New-York tribune., 1920-06-29
Veteran Keogh
Guides Pair of
Winners Home
Reinstated Jockey Shows
Fine Horsemanship ON
rishDream andNancyLee
By w. J. Macbeth


Frank Keogh, the sterling veteran
of the pigskin who was reinstated this
spring after long spell on the ground,
gave couple of demonstrations at the
Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon of
what proper handling can do for a
thoroughbred. Keogh had two mounts
and he brought them both home in
lront Just about IS -ar as he pleased.
Needless to say @eogh's horseman-
ship was appreciated by the biggest
Monday crowd that had been out 10
the races this season, for one of his
mounts was a favorite and the other
a heavily played second choice.
There was little doubt in the public
mind (after the races) that Keogh had
tine material with which to work. On
both occasions, in fact, he made a show
OF his fields. In the fifth race, at a
mile, Keogh had the lee up on the
Kllsane Stables Irish Dream, while
Hummer rode Sea Mint, the favor
TINS race, as in several of the others,
the field was scratched down to half
the size named overnight. Only four
Of the original eight paraded to the
post.
Tumble on Good Thing
Sea Mint was considered a moral
certainty with Hummer up, and the
oralsts were assaulted accordingly for
the supposed good thing But when it
came TO running, there was only one
horse in the race. Sea Mint couldn't
keep within hailing distance of Irish
Dream at any stage of the journey.
keogh had Irish Dream in hand from
start to finish, but still in the first
quarter opened up a lead of more than
length, which he increased at will
until he was four or five lengths in
front at the finish. Irish Dream was
pulled up through the final sixteenth.
Irish Dream was q very good horse
yesterday, as the very commendable
time of 1883 flat for the mile indicates.
Sea Mint had no contention for the
place; he finished ten lengths ahead
of Charlie Stoneham's Bff Bang, which
in turn led Sea Sinner by a length
keogh's win of the five furlongs
sprint that concluded the program,
with P. A. Clark's Nancy Lee, was next
thing to a walkover. There was little
more excitement to this victory, as
the field at least seemed more repre-
sentative. No less than fifteen maiden
fllles paraded to the post. There was
hot tip out on James Buffers Beach
Star, which had never started, but
which was favored in the early betting
at to 5. Nancy Lee, which opened
al 3 to l and went as high as to 2,
fhd been hammered down to a 13 to
choice by the time the field was sent
away, and she was just about the liv-
est l3 to 5 choice any one ever did
pick. Beach Star was only one of some
fourteen that never figured once the
barrier was sprung.
Favorite Away Fast
Keogh, ever alert, upheld his reputa-
tion as smart post boy. He was of
wnging with the favorite and simply
lost the pack so far that he was able to
take the rail at the elbow and gallop
home as he pleased. At the furlong
pole Nancy Lee was ten or a dozen
lengths in front. She simply cantered
from there in. Mile, Cadeau, a 80 to l
shot, finished second, with Dough Girl
third
The steeplechase for madens at
tracted the most pretentious field of
timber toppers, so far as numbers were
concerned, that had been out this sea-
son. No less than ten faced the starter
and seven managed to finish Midas H.,
of the Ralph Parr entry, fell at the
seventh fence, where Specs Crawford
miraculously escaped serious injury.
He was badly shaken up and received
decorations Of the head and face. Blue
Laddie, one Of the choices, also fell,
while King Terry, an outsider, lost his
rider.
The steeplechase was won by Mrs.
F. Ambrose Cark's imported Minata,
which was handled by B. Haynes. 1t
was a popular win, as Minata went to
the post a pronounced favorite. Sea
Sun cut out all the early running. but
folded after a mile. Haynes rated
Minata along in a good position until
the last half mile, when he started his
successful drive. Minata tired after
taking the last fence and had to be
hard ridden to withstand the chal-
lenge of Valspar, an outsider.
The most thrilling finish of the
afternoon marked the biggest upset
when Claquer beat Tom McTaggart in
the third race of mile and six
teenth by scant head. McTaggart,
which had Sande up, was backed from
twos to even, while Claquer's price
scared from twos to fives.
Clever Ride by Buxton
Buxton rode one of the most brilliant
finishes of his career to land the brack-
cts, while it appeared Sande was just
bit too confident toward the end.
This pair fought it out all the way
anu lHc Ouel IlllOuSl tuC SliStNh N"o
about as pretty as could be imagined.
At the sixteenth pole Claquer seemed
to hang momentarily, but Buxton went
to work with the whir and by grace
of million dollar finish got his mount
up just in time. Tom McTaggart was
very tired horse, too, so far as that
goes, and like most tired horses was
bearing out at the finish. A plunge
was made on Albert A. in this race,
but he finished absolutely last. War
Plume unseated j. Campbell while at
the post by rearing over backward
but luckily the boy escaped injury.
Only two horses faced the starter
for the Rockaway Selling Stakes at
six furlongs, the supposed feature of
the card. Larry Waterbury's Torch
bearer was so very good he was able
to spot w. C. Clancy's Pickwick five
lengths at the start and still galloped
around him to win as he pleased by
four or five lengths. For a two horse
field this was one of Cassdy's worst
starts of the season.
1t was another fine day for form, as
four choices came home in front. An
upset developed in the very first race,
however. The favorite, On Watch,
which got off we'll, was slow to begin
and was bumped back on the rail and
Knocked out of it soon after the start
Commander j. K. l.. Rosss Constancy
won this six and one-half furlongs
sprint. Sande waited behind Leading
Star until the top of the stretch, then
came aWaV and won hreeyinC