New-York tribune., 1920-07-20
Empire Talent
.Jolted as Three
Favorites Fail
Irish Dream Wins Fleet
wing Handicap; Tippity
Witchet Finishes Last
Bx w. !. Macbeth

A lot of woe and tribulation was
spilled about the Empire City racetrack
yesterday afternoon, for it was another
day of surprises, In which the talent
usually got it where the chicken gets
the ak.
The Kilrane Stables Irish Dream
won the feature race, the Fleetwing
Handicap, at about six furlongs, Of
$500 guaranteed. George w. Lofts
Tippity Witcheh the favorite, finished
absolutely last in the field of eight.
Valley, which was almost as keenly
supported as Irish Dream and Tippity
Witchet, had all he could do to land
third place.
Irish Dream had to be much the best
to win the way the race was run, and it
was we'll for the good colt he had the
assistance Of such a strong rider as
Clarence Turner. The Kilrane colt got
off none too we'll from the extreme out
side position, and consequently had to
take the long route home. The Triple
Springs Farms fleet Pen Rose, which
carried top weight, and Dick Carman's s
Carmandale were off winging and
fought it out to the turn, where Car
mandate drew off to lead of length.
Irish Dream finally shook off Dream
of the Valley and Hasten On and half
way around the bend went out after
the leaders.
Irish Dream Wins Easily
II was just about here that Pen Rose
first showed signs of faltering. 1t Is
probable the long delay at the post told
somewhat on the topweights Enfilade
had been very fractions in going out to
the starter and delayed matters for
more than FIVE minutes. At any rate,
swinging into the stretch Carmandale
raced away from Pen Rose and seemed
to have the feature at his mercy.
Turner then went to the whip with
Irish Dream, and swinging around the
other two began a most vigorous ride
1t was tough chase for him, but at the
furlong pole he finally got up to even
terms with Carmandale and from there
home won just about as he pleased.
Dream of the Valley outgamed Pen Rose
for show money. Pen Rose, as a matter
of fact, quit soon after the stretch was
reached. This is filly that runs best
when out by herself. She had not the
foot yesterday to shake off Carmandale
at the start.
Little j. Mooney, who rides for
Sunny jim" Fitzsimmons, earned the
days honors by twice scoring brackets.
Ihls is very promising boy. Sunny
Jim" thinks him one of the most prom
ising lads he has ever had in hand, and
he has developed a great many stars in
his time.
Favorite Badly Beaten
Mooney scored his first victory of the
day with J. E. Davis's Prodigy in the
opening dash of FIVE and half fur
longs for two-year-old hliies. The boy
showed excellent judgment with Prod
ICY. Harry Payne Whitney's Panta-
lette, which was equally favored with
Prodigy for the place, got bust at the
barrier, and for a time threatened to
spread-eagle the field Going around
the bend Pantalette was five lengths in
front. But Mooney worked up grad
ually to the pacemaker, caught he r
outrode Coltiletti the rest of the way.
The favorite, Day Lilly. might as we'll
have been left in the barn for all the
show she had from the start She was
left at the post, to all intents and pur-
poses.
Mooney scored very popular victory
in the fifth race, at a mile and q six
teenth, when he came down in front
with Charles A. Stoneham's Recount
Again he had to wear down an early
pacemaker that threatened to towrope
the field. This was Claquer, which hit
the stretch a good three lengths in
front, but Claquer was made use of
too much at the start, and he folded an
eighth from the wire. Recount was
backed from to / to to /, and his
victory was very popular one, though
it cost the owner of the Giants a pretty
penny to save the winner. Recount, en-
tered for $4,000, was run up by So, 100
| but claimed by the stable for $6,105
S. A. Clopton's Joaquina was much
the best of the fifteen two-year-olds
that contested the closing dash, at five
and half furlongs. This one had te
make up very disadvantageous start
and race around the entire field to dc
! it.
J. W. McClelland's Universal, backed
from 20 to 1 to 10 to l, won the thirc
race, at about six furlongs, from a fielc
of sixteen cheap ones. This was one
Of the very juiciest melon cuttings Of
the season.
w. H. Fizer's Dorcas turned anothe,
form somersault in the second race, a
a mile and seventy yards, to beat ou
the favorite, War Machine, by thre,
lengths. Both came from away bacl
in the stretch.
Jockeys Andy Schuttinger and H
King were set down for the balance O.
the week for disobedience and inso
lence at the post.
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