New-York tribune., 1919-10-02
Father Bill DAILY Takes
Another Purse-My
Laddie Wins Feature
By W. 7. Macbeth

Al! sorts OF excitement in the rain
afternoon for the embattled venturers
who braved pneumonia to see the bang
tails bang. Father Bill Daily won
another race-his second of the season
which is a real event for Bill and
his friends these days, though there
was time in the halcyon days when
Father Bill put over as many long shots
as anybody associated with the turf
In another trial 50-to-1 shot spread
eagled the field and lasted long enough
to make the race safe at every post
And, last but not least, two favorites
actually came home in front of their
respective professions.
One Of the winning favorites was
Walter J. Salmon's two-ye year-old colt
My Laddie which won the feature race
the Oceanus Handicap, with $1,000
added, at six furlongs The black son
of Celt raced the distance through the
sticky going in LID 2-5 only ono great
shucks even on the kind of track but
he had all he could do at the end to
stave off the game challenge of W. R.
Goes David Harum.
Indeed, nothing but o Troxler start
die. TroXler got Mr. Salmon's colt
away winging and had drawn out to a
couple of lengths lead before any of
the rest got in motion. Fairbrother,
indeed, with David Harum, was not
ready for the barrier His mount was
turned sldewise of the track, the rider
oelng IN the act of pulling around in
his jockeying.
My Iaddie inst Lasts
Undoubtedly with an even break
David Harum, which was PLAYED far
more heavily than was My Laddie,
would have won the brackets. Fair
brother had to chase the life out of his
/ steed to make up the disadvantage to
which ne was placed by the start. He
closed very stoutly when once STRAIGHT
ened FOR the rum home through the
stretch, and was fairly running over
My Laddle at the finish Mr.. Goes colt
would have won in another stride. so
last was My Laddie stopping at the
hnlsh Royal Duck did not like the
gong and was always badly outrun.
": K. Coe, however, had the salts
Iaction Of winning the Auburndale
handlcap, al mile. His four-year- o Id
colt, Nutcracker, the odds-on choic a.
well ridden by little H. Myers. simply
ga!loped in this. AS in the feature
race the field was badly scratched up.
Only. four went to the post. Hummer.
with Mrs. Il. L. Bressler's Jock Scot,
maae the early pace, but Nutcracker
near the lar turn, was let down and in
lg time moved up to the pacemaker
Around the bend Nutcracker soon
raced Jock Scot into submission and
came away to the easiest sort of vic
tory through the stretch. Myers had
NuVcracKer under wraps throughout
the stretch, while Hummer was driving
and riding his best with Jock Scot
Crysta Ford had hard time keepins
within halllng distance of the winner
and contender, but beat off Lady Ger
trude good stones throw for the
snow money.
Upset Stuns Crowd
The cyclonlc upheaval of the after
noon, mentioned earlier, developed il
the second event, claiming race at q
mile and d sixteenth for three yea r
olds and coward. F. NJ Reitman's four
year-old gelding, Mackenzie, ridden b,
r. Weine,t Tho commanded little more
respect than the steed he bestrode
SIMPLY spreadeagled the field for the
first mile and lasted long enough to
elnch victory by more than length
ne combination of horse and locke,
commanded so little repect that odds
Of tltty to one were laid against it,
Nelner from the rail position. mar
aged 10 get Mackenzie OFT Aging anc
SIMPLY lost the others in the race tc
the first turn. He sent his mount
along for everything he had and con
tlnued to widen the gap over the others
In the backstretch he had lead of ;
half dozen lengths. War Note, The
contender was the only one that coult
keep within gunshot.
Basllius, the heavily played favorite
was slammed by War Note at the frs
turn and knocked back many lengths
In the backstretch Basilius made IN I