New-York tribune., 1919-09-21

in Lao 4-5. This is only two-fifths
for the distance. which was establish
Whitney's Borrow. Borrow's recort
for the mile and an eighth around t
Lucullte's performance was e
Borrow. all things considered. The1
some brown son of Trap Rock-Luc
if not smashed. the championship tin
opposed that was capable of making
Lucullite fairly few over the or,
tional time will show OBS Is, O:4,
While Lucullte carried 1873 pounds to
extended. 1t will be seen that he reeled
off the mile in 80 3-5. which was only
one-tfth second slower than the track
record for that distance set by Emil
Herzs Short Grass on July l, 1916. AMI
snort Grass carried only ia pounds
Runs Evenly Paced Race
That Lucullite ran an evenly paced
,ace the fractional time shows conclu-
sively. fact which reflects to the cred
II OF Jockey Lavernc i'ator. This boy
displayed rare Judgment of pace, for
IN the early stages of the competitions
while Lucullite was away out in from.
and flying past each post at record
speed. the game Trap Rock colt was
still under restraint. Down the back
stretch he was fighting for his head
and he was fighting the bit through the
last sixteenth when Fator with the
race absolutely cinched. decided to
ease his mount
LucullIte's sensational victory; the
case with which he raced TO record time
under killing weight without the least
sign OF distress. and indeed without be-
ing fully extended at any time. proved
ms right TO the crown Of the handicap
division. His wonderful performance
embellished d holiday attraction that
might have fallen more or less fat had
class not stuck out so prominently in
every furlong of the running.
This Aqucduct Handicap was con-
test among three Of the greatest aged
thofoughbreds in training. f. T. Will
son. irs.. Corn Tassel. which finished
two lengths behind the mighty Lucul-
l'to. beat A. X. Macomber's Star Master
for the place by four or five lengths.
Star Master was the only disappont-
-ment o. the three cornered race This
second choice was almost euuallcd.
favored with Lucullite, because of the
latter'S heavy lmpost and the ques-
Tlon as 70 whether he could carry 1T
to the best advantage over such
route
When 1T was all over some regret
was expressed that Walter JENNINGS
selected Star Master rather than Wa.
.ioud to represent the Macomber
coiers. for in his last race War Cloud
had shown real championship class
ar Cloud was scratched at the last
moment together with Sam Hildreths
Nalor and the Quincy stables Elmen-
hori. leaving IT a three-cornered argu-
Of to Good Start
Mars Cassidy got the three away TO a
beautlfui break. For few strides thew
raced nose and nose, then Star Master
drew momentarilv away to about a
half length. His advantage was short
lived. for when Fator gave Lucullite
ms mead after steadying him the brown
cot shot right up and past Star Master
&tor immediately put on the wraps.
hut iucullte continued TO draw away
all through the backstretch. Mean
Wnile the pact was TOO hot for Star
Master and he dropped back to Keen
company with Corn Tassel
Rounding the far turn it was seen
l'uculille was three or four lengths in
1iont oi the others and just rolling
aieNg hummer book up Star Master.
Whicn drew away from Corn Tassel fo,.
moment But at the stretch turn
'-O' cam" 10 IN" inside, saving Soole
ero.nd, and in company the two trail
ers challenged the pacemalIer All
rator had to do was to show his whin
10 Luculllte and the race was over.
star Master, dizzy from the early
pace, began TO falter furlong from
nome, but Corn Tasse held on erimlv
ana doggedly to the very end in a hope
leSs eflort to overhaul Luculitc, which
vas simply laughing at the Wilson
~eldlng throughout the stretch run.
Taken by and large. it was a vcrv
'ccessful afternoon for Samuel Hi
I''th. Arragh Go On. which opered
'aVorte. carried the Hildreth colors to
victory IN the fifth race at mile. This
Rcid'hg came away when ready in the
s''e'cn and won almost as easily as did
l'uculllte. He outran lemons Bon. on
which very heavy play was made.
from start to finish Panaman. the
early pacemaker, was stopping fast At
the end.
Banner Day for Fator
Il was great day for Hldreth. but
even greater day for Fator This bov
rode three straight winners her;n.
ming with the third. when he ]andad
a" brackets with j. J. Ilallenbach's
Iunetta. Masked Dancer, the prime ia
Vor'tc. qnf 20 nothing in the lest fur
long under weak finish by II. Meyers.
Fator took the place in the opening
dash of SIX furlongs with Lovers Lane
ID He was unplaced with his only
other mount. Tom Young. long shot
IN the last trial. Edwina, the choice.
won the first race.
Wee Louise. a hot tip Of the clockers
TOOK the closing race at six furlongs
Mhea Charles A. Stoneham's Different
Eyes folded right at the end when she
appeared to have the big money won.
Sweet Tooth. a so to | shot, came with
great rush through the last furlong.
and finished third
The steeplechasc developed quite an
upset when Tctan. at son, had to
be content with third money. J. Z.
Wldencr's Stonewood closed fast
through the last half of the tourney
and raced Decisive into submission
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