New-York tribune., 1919-06-06

strap in what amounted to a practl
serious contender, lost her rider at
Taken by and large this years run
ming Of the Grand National was de-
cidedly Disappointing. Stonewood's
victory was not so popular as un-
doubtedly it would have been in more
pretentous field. Under the clrcum-
stances the price against the chances
Of this odds-on favorite. to 5, was
fair enough. But the public, remem-
bering what had happened to Roamer
and Widair the day before was very
leayy of such a quotation. Most all the
boys got out on limb on the rank
outsider, Melodrama, Or played the
added starter, Wingold. in the hope
that something might develop to heat
the favorlte
Something might have developed. too,
but for Wingold's accident, the same
being the foot and stamina of the
added starter. Melodrama never fig
ured, except by good luck, to rake in
some of the consolation money
Powers, with Stonewood, showed the
way from start to finish. Melodrama
always was outrun, and toward the
end weakened so badly, in spite of a
light impost, that he could hardly
stagger home at all.
The Brook Scratched
The cross country race in question
was at about three miles, which fact
doubtless drove out J. E. Grifhths The
Erook, which, with J. 4. Widener's Skib-
moment. For the first turn Of the
field Powers, with Stonewood, drew off
to a lead of ten or twelve lengths,
Melodrama bringing up the rear
twenty-five lengths behind Wingold
In his second time past the grand
stand Powers took UP Stonewood bit.
Kesting, with Wingold, then moved up
fast around the paddock turn. He
had almost succeeded in getting up to
the leader, which seemed the more
tired of the two, when she made
slovenly landing at the fourteenth
Jump and unseated her rider. There
after it was but a case of the favorite
standing up.
Melodrama tired so badly that he
refused at both the next to last and
the last jumps and was only whipped
over, staggering, on second attempts at
both Obstacles The Hunts officials
did not grant Wingold the usual
courtesy of remounting "a finish out
for third money. This eating did,
though perhaps after the five minutes
time limit had elapsed, but a strong
arm Pinkerton man hustled down the
track to meet horse and rider when
they attempted to come back for
Weighing in purposes and coldly
handed them the raus from the
officials.
Our old friend Johnny Lotus won
the best race OF the day when he
piloted home Wilfred Viau's George
Starr to victory in The Baldwin, which
vas a six furlongs sprint over the
straight course. 1t took the very best
horsemanship Johnny had in him to
accomplish this feat. George Starr
evidently saw something attractive in
the grandstand, for he tried his best
to get over the fence all through the
last sixteenth. He bore out from the
rail clear to the outside and it was
mighty lucky for him he had such
turn Of speed for Buxton was COM
ing like thunderbolt with Hand Gren-
ade at the end. The favorite, Out
the Way, and Ina Frank, both highly
touted as really good investments had
no excuse. They didn't have the speed,
that's all
Two prospective melon cuttings were
indehnftelv postponed piedra ham
mered from to Q to 8 to s in the
mile and furlong third, had to be
content with the show position. Into
this same notch fell Wyoming, in the
mile fifth.
Minto H., had to be pounds the bes,
to win at the mile Off last the geld
ing had to take the overland route
and was carried away wide at the
stretch turn after working into a fav.
orable position.
McCrann's weak finish with Snap.
dragon II recalled to mind the excel.
lence of horsemanship the late
frankie Robinson used to display with
this particular mount.
Little Callahan was lucky to win tht
last race with Bridesman, the favorite
despite the fact that this was perhap!
much the best one of the big field. Gas
Sidy was guilty Of one of his wors
offences and Bridesman was the one
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