The evening world., 1920-07-16
BV Vincent TrednOr.

UTHROUGH the fault or noDody IN
particular. but due in meas
ure to the muddy condition. ott
the track, the racing at Yonkers yes
terday was without doubt the worst
seen on any one day this season. The
card was scratched to pieces, and
what contention was promised by the
entries in their original form was al
most entirely eliminated before the
arrival of the rainy day crowd.
Only two Of the six events devel-
oped into wnat might be considered
contests. The other four were just
professions, In which one horse took
the track and won off by ten or
| fifteen lengths. 4'he only two CON
tests" We're the fourth, the Frivolty.
with three ordinary twO-year-oldS
| engaged, and the last event. In the
former Halu, in the Loft eolors, won
with plenty to spare, but hG was the
first winner to come from behind and
show the way home. The lust race
produced a head and mead finish,
Bally Bill getting the verdict from
! the favOrite, Flibberty Gibbet. This
race furnished the only real excuse
OF the day for a show of enthusiasm,
but by that time the crowd was DIS
gusted with the days doings and was
in no mood to show its appreciation.
The most disappointing race OF the
day was the third. in which Wodan
was the odds-on choice. War Club
went to the front when Starter Cas-
sidy said Come on" and proceeded
to open up gap. Before he struck
the middle OF the back stretch he
was SO far in front that 1t was evil
i 4 a.. 60 -
Meanwhile the favorite, Wodan, was
having the time of his life trying TO
Iuntrack himself, fifteen or twenty
lengths back and absolutely last. He
hadn't an ounce OF speed and never
could improve his position. The
crowd groaned in derision as he fin
lshed disgracefully, and again when
Jockey Rodriguez brought him back
to the stand. RaceEoers rarely show
such disapproval OF a horses run
ming. II was unofficially said after
wards that Wodan can't walk" in
mud, that his owner tried to scratch
r him but was told a withdrawal would
cost him $40. Rather than pay this
he let the horse run at a cost OF only
$40 for a riders services. This eN-
Iplanltion doesn't jibe with the fact
that Wodan was literally "hacked
off the boards"
The opening event gave the favor
, tie players, and they are always In
the majority at the track, sever,
Jolt 1t wasn't 50 much because the
, favorite, Knight Of the Heather lost
but II was his manner OF losing. He
chased home third, being outfinished
! for the place money in the last six
teenth Oriole, the winner, stole
away at the start, and just galloped
I nll the way. to win like n disguised
Inchcape or a Leonardo H.. by nearly
= a sixteenth OF a mile. The last timC
, Oriole raced with Knight OF the
e Heather at Jamaica, June 22, he fin
% ished four lengths behind the Wilson
e colt, the latter winning without be
{ ing fully extended.
I Another procession, dignified bN
e the name OF the Claremont purse
70 was that led home by Irish Dream
This was similar to the WodaI
fiasco, the favorlte. Pastoral Swain
n finishing a distant third in a thre.
horse field. Irish Dream won far OF
: by himself after leading all the way
$ Although there was no dope, form
n or figures on which Halu could b
b. selected as a winner he easily score'
Z IN the Frivolty Stakes, The tw
= form horses" OF the race, Lady III
). Han and Superb. were scratched
leaving littla or nothing TO run 10