New-York tribune., 1919-05-31

ne Hlultltude, In which the casual
visitor was strikingly conspicuous
bore up nobly under the Inconvenience
of getting to the track, getting around
while there and getting home again
from the record crush of modern times
They felt, however, because of n.
finest racing seen about the metro.
polltan tracks within the past derads
amply repaid for the time and mons,
spent.
Forty thousand people, or that good.
natured nart of them that could get an
unobstructed view of the royal eou,nea
in action, saw an afternoons sport
which will flourish green in memory.
Many Notable Incidents
They saw Johnny Lotus, Americas
premier jockey, deliver Lotus finish
that won the Toboggan- -Handicap foy
Commodore J. K. l.. Ross's great
three -yearold gelding, Billy Kelly.
which was making his debut befors
New York audience. They saw P. A.
Clark's wonderful bay flly, Bonnie
Mary, win the great Juvenile Stakes
from field of sixteen Of the best two
year-olds in training-a classic that
would have easily been the feature of
the afternoons entertainment had not
the Ultimus filly won SO very, very
easily under little Buddy Ensor.
They also saw a we'll run steeplc-
chase. They saw a grand finish to the
Centreport Handicap at mile in which
none but the judges could pick the
positions among the first three, 80
close it was.
The crowd saw all this and then
more. They saw-most of them from
afar-society in all its bright colors
upon the lawns and verandas of the
clubhouse OF crowded merrily around
mine host, Harry NJ. Stevens snow
white boards of cheer. They saw
Friend Harry pursue and rescue num-
Der of his chairs that rapscallions at
tempted to spirit away to the lawns
or verandas in order to gain higher
visibility.
And they saw what neither they nor
any one else ever saw before-the H. NJ.
Stevens larder knocked cleaner than
Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, not
to mention the proverbial hounds
tooth. Il was a case of suffocate and
/
LIQUID refreshments ran as low as soda
pop and ginger ale along about that
time.
Thrill In TOboggan
We will deal first with the Tobog-
gan Handicap, which carried purse
of only $4,000, for it gave the really
big thrill of the afternoon. 1t was
sprint of six furlongs, but, unfortu-
nately, was the straight run through
the chute, so that those unprovided
with high power glasses lost much OF
the perspective, not to mention merit,
of the gruelling affair. The story is
| one of added glory in accomplishment
the Toboggan with any boy but Lofuts
Commander Ross & Co.
| 1t is very doubtful if Billy Kelly,
great three-year old gelding that he is.
! could have won yesterdays running of
The Toboggan with any boy but Lotus
on his back Johnny gave the game
stable-mate of the brilliant Sir Barton
| off the belated challenge of Sam Hid
reth's speedy fouryear-old colt Lu-
| cullite.
1t wasn't a case only of a finish.
| Lotus had to ride his mount with
every available ounce of energy from
start to finish. His exhibition through
out was one of superb horsemanship.
The appetite of the vast multitude
had been whetted up to a craving for
the sensational when the bugle
heralded the parade of eight dandies
%l,o To1 hn m
fessed the rich Juvenile of $500 had
been somewhat of a disappointment
The only opportunity the crowd had
| to enthuse over the important classic
was while the field Of sixteen sleek
! and glossy-coated babies were parad-
/ ing to the post. Once the barrier
flashed it was all over for the student
of form. 1t was evident after three
strides that the anxiously awaited piece
de resistance was to be only a gallop
for Mr.. Clark's Bonnie May.
But the Toboggan-that was some
thing else again. The field was heavy
enough, though in no manner unwieldy,
to assure all that nervous uncertainty
which embellishes the sport of kings.
They were six minutes at the post be-
cause of the behavior of George
W Lofts Papp, a cloth that never
would behave himself. Cassidy finally
got them off in almost perfect align
ment.
Johnny LOTUS, the best stake rider
IN silks, was not caught mapping,
though the high-bred Billy Kelly APP
peared almost sluggish at the barrier
in comparison to the nervousness OF
several of the skittishly inclined. de
had the Ross gelding away in motion.
But not so fortunate Eddie TaplIn'
with Lucullite, the heavily played sec
ond choice
This one, which was hammered haro
by the wise ones because of secret sem
sational time trials, and which was up
to the race of his career as the run.
ming of the Toboggan proved swerveo
with the barrier rise and bolted to-
ward the outside of the track.
Lucullite in Jam
Taplin tried with might and main TO
straighten his charge, but unsuceess-
fully. Lucullite was caught in jam
with Nolawn. Abadane and War Cleuo
on the outside, forcing Taplin to pun
up sharply and thereby lose severs'
lengths, while the great Billy Kelly I'M
proved his advantageous getaway VITA
every stride. And then, after Taphns
had the Hildreth colt straighteneo
away. Lucullite refused to go straigns'
He bore out badly again after runnins