New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
Ultima Thule
Takes Feature
From wick
Shoot On, With Bad Leg.
Wins Balmoral Handicap;
Dickie Falls With Trvon
By w. J. Macbeth

Racing form, It would appear. has
peon added to life's great mysteries.
II seems to have become a lost art no
less, Judging by the consistency or sur
prlSes IN our fall racing around the
metropolitan tracks. Everything went
topsy-turVy at Jamaica yesterday Not
a favorlre got the brackets and most Of
the trials of speed were professions
rather than competitions. Because of
che uncertain track conditions the
heids were scratched down to a mini
mum. iAe opening aad closing events
were the only two that attracted aver
age representation at the nost.
On the whoie the winners romped
home just about as they pleased. even
Il sald romplng was unexpected on the
part Of the laity. No more strikinr
feature event. the Belgrade Stakes for
three -year-olds and upward at six fur
longs. with $500 added.
ms event-which brought onlv
three competitors. the liehtest field Of
the day vas nothing more fban an
exercise gallop for sIrs. 7. l.. Bress-
ler's Ultima Thule. This four-vear-o
cot, well ridden by Hummer. simply
toyed with W c. Clancy's Pickwick.
wnlcn was quoted faYorite at the pro
hlbitlve odds Of 9 to 20.
Favorite Is Outrun
Ultima Thule, which showed an early
turn of speed in his last race before
ne was slammed into the fence. throw
ing Jockey APPEL into the inheld. had
az Tie loot again yesterday and soon
Grew on from Plckwick in the run to
Ti 1Me TURN. As ne hit the bend Ultima
nu!e was fully two lengths in front
OF the other and this lead he increased
at will on the turn.
hummer picked his way into the
stretch where the footing was best and
NnlShed the run with his mount well in
nend 1t was evident after the first
turiong that Ultima Thule was full Of
running and could win Just about ss
TAR as he pleased. Back Bay. a re-
douptable mudder, did not ind the
track TO ms liking and was badly out
run all the way.
6 Pesrhaps the most sensational upset
OF the day, however, develoned in tbe
third event, the Balmoral Handjcan for
ff,wo,yearr-olds at six furlones. ". R.
Zoe S Shoot On certa nly pulled the
unexpected here when he galloped-or
rather hobb}ed-home a winner hv two
lengths. Shoot On finished on three
legs. He was so sore when pulled IN
mat ne could hardly limp off the track.
me wise ones were all aware Of the
tact that Shoot On had a bad leg and
that II should have been about even
money ne would break down in the
race. The colt opened tavorite at TO
o. out nobody would touch him al anv
price and the odds skyrocketed to - to
. without tumble. Meanwhile everv-
0ody was anxious to string along with
j. r. Nash's Ballybell, which was ham.
mcred down from 2i2 to to > at post
time. s0's
iSal!ybeii Slow at Start
the start he could not make 10 his
disadvantage despite brilliant bnrs4 ,ss4
c1 speed toward the end. BailvheIi
hmshed third to Foreclosure. Which
ran fine race. But Shoot On had ali
the early speed and led from start to
hnlsh even though he showed a dis
posItlon to run out with Fairbrother
from the stretch turn home once his
game leg began to burn him.
hicnard Cooks Albert A. repeated his
last tine race for JOCKEY T. Rowan. and
took thlrd race, at a mile and 4 siv-
teenth. III a common canter. Albert \.
raced nIMsy into submission throurn
the backstretch. drew awav at the
head OF tnc stretch and simply rollod
home. lemons Bon, the favorite was
much The best Of the others. Monomo,,
hn!shed third because Whimsv stopned
almost TO walk when caught.
HeavV " eaDon, in the five and a ha,r
iurlores dash that opened the card
went to the front on the turn. opened
up olg gap and won as he pleased
hrldge Player, 10 to shot. was the
contender all the way. Thunderbolt.
w sc. laVorite. made up lot Of ground