New-York tribune., 1919-07-25


Of Beck and Call the other
the 80 OF Masda. Certain it is t
give any attention to the form of
money being bet?" instead of "Ho,
work."
Attention might be called to dozens<
upon dozens OF races run this year
that looked absolutely suspicious. So
far as known the stewards have not
given one of them tumble. Not the
Least puzzling fip-fop in form was
that displayed by Sam Hildreth's
Lucullite recently. One day he was
beaten off by James Buffers fourth
rater, Bally; two days later he took
the measure OF Sun Briar.
The stewards investigated Johnny
LOTUS. who had the mount on Sun
Brar and who did ride a very distress
ing exhibition; but they finally exon
Grated Lotus. Johnny is a big asset
to the turf. He is boost to the gate,
and, after all. our racing solons can
see no further than the gate
l. is true there We're other infuen-
tial sources that should have been in
vestigated with LOTUS but which ap-
pear to be too close to the throne
room for any steward to entertain the
least trace Of suspicion. But in the
name Of all that is fair and honest, if
exhibitions such as Lotus gave with
Sun Briar are to be excused why are
our Joe Byrneses and Eddie Taplins
kept on the ground?
One at all skeptically inclined might
indeed have doubted the sincerity Of
the Knickerbocker Handicap, the S3 1000
feature Of Yesterdays card. which was
won by Sam Hildreth's Cirrus. At the
very last minute a ton OF monev was
thrown in on the ultimate winner,
which was the outsider of a field of
three. There probably was nothing
whatever wrong with the race. Both
c. N. Garrison's Be Frank and r. l.
Gerry's Balustrade, which was added,
were too heavily supported to admit
OF the idea of sharp practise But the
way the race was run left an opening
for suspicion on the part of the pa
irons
Fairbrother and Schuttinger. on Be
Frank and Balustrade. respectively.
could not have helped Cirrus more if
the event had been rehearsed a month.
Fairbrother very foolishly took Be
Frank out with the light-weigh Bal
us-rade and raced his mount to death.
He made no fewer than three separate
runs curing the race.
Cirrus. which came out apparently
sore, ran like sore or sour horse for
more than half the way, but hitting
the farNturn he began to run as if he
had worked out the soreness. Fator
mcveC. up steadily, but still Cirrus
locked 100 to l shot as the front
runners swung into the stretch. There
1t happened. Schuttinger, who had
Just begun to make his real run with
Balustrade, instead of waiting close
behind Be Frank tried to go around
him.
Heads Apart at Finish
Be Frank bore out badly and carried
Balustrade with him, away out beyond
the middle Of the track. Fator, with
Cirrus, was able, therefore. to skim
me rail and make up some half dozen
lengths Of his disadvantages Before
either Schuttinger or Fairbrother was
aware OF the fact he was on top of
them. Ii looked case of Schuttinger
absolutely regarding Cirrus as a badly
beaten horse, for when he did 20 to
bat i was too late. But it was a pretty
run IN through that final furlong. And
In the last sixteenth the three matched
stride tor. stride They were heads
apart az the finish.
1t was announced by the stewards
later that Schuttinger had been hit in
the eye and half blinded by o flying
stone. Bu. the accident didn't seem to
worry him greatly in the last two
races. In the :ifth, at mile and sew
enty yards, he rode Albert A, big
disappointment Of the previous day, TO
victory over Ellison, one Of the most
heavily played supposedly good things
OF the meeting. He also had the leg
up on J. W. McClelland's Penelope,
which went to the post q favorite for
sne closing dash, at five and half fur
longs This one was pounded down
from 70 l 70 8 20 g. Schuttinger got
away winging from the middle of the
PACK Of eleven and never left the result
in doubt
The finishes Of the first two races
were almost as thrilling as that of the
feature. In the opening dash OF five
and half furlongs, Fairbrother got
,,!ee jusr n time TO race Head Over
nee.s into submission in the last six
seenth. kelsay was Of no use whatever
70 .ne fasorlte. He hit The stretch q
naii dozen 'eaT.hs TO the good. Sammy
Nelly, which belongs 20 Charles a.
Stoneham, e the Giants, and which
Was we'll supported. was nailed in the
wy lat yards BY Vancouver.
The friends OF Sunny jim Fitzsim-
nons had another good day, as Game
'scz, the outsider, took the measure
o. Ticket, Woodrrap and Tetley in the
nc tia.rrtr1 yariic1N NJ "a RI lie