The sun., 1919-10-03
NATURALIST BEATEN
IN MUD JAMAICA
Renowned Gelding Runs q
Dull Race and Finishes
Behind Fairy Wand.
NJ HENRY ". KING.

Joseph E. widener's Naturalist seems
to have lost his brilliant form. The re-
nowned aged gelding ran a dull race
yesterday afternoon in the October
Handicap at the Jamaica track, and was
decislvely beaten by clifford A Cochrans
Fairy Wand. The speed he displayed
all season was missing and the one mile
route seemed entirely too far for him.
Carrying 1870 pounds he led for about a
quarter of a mile and then faltered and
finished nearly a dozen lengths behind
Fairy Wand.
Because of his sparkling record and
his fondness for the mud. Naturalist was
made an odds on favorite at to 4. Fairy
Wand was his only opponent and ma
jority of racegoers believed he outclassed
the Cochran mare and would win in
! gallop.~
But that the old fellow has lost his
form is no surprise to the experts. To
many 1t was expected. He has been
racing since early In the spring and
carrying crushing weight. which was
bound-to produce i'll effects.
Andrew Miller's Snapdragon took the
Gramercy. He revelled In the sloppy
going, and after following the pace to
the turn went to the front and won
| easily. AS he passed the judges he was
| five lengths ahead of Panaman, which
beat Grundy a similar distance for the
place.
six Favorftes Beaten.
The day was raw and cold. at the
| track and the crowd was the smallest of
the season. And those who braved the
Indictment weather to see the contests
Jared badly. for every popular choice was
beaten.
Paul Fox saddled the winner of the
first race when Edith X. Sun Tobac-
CO.. horse, beat home a big field of cheap
juveniles. Ridden by Rodriguez, Edith
K. ran the best race of her career Slow
to begin, she came with rush in the
run through the homestretch and catch
ing the leaders, firing, went to the froBt
and earned the decision by a length.
Foreclosure, which set the pace to the
final eighth pole. finished second, and
Sister Helene, the favorite, was third.
Edith K was to 1.
Paddy Whack, the aged gelding be-
longing to Miss Beatrice Soule, won the
second race. at one mile and seventy
yards. 1t was his first appearance under
silks in several months, but he showed
all of his best speed. Tommy Davies
held him of the pace for half a mile.
Then he gave him free rein, and the
| race was as good as over. Paddy
Whack had a world of speed and sprang
| to the front in few bounds and gal
| loped the remainder of the way to win
| by half dozen lengths. Sunnyland
was second and Thomas F. Mcmahon
| third. Woodtrap, the odds on favorite,
ran a dull race and finished fourth.
Msu~uvre Best In Fifth.
J. r. Richardson's Maneuvre led
home a big field OF platers over the six
| furlong route in the fifth. He was much
| the best and with even racing luck
would have scored more impressively.
He was the last to leave the barrier and
twice during the early running was
knocked out of his stride. Hummer rode
a good race on him. He kept him next
the rail, and>when Uncle's Lassie ran
wide at the head OF the homestretch
! guided his mount through on the inside
and saved enough ground to win the
purse by three lengths. Uncle's Lassie
| took second place and Groundswell was
third.
After half a dozen disappointments
! Joseph f. Widener's imported colt Ar
menus earned brackets in the last race.
He displayed the Speed he has been
showing In his trials all season and
made his opponents look cheap. John
e. Madden's May Alley was second and
| Service Star third.
Armenus Is a son of Irish Lad and
Armenia and is as fast almost as any
! juvenile in training. But he Is an err
ratio colt and will not run when he
doesn't feel like it. In several trials
| he ran like a man of war. only to come
back in his races and show the speed
| OF a dray horse. Yesterday he was on
his good behavior. He seemed to relish
the heavy going. He took the lead at
the start, was never headed, to win
eased up by five lengths.