New-York tribune., 1920-05-21
Four Favorites
Cause Rejoicing g
Among Backers
Hildreth's Krewer Crowds TO
Front at Start of Handi-
cap, but Soon Falls Back
By w. ]. Macbeth


One by one the roses fade as one by
one the good men fall. BY the time
the first spring meeting of the Metro
politan Jockey Club ends at Jamaica
track tomorrow afternoon thereIl be
few but the old guard of layers left
unless some outsiders come to the
front. The racing so far, despite the
rather cheap class of competition, has
become more popular with each sue
ceeding day, as form seems to improve
the further the meeting goes.
Yesterday the talent stood out par
ticulaarly bright, though only a fair
sample Of what has obtained each af-
ternoon. No fewer than four we'll
played choices galloped home 10 VIC
tory, and in both Of the other heats g
second choice that got most of the play
landed the brackets. The nearest
thing to an upset developed in the
feature race, the Southampton Handi-
cap, at mile and a sixteenth.
Public Not Far Wrong
And even here the gloating public
Krewer, which was out for his first
trial of the season. was banded about
as a copper-rlv cinch-just another
such good thing IS Sunf1ash II. But
though Krewer opened favorite at to
the sharps didn't like Krewer's looks.
He certainly did look high in flesh, AS
IT he had trained on dried apples and
rain water. Krewer's price gradually
scared to 9 to 5, with few fanciers.
On the other hand, Gladiator, Ami
versary and Sea Mint were all pretty
we'll played. And the students Of the
development of the breed had the right
hunch. The distance-a mile and a
sixteenth-seemed bit too far fer
krewer, fat as he was. Or else he is
horse.
Fator crowded Krewer to the front
shortly after the start and on the
ckstretch opened up lead of several
lengths. n Barrett laid off the early
pace with Gladiator. At the far turn
he set sail for the pacemaker, moved
up at will and soon made the Hildreth
colt chuck it. krewer had nothing
left for the stretch. He quit to moth
ing when collared. Anniversary, which
ran fair race, and rated third to
the stretch turn, came with a rush
at the end for the place.
through the stretch. Sea Mint. which
commanded fair following. was put
out Of it at the start. This colt got
tangled in the barrier and carried the
webbing the entire distance. Evidently
hummer was not aware of the circum-
stance or he probably would have
pulled up at once.
Commander J. X. L. Ross and fam
lily were on hand to see the Canadian
sportsmen's two-year-old flly, Jaco
bina win her maiden race, the fifth.
at five furlongs. Sandc showed good
Judgment and fine sense Of pace
Turner, with James Buffers Foam, at
tempted to make a runaway and soon
opened up a commanding lead. Sandc
his mount IN the stretch then simply
raced up to. over and away from the
early paccmaker. Commander Ross.
who will leave for Montreal to-day
had a sentimental wager on Jacobina,
needless to say.
Metropolitan racing folk will have
their first peep at Walter J. Salmon's
sensational two-year-old filly Careful
tomorrow afternoon. This hlly, which
the Maryland stable boys call Miss
Man O War, will start in the $4,000
Colorado Stakes. In all her races to
uA'e ehe ut'oeaCen Oare1ul mas never
been behind another thoroughbred at
any stage of the competition
Freddie Auerback. a prominent hotel
proprietor of Jacksonville and Miami,
Fla, was renewing acquaintances at
Jamaica yesterday. Auerbach was
prominent on the Middle Western turf
some fifteen years ago in various off
cial capacities. He had quite an after
noon with the old guard