The sun., 1919-06-29
Runs Great Race andRomps
Away From Opponents in
Great American.
STAR MASTER A VICTOR
Carries A. X. Macomber's
Colors Home in Front in
Queens County.
by HENRY ". KING.

Mary, but It Is hard to believe that there
Is a flly in the country which is her
equal In the Great American stakes at
Aoueduct yesterday afternoon this
speedy daughter of Ultimus and Bel
rravia carried 1877 pounds, gave away /
from IS TO 23 pounds to five high class
youngsters, and beat them in a romp |
over the five furlong course.
In accomplishing this feat Bonnie |
Mary ran a record breaking race. Her |
time for the distance was IS rs seconds. |
This is one-nfth of a scond behind the |
track mark established by W. r. Goes |
Terentia last year. but when Terentia |
hung up her figures she carried only 112 |
pounds and ran over a lightning fast
track The course yesterday was cuppy.
II not heavy, and was at least 2 seconds |
slow to the mile. |
When this and the fact that she shout |
dered l2i pounds Is taken into considers
ton. IL can be readily seen that Bonnie |
Mary's race was far superior to that of
Mr. Goes Ally or any other colt or
Ally which has ever travelled over the
route at the famous old course.
When Bonnie Mary galloped past the
Judges three lengths in front of ]. w.
Mays speedy Head over Heels all race
goers DOTTED their hats to her and pro-
claimed her queen of her age and one of
The best niles since the immortal Artul.
Race Is Truly Run.
The race was truly run. There was
no fouling or rough riding No horse got
q burst" at the barrier. nor was any one
left at the post. The start was perfect
Head over Heels, which is one Of the
speediest fillies on the turf. "broke" In
front with Rory O'More second and Bon
ME Mary third. In all of her previous
races Head Over Heels opened up big
gap on her opponents in the first fur
long, and a majority of racegoers ex-
pectsd her to do the same thing yester-
day.
But she never had an opportunity to
neal away to a big lead yesterday
Bonnie Mary was too much for her. Mr..
Clark's Ally caught her at the first six.
tenth pole, and before a furlong had
been covered Head Over Heels was a
badly beaten and very tired Miss Bon
ME Mary had raced her dizzy quickly.
and to keep within striking distance OF
the daughter of Ultimus Mr. Mays hlly
was compelled to utilize every ounce OF
speed and stamina she possessed. while
Bonnie Mary just ambled on down the
homestretch to victory. So tired was
Head Over Heels from her chase after
the leader that when the fnal sixteenth
role was reached she was wabbling all
over the track. and fifty yards from the
finish swerved from the centre OF the
track to the rail This cost her at Iesst
length. but despite this handicap she
was good enough to take second part OF
he purse. four lengths in front Of Raj
Paris Raico which fin shed third.
Despite her wonderful previous per-
formances Bonnie Mary was not made
the favorite. This honor went to Head
Over Heels, which went to the post
heavily backed at IL to 10. Bonnie
Mary was at IT to 10. Why there was
such big price on Bonnie Mary is hard
to understand. She had shown high
class In ali her races, and William
Hogan, the noted trainer who developed
her speed, announced that che was In
prime condition. He went further than
that. He declared that she was in Con-
dtion TO beat any colt or filly in train
Ing. In the paddock before the race he
aid she would walk in" and he was
right, for in the language OF the turf
she did. Last year he said the same
about Dunboyne, and that colt won the
historic stake in the same easy way as
Bonnie Mary did yesterday.
Stake Worth $4,000.
The Great American, which Is worth
5000 was first run in 1889. 1t has
been won by the most famous Juveniles
the American turf has known, but none
sver carried to victory such big weight
as that shouldered by Bonnie Mary yes
tsrday, and except her stablemate' Dun
ooyne. ever made such good time,
Man o War. the great colt belonging
% Samuel Riddle. was not among the
Contestants. At the last minute Louis
Feustel his trainer, decided to scratch
aim and save him weight for future
takes
Star Master. the big chestnut son OF
star Shoot and The Lady In Blue, won
ne Queens County Handicap easily and
mpressively. He carried the colors OF
K Macomber home a length In front
Joseph Z. widener's fast but erratic
Naturalist. which took second honors five
engths In front OF Raj PARIS Crimper
Star Master was in receipt of big
'lll in the weights He was asked "a
Amy only ll6 pounds and with this
weight on his back ran one OF the best
aces Of his career. He travelled the
me mile cuppy course in the excep-
aonslly fast time OF / :37 rs.
Weight stops Naturalist.
Naturalist. which was shouldering 1916
pounds raced Tippity witchet into sub
mission during the first half mile, and
!ost as It seemed as II he would wir
HAPPY Buxton challenged with Star
master. hr. MacombePs horse hac
plenty OF speed and stamina in reserve
and responded gamely when called or
~ the final furlong pole and won with
plenty 10 spare.
Naturalist's race was a hummer. TIL,
our tempered fellow felt in the humol
70 run and he did his best, but the heavy
weight proved little too much for hin
ma he was compelled to accept SECOND
nonors, Tiprity Witchet did not race Al
seH under the lis pounds as he did II
hN FIRST art at Jamaica. when hi
sHrht vas much lighter. He showed /;
sood burst OF speed, but quit early. H,
nh IN the name and colors OF Georg'
W. Loft, but was saddled by Preston
4 pureh' trainer for Mr.. Sanford. Mr.
set bought him few hours before tn,
fe He Will be turned over to Ma,
hirsch to-day.
Tho brook q Winner.
once more ]. Z. Griffith's The Brood
EoVed himself the greatest cross-coun