New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

and furlong, with $4,000 added,
programme.
1t was by far War Clouds bcst>
race since. as -yoar-old. he
sprang into fame by winning one of
the most priced classics for the ju-
NenNes-tho rich Preakncss Stakes at
Nenles-thc rich proakncss at Pim-
Nco COR rather a half Of it, as the
event had TO be spliO. ln beating a
high-class field of four Hummer took
War Cloud to a new track record for
mile and furlong.
The bay son Of Polymelus- Dreamy
stepped the distance in the wonderful
time Of 1:5OI-5 This shaved four
afths of second of tn0 previous
mark established by the four-ycar-old
Stromboli under like weight Of lis
pounds in the first running of the
Autumn Handicap on September l.
1918. Stromboli's 1:51. which set the
old record for the stake, established
the former track record for the dis
tance as we'll.
10000 Greet Thoroughbreds
The great popularity of racing in
metropolitan circles was once more
evidenced by representative crowd
Of twenty-odd thou ands, who braved
the most threatening weather imag
Unable 10 pay homage to The return of
the thorough
1t would be scarcely true or proper
to intimate that War Clouds victory
was popular one. Macomber's colt
was tine rank outsider of the field of
four that went TO the post in the fu-
ture event. Few thought, alter Sam
HMdretl scratched the great four-ycar-
cid Trap Rock colt lucUlltc, there was
anything left capable Of extending
Comma snder j. X. L. Ross's mighty
Mo- Of the faithful strung along
with The Canadian multi-millionaire' 5
odds-ou choice. which, indeed, was
beaten off full length for the place
by Sam liidroth's Nalor. let the big
throne showed it's appreciation OF
thoroughbred worth and gameness.
despite monetary disappoiMtmcnts, by
teadelng War Cloud SUCH an ovation
as he IL sht have expected had he. in
stead c. Cddgel, been the laVorite Of
the masses.
The running Of this Belmont Park
Autumn Handicap was as thrilling and
cXhuaratlne an exhibition Of trorou@h-
bred colra-o and ganeness as VIII be
seen ), .on~, loAg time. And It IS
10 De- .I the more regretted now that
HilIsc-h G. cfel 10 pin his faith on
Naior rather than on lucullltc IN this
particular event.
Lucu te WAS named for two events.
He b0ar a high class field in the open
lnr race Of the day at SIX furlongs
ever The mann course in manner 10
prove ne was UP to his very best foot.
lnder little Ia Verne Fator, who came
0ack t. his own after an indifferent
sea on at the Spa Lucullite beat Oft
feter Flper, the next best Of q field
Of seven, by lvc lengths, and in a
common gallop at the end hung up a
new track record for the distance Of
no -. which was four-tfths Of q
second faster than II. c. Hallenback'
aged mare Nousemaid raced in setting
the former track mark at LII - un
der l25 pounds on June 3, l9ls. lu
culiite carried 130 pounds as he woulc
q feather pillow in his record making
sprint OF yesterday afternoon.
Hummer on the Alert
Hummer was wideawake with Wa.
Cloud and got all tAe best Of th'
break. Indeed, lie rot away with d buns
OF the barrier and broke lengths il
front of the others. which We're We
aligned. Naior was the last to ge
under motion. Little Fator crowded hin
right along from an outside position
until he mad taken tie lead and tn
aa little be.(nd the first iurlona
which was ree.ed of in > l-o seconds
1t was a killing pace the ighte
weighed Nalor was setting; kumme
realized the fact and rated his noun
of 90 save him for a stretch effort.
Many We're OF inc opinion that Fato
should have made he most possible o
he early loot OF Nalor. Bat in sprint
: r.4 i,~ /,
mount a breather before the stretch
lie didn't shake oil the pack as readll.
as il was believed he might. As tn.
swung past the half-mlie mark il
4S - Naior was only a length IN from
OF War Cloud, the latter the sam
length ahead Of Cudgel, usually soN
beginner. Corn Tassel was trailing
haf length back.
These relative positions were main
tanned round the turn without appar
ent change in advantage Nalor hitting
the trrce-4uartcrs pole IN LIZ ga
Fator set his mount down then Wit
all he had. Bat Kummer began rid
with War Cloud Immediately, and tn
big colt raced as he sometimes ca
race whcn so minded on a papier
mache track.
For quarter mile Nalor more tha
held his own and he finished the mil
IN 1877 20. But War Cloud was no
70 be outdone. He held on relentessl
while NaIor began to falter. Outsld
the sixteenth ne Was on even term
and he fairly raced Nalor to dealt
drawing away at the wire. Cudgc
too, closed with great eameness, an
was coming like a thunderbolt at tn
end. His chances were in no wise en-
oelnshcd by Saude's taking him unnec
ossarlly over an overland route.
Lucullite Home First
Lucullite was one OF the three ia