New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-08
Judge Award
Third Place to
Trailing Steed
Sister Flo Appears To Be
Ninth at Finish, but OFF,
Gals Rule Otherwise
By w. ]. Macbeth

10y w. - AVA0COS4A
Boy, page the Hen. z. J. Pettingill!
He's needed in the Judges stand down
at Belmont Park. Mr.. Pettingill could
make about as many mistakes as the
next placing judge, but it is doubtful
If ever in his career he ever placed
third thoroughbred that finished
bad last in field of nine.
But that is just what the judges
down at Belmont Park yesterday after
noon handed the public, and handed it
without protest, for nobody happened
to care continental. It all came about
IN the fifth race, q dash Of FIVE fur
longs over the straight for two-year-
olds. John E. Madden, the old fox Of
the turf, dropped . pretty formi da BILE
entry in this spot, so formidable that
the best they would lay at any time
against his chances was to 2.
1t was all right for Mr.. Madden to
win. He had every right to win. His
Hildur, which ran second to Harry
Payne Whitney's Tryster on his first
start was reckoned about the best
thing for a start toward a good week
Madden had another fair one coupled
with Hildur, colt named Buffer. that
was sadly knocked about on his first
and only other start.
Sister Flo the Beneficiary
Young McGraw, who rode Buffer
had the hardest time Of his life, once
he saw his stable mate out winning, to
keep from showing up his mount. Try
as he would, he couldn't keep Buffer
out Of the money until the placing
judges very kindly interpreted the
colo eolors wrongly and gs AVE the cons Ya.
and few other good men who backed
the Quincy Stable entry to show were
just as grateful as could be. They got
something for nothing.
The Judging so far this season has
been all that could be asked. The
shortcoming Of the placings in this
particular instance mentioned only
in the hope that it may teach its lesson
1t made little difference to anybody
because it happened to be stable that
actually finished frst and third. Nc
Graw, with Buffer, finished outside
the money, as he had planned when he
saw Hildur winnig in a common canter.
Our judges this yea. have been too
of contenders before all of the jockeys
have weighed out and before the patrol
judges have had an opportunity to re-
port. There was one instance where
palpable foul, substantiated by pa
troll Judge, could not be granted be-
cause the red ball was hung out before
the suffering jockey had an opportunity
to make claim.
Sam Hildreth's Alibi proved himself
great horse by the manner in which
he won the Little Neck Handicap, the
feature of yesterdays program. George
W. Lofts Donnaconna, the favorite
of this event, should have won easily
had he been worth a quarter.
Favorite Loses Feature
Donnaconna got off poorly, but rated
OF the pace Of Thunderstorm had the
chance Of a lifetime to win the race
coming into the stretch. Thunderstorm
the early pacemaker, was carried miles
wide here by Alibi, permitting Donna
Gonna to save Ave or six lengths. Don
naconna indeed got in front at the
three eighths polo, but could not stand
the gaff, and quickly dropped out Of
it. Once Strengthened for home Factor
let Alibi down, and he shot past Thun-
derstorm as if the latter were tied.
1t was only gallop for Alibi through
the last furlong.
The third race, rather cheap
affair, was for maiden jockeys, and
little E. Moore put across the winner
in w. H. Fizer's old mare, Dorcas.
There might have been a different tale
had not the favorite, Larry Water
bury's Sundial II. and Phalsris been as
good as left at the post. Phalaris wa.
eliminated at the start. N. Collins
raced Sundial II up so quickly through
the backstretch that the gelding had
nothing left for the finish. Dorcas,
laying off the pace, closed with a rush
through the stretch and simply
romped away from Sundial.
Locust Leaves, favorite Of the open
ing race, at mile, stopped to n walk
in the last furlong. Court Fool was
the best of the field, but suffered so
much interference he could get up to
Cherubino, though he was running
over him at the end.
A long shot, ]. H. Rossiter's Passing
Shower, won as he pleased in the Bel
dame Handicap, a six-furlong dash
over the main course that wound I'D
the card. He held the race safe ali the
way. Edwina, the favorite, had no
carly speed. and as a consequence sus-
fered as a result of drawing the rail
position. Uncle's Lassie ran a bang-up
second for Andy Schuttinger and looked
much the best of the others.
John E. Madden yesterday sold the
thoroughbred, Nolawn, to Nelson
Hooper for $4,000.