New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Close Finishes
I'm Two Races
Thrill Crowd
Noodirap Barely Beats Out
Albert A. and Dragon
Rock Extends War Note
BY w. ]. Macbeth

Getaway Day" drwn at the Jamaica
race track yesterda, afternoon proved
q real consolation to the faithful who
stuck through the most provokingly
uncertain period of the Eastern ractine
year Not only was the competition
lar more spirited than it had been the
custom TO see at this Fall meeting,
despite the average amount of scratch
1ng, but form stood out much more
prominently than had been the rule
hat is said goes for everything but
the feature race perhaps.
This feature. the Continental Handi-
cap, $4,000 added, at a mile and a
furlong was the next thing to walk
over. OF the original field of three
the crack Audacious was scratched,
leaving only A. X. Macombers Star
Master TO test the issue with R. H.
McC. Potter's Blargowrie. The latter
was not able to make Star Master
extend himself at any stage of the
journey and Star Ma. ter simply gal
loped home four or five lengths in
front in 1853 2-5. Buxton, who had the
leg up on the Macomber thoroughbred,
broke him in front and made it a stern
chase all the way for Meyers and Blair
gowrie.
Public Form Vindicated
The last day of the meeting was one
of the very few vndications of public
form. BY stretching the imagination
the tiniest bit one might say that
favorites made clean sweep of the
card. Woodtrap and Albert A. at post
time in the second race were even
favorites and only a nose separated
them at the wire in the order named.
War Note, which won the third more
handily, was practically the same price
as Dragon Rock-a point separating
them. Figuring War Note as a split
favorite it could then be said in truth
that public choices made q clean sweep
The second and third races were
especially exciting at the finish, and
it WIS practically impossible for any
but the judges to place the first two
at the wire.
The second race, by the way, was one
of the prettiest duels seen during the
present season. Through the last seven
furlongs OF the mile and seventy yards
journey Woodtrap and Albert A. ran
as team. Woodtrap was always just
a little in front-but never more than
head or neck. Jimmy Butwell. on
the winner. and 7. Rowan, on Albert A.,
entered right into the spirit of the
occasion and furnished finish through
the stretch that had everybody wild
with excitement.
Hard Drive From Start
The third race at a mile and
quarter, was race of different COM
pieXlon. BuXtoi |, with J. Snaughnessv's
War Note, won the race by a terrific
drive from the start He went out at
a killing pace and opened up a lead of
hall a dozen lengths. His mount tired
toward the end and Dragon Rock, which
had little early speed but which closed
like a thunderbolt through the last
fuliong, was barely cheated out of the
honors. He would have won in another
stride
Flags. the redoubtable sprinter of a
year ago. won the Conso olation Handi-
cap at six furlongs, which wound up
the meeting He went to the front at
the far turn and outgamed Arnold to
win we'll in hand. Old Rosebud was
third.
The North Shore Stables St. Allan
won the fve-furlong dash that inaugu-
rated the afternoons sport. he forced
the pace to the eighth pole, whore he
went 10 the front, but he weakened
in the last sixteenth and had all he
could do to save the big money from
Vice Chairman's challenge at the end.