New-York tribune., 1918-10-11

Little apprentice Myers rode three
races yesterday afternoon and each was
a classic. With Woodtrap, the rank
outsider of a field Of four, he took the
measure of the highly favored Whimsy
and took it so easily that students Of
form were left dizzy over the issue.
Myers. on Ultima Thule. second choice
of the Liberty bond feature. finished
where he had been picked, behind the
odds-on favorite. Then he topped off
the great day Of his career by win
ming with Thunderclap the six-furlong
dash for two-year- olds that closed out
the programme.
The. riding Of Myers was the most
relreshlng tld-bit of the afternoon. He
made lot of old-time jockeys look
mighty sick Myers showed rare iude-
ment IN the handling of the rank out
slder, Woodtrap, his first winning
mounts, in the second race. The little
apprentice laid off the pace with this
one TOR three-Quarters of q mile He
allowed Whimsy and Torchhearer 20
race themselves out. Then, at the
stretch turn, he came away with a
great rush on the outside and hard
ridden pulled the cork of Whimsv
through the final sixteenth. This fin
ish was real drive. Myers gave ride
worthy of q LOTUS
Even more sensational was the finish
Of Myers with Ultima Thule in the
third race, the Liberty Bond Special.
The odds-on favorite, Star -Spangled
admirably ridden by Andy Schuttinger
had all he could do to nose out this one
at the end. Myers put up a million dol
lar ride on Ultima Thule; Schuttinger
rode the best be knew how.
Away Absolutely Last
The closing race, which Myers won
with the Oneck Stables Thunderclap.
proved the finest testimonial of the dav
10 TINS apprentices skill. In field of
four Myers was away absolutely last
on the extreme outside But he didn'r
lose his head and he didn't lose his
nerve. He moved Thunderclap up, grad
uaily but surely. In turn he passed
ilppler and Aunt Dinah. Then, at the
1urlong,, he got up with Thistledon.
the early pacemaker. Once Thistle
don was caught he gave up the ghost.
nd,iippler, which had raced gamely with
Thunderclap all the way, closed with
a, great rush and was full of running at
the end.
50 much for the new jockey--a hero
of the day. at last. One of the old
standbys of the saddle battled quite as
Justify as the newborn Myers and he
probably still will be battling when Hi
SINKS into oblivion. We refer to johnny
Lotus.
LOTUS put over two popular favorites
so easily that every one wondered whv
the racing formality was gone through
tie had the leg up on Matinee Idol m
the first race, and after letting Reveler
and W. H. Buckner race themselves OUT
IN the first half came through on the
rail- at the stretch turn and won 90
ing, away. Reveler had a world of
early speed, but tired in the last six
teenth. Lyke got anything but good
race out of the heavily played Everest.
which not only was off badly. but suf,
cred most of the i'll luck Of the race.
Johnny came right back in the
Oceanus handicap, the feature of the
afternoon, with A. K Macomber's two
year-old colt, War Pennant. This one
on slowly, raced UP gradually on the
back stretch and around the near turn
and finally caught Lord Brighton. the
early pacemaker. at the head of the
stretch. From there home it was lust
breeze for War Pennant.