New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

ing Fairy Wand. Roamer was still
we'll within striking distance.
Fairy Wand and Koen1g were both
through at the end of six furlongs. 1t
was then a question between George
Smith and Roamer. And George Smith
happened to have his mind on this par
ticular race. Even Kelsay couldn't
stop him. Under typical Lotus ride
Roamer CLOSED with a great rush
through the stretch, but the stretch at
Jamaica is short, and Andrew Miller's
match his wits against Kelsay.
Cudgel also came wonderfully fast
through the stretch, but that stretch
also was too short for him. He had
suffered too heavily from the luck of
the draw, which consigned him to the
outside and forced him to run around
the congested field. Three cheers for
George Smith and Kelsay
They took the boys over the high
hurdles down at Jamaica's second
opening. Only one favorite stood up.
Schuttinger won the Greenfield Selling
Stakes. the third event, at five furlongs,
ing as the result of a poor start that
left about half the field p:opped as the
barrier sprung and was never headed.
Ensor closed strong with Osgood, the
favorite, but lost his chance by going
outside instead Of taking chance with
the rail at the stretch turn.
Johnny LOTUS, who was up on
Grlmalkin, odds-on favorite of the last
race, committed the very same blunder.
He went wide where there was room
to drive wagon load of hay through
on on the rail: rail: A rest may. do Johnny
good. One is coming to him anyhow.
Woodtrap, the favorite, was much
the best in the fifth race, but a rough
passage to the stretch put this one out
of it. Charlie Leydecker. off much
more advantageously, was just able to
last long enough to win.
Kelsey absolutely tossed off the sec
ond race at mile and seventy yards.
he Will, the favorite, could have won
handily if left alone. Kelsey was off
w1nglng and set the pace to the stretch
turn. There, for no apparent reason,
ne pulled up and out to let Lyke
through on the rail with Starfnch. In
the drive through the stretch Lyke
made Kelsey look the novice that he
| is.
Lyke scored his first of two sue
cessive triumphs with Sands of Pleas
ure in the opening event. He came in
on the rail on the stretch turn, saved
a lot of ground, raced Koh-I-Noor into
the ground and stood off Magnetite's
game challenge in the last sixteenth.
Magnetic, by the way, closed very
strongly. Royce Rolls, as the race was
run, looked very much the best of this
lot. The gelding was almost knocked
down at the start, suffered interference
right to the stretch, but still was run
ming over his opposition at the end.
harrington, on Charlie Leydecker in
the fifth race. rode a regular old-fash-
Toned wild west show finish, humping
over, under or through everything in
| his way. Little Bell, who had the
mount of Woodtrap, the favorite, went
up to claim foul. He found the Of
ficials had ordered the red ball swung
some time while he was weighing in.
Johnny LOTUS, one of the very, very
few capable riders in the East, has
been suspended indefinitely by A. K.
Macomber. This sportsman appears to
wish to cloud the procedure in vague
! mystery, as he refused an explanation.
AL Jennings, his trainer, was quite as
vague. Gossip has it that Lotus was
reprimanded for insubordination about
the stable.
| Sands Of Pleasure, winner of the
first race, which was entered for 81 200,
was run up to $4,000, but claimed by
the stable for the customary five dollar
advance-$2.005.