The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
BROOKLYN HANDICAP
GOES TO ETERNAL
Under the Light Impost of >105
Pounds Son of Sweep APP
proaches Record.
PURCHASE SECOND HOME
QUESTIONABLE Is Third Over
Mile and q Furlong at
Aqueduct Track.
PURCHASE SECOND HOME
ny HENRY v. KING.

Eternal is a veritable speed marvel with
light weight on his back. He proved
this yesterday afternoon In the his
tcric Brooklyn Handicap at the Aque-
duct track. Carrying 1o5 pounds he
ran away from eleven Of the best horses
in training and won the famous classic
eased up by three lengths. S. c. Hill
dreth's renowned three-year colt
Purchase was second four lengths in
front of Edward Arlington's three-year'
old QUESTIONABLE.
Eternal ran a remarkable race. He
made almost every furlong pole win
ming one and stepped over the one mile
and a furlong course in 1 :49 As. This
Is exceptionally fast and only two-htths
of a second behind the record established
by Harry Payne Whitney's Borrow tw,
years ago. But Il is his intermediate
time which best shows his whirlwind
speed. He ran the first half mile in
As 3-6, five furlonss in 5S. three
quarters In 1:11 and the mile In the
marvellous time Of :36 2-5.
During the last furlong he was under
wraps, and II is highly probable that II
he had been urged to do his best In the
mai run to the Judges he would have
sms shed Borrow's old figures to smi'her-
eens. And after his wonderful perform
ance he was as fresh and strong ap-
parvntly rs when he started.
He showed no i'll effects of the terrible
pace he had set and cooled out as nicely
ss II he had only galloped a half mile
Purchase ran a great race, too. He
displayed all the speed and courage and
.'tamina he possessed, but the III poun DIS
hs was shouldering proved too much for
him add even the urging OF tbs mighty
Lotus could not make him get within
rtr!king distance of Mr.. Mcclelland's
great son OF Sweep. At the end Pur-
chase was a real tired horse.
QUESTIONABLE also did exceptionally
we'll He came from away back in the
final furlong and was running faster
than any OF the field except Eternal at
the end. II the race had been furlong
further II Is likely that he would have
had Eternal out to the last ounce to
win. AS in all OF his races last year he
proved that he Is great distance
runner.
Richard T. Wilson's game little horse
Straight Forward ran as he always does
honestly and courageously. He fin-
ished sixth, but that he was not fighting
II out for part of the purse was due to
an early accident Jockey McAtee gov
him caught in a pocket, and to avoid
being thrown was compelled to pull up.
This cost him half dozen lengths and
any chance he might have had of finish
ing In the money.
Three-Year-O1ds Divide Purse.
The race wrote more than one chapter
in turf history. Eternal's victory will
go down in all turf books as being as
great any since the classic was first
won In 1887 by the immortal Dry Mono
pole. and beside 1t will be written that
for the first time in the history Of the
famous stake three three-year-olds di-
>v!ded the entire purse.
To see the classic run more than TO-
900 lovers fthe thoroughbred turned
out Although It was the largest crowd
that has visited the Old course since
1907 there was little pushing or showing
or mauling about Since last year the
plant has been practically rebuilt The
old field stand has been consolidated
been enlarged. the automobile parking
space Increased, the paddock changed
about and enlarged, two fine lawns built
the track rebuilt. the infield resodded
crd the steeplechase course improved. Sc
extensive are tho alterations that 1,
seems like a new course. Everything
was spic and span and every one seemed
delighted with the improved conditions
With its famous long homestretch and
few turns Aqueduct always has been q
favorite track with practical horsemen
for on II the best horse invariably wins
But yesterday it appealed to the more
fast!dious who were out to see the
handicap decided. and almost all present
were heard to say that they would visit
1t frequently.
While the entire programme was good
II was the historic handicap which at
tracted most attention. II was worth
$4,000 and nominated for 1t were moAf
than three score OF the best handicaf
horses in America. Only the might,
Sir Barton was missing from the eligible
list. Over night eighteen OF the best
were named TO start. but by post time
the owners OF half a dozen had decided
the test too great for their charges and
Used the blue pencil.
Roamer Withdrawn.
Among those withdrawn was Andrew
Miiler's old Roamer. He had been as
signed top weight of l21 pounds ant
when he was scratched A. X. Ma
comber's four-year-old War Cloud tool
the place OF honor with ll8 pounds
Purchase was next with III pounds. Fol
a three-year-old to be within one pound
OF top weight in such a classic seemed
extraordinary. but despite the fact thai
he was giving away from ten TO thirty
two pounds by the scale 10 his oppo
nents he was most favored and went tC
the post a heavily backed first chotet
at Q to 8. Johnny LOTUS was on hin