New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Near
Record, Though
In Easy Victory
HiIdreth Colt Callops l Is
Miles in $50; 5 Favorites
Win on Getaway Day.
By w. J. Macbeth

It was worth the price Of adms ssior
and all the discomforts incident to the
holiday crush to see Sam Hildreth s
Lucullite win the Edgemerc Handicap
the feature Of the closing day OF the
Aqueduct fall racing meet, yesterday
Lucullite galloped the mile and fur
long IN tbe wonderful time of | 80 fiat
| Had Lavernc Fator cared TO give his
mount his head there is no doubt tina,
Lucullite might have raced more than
second faster, which would have been
one Of the very greatest thoroughbred
achievements in history.
Lucullite carried 135 pounds over the
route. as carcfree az nm unsaddled colt
would sprinr after its dam. At nc
time of the journey did the fast pace
he set give him the least apparent con
cern. He was hard held by Fator every
inch of the way. and at the end he was
pulled up into a canter. Yet the sensa-
tional j.: 80 that he turned was only
threc-tiiths of a second behind the
track record for the distance, which
Harry Payne Whitney's Borrow set on
June 25, 1917. at /: :49 2-5.
Beats Borrow's Effort
luculite's WAS much the better per
Torrance Of the two. Borrow carried
only llT pounds; Lucullite packed l35
pounds. Borrow raced under ideal
track and weather conditions. Yester-
day the track was fast-but not light
ming fast. A mean quartering wind
blew into Luculite's face throughout
the long Aqueduct stretch.
Hitdreth had straNgehold on this
Edgemere Handicap, Of S., 500 added.
He owned two Of the three that were
sent to the post, and his Corn Tassel
finished second to Luculltc Orgi-
nally it had been his intention to
scratch LucuIlite. But he was not en-
ton 4 couple Of days ago Corn Tassel
rot away from Fator as ha was about
10 go out TO work ana took cross
country, barking his heels a bit. Hi
3reth sent out Corn Tassel yesterday
to satisfy himself that the goldjug vas
sound.
As to the rare, it was simply a pro
cession " F. Goes Nutcracker,
though tossed in at 81 pounds, never
for moment figured. He was outrun
all the way by both Lucullite and Corn
Tassel
Takes Lead Mt Start
Lucuilite was SO full of running that
he shot to the lead in the first few
StrlQeS uUlll CdytlGNI S0OWPO between
him and Corn Tassel. The latter in
turn drew AVA from Nutcrackcr and
these positions never changed All
through the hackstretch, during which
time Lucnllite drew out to lead Of
four lengths or more, the colt was
fighting Fator for his head Fator
never did let him down. Corn Tassel
also was under & strong pull at the
end
Getaway day proved another triumph
for form Five favorites won Lucnllire.
Of course, which was to 90; Right
Angle in the first, at to l0 Barhlie
in the chase, at 2 to 5; lemons Bon IN
the ifth at TO S, and Rambler Rose
10 the closing dash Of five furlongs at
II to l0. Rambler had the time OF her
young life beating out John Madden's
May Alley, as the latter would have
won IN another stride.
The only upset OF the day developed
II the third race, at six furlongs, when
lndiscretion. at 6 to |, beat out the
fevorite, Cock o the Roost.
Waiter Jennings, who had intended
70 retire to his California farm at the
close Of the current season, has decided
to devote one more year 10 the educa-
tion and development Of A. x. Macon
ber's norses. Macombcr Will shortly
ship twenty mares and the stations
War Cloud and Holister TO France for
breeding purposes.