New-York tribune., 1920-07-09
en- n ictor
La Chief Race
At A'qlletluct'
Milkmaid Bows Once More
70 Triple Springs Farms
Filly; 5 Favorites Score
BY NJ. ]. Macbeth

Disciples Of form and students Of
dope had . regular Roman holiday
at the Aqueduct course yesterday altar
noon The only thing that prevented
perfect vindication Of form was an
unexpected accident to the favorite
curing the running, Of the Woodford
handicap, at mile, which was the
feature eyert. J.. X. L. Ross's four
year-old hlly Milkmaid, after entering
.ne stretch all over a winner, bled badly
lust about the time she was to come
TO grips with the Triple Springs Farm IS
Zen Rose, the early pacemaker and
eventual easy winner Sande had to
pull up the favorite sharply and jog
to the finish.
y was the second time in eight days
that Pen Rose, as an outsider, put 1t
over Milkmaid, and both times Laverne
Fator' had the leg up on the Triple
Farms filly. A week ago last Wednes-
oay afternoon Pen Rose was the medium
OF real old-fashioned killing, when
she won the Gazelle Handicap at a
mile and sixteenth from this same
Mllkmald by good half length.
Wonderful Sprinting Ability
Pen Rose on that occasion was backed
from 80 to | to 10 to /. She is little
filly, possessed of wonderful sprintine
ability, but never before had seemed
able to carry her speed over distance
OF ground. Perhaps it was on this ac-
count that Sande rated the heavily
weighted favorite, Milkmaid, so far off
zen Roses killing pace and permitted
fator to steal such commanding
lead that he could not be overhauled
IN the stretch. Contrary to expecta-
tIons, Fen Rose refused to crack under
the strain, and though Milkmaid closed
The meeting of the two was diff
ferent story yesterday afternoon BON
Again Pen Rose broke away,on her
toes, and again she opened up a gap
IN the first furlong, closely pursued by
Lady Gertrude and Toujours. Sande
worked Milkmaid to the inside of Lady
Gertrude In the run for the first turn,
and gradually worked up on the fying
pacemaker. At the turn he was lappcd
OIL Lady Gertrude, about a length and
q half behind Pen Rose. AS they swuns
around the bend to the long, straight
stretch it was seen that Milknaid, run
ming resoiutely. was cutting down the
pacsmaker with every stride.
The Favorite Stops
And then something happened
Strengthened for home, Milkmaid was
seen charging down upon the diminu-
tive Pen Rose, when all of sudden
Sande went to the whip A few wicked
cuts. and still the filly continued to
stop-to stop almost as suddenly as If
shot, Sande looked around to see what
was behind him, then pulled out sud
denly. and brought his mount almost to
walk.
Az he trailed home a quarter mile
behind the field it was seen that Milk
maid was bleeding badly. She had
ruptured blood vessel just when it
seemed certain she had the race won.
With Milkmaid eliminated, Pen Rose
had nothing more to beat, and rolled
home fine winner over Lady Gertrude
by two good lengths. Toujours, four
lengths back, got third money.
Favorites scored in the other five
trials. Elmendorf ran a fine mile to
win the Myrtle, third on the program.
An original field of thirteen was
scratched down to three, of which Ell
mendorf proved pounds the best. FL
memdorf raced Sundial III into the
ground in the first seven furlongs and
pulled his cork so badly that Salvestra,
the outsider, took the place easily FL