New-York tribune., 1919-06-10

Last FRIDAY, on fast track, Man O.
War beat lot Of good juveniles quite
as handily as he won yesterday. But
yesterdays performance was the more
hattering of the two performances His
opposition was sitter, to pegin with,
and in going in which he was untried
he finished out even stronger. Need
less to say, the victory of Man o. War
was particularly pleasing to the big
crowd that braved the rain, for he was
fairly well-played odds-on favorite.
The victory of the Glen Riddle Farm
colt added one more stake accomplish
, ment to the brilliant 1919 career of
Johnny LOTUS. A good horse and
Lotus form a combination that is un-
beatable in these days of mediocre
horsemanship 1t is to be regretted
now that the entire field of eight orig
inally named did not go.
There is a belief in certain we'll
versed quarters that Man O. War could
nave taken the measure of P A. Clark's
great filly Bonnie Mary, which, with
John E. Madden's colt Rouleau, was
scratched at the last minute. The con-
dltlon OF the track no doubt PROMPTED
the elimination of Bonnie Mary, which
was asked to concede a pull of ten
pounds in the weights to Man O. War.
A drizzle had thickened into a fairly
heavy mist when the two-year-olds
went 10 the post for the Keene Me-
moral. The field at the post could
scarcely be discerned in the fog COL
ors were absolutely blurred out. It
was not until within the three fur
longs that one could judge relative
positions with certainty. At this par
tlcuIar stage of the journey Raj PARIS
Ralco and Mrs. w. NJ. Jeffords's Hood
wink were both showing the way to the
cdds-on favorite in the order named hv
respective lengths, with George W
Lofts On Watch length behind Man
O. War.
Lotus almost Immediately went to
work with Man O. War and then the
question did not remain long in doubt
The big Fair Play colt began to run
with all his heart. He flew past Hood
WINK and Ralco IN order just as if they
were hltched. In the last furlong ,
Man O. War sprinted away from the
others so far that Lotus began to take
up at the sixteenth POLE,
Hoodwlnk was the first to quit.
kalco began to tire badly at the fur
long. On Watch, which ran a good and
consistent race, flashed past the early
pacemakers and cinched the nlace
easily though Anniversary, outrun
through the first five furlongs. closed |
with great rush and beat off all tho
others by lengths.
The Hyde Park HAndicap. which also
was clothed in mystery for the frst
half of the journey because of the
thlck weather, witnessed the return of
favorite likewise though the victory
was nowlse as popular as that of Man |
o War. This race, the third, was a
dash over the six furlongs straight
course.
The Brookside Stables King Plaudit
landed first money by the very finest
drawn decision one can imagine as q
result of Larry Lyke's spirited ride.
Lyke was busy when the horses first
showed clearly out of the mist, and he
was riding with might and main as he
flashed past the judges.
Vague and The Boy in turn showed
all the early foot but both quit badly
after half mile. With a better ride
Woodtrap undoubtedly would have won.
Wessler was of no possible use to his
mount in the pinch. Jock Scot, slow
beginner, was running over the other.
at the end and would have won in a
few more strides. Warren, a little bow
who had the mount, took no chances
IN an early jam and pulled up till he
was lengths behind the others.