The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-30
'MADHATTER FIRSTN
MINEOLA HANDICAP
Son Of Fair Play Beats Good
Three Year 0lds in Feature
at Jamaica.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Racegoers at the Aqueduct track vas
terday saw the probable winner of IN.
$4,000 Latonia championship which win
be run in Kentucky on October II. u.
Is Mad Halter. the brown son of Fs,,
Play and Madcap, belonging to s. q
Hildreth. He won the Mineola Handl.
cap from a real good field OF threa.
year-olds In hollow fashion. He ronnp,d
along behind Richard T. Wilson's Han.
nibal, an added starter, and Morton 7.
Schwartz's Audacious, until the home.
stretch. There Jockey Fator gave him
his head and he stepped to the front
and won under restraint by two lengths
Without doing his best at any stage AZ
the journey he stepped over the on,
mile and a sixteenth course with ia
pounds on his back in the fast time OF
1 AS AS. only 2-5 of a second behind
the track record established by Roame,
two years ago.
So impressive was Mad Hatters VIC
tory that all horsemen present declared
him the sure winner of the rich La
tonia stake. Mr.. Hildreth will ship him
to Latonia early next week and barring
an accident en- route he undoubtedly
will go to the post the favorite, On.
pO5lTR MIN Will De NIL u uOZen western
three-year-olds and several from the
East, including George Odom's King
Plaudit and w. Wilkinson's War Rocket
The Mineola was the feature OF the
opening at Jamaica and 1t brought TO-
gether Ave real good three-year-old
| Eight had been named overnight, but
Over There, War Kiss, Thunderstorm
and Thunderclap were withdrawn. At
the last minute Mr.. Wilson added han
nibal.
Hannibal q Favoriate.
This son of Olambala had worked a.
ceptionally fast in his recent tr-As and
when added was made the favor1ie ahn
heavily backed at 10 to 10. But Mad
Halter and Audacious also had hos.
of followers and the race was oonsid-
cred an open one.
When it came to racing Mad Halter
proved much the best. Hannibal had
the most early speed and breaking from
the outside position sped to the front and
led the way. followed by Audacious and
Mad Halter to the turn out of the bach.
stretch. There AudacEous began TO san
on the leader, and when the homestrstrA
was reached was alongside Of Hannibal
At the final eighth pole Audacbous looked
like the winner. He was half length
in front of Hannibal and increasing his
lead with every bound. But just a. the
crowd began to proclaim him the victor
Fator gave Mad Halter free rein and q
kick in the ribs. In half a dozen Jumps
| the Hfldreth colt landed in fr1nt and
from there to the Judges galloped to
earn the $4,000 purse.
A. X. Macomber's Holllster won the
Cosmopolitan Handicap. a six furlong
/ n - 30 To H. hw
a head, with Valor second and Enhlads
third,
valor probably was the best horse IN
the race. Fator ran him into tight quar-
ters while rounding the turn and did
not find clear sailing for him until the
head of the homestretch. Then 1t was
! too late, for HOLSTER was at his bes;
and stood a long hard drive gamely
and remained In front to the end
HOLSTER stepped the distance, carry
ing 100 pounds in / IL, only one-hfth
! of the second behind the record made
by Lucullite last year.
Surprises In First Events,
The first two races resulted in upsetA
in the initial event G. Peterson's Beck
and Call which was at l to 2. was
badly beaten by the Beach Stables
Shillelagh I'd, and in the second race
Lawrence Waterbury's Nightstick. an
other to shot, was beaten on.
The races of both these odds on IA
! vorites earned them and their trainers
and Jockeys severe criticism. Beck and
| Call showd a good burst Of speed for
half mile and then quit as though
short. In the next race Nightstick failed
to show any of his great speed, was
! never in the hunt and finished third BE-
hind Orderly and Dragon Rock TWO
! cheap platers.
| Steve Judges Grundy turned forn
somersault In the fifth race. in DIS
/ last half dozen starts he was unable 70
| beat a dray horse. Yesterday, WINS
| opposing a poor lot, he took the trace
at the start and made every posi-
winning one, 10 win pulled up by han
dozen lengths. GeX finished second ana
| John I. Day was third.
After several Disappointment lr'sn
| Dream graduated from the maiden rann
| in the last race. He was an ODDS on
| favorite at to 2 and ran like tavori~
| should. He sprang away from the bar
| rier on his toes and never left the TO
| suit in doubt. At the final eighth pos
| Jockey Davies began to ease him up ana
| when he passed the judges he was az
most walking, four lengths ahead ID
! Joseph f. WldeneTs imported colt Ar
| menus. w. +. Goes Thunderbrd Vas