The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-16
WAR CLOUD FIRSYN
STAKE lat AQUEDUCl
Beats Naturalist by Th,n
Lengths in Bayview Hapdi.
cap-Krewer Scores.
BY HENRY W. KING.

After twelve days Of bad raclnr =,
Belmont Park the thoroughbreds shl,,,
to Aqueduct yesterday afternoon -,
they furnished one OF the best A,v.
sport of the local racing season. Az
of the-felds were large and every -.
keenly contested. There were on ,or,,
or disqualification and no horses -,
out A big crowd turned out to vi,
ness the sport and winners and lo,.,,
were satisfied with the results.
The feature was the Bayview H.,n
cap for three-year-olds and upward !.
one mile and sixteenth. This sal,
which was worth s2,500, went to
Macomber's r-year-old colt w.,
Cloud. with Joseph L. widener's :.
nowned gelding Naturalist second An,
S. C. Hildreth's valor third. PI
Clark's Dunboyne, winner Of last yeay,
F'uturity, was a bad last.
War Cloud ran an exceptionally A..
race and showed that he is now Al n.
top of his form. As a three-year.os
he won the rich Preakness, but m.
went of form and ended the season !,
a CNNOAAo Ildi ~ llllH EeA90n Ia
showed a trace Of his old time sna,S
and stamina, but did not come into n.
own until a fortnight ago Yesterd,,
he did something he never did befoNl
He came from behind and won easn1
by three lengths Y n
After the quartet had gone a dr.
teenth of a mile to false start Man
Cassidy brought them back and a min
ute later sent them away on even term.
War Cloud was the first TO show /,
front, but before fifty yards had b.,,
covered Dunboyne raced into thu M
and quickly opened up a half a do,,,
lengths on his field. II was a remart
able turn of speed he displayed and Ia
majority OF the crowd to believe M
was going to score an easy victory IA
exceptionally fast time.
Dunboyne Quits I'm stretch,
But entering the homestretch pu,
boyne began to falter. AS his strs.
shortened War Cloud challenged, and
quarter of mile from home went n
the front. When caught Dunboyns out
to q walk and in a few more stride
| Naturalist and Valor went past hin
Al the final eighth pole Naturalist 81
sail for Mr.. Macomber's colt, but Wa
Cloud had an abundance Of speed in n,
| serve and without doing his best rompet
past the judges an easy victor. Natural.
ist was an easy second, finishing two
! lengths ahead OF Valor. Dunboyne IN,
| ished tired horse nearly sixteenth
OF mile behind the winner.
War Cloud covered the distance N
AZ La This Ia UanJ TINA oonsga.r..
the strong wind he raced against al
! the way up the backstretch and arOuni
! the bend.
krewer proved TO be a real good thInst
the Bellrose selling stakes He wa,
heavily backed and went to the post Tn
favcrite at 3 to o. He had a world q
speed and never left tine result in doub.
Fairy Wand Beats sprintera
The first race brought out a real goo,
field of sDTinters to race six and hal
furlongs. Clifford A. Cochran's FaHy
Wand won the purse, but It is a ouestio-
II she was the best horse. r. T. VII
sons Corn Tassel was knocked abuu
! during the early stages of the strugg.
and surrounded by horses In the r1
through the stretch. Only a great rid
| by Buddy Ensor enabled him to fnlss
SECOND. length and a half behind Nj
Cochran's mare and head in front
Mr.. McComber's Hollister. To get Cor
Tassel home Ensor had to guide his noun
through half a dozen knot holes
After several disappointment HarH
Poyne Whltney's bay colt Wildair RAJ
un to expectations. He displayed great
speed in the last race and led home !
big field of high class youngsters. Jane
| Manus's Padriac was second and
Lawrence Waterbury's Honey third
At no stage Of the six furlong journE
was the result in doubt. Wildar icl
lowed Padriac away from the webbnl
and took command before the first eight
| Of mile had been covered From theI
/ to the finish he sped along by himself
win eased up BY half dozen lengths