The sun., 1919-07-18
Big RACE FORCES
PUBLIC TO PONDER
Lucullite Turns Somersault
and Sun Briar Stops Under
Pull at Yonkers.
STEWARDS QUIZ LOTUS
Jockey Said He Followed Sta
BILE Instructions-Last
Race a Fiasco.
STEWARDS QUIZ LOTUS
ny HENRY v. KING.

memory of the 5000 racegoers who
saw the contest. 1t will not be remem-
bered as a stirring contest; not even as
q good race. 1t will 90 down in turf
history as one of the most unsatisfac-
tory stake events of the decade.
s. c. Hildreths Lucullite, won It by
turning one of the worst form somer-
eaults of tho year, and Willis Sharp
Kilmers renowned Sun Briar ran 30
badly in It that the crowd gasped and
called on the stewards for an investiga-
ton. Lucullite passed the judges gal
bud, which beat Sun Briar q length for
place honors
As a result Of It Johnny LOTUS, who
rode Sun Briar, Henry McDaniels, who
trains the colt Sam Hildreth. owner Of
Lucullite were Intercepted by the
stewards and will be questioned again
this afternoon.
Whether or not there was any crimi-
nal or questionable work connected with
1t Is a matter Of conjecture, but It GER
tainly looked bad. On Tuesday Lucul-
lite was badly beaten at one mile by
in / :3s rs after leading into the home
stretch. Yesterday he set the pace,
didn't quit in the homestretch, and COW
cred the same distance over a slow
track in / 40, and there Is no doubt but
that he could have run much faster X
he had been extended at any stage Of
the journey.
Reversal Criticised.
This glazing reversal was severely
criticised by all racegoers. but It was
explained away on the ground that Luz
cullite had been kicked at the post by
Ticket in his previous race.
Lotus was condemned for the way
he rode Sun Briar. He held the great
horse under a choking pull until the
homestretch. There he 'let him down."
but Sun Briar would not run and was
unable to gain any ground on either
Lucullite or Old Rosebud. During the
run down the backstretch Sun Briar's
mouth was wide open, and he was hight
ing hard for his head. This was seen
by all the racegoers and the stewards,
and Immediately after the contest Lotus
was asked to explain why he had held
back his charge.
The Jockey explained that he had fol-
lowed stable instructions; that he had
been ordered to race around the FIRST
turn and then take his charge of the
pace and wait until the homestretch to
mako his run. When asked II he ex-
pected to win by that kind Of riding, he
said:
of course I did. Sun Briar was rae
ing under a choking pull. and believed
that when I gave him free rein in the
stretch that he would run over his
horses and win easily. Besides. I was
aware that Lucullita led his field, in
GLIDING Bally. by a big margin the other
day and then quit to q walk In the
homestretch. felt confident Sun Briar
would beat him. The horse I feared
was Old Rosebud. But Sun Briar sur
priSed me. lie quit from a pull to a
yak"
His explanation was a plausible one
and appealed TO the stewards. but before
generating him they want to quiz
Trainer McDaniels. A messenger was
SAINT for him, but he had left tho track,
and a decision in the case was withheld
until this afternoon, when McDaniels
and LOTUS will DO brought face to face.
While Sun Briars race had an ugly
look, It is likely that the horse and no,
the trainer or Jockey was to blame. Vet
eran horsemen pointed out that any thor
oughbred which had been on the farm
for q year and had had only one short
race Is likely to stop from a pull to q
walk. as Sun Briar did yesterday. They
said his non-racing activities had Slapped
his speed ard strength. and that It will
tako long and careful training to restore
him To his best form.
Last Race n Fiasco.
The last race, a dash for cheap two
year-olds. brought about tho worst flascc
seen on a turf in a generation. OF the
dozen youngsters which went to the posi-
aall except Ednaris and Laughter broke
through the barrier to a false start and
ran the entire distance at racing speed
When brought back to the barrier they
were TO leg weary they could scarcely
raise a gaIlop in the real race. Laugh
Ter took the purse in a romp. dozer
lengths in front OF Ednarts, which wa.
nah that distance in front OF Ladylike.
The fiasco caused a sensation and a.
ono time threatened a riot. The thou
sardo who didn't realize 1t was a false
start clamored around the judges stand
and Missed and hooted and shouted anc
ai,=ieled that the race be declared of
But tho oficials had no alternative in
the matter and hung UP the officia
numbera
FOR tho fasco the Jockeys and moi
Mars Cassidy. were to blame. The start
ing flag did not go down and the.
shou,d not have raced their charges un'
ill it had dropped.
Mr.. Cassidy said Ted Rice, who
had tho mount on Ednaris. was tn,
chief offender and suspended him fol
ten days Mr.. Cassidy declared tina
Rice broke through the barrier will
such a rush that the other lads believed
ne was on his way to the judges an(
went after him. The nag did not drop
he said, but in their anxiety to get goot
positions they did not notice that tn,
big white flag dangled in their faces.
Rice Deserved Suspension.
Rice knew IL wasn't a start and cam,
back and chuckled at almost all of hi
opponents racing at their top speed fol
naught. He deserved all the punishment
gave him."
In the false scramble C. A. Applegate'i
Hampton finished first. Samuel Ross
Cormoran was second and w. II. Cong
don's Orleans Girl third. Those whs
wagered on these youngsters were Will,
with anger when the officials BLASTED
their hopes of cashing by sending tn,
ten horses back to the starter.
The Fernwood Purse. for thrse-year- ol,
Niles at one mile. was won by John San
lords imported nlly Alphee In a thrilling
itnish by half q length from C. Daley
Ormonda- Aphee displayed q grea
burst OF early speed and quickly went I,
the front She stepped along at fas
pace until q sixteenth of q mile from
home. There she began to tire and a
she faltered Ormonda came with a rusl
and reached her saddle girth. A vigor
GUS hnish by FAtor kept Alphes goinl
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