The sun., 1919-10-26
STAR MASTER WINS
LAST STAKE OF YEAR
Despite Poor Ride by Hummer
He Finishes First in Vic
tory Handicap.
DAVID HARUM SCORES
o01~en6nnsAAn..A.
Beats Good Juveniles Over One
Mile ROute-Ultima
Thrill @ Victor.
ny HENRY ". KING.

by HENRY ". KING.
The Metropolitan racing season OF
1919 closed in a blaze of glory yester-
day afternoon at the Empire City track.
One of the largest crowds that ever
visited the little Yonlers course was
on hand to hear taps sounded by the
bugler and AUD Lang Syne" played
by Ffnnigan's Band. Five popular favor
ties won and a vast majority of those
who made the journey to the course
proflted handsomely.
As the season ended so did the train
days of Walter Jennings-in blaze OF
glory. This veteran and honorable
trainer ended his days on the turf by
saddling Star Master, winner of the
Victory Handicap, the last stake Ur the
year. Mr.. Jennings has quit his JOB
with A. X. Macomber and will return
Star Master was the last horse he will
ever train or saddle for a contest. and
he sent him to the post firt to race for a
kings ransom. The horse wes much
superior to his opponents and. although
he was indifrerently ridden by Jockey
Hummer. won easily by half length.
That he was not several lengths in front
at the judges was because Hummer was
satisfied to win by a small margin.
Hummer messed his mount about all
during the contest and at the end was
much too overconfident to suit either Mr..
Jennings or the thousands OF race goers
who had wagered on him at the short
odds of II to 20. To the crowd II
seemed as II Hummer was more inter-
ested in causing the defeat of Andrew
Miller's Recount than he was of win
ming the race. r. H, McCarter Potter's
Blairgowrie finished second, a length
ahead Of Frank Welrs War Machine. an
added starter. Recount finished fourth.
Ovation for walter Jennings.
AS Star Master sped home in front
thousands in the grand stand gave him
royal ovation because he was a good
horse and they had bet on him. These
cheers were loud and long. but they
didn't have the sincere ring of those
dock. where Mr.. Jennings friends were
grouped.
The veteran trainer has been a con-
spicuous and popular figure on the turf
for nearly forty years and when his
charge was declared the victor his host
of friends gave him and his horse a
great sendoff. They gathered around
him hundred strong. heaped him with
congratulations and expressed regret
that he was going to quit the game.
I'm sorry, too" he told the gathering.
but II must be done I'm getting too
old. I decided several months ago to
quit to-day, and I'm going to-"
The scene affected Mr.. Jennings and
| he choked up while extending his thanks
| to his we'll wishers.
After the race Mr.. Jennings said that
he had been racing and training thor
oughbreds since 1880. and that ne was
! proud that the first and last horses he
| saddled were winners. His first winner
| was Alloy, which he sent to the post at
| a country fair In Missouri thirty-nine
years ago.
David Harum, the bay colt by Star
Shoot and Pantomime. belonging to w
r, Coe, proved in the second race that
| he had stamina and courage as well ae
speed Over the one mile route he
scored an easy victory over quintet OF
real high class Juveniles. At the end OF
| the journey he was two lengths ahead OF
Joseph Z. Widener's Pilgrim, which was
second, half n length in front OF North
| ward, a stablemate. Andrew Miller't
Biff Bang finished fourth. Ira Wilson
| was fifth and Incinerator sixth.
Although David Harum was much the
| best OF the field. the race was not truly
| run. It was replete with rough and fou
| riding Going around the first turn In.
| Generator bumped into David Harum and
knocked the Coe colt out of his stride
Going down the backstretch there wa,
more humping and interference. and en-.
| tering the homestretch there was a lot OF
crowding.
! jockeys Claim Foul.
After tho contest Buxton, who rod,
| Pilgrim. and Zoeller, who had the leg w
on Northward, ran into the judges stanC
and lodged a complaint OF foul agains
Myers, who guided David Harum. Tn,
stewards listened to the complaint anC
then sent for Myers and the patrol Judge
Myers declared he had not done any foul
| ing, but that he had been fouled The
patrol Judge agreed with him and the re.
suit was allowed to stand.
David Harum was the favorite ant
was heavily backed at 6 TO 6. When III
| sped past the judges he received rount
OF applause and more cheers rang ou
when the stewards refused to disqualif,
| him.
Ultima Thule, the four-year-old sor
of Ultimus, won the lightweight handi.
cap from a small but select field Of