New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
RUNNERS Ride
Helps Kashmir
To Win Feature
Ensor, ON Tom McTaggart,
and Sande, on Damrosch,
Toss Off Opportunities
By w. ]. Macbeth

The good men who quote odds
against the thoroughbreds reeled away
from the Jamaica racetrack last even
ing undecided as to the best method -
gas or hemp. 1t was about the tough
est day Of tough season for them;
an afternoon without a solitary break
in that old sporting ditty: "All going
out and nothing coming in."
The heavy rain of the preceding
night amid early morning hal left the
track In that indescribable condition
which usually is conducive to the
growth of the oralists bankrolls. But
yesterday was one of those exceptional
days Despite the uncertainty of the
track no less than three favorites
came home in front. In all three of the
other races the winners were played
Tar more heavily than the choices.
1t Is doubtful if the oralists got an
even break in the Ocean Handicap at
mile and sixteenth, the feature
event of an ordinary card. j. J. Hal
!enbecks kashmir beat Larry Water
bury's Tom McTaggart and Comman-
der j. X. l.. Rosss Damrosch in this
distance heat. McTaggart and Dam
rosch were even favOrites in the early
betting, but at the last moment all the
wise money poured in on the winner.
kashmir Much the Best
Kashmr was pounds the best as the
race was run. Hummer, who had the
leg up on the Hallenback horse, showed
a great deal more horse sense and
judgment than either Sande or Ensor.
Sande, who seemed away Off from his
usual excellence throughout the day,
made too much use of Damrosch in
the early stages. The same may be
said of Ensor in his handling of Tom
McTaggart.
At the start Weiner raced War
Smoke out to the front as if the trial
was for half mile Sande foolishly
and Ensor went after Damrosch in
turn. Hummer very sensibly laid off
this early killing pace and was content
to work up gradually, saving some
thing for the finish. About the time
War Smoke began to blow up Tom Nc
Taggert and Damrosch we're dizzy
themselves. They swung wide az the
stretch turn to avoid muddy spot,
but Runners mount had so much left
he was able to come to the outside of
both and still win handily enough.
Damrosch gave up at the head Of the
stretch.
For a time toward the finish it looked
as if Charles A. Stoneham's Snap
Jockey Mooney, outrun badly to that
stage of the journey took chance
with the slop at the rail and SKINNED
through right on the fence at the turn
into the stretch He saved SO much
ground on the pacemakers that he
actually got in front for a while. He
was in the lead at the eighth pole, but
just when victory seemed within his
grasp he wlted. With boy capable
of stronger finish Snapdragon II
might have sprung surprise.
Upset in Third Race.
The biggest upset of the afternoon
developed in the third race. at a mile
and seventy yards, when Manoeuyre,
the TO . choice, with Sande riding.
finished second to Title, which had
been backed all ways across the board
from 10 down to to l. In this race.
as with Pastoral Swain later Sande
rode Ike shoemaker. He made half
dozen Of runs with his mount. It
must be confessed that Sande was put
at great disadvantage at the start
from the fact that his mount reared
as the barrier was sprung
Sande scored in the fifth. at q mile
and a sixteenth, With Pastoral Swain.
the 10 20 favorite. But in this race.
through carelessness or Indifference
he made half dozen runs and found
half dozen different pockets. Final
ly he had to come away TO the out
side at the stretch turn, and if his
mount hadn't been about ton better
than Hoodwink, Sande surely would
have spilled the beans.
AS has become quite the fashion. the
good men were all aboard for a melon
( cutting in the last race. Hummer
with the Nosreme Stables Suparb'
stole this five furlongs sprint by hug
ging the rail into the stretch while
the others swung wide to avoid the
mud. Evidently Hummer. who scored
with kashmir, had made note of