton a
furlong from the finish and was run
ming easily, when Fairbrother took hold
of the reins and eased up Sweep On to
such q degree that the colt shortened
his stride quickly and Jockey Lyke
grasped the opportunity to steal the
race.
Fairbrother made no such error yes
terday. He permitted Sweep On to
step along at nearly top speed, and as
result the handsome son of Sweep
won by FIVE lengths after showing the
prestige Of Sweep On that the start
was q bad one-the worst of the sea-
son. But Sweep On did not profit by it.,
although he did not suffer to the same
extent as Lord Brighton
Sweep On the Favorite
Sweep On, Lady Rosebud, Lord
Brighton and Daydue were the con-
testants. Because Sweep On received
thirteen pounds from Lord Brighton
the layers, Influenced by the fact that
the son Of Sweep should have beaten
Lord Brighton in their previous race,
offered him up as the favorite at 5 to s.
Lord Brighton was at 8 to s. (When
last they met. Lord Brighton was at
even money with 8 to offered against
Sweep On.) Lady Rosebud, recent
stake winner, was quoted at 20 to /,
and Daydue, maiden, was the outsider,
at 40 to /.
Lord Brighton drew the position next
the rail at the barrier. He had Jockey
Rowan up instead of Lyke, who report
ed Sick" and the big chestnut seem
ingly did not relish the change in rid
crs. Three times he refused to
break" and spoiled what would have
been good starts. After several at
tempts to get the quartet lined up on
even terms, Starter Cassidy released
the barrier.
To the anguish of the hackers OF
Lord Brighton, he was practically
standing still The horses were dis.
tator remarked. Eat frequent inter
yalS.' Daydue was first to break the
line, three lengths in front of Sweep
On. which was a length in front Of
Lady Rosebud, and she two lengths in
advance of Lord Brighton.
Sweep On Takes Lead
Fairbrother chased Sweep On after
Dryden and at the end of a furlonl.
caught and passed him. Fairbrother
kept Sweep On to his work and in n
short time the big colt had breasted!
the hill and was four lengths in front.
1t was at this stage of the race that
Rowan made a serious blunder. In.
stead of taking matters easy on Lord
Brighton after the poor start, he tried
to rectify things by chasing the colt
after Sweep On. This, considering thn
bad start, utterly ruined the chance
OF Lord Brighton, for after hard squirt
up the hill, in which he gained only
two lengths, he was utterly exhausted
by the time the homestretch was
reached. From that point to the finish
Lord Brighton weakened and was
passed in the stretch by Lady Rose
bud.
The half sister of Old Rosebud made
gallant effort to overhaul Sweep On,
but the latter held his lead without an
apparent effort and won with ease by
FIVE lengths.
The time, 1:0s, equals the track rec
ord, made by Shark in 1908, when the
track was much faster than it is at
present. Sweep On's time will take
because the former carried ia pounds,
While the latter had only 103 pounds up.
Jack Hare, Jr., Wins Easily
In order to win his $3.50. the net
value Of the Empire City Derby, Jack
tHare, J!r was not compelled to exert
nimself nearly as much as he would
if he had been sent fast private trial
Recount and Matinee Idol were his op-
ponents, but they we're opponents
merely in name. They were unable to
1orce him to his best speed at any
stage Of the journey. and were started
with the knowledge that no matter
where they finished they would earn
goodly sum. for $700 was offered for
second place and $500 for third.
For the first time since July l9. 1916,
when August Belmont's Fenrock ran
on. one mile and seventy yards in 1:43,
Shat track record was wrecked yester-
day when st. Isidore won the handi-
cap: This fast but unsound son of
!sldor has great fancy for the hill
top track. He recently won over it,
and last year took several races. He
was at his top-notch form and sprint
ing away from the barrier like a quar-
Ter horse and soon had his rivals
gfoggy chasing after him
Spur tried to catch him and made q
ooid bid on the turn for home. But
spur is not the Spur of two years ago.
LON McTaggert, the victim of poor
fiding on the part Of Jockey Taplin.
VINO steered his horse all over the
track, held second place until the last
twenty yards, when Hanovia and Bond
age came with a rush from far in the
rear rear and justj landed in second and
'nird places respectively
Lucky Lady Pays so to1
=, Lucky Lady ran true to her name.
She beat the barrier and just managed
g. nose out Milda for first money.
n. Mllda should have won, but Jockey
nmlth was so bus.ly engaged looking
over over his shoulder for challenge by
"onderman that he neglected to come
on, oh from the head of the stretch when
Milda had Lucky Lady beaten. Lucky
Lady was at the fruitful odds of so to l.
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