New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Ina Frank Finishes Sec
ond After a Long Pre-
Post Runaway
By w. ]. Macbeth

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EF. Carmsn's white and blue silks
vsre carried TO triumph in the Arizona
Handicap, the feature of yesterday s
racing card at Jamaica, when his six
vasr-old bay horse, Startling, clever
10 ridden by little George Walls,
.nrinted the five and a half furlongs
n a new track record for the distance
Startling finished out strong in the
remarkable time Of 1:o5 1-5, which
battered by two-hfths seconds the for
mer record established by E. T. Col
.on's famous old mare, Pan Zareta, on
the afternoon of June 19, 1917.
startling's performance was startling
enough, any way you look at it. But
II was just plain, ordinary common
logging to what WAS shown by Ina
Frank, J. J. Maher's six-year-old chest
nut mare. Ina Frank finished q bang
IN second after running away with
Jockey J. Frasch for mile and
half. two miles or two miles and half
In going to the post.
How far Ina Frank would have won
II Frasch had kept his mount in hand
BEFORE the race. Lord only knows. 1t
siyes the bookics heart failure to spec
have been set that would have been A
RECORD. Nobody but Ina Frank and
Frasch knows how FAR the mare did
un, and they were so ornery they
wouldn't tell But the old mare, which
was as good as twenty for one and
seemed to be carrying everything, the
kitchen stove as we'll as the family Jew
els, felt her oats the minute she hit the
track She took the bit in her mouth
and sprinted off, despite the frantic
pulling and saving of Frasch, so fast
that she thundered past the judges
stand the second time, reverse way, as
the parading field was just wheeling to
come back past the judges.
Investigates the Chute
Second time round Ina Frank de-
eided it might be a good idea to in
vestigate the chute. When she came
70 the end of this she hurdled the
fence and disappeared behind the
clump OF oaks running, apparently,
stronger than ever. How far the
cross country went none in the grand
stand could see. But is was nearly q
quarter Of an hour afterward when the
apparently thoroughly subdued old
lady hove into the public ken again
at the top of the chute and ambled
YEARLY back track to starter Tribes
station. Frasch's ride. put Paul Revere
IN. the apprentice class
After that run plugged nickel
would have gotten a fellow a trip to
the Holy Land on Ina Franks chances.
But those who figured the old mare a
dead one were in for the surprise of
their life. Ina Frank appeared just a
bit heavy hoofed as the webbing
sprung and got away to no flying start.
But once Frasch got her going how
sne did run. In few strides Ina
frank was up on equal terms with
.sck Hare jry Panaman and Matinee
IDOL, which had broken together from
inside positions. Then she Just lit
but and left them fiat.
At the end Of furlong the skittish
'ia' gal was good length in front of
me strung-out field, with Bully Bow
md Startling running their hardest to
keep within hailing distance. Lengths
separated the respective contenders
named at this stage Of the competi-
.'oh. Around the bend Ina Frank flew
'fS"ing away perceptibly with each
.purnlng leap. At the stretch turn Ina
: rank was couple Of lengths to the
'Ood' and apparently with enough left
o last to the end But furlong from
'ome she began to tire under Frasch.
Beats Bully Boy
her lmpromptu race had taken too
'ueh out Of the mare Startling. which
ao come to the outside Of Bully Bow
ho which raced him into submission
hfough the stretch, caught Ina Frank
i'ihs IN the last furlong and pulled
way 10 victory under hard drive.
na m FRANK however, died game. She
,ans on to the bitter end and nosed
,a''y Boy out for the place. even
a0ugn the great Johnny Lotus had
az a., ies up on the Glen Riddle Farm
e'' and gave him the best he had in
~ ~ way o. the LOTUS copyrighted fin
sn' matinee Idol, which got into q
'm al the trst turn and was forced TO
vi up sharply. finished out strong.
"a VIII bear watching.
ihoagh Yesterdays card was nothing
1ieeptional the patrons left ouite
'easeo with the Improvement of the
'seo' ', as the talent generally had a
afternoon. Four favorites
sie returned winners. while we'll
vents. "'U 'ne o'her
~. Cinderella, W. R. Goes two-year-old
~ ~, was much the best in the FIVE
,aOhgs dash that started the pro
.amme. This race all the wav was
..~een her and Walter J. Salron,s
s'sy j. Cinderella raced Betty into
= ground; then Just mped home on
I, sa'as'rap, buggy-riding. Strange
- ehoogn this pair, which ran one.
~ we're the only board corrections Of
way Their names were spelled
''As'y on the programmes.
Elected II Winner
''s imported sill,, Elected II. won
J - "Fs and half furlongs second
hoAs IN bang-up Anish from
~s'a.Lng Rapid Day tired 1T the
',d ~ o' the ak furlongs third. and
- s~ee''"a, which laid in fine posi-
w. ah''l after the turn into the
"a ,."' - eahHs away in the last furlong
a. "Dn s nandily. Rapid Day, by the
!" !. a'1zy from fhs early pace bore
:. On Audacious ut the three-sIx-
~4Shs and 1t wss with difficulty that