New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-22
Abb Captures
The Shamrock
In Easy Style
Hildreth Horse, Hot Tip at
Jamaica, Rewards Back.
ers; Three Favorites Win
BY w. !. Macbeth

That Sam Hidreth owns strong
bend in the Eastern racing game everv
one has been ready to admit ever since
ne assembled his proven stars of the
turf last year. That Hldreth knows
good morse when he sees one and
knows how to handle it when he gets
u MS worst enemy cannot but admit
II any further proof had been neces-
Sary then it must be admitted Hildreth
lutnisned the Allbi yesterday.
Alpl was the horses name. He is
d brown morse hve years old, a son of
lracery-Amicitia that had not been ia
the races for couple of seasons. He
won the Shamrock Handicap, a gallon
OF one mile, from three other thorough
breds rated higher than the aver
age mat nave been seen at the Jamaica
meeting so far and won in a fashion
that did credit to his sire.
.Aliol, by the way. was the hot tin
OF the afternoon and many q player
iaid pack Tor an opportunity to play
tie odds-on choice at any price. A lot
Of supposedly wise money showed for
Mrs. E. NJ. Browns The Wagner, a
three year-old, that was hammered
down from to / to 8 to ,. But the
Hlldreth steed was fit and ready. and
he won as easily as Man O. War can
WIN at anything nearly like even
weights against the 1920 crop Of three
year-olds.
As a matter Of fact Abb had to be
much the best horse to win. He got
off none too we'll in Struggling start,
right under the judges noses, and he
had to be taken up by Fator and raced
to the outside Of the field. The Wag-
oner had plenty of early speed and
simply sailed around that first turn.
Up the backstretch Butwell sent his
charge along till The Wagner had
drawn out to lead of a couple of
lengths. Turning into the backstretch
Fa.or, rating his mount nicely, began
gradually to make up lost ground with
Alibi. He continued to work steadily
up to the pacemaker, though it was
evident always that Alibi was under
restraint. Fator gave his mount
breather rounding the far turn. Then
he set him down for furlong
Alibi simply bounded away, raced up
to The Wagner, raced him into the
ground IN a sixteenth and drew off to
the easiest imaginable sort Of win.
The Wagner, which always held the
others safe, was firing at the end.
Alibi, scarcely extended beyond an easy
gallop, finished the mile in 1:4225 fair
enough time on a track that was par
ticularly heavy around the rail.
The layers got sort Of breather for
the first time. Three favorites Won,
but all at short odds-on. and the New
York racing public seems more inclined
to shoot at the moon always than TO
string along on short market.
William {. Clancy's old campaigner,
Pickwick, Won the Arizona Selling
Handicap, at five and half sfurlongs,
in the good time of 1906 4-5. though he
had to extend himself through the
stretch to foil Fort Churchill. H.
Myers, who piloted the favorite, waited
until the stretch to make his bid He
elected to come to the outside al the
stretch turn and picked good footing
for his charge when Strengthened for
the run home.
The holiday crowd will see the new
sensation OF the racing year this after
noon. Walter J. Salmon has named his
wonderful Wrack FLY Careful for the
$4,000 Colorado Stakes, at FIVE furlongs
Careful, unbeaten, has Won six straight
starts, and never ye- has been forced
to run behind any thoroughbred at any
stage. The Kings County Handicap.
with $500 added, for three-year-ol ds
and upward. at q mile and sixteenth,
is another feature Of closing day.