The sun., 1919-10-11
LADY GERTRUDE IS
Z BEST IN ALEXANDRIA
Beats Good Field, Including
Over There, in Feature at
Jamaica Track.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Lady Gertrude, the brown fily by
Meddler or Fitz Herbert and out of Lady
| Winifred. showed that she Is at the top
or her form yesterday afternoon in the
Alhambra Handicap at the Jamaica
track. She won the stake from a real
good field. including w. r. Goes i'm
ported colt Over There. She carried 116
pounds and covered the one mile and
sixteenth course In the good time Of
AS 3-5. At the end she was two
lengths ahead Of Crystal Ford. which
was similar distance ahead OF over
There
me event was a handicap with Over
There shoulderina 126 pounds and giving
away weight to all Of his opponents, sew
eral OF which were older than he. II
was severe test to ask three-year- old
and Over There was not equal to the
task He ran a real good race and led
into the homestretch. There the weight
began to tell on him and he faltered. As
ne did, Crystal Ford, which was carrying
only lO9 pounds, sped to the front and
seemed IKE an easy winner. but at the
maj eighth pole Lady Gertrude came
with rush and quickly took command.
she was ridden out to win, but that was
because Jimmy Butwell was taking no
chances OF defeat and hustled her along
until she passed the judges the victor.
Jimmy Butwell had a gala day in the
saddle. The old fellow is riding as he
oid three years ago, when he was the star
Jockey Of the country He Is alert at the
barrier and his finishes are strong and
timely. In the second race he landed
Back Bay home ahead of a big field of
cheap sprinters; in the stake he had the
ieg up on Lady Gertrude and in the last
race he piloted Lady Wood TO victory.
each tt II
riding that enabled his mounts 10 win.
The exhibition of Frank weiyis Tetley
In the third race was disgracefAl Time
and again this son of Ormondale had run
real good races against stake horses
yesterday he was matched against the
cheapest platers in training and was
made an odds on favorlte. But he didn't
show any speed and was beaten off.
Betty Bluff, carrying the colors OF Mre.
Z. X. Moore, won the race She was
backed heavily. She opened up, at 90 TO
1 In the betting, but at post time 1t was
hard to find any one who was willing to
lay to / against her chances. She
went away from the barrier on her toes
and made every post winning one. At
the judges she was length and a half
In front or Miss Orb. Jack O'Dowd was
third and Tetley poor fourth.
The hrst race. at six furlongs, for
Juveniles, resulted in thrilling finish
with George d. Widener's Rambler Rose
half length ahead of w. r. Goes
Cinderella and Bright Gold n similar
distance back
Cinderella was probably the best IN
the field. She got away from the post
next to last and quickly raced into a
contending position. This run sapped
some OF her strength and when the
homestretch was reached she hung a
trifle and was unable to catch Rambler
Rose, which set the pace throughout.
In the last. race John T. Madden and
his host of friends received a shock
when Lady Wood beat home MAY Allay.
Mr.. Madden was confident NAV Allay
would win, and advised every one who
visited him in the paddock to have n
wager on his FLY. May Alay was
much the best in the event. but Jockey
Myers was practically left at the post
with her. In the homestretch May AL
lay displayed a real good burst OF speed
and gained rapidly on the Lady Wood,
which broke on her toes and set the
pace all the way, but the best she could
do was reach the leaders saddle girths |
Miss Beatrice Soule's Paddy Whack.
with Tommy Davies in the saddle. won
the fifth race lemons Bon was second
and Grundy third
Richard T. Wilson's Thunderstorm
started In this race, but came home a
furlong behind his opponents. Thunder
storm was the favorite. He ran we'll at
the start and was the first TO show in |
front. He led until half way down the
homestretch There he began to stop