New-York tribune., 1919-07-31
Mishap Costs
Quietude Race,
Aids Ticklisil
Second Choice Was Beating
Odds-On Favorite Until
He Stepped Into a Hole
By W. ]. Macbeth

The metropolitan racing turf this
season has sen is fill OF fuky rae
ing, though seldom has it had an oppor-
turnity to exult over the unexpected
Yesterday afternoon. however. in the
feature event at Empire City the stu
dents of form got the luckiest break Of
the year-a break that gave an un-
deserved -icte-y 70 2. (. Watkins's
Ticklish, which. odds-on, was we'll sup
ported at 3 to ).
This feature was the Flectwihg
Handicap. $4,000 guaranteed, at about
six furlongs, for three -year-olds and
upward Even as the race was run it
should have been an easy victory for
A. II. Morris's four year-old brown
illy, Quietude. The second choice had
the race won in d gallon when, inside
the eighth pole, while Jockey 7. Nolan
was looking round. evidently with vis
tacular finish, his mount stepped into a
hole. almost fell down and was knocked
SO completely out of her stride that
the firing Ticklish was able to come
on again and win out by d scant head
Quictude. which commanded a gem
erous following, richly deserved to win.
Nolan. on the other hand, did not.
Indeed he was lucky to escape call
before the officials, for his horseman-
ship throughout the race was decidedly
poor. Had he kept his head about him
and come along home through the last
furIong the accident couldn'. possibly
have happened; or, if it had, Quietude
would have already have had win
ming advantage. For Quietude: when
ightened out again, finished reso-
lutely and at the wire was running
over the favorite.
Quietudc Mrch the Best
But Nolan's greatest fault was not
the occasion Of his mount stumbling
in the stretch Whether through
accident or design, he lid about
al he could at, the very start
to put Quietudc out of the race, pull
ing up sharply where there appeared
no evident interference. But IN spite
of this Quietude was so much the best
that she could have won by several
lengths had Nolan only minded hlm-
self in the run home.
The accident to Quietude should serve
a lesson the arrangements of all the
Eastern tracks should take to heart
Why there should be holes in track
which enjoys the patronage Of Empire
City it is impossible TO understand Irish
Dream was beaten out the same way
Saturday afternoon, stumbling at the
same spot and doubtless in the same
hole.
But for the accident. however, it
would have been rather blue day
for the boys. There were plenty of
startling surprises, not of the cheering
kind Barring Ticklish, only one favor
ite earned the brackets. This was Con-
duit. and it was the heavy play that
sent him to the post favorite. Con-
duit's victory illustrated forcibly the
remarkable ability Of some horses 70
improve over night al Empire City. On
his last outing he showed nothing to
warrant yesterdays good race. The
same may be said for Ellison. Hubbub
which finished third. was real live
horse John ]. Day wore heavy band
ages on his hind legs and behaved a,
if he had all the Kitchen utensils con
ceaed there.
Surprises Start EARLY
Surprises started early. Bright Gold
an TO shot ridden by Richcreek, 4
100 to t jockey. beat out Snoal, = / to
4 favoritn. in the opening dash of five
and q half furlongs. Fairbrother gave
q wretched exhibition w.th the favorite
He pulled UN short. Tor no apparent
reason, righr Al the br-ah Then, after
coming wide at the stretch turn. finished d
over against the rail. sneldman was as
bad With Cormoran, which finished
third. i these lads rode the best they
llneY- heir licenses should De caa-
celled because OF general ineftieiency
The biggest surprise Of tho day, how
ever, developed i'll the Mamaroneck, Al
ME and seventy yards, when Albert
A. tow-roped the field from the back
stretch home. This 3O-to-l shot, or
his last start Saturday, ran like big
fat pig-as dull race as one coulc
wish to see. Il is true, Albert A
didn't have SO much to beat yester-
day after Stalker got through fussine
up the favor.te, Benevolent, shortly
after the start.
7Applejacl- II, which scored Saturday
at 80 to l. came right back with 8
grand exhibition and tin-canned in the
second dash AZ about SIX furiongs
Gloria France, the second choice
spreadeagled the favorite, Krewer anc
five others in the five and a half fur
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