New-York tribune., 1920-08-03

dizzy and strung out fully sixteenth.
he had the race won and was looking
around.
The start Of the feature was fair
enough, though Mad Halter was car
ried wide on the first turn. He sue
cceeded in getting around the field be-
tore the backstretch was reached. and
up the long straight on the far side
raced almost head to head with Sir
Barton. 1t was pretty duel while it
lasted. But as they reached the far
turn it was seen that Mad Halter was
1aitering. Rounding the bend Sir Bar
ton drew rapidly away. never aein "a
be seriously challenged.
Moody Wins Flash Stakes
Just about that time Wildair made
move that brought shout from the
supporters of the favorite. He hooked
up with and quickly passed Mad Halter.
but ne never could get close to the
pacemaker. Exterminator, who was slow
to begin, came with great rush through
the last half mile and in the stretch
hooked up with and put away Widair.
Harry Payne Whtney's. Moody won
the Flash. of $4,000, at five and a half
turlongs, in impressive style. Eleven
good two.year- olds faced the starter in
TINS secondary feature, and Moody
proved pounds the best. because he had
TO race around the early pacemakers.
Registrar and Dimmesdale, on the turn
for home. Pluribus also came away
from back and finished out strongly.
teatng Registrar. the early pacemaker,
Tor the place. Moody sprinted the flve
and half furlongs in the very fine
lime of 1:05 As.
Moody's clever victory against real
stake class to-day. after his last dis
appointing race at Empire, Certainly
lends color to Coltilettis charges
agninst q al',ii, Teddy Rice on that occasion.
tColtiletti told the stewards that Rice
had grabbed his saddle cloth and held
on for ;hree-eights of mile, until he
ColtllettD WAS finally forced to use
MS wip to make Rice let 60.
The veteran trainer. Jimmy Rowe.
scored double in spite Of Wildair's
failure, as he saddled Exodus. That
tow-roped a field of a dozen in the
closing dash at five and half fur
longs. Exodus, by the way, was the
only winning favorite of the after.
noon.
Layers and Players Disagree
There Is likely to be lam betwean
the layers and players az a result Of =. a
mix-up in the fifth race, which wit
messed the downfall of Tom McTag-
Eart, the odds-on favorite. G. E. Halls
sunny Hill was so long delayed in his
Journey to the track that he did not
arrive until just before the field was
gong to the post. Certain Of the oral
lsts. Peter Long and Tom Shaw among
them, declared when it was finally
learned Sunny Hill was not starting
tAas they would not pay off on the re-
suit, as there was no opportunity to
make new book.
While the Jockey Club does not rec
ognize betting, arbitrator johnny Cav
anaugh declared the slip grabbers
would have to make good to their
patrons who PLAYED the winning horses.
lie pointed out that Sunny Hill wns
posted as Il doubtful starter the mo-
n'ent it was learned he had not shown
N the paddock, and that the layers
had none but Themselves to blame If
they did not protect themselves. G.E.
Hall who is himself paddock Judge
IN Maryland. was severely reprirlanded
by tho stewards. He explained that
blocked traffic on The roads had pre-
vented getting Sunny Hill to the tracl +.
in time.
E. G. Griffith's Flare won the shil-
lelah Steeplechase Handicap, at about
two miles. The favorite, Decisive, fell
at the water jump in front of the
stand the second time round Royal
Arch finished second.