New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Hummer Rides
Four Winners
In Succession
Jockey Features With Brill
liant Victories. Including
$4,000 October Handicap
BY W. ]. Macbeth

jockey { Hammer hai field dav
cut a. the Jamaica racetrach yesterday
afternoon. He engraved MS name IN
the hall Of ,arf fame by riding four
consecutive winners. an achievement
acoompl shed BY few rider stars Of he
very hriEntcs; constellation. hummer
rad FIVE mounts only He finished an
placed IN the opening rsce. bur he
came back Ter the brackets i~ the third.
and from there 10 the end made clean
sweep of the card
Included in the list or Kummcf.
achievements Wa the winning Of 10
feature race Of the afternoon me Oo-
tober Handicap % 5000 added. az eue
mile. To accomplish his purpose Kun
mer had to knocN down the warmcs.
favorite of the afternoon. no less re-
doubtable performer than J. L
Widener's old renahle fvc -year-oid
brown gelding Naturalist The feid
for this feature was scra-rfed down -
TWO and hummrr bad 'hc reg ao 81.
Clifford Cochrans chestnut M
FAIRY Wand
Naturalist Big Favorte
Naturalist. which has a pcnchant g.
the particular brand Of sloppy coudi
tions which prevailed as result os
yesterdays deluge, and which was in
lighter than usual at i3o pounds, WAS
held at odds OF l 20 l. Perhaps be-
cause Of the Fact that favorifes have
not been 7anning out % accustomed
values a. this particular meeting. The
great majority Of the somewhat sim
attendance decided 70 take a chance on
knocking down the favoritc
Fairy Wand had d reputation for do.
ing the unexpected. and Fairy Wand "a
always ar her best IN the mud. Ger
talnly If one is 20 judge by the Wild
roofing for the mare from the very
start to the finish ard the ovation
handed her and kummer rs they came
back TO the judges no upsef of history
ever was more popular than the defeat
OF Naturalist in The October Handicap
Ana Fairy Wand deserved an ovation
quite as much as Hummer The marc
ran wonderful race Under 10
pounds she spr-nted the milo g.
40 As. which was excellent time cor
sidering the condition Of the track She
held the race safe at every stage of the
journey Both horses mishehaved badiy
q the post but broke away 20 an even
star. They hit the first turn almost
together. but around the bend Kummer
began 10 draw away with Fairy Wand
and, stra Fhrened in the homestrctch.
soon opened lead OF several lengths
Not until the far turn was reached
did Fairbrother call upon Natural So
He began 10 ride then with evervi hing
n had az his command Hummer vas
on the alert and got everything pos
sible out Of MS mare, 80 with bob do
ing their best there was no appreclah'e
change IN the distance separating the
two X lmmer SKINNED the rail az the
stretch turn. saving every poss bic nch
Of ground and forcing Foirhrosher 20 20
to the outside But Naturalist was
beaten before the 'op of IT, stretch
was reached beaten $50 badly that
KGmmer was able TO ease his mount
through the last sixteenth
hummer Again in Front
Quite a. clever victory Hummer
turned With Andrew MiIers snapdra-
gon n : the third race a. 20 % and
sixteenth There were only four ir
n field. and ntiic choice among them
n the market EJ McGraw's GrpndY.
.ne favorlte took the track m fHe FRS
turn and opened sn q r4g cad in The
back-tretch But tte geic ~ stonped
Kammer. who KEEP rapdragon much
closer than usua 70 the pace a. tae
way wcnr after TAnanar as soon a=
BE- saw Grsndy VS. tIrHn1. and lu me
run around -he far turn ~ re rnts one
into sIbmlsslor. b. Har as fe pleased
through the stretch huf RUNNER Ger
"a 1lv Wa orc Ilrtr 10y -r wl1 toe
fifth race WIKI ! Ricaards9ns Ia
npvre The Crown S-anIe's Uncle
Lasslc. wrlcH wa1 tarerite. was i1sf
about Sly pounds better than anything
else of the fcld ~ -cr. ard wi'r nv
sort of r6e tris fllF snoa q rarr pon
as she pleased
Carroli On J.clr's I-eesic simply
RAJ awav from a. Tho others. hg+ va
careless at.tre stretch turn. ~nere o.
drove so fast the -llr couldn't pose tlg
make the urn In the uncertain footing
Tncle's LassIe carr.eG away over .
he outside fence near Carol
loSf So ingrh ground ans ~ Falcn firne
strengthening nl- mount tnat - gave
H1mmer az opportunity tF ~ rr r-n ng
.hr0eea On faa rail. 20 r,axr -r his cIs
Advantage
Even frsm fhe egn.t ro~ trc'e's
I.assie probahiy could have won T. car
roll had not carried a whl ?. for r crls-
ing ns mount a ere finish ne allowed
i 20 bear out -n-il ne arlsnec rtsh-
under ne Judge
n the SIKH race hummer g1- ~
aylnr wi.h Armerus ard uaar evcrT
Dos+ winning one beating '7e reae.
ilv played favorite. Va Alley. II
hand gailor a the enl
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