The sun., 1919-07-06

Brooks Makes Record
+, in Chase at Aqueduct
Covers Two and Half Mile Course in 4:5s, Clipping
Five Seconds From Old Mark-Trompe La Mort
and Man O. War Win Stake Events
By HENRY ". KING.

Joseph q. Daviss good steeplechase
horse Brooks clipped i've seconds from
the two and q half mile track record In
the Glendale Handicap. Samuel Riddles
renowned Juvenile Man O. War gslioped
OF with tho fremont Stakes and Joseph
e widener's imported colt Trompe La
Mort won the Brookdale Handicap by a
nose from George d. Widener's Lanius.
These were the outstanding features OF a
great days racing. which more than
$4,000 persons witnessed yesterday af-
ternoon at the Aqueduct track.
The race Of Brooks was exceptionally
brilliant This six-year-old son Of
Leonid and Insolence likes the Aqueduct
course. Over It he runs his best. In
1917 he smashed the two mile mark.
came back last season and lowered his
own figures and yesterday went forth
and covered the longer course In the I'M
precedented time OF 4:5s. The old mark
for the distance was s :03, established
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In accomplishing his task Brooks ran
better than he ever did before. He set
q terrific pace all the way and had
enough speed and stamina In reserve to
Withstand a determined challenge by
Edward Yields Belle o. the Sea in the
Anal run to the Judges. At the end he
was all but four lengths in front of
Belle O. the Sea. Raj PARIS Royal
Arch. the other contestant, was never In
the hunt and finished a poor third.
Brooks stole big lead on his oppo-
nents during the FIRST half mile. Then
Jockey Nicklaus steadied him and al
lowed him to step along at fast but
steady pace. Rounding the turn out OF
the backstretch the last time around and
again in the homestretch Belle O. the
Sea made a bid for the lead. but her
efforts only enabled her to take second
money.
rrompe La Monte's victory was a
sensational one. Although he earned
| the $4,000 purse by the narrow margin
| of few inches. he proved himself one
| of the best handicap horses In training
He carried 12l pounds and gave away
from five to thirty-three pounds to hi,
opponents
That he won the stake was due IL
a good ride and good judgment on the
part OF Jockey Fairbrother. To win the
race Fairbrother was compelled to dis
| obey his riding instructions. The last
| word Tom Welsh. the trainer, told hin
as he hoisted him into the saddle wa,
| to LAY of the pace"
Take him back and reserve hin
for the run through the stretch" ordered
| the trainer
Fairbrother lie an obedient Jockey ant
when possible does as he is instructed
| All trainers know this and with hi,
| instructions he 10 usually told TO U.s.
his own judgment In case OF an emerg
ency. Mr.. Welsh has confidence in thu
rider but yesterday the trainer was SURE
| there would be a terrific early pace anc
he wanted his horses stamina reserved
for the Anal test But his deductions
were wrong. The early pace was ex
| ceedingiy slow. Fairbrother realized
this quickly and after holding his noun
In check for q sixteenth Of mile de
cided to go to the front and make hi
own pace.
This move earned him the victory
Trompe La Mort stepped along at nice
steady, even pace and led the field by
length and a half into the homestretcf
At the final eighth pole the colt began L
weaken. while Lanius. which was riddle
by Johnny LOTUS, began to move Il
strongly from third place. AS Laniu
challenged Fairbrother went TO the Will
and by a vigorous finish managed t.
keep his charge in front to~earn tn
purse by a nod.
LOTUS put up one OF his million dolla