The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-16
CUDGEL FIRST IN
HUDSON HANDICAP
Despite Heavy Impost Of 100
Pounds Leads Spur and
Valor in Spa Feature.
MAKES STRONG FINISH
Stewards Suspend Veitch,
.Steeplechase Trainer for
Northwood's Showing.
NJ HENRY ". KING.


c.udsel In not headed for the farm and
iifo, Of ease as so many horsemen pre-
dicted early this spring when he was
beaten II, the Excelsior Handicap. Bar
ring an accident he will run many more
races and probably win majority OF
them. To-day he proved he il almost as
good as ever when on a track not to his
liking he won the Hudson Handicap. at
one mile and three sixteenths. and &C
ccynplished his feat in excellent style.
lie carried $50 pounds and displayed
the courage which made him one OF the
best handicap horses In the country last
year and in 1917 When he passed the
Judges he was only length IN 'front.'
Of Spur, but that was because Johnny
LOTUS eased him up after he poked MS
head in front seventy yards from nome.
The old fellow was especially slow TO
leave the barrier and during the hrst
half mile was outrum. Going down the
backstretch he began to Increase ms
speed, but as he was running In the CEN
ire of the track where the going was
best he didn't gain much, and rounding
the turn was ir fourth place and four
length behind Valor, the pacemaker
By the time the homestretch was
reached Cudge. had cut down Valors
lead to two lengths and was running
strong, but in Strengthening him out Tor
the run home Lotus took btru to the
middle of the course. This Y vt him
four OF Ave lengths but II proved, p win
ming move. Cudgel is partial t. fast
track and near the rail 1t was cuppy
and heavy in spots.
Cudrel overtakes yalor.
The crowd did not appreciate Loftus's
move and began to shout, LOOK where
LOTUS is taking Cudgel" but before
the cries died away the great Jockey had
his renowned charge Strengthened out
on the fast part of the track ana was
sending him along at a terrific pace. Az
the final furlong pole 1t seemed as II
valor would win. He still was two
lengths in front and apparently running
easily, But Cudgel and Spur were going
better and they we're in the dry going
while TValor was on the rail, where It
was sticking and holding. As tho final
sixteenth pole was reached Lotus had
Cudgel in front and the contest was as
good as over.
The old fellow wanted to run on but
LOTUS began to ease him up and logged
him to the finish line. Spur'e race was
< real good one. He followed Valor
until fifty yards from the Judges, where
he passed him and beat him for place
honors by half a length.
Suspend Trainer veitch.
81 veitch, the steeplechase trainer who
has charge of the cross-country horses
belonging to A. ]. Davis and R L. Aples,
was suspended this afternoon and his
case referred TO the Jockey Club. He
saddled Mr.. Davis's Northwood for the
chase to-day, and when tho horse ran
like a dray and refused to jump the
trainer was hailed before the stewards,
He explained that Northwood was a
blceder, and said that the horse bled
during the contest. The officials then
sent for DR.. McCully. the noted veteri-
marian, and asked him to examine the
horse Half an hour later the stewards
issued an order instructing all secre-
taries ito refuse all entries for horses
owned trained or controlled by Mr.
Veitch.''
The chase was almost a walkover for
Crest I'M. He didn't bleed. as he did
In several of his previous races, and
gailoped all the way to win eased VI
by eight lengths.
Another great colt was uncovered n
the first race in Shoot On. a chestnut
son of Star Shoot and Offensive, owned
by w. r. Coe. Shoot On won the race
but he didn't beat much. At the enc
only his head was In front Of Kallipo
lis It wasn't his victory that caused
him to be heralded as a possible cham
pion. He wore heavy bar plates packed
with felt, and before the contest neither
Mr.. Coe nor William Karrick. hi
trainer, believed he had a chance o.
beating his opponents.
He had run some fast trials but HI
wasn't ready for a race, and he wore tht
plates because he has weak feet anc
Johnny Dorian, the stable blacksmith
advised removing them. AS the track wal
slow these plates proved a tremendou,
handicap, but Shoot On overcame 1t 81
impressively that his trainer predicted HI
will go on and give real good accoun
of himself In the rich stakes to CONF
later in the season.
Bought Colt From MT. wilIets.
Mr. Coe got the colt from Samuel VII
let's. Mr.. Karrick saw him as a weanlini
romping around In the snow on John e
Madden's farm at Hamburg place ant
requested his employer to buy him. Mr.
Coe got In touch with Mr.. Madden. blu
the colt could not be sold. Mr.. Willet
had a half interest in all of Mr.. Mad
den's Star Shot colts Turned down here
Mr. Coe went in quest of Mr.. Willets an,
persuaded him to sell him his interest II
nine OF the sixteen youngsters. Then Nj
Coe returned to Hamburg place and pur
chased the other half interest from Nj
MADDEN
Plans were formulated yesterday for
5000 stake to be held in Maryland. i
was announced that Laurel. Havre D
Grace and Pimlico would each subscrib
$4,000 and decide by lot which associa
ton would stage the contest. The rae