New-York tribune., 1920-05-23
Salmon F.illy
: Takes Seventh
Race in Row
Daughter of Wrack and
Mindful Not Called Upon
to Face Classiest of Fields
By w. ]. Macbeth

with the Colorado Snakes, five fur
long dash with guaranteed value OF
$4,000 No $4,000 was ever won more
easily
The comely daughter of Wrack and
Mindful to win her seventh consecu-
tive victory of the season was not
called upon to defeat the cLassiest field
of -year-olds one migtrt imagine.
Yet she did everything any thorough
bred could be asked to do and did that
same so we'll there is little doubt Care
full is destined to so on to wonderful
thingS in this eventful season of 1920.
1t is far too early as yet TO dream
OF championships. There's many a slip
'twixt May and November in the very
best racing families. One can not
easily forget Miss Jemlma, queen of
the Western turf, that ran into so
much trouble at Saratoga. But Careful
always has been so far superior to
everything she has been called upon
to face in her seven races thus far it Is
a certainty that if there is any two
year-old in the East capable OF making
her extend herself the same has not yet
paradcQ 10 the posi-
Well Set-Up Filly
Careful is we'll set-up filly, slightly
below the average two-year- size at
this time of the year. She's as smooth
running piece of horsefesh as one
ever can expect to see. She is con
siderably bigger than Penrose, the sem
sation of the early season of 1918.
But Careful is far stronger appearing
than Penrose. deeper chestcd and pos
sessed of stamina and staying power as
we'll as sprinting ability, ii one can
judge by appearance.
The real test of a thoroughbred is
ability to carry weight In this par
ticular. as in all others evidenced so
far. Careful has more than measured
up to the most exacting requirements,
This prim daughter of Wrack picked
up 127 pounds yesterday and galloped
the five furlongs in the fine timo eff
l02 fiat. Careful could have travelled
much faster than that. But it wasn't
necessary Though the three juveniles
that opposed her were all in at fifteen
pounds advantage, none at any time
was able 10 make c. Feful extend her
self.
James Buffers CT 8 nut colt Eas.
View was the only ompetitor that
could keep within gunshot of Careful
away from the barrier like a clay
pigeon from q trap. She seems at top
speed in a couple of strides. Though
Cassidy sent the small field away in
perfect alignment Careful was two
lengths in front of the others inside
fifty yards. She was fighting Kelsay
for her head, too.
East View, another fast breaker,
handled BY the clever Teddy Rice, was
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start, evidently with the idea of racing
her into the ground under her heavy
impost if possible. Nearing the first
turn. kelsay waited for the challenger.
In all her career Careful had never
been behind any thoroughbred in a
race. nor did Kelsay intend that she
should be on this occasion. But he
rated her so well he allowed East View
to crowd his muzZle to Carefu's saddle
went about racing East View into the
ground
East View Doomed
In this manner the two flying two
year olds spun round the bend, shak-
ing eff the others without the least
trouble. But even here an expert could
readily see East View already doomed.
The Butler colt was running his hard
est. Careful was plainly under re-
straint. Her neck arched and ears
prcked forward. she fought the bit,
anxious to be off and away from the
stranger that stuck by her shoulder.
Turning into the stretch Kelsay
finally gave his mount her head a
East View as if the colt had pulled
up. In fifty yards. it seemed, Careful
had opened a gap of couple of
lengths. The heartbroken East View
was soundfy licked.
At the eighth pole Kelsay began to
take up again. Through the last six
teenth he simply cantered. Yet Care
full beat East View by five good
lengths. A. B. Spreckles's Runatrix. the
second choice, was always outrun. This
tly, which had impressed with two
was contender. though hard ridden
al the way by Myers.
Though Careful was prOhibitivc
odds-on favorte. her victory was by
far the most popular of the day, of
course, for every one interested in the
turf loves a real thoroughbred such as
Careful proved herself to be. The
ovation to Careful and Kelsay lasted
several minutes. The crowd numbered
some twenty-five thousand 1t beat
the record breaking opening day at
tendance of the previous Saturday, and
in the opinion of old race followers
was the secondary feature, and it was
maca Enclosures.
Ormonda Out in Front
The Kings County Handicap, with
$500 added. at mile and a sixteenth,
was the secondary feature and it was
won by William A. Shea's four-year-
old tilly, Ormondea, a heavily-played
second choice. This was one Of the
most exciting finishes of the afternoon.
Sam Hildreths Thunderclap, out the
first time this season, was supposed to
be almost as great cinch as Careful
The heavily-played odds-on favorite
seemed high in flesh and ran as if
short
Thunderclap and Ormonda hooked
up in terrific duel up the back
stretch where T. Rowan clearly out
jockeyed Fator. Fator attempted to
rush Thunderclap up on the inside and
Rowan herded him there in toward the
ran where the going was heaviest
Thunderclap hit the stretch turn a
winded horse. Then Rowan ran right
away from him with Ormonda.
But the early effort had told on this
one, too, and at ~ sixteenth Ornonda
showed signs of dls.t~ss. firing rapid
~, she just did manage to last long
enough to stave off the belated cha
lenge of Cromwell, a long shot, that
closed with great rush through the
stretch. Cromwell would have got up
in another stride.
Just such another finish as this
marked the close of the day when, in