The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-31
BILLY KELLY WINS
FOBOGGAN HANDICAP
Aided by a Great Ride by
LOTUS He Beats Lucullite
by q Neck.
by HENRY v. KING.

ny HENRY v. KING.
! Before the largest crowd that has wit
messed a thoroughbred contest in New
York since the repeal of the Percy Gray
law In 1908, Billy Kelly, the renowned
three-year-old geiding belonging to
Commander ]. X. L. Ross. won the hm-
toric Toboggan Handicap at Belmont
Park yesterday afternoon.
a The famous son of Dick Welles won
she famous stake by the small margin OF
a neck from S. C. Hildreth's four-year-
Bid colt Lucullite, but II was enough to
cause the $4,000 excited and enthusiastic
facegoers present to proclaim him the
wonder OF the age. He ran remark
able race and deserves all the praise that
was showered on him, but his victory In
great part was due to the wonderful
ride he received from Johnny LOTUS.
With any other jockey In the saddle he
probably would have been beaten.
LOTUS outgeneralled and outrode Eddie
Taplin, who was astride of Lucullite.
The son OF Trap Rock was great horse
yesterday and with Jockeys reversed
he undoubtedly would have carried Mr..
Hildreth's colors home in front.
1t was Billy Kelly's first appearance
under silks on local track and when
LOTUS landed him home the winner all
foga and at the Maryland tracks real
died why he was unanimously placed
ION the Juvenile throne to rule over such
speed marvels as Eternal. Purchase
tDunboyne and Sweep On last year. He
displayed all the qualifications of a
champion-speed. stamina and courage
I'm way that only champion can.
billy Kelly Pulls Up Sore.
He outran his opponents in the early
part of the race and when challenged
In the homestretch stood a long hard
drive gamely and never faltered until
he had passed the Judges. Then he
showed I'll effects from the gruellins
contest and hobbled back to the scales
He was sore and fatigued. His limp
twas seen by the crowd and the cry
went up that Billy Kelly pulled up
lame. But he didn't. His sturdy legs
were as sound as ever. He was sore
in the shoulders and Guy Bedwelf. his
trainer. said that he would cool out all
right and be on the Job at his feed
box the same as ever tomorrow morn
Ing.
Before Billy Kelly had aroused the
crowd to a wild pitch Of excitement Bon
ME Mary, the bay Ally belonging to P.
A. Clark. which won the Fashion last
Saturday, accomplished what seemed the
impossible. She gave away weight to
a big field of renowned colts and fllies
and beat them home in the classic Ju-
venile in romp. She won by four
Lengths. eased up. after leading from
start to finish. On Watch. carrying the
icolors Of George w. Loft. finished Sec
tond and Harry Payne Whitney's famous
colt Upset was third.
Bonnie Mary's performance was a re-
-markably good one and earned her I'M
&tinted praise from all present, includ-
ing the most conservative and sceptical
arainers. All agreed she was a great
hlly and many veteran horsemen de-
cleared she is the speediest miss since
The days of the immortal Tradition.
Like tho OLD Days.
o To see the two famous stakes decided
all varieties of folk turned out II was
like old times. Men Of prominence in
the financial and social world were
There by the hundreds In the club
house society was out in force and there
was scarcely room to turn around.
In the grandstand and on tho lawn
the accommodations were not adequate
and only the early arrivals who OBJ
,tained seats and held them escaped a
sInauling that they will not forget soon.
Srhe huge plant was overcrowded and
1T was utterly impossible to move about.
For Billy Kelly to be Commander
tFnss's only representative was a big
surprise The Canadian sportsman had
entered Motor Cop over night and II was
he which the public believed would car
sry the Commanders winning colors But
sat the last minute Motor Cop was with
drawn and LOTUS. who originally was
slated TO guide him. was transferred to
Billy Kelly. To the casual racegoers
this move was popular one. Billy
d<elly was their favorite and they were
tickled when II was announced that the
great jockey was to ride him. But to
The practical horsemen and handicap
pers 1t was disappointment
They We're aware that Billy Kelly was
great thoroughbred. but they didn't be-
beve he could give away weight to such
renowned horses as War Cloud Hollis
Ter. Abadane. Nolawn, Toto and Papp
and meet Lucullte on even terms in the
scale and finish first. They considered
LOTUS many pounds better than any of
ahe other Jockeys. but even this could
pot make them figure the three-year-old
en- top. They forsook him and wagered
or Lucullite so heavily that the former
pet OF Major August Belmonts stable
rent to the post strong second choice
at 9to g.
LOTUS to the Fore!
Papp was led to the post as usual and
fhe remainder of the field paraded before
the crowds and then cantered up to the
barrier without incident. At the web
ping Papp was fractions and Il took
Mars Cassidy six minutes to get the field
aligned. When he shouted Come up 90
the eight contestants sprang away like
p troop OF cavalry. But before the FIRST
sixteenth of a mile had been covered
The black and orange worn by LOTUS
were seen bounding along a length in
front In the best going few yards from
the rail LOTUS knows the good and bad
spots OF the course as few others know it,
He has learned that for fifteen feet from
the rail the track is lightning fast and
that the outside IS more than a foot deep
in sand. To run through the sand he
figured a horse must be at least two
seconds faster than his opponents in or
der to win. Therefore in the race he
kept clear OF 1t and also kept away
from the rail where the track was cut up
At the half mile post the light weight
ed Toto ranged alongside OF him and he
tgas compelled to urge Billy Kelly to
i;eep his head in front. A furlong from
home Toto quit. and for second time
Billy Kelly opened up a gap a lengths
lead on his field. While Billy Kelly
>Nlvas stepping along in front as straight
rs string Lucullite. handled by Tap
lin, was running all over the course. AS