New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Johnston and Ti1den Victors at Forest Hills
Sets
A New Record
In Great Neck
Debadou, Rank Outsider.
Almost Captures Feature
Handicap at Belmont Park
BY w. !. Macbeth

j. X. L. Ross's Milkmaid broke the
track record for a mile and sixteenth
in winning the Great Neck Handicap,
nary card at Belmont Park yesterday
afternoon. Milkmaid which followed
the pace of the Grcentree Stables
Dcbadou and which took command
only at the final eighth pole, stepped
the distance in 1:43 4-5.
The former record was established
5Gy by William Martins ,e-year-old
Valor, under 1O8 pounds, at ! IA fiat
on June 6, 1919. Milkmaid, under 1872
pounds, clipped one-fifth second OF
the old mark
This Great Neck Handicap redeemed
Yesterdays racing card. 1t proved one
of the finest thoroughbred struggles
Of the year. in which every one of the
field of four showed remarkable speed.
gamcncss and stamina and which
called into play as pretty horseman-
f1eld of four finished so close at the
end that the Grecntrce Stables De
badou- formerly jumper-was less
than length behind Milkmaid at the
end. In other words. every one of the
four contenders bettered or tied the
best previous effort at the distance
At the end of seven furloncs it
badou, the rank outsider, would land
the bracket. frankie Kcogh at the
very start went out with this former
timber topper and fairly raced away
from all but Milkmad. Earl Sande
lay Off the pace a length back Of Don
nacona, which was as far behind the
flying pacemaker.
Clarence Hummer. with 7 F. Widcn
er's Fair Gain, which trailcd for almost
three quarters of a mile. handled his
mount poorly at the start. He took
Fair Gain all over the track and la,
too far off the pace, a fact which NAV
have cost him the race, as Fair Gain
end.
Keogh took up Dcbadou to make 81
pretty turn into the stretch, savinc
every possible inch of ground and
when he was straightcncl for home
he was still length in front of Milk
maid, which had moved up and put
Donnacona away in the race around
the turn. 1t was this time, too, that
[ kummer made his bid with Fair Gain.
he had to come around the field and
. he swung somewhate unnece ssarilv
wide.
Then Began AS pretty battle among
horses and riders as can be pictured
Debadou, used to carrying weight over
the sticks. hung on gamely as could
be. He had four pounds over in Keoch,
but to the eighth pole he hung on dog
gedly without any sign of surrender
ing. He tired then and began to bear
out sure sign Of fatiguc. Donnecona
had moved up gamely again, and was
fighting head to head With the chal-
longing Milkmaid. Fair Gain was thun-
dering down on the outside not half
length away from the two cha!lcngcrs.
AT the sixteenth pole the pack caught
Debadou, but the old jumper hung on
Gamcly to the end For the second time
Milkmaid outnamcd Dcnnacona. tho"ch
the effort was telling on the highly
weighted marc in the last yards Fair
Gain could not quite get un in time.
Many were of the opinion, after
watching Mlkmaid's winning effort
yesterday. that she is the best mare in
training. However, her admirers should
not overlook w. r. Goes Clcopatra.
which displayed record breaking speed
at Saratoga. These two are bound to
meet later, and the meeting should be
quite as interesting as any match race
Of the past.
Though the folds were light cencr-
ally. they seemed we'll balanced. and
several exciting finishes developed
lung Ching nosed cut La Rab!ee, IA
voritc Of the second race at six fur
longs, outgaminc her in the last six
tcenth La Rablee swcrvcd badly right
fter th" start. and rain inside the
final furlonc, which behavior cost the
flly the race. Hoodwink. which just
rot eff tho cars. finished good third
Sunny Jim Fitzsi mmons's Lola romped
eff with the third race at y mile.
The first race to-day will be called 1T
2:15 and each succeeding race at
twenty Eve minute intervals. The great
"wre' - E"A i",''on in which Nm ~
War is to run, is likely to be somewhat
Of n bust. nothing more form dahc
| than Sea Mint has been nominated, and
Sea Mint should not be able to make