New-York tribune., 1920-10-02
Fisher Springs
A Big g Surprise
At Race Track
Nice.Chairman, Owned by
Cartoonist. Wins Montague
Handicap; Odds 30 to ]
By w. 7. Macbeth

Bud" Fisher, our eminent cartoon;st
and embryo Burbank in the cultivation
or the breed of Thoroughbred aspara-
gus got out Of the maiden class as an
owner of race HOSES when his Vice
Chairman won the Montague Handi-
esp, the lecture event of the opening
day of the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs
tai meeting at Jamaica.
wee Chairman, three -year-old colt
OF the Ballot strain. pulled form SOM
ersault that set the talent on its ear
and had friend bud" running around
looking for piece of rope before the
horses went to the post for the fifth
Ihls-his very own-steed, under a
masterful ride by little +. Wener.
romped home a winner by a good
length at the juicy odds of 80 to l,
while the astute Mr. Fisher-like most
everyone else-had taken 2 to on Ar
mold Roths tein's Neddam
Johnny Dundee, owner Of War Mask,
who loves long price and eschews
everything that smacks of odds-on, was
the only one to give Fishers steed
tumble at all as he amblcd back to
the scales. The Scotch Wop had stuck
one hundred and fifty iron men on
Vice Chairman's snout at tops" so
,
made. Who wouldn't disturb the am
bient for $4,000?
Winner Rank Outsider
Startling as was the reversal of form
for Vice Chairman, that of Neddam, in
a reverse way, made it pale into practi-
cal insig7ifcance. Vice Chairman on
his last previous start had run some
what fair race behind Ralso, but moth
ing like the stake horse nc appeared
Yesterday Previous to that he ran
like a lob with a lot of cheap maid
ems for seven furlongs. With Ensor ir
the saddle, Neddam was considered to
have virtual walkovcr Vice Chair
man was the rank outsider.
But, in spite of Ensor Neddam
couldn't run a lick at any stage of
the six furlongs, despite the incentive
Of $4,000 in added money. Neddam.
which had the rail, got off none too
well. Ensor raced him in the heavy
going, attempting to get through, but
was shut off by Vice Chairman, which
broke in front. and Sea Mint. which
followed tho pace to the outside. En-
sor consequently had to take up and
usual lot of ground in doing this. Then,
at the stretch turn, when Ensor at
tempted to come to the inside, Ned
dam was again shut off and shufed
back. He was put out of the race for
keeps right there.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairman. running
like a scared jack-rabbit, continued to
set the pace. Nothing but Sea Mint
could keep close to him. The rest Of
the pack were half dozen lengths or
more out OF it all the way. Sea
Mint made game challenge through
the stretch, but ice-Chairman as
gamely answered and held his advan
tage to the wire. st. Allan, which had
not been to the races for q long time,
tired in the last sixteenth, so that Ned
dam was able in the very last stride
to nose out the North Shore Stables
colt for third money.
knobbie Pounds the Best
The meeting was inaugurAted in
popular fashion by the return OF win
ming favorite-~or rather near favorite,
as r. T. Wilson's Sedgefield was Of
practically identical odds throughout
the wagering. Muiciber revc,led in the
going, and under Cliff Robnson's fine
ride held the race safe all the way.
Sedgefield could not untrack himself,
was outrun all the way and was fortu-
nate to get in the money. He was
beaten for the place by eight lengths
by Care Free.
The Quincy Stables Knobbie. an
other odds-on choice, was pounds the
best of The field of three that went to
the post for the Huntington Handicap,
a dash Of SIX furlongs that ended the
entertainment. This one, weighted
down under l25 pounds, drew the sticky
going of the rail- where he seemed
anchored at first.
Mooney wisely took up and got to the
better footing in the middle of the
track. He seemed sixteenth of mile
out of it coming around the turn, but
closed with d wonderful burst of speed
80 beat out r. r. Wilson's Dry Moon
the early pacemaker. Mooney made it
two in a row, by the way. with this win,
as he scored easily with Charles A
Stoneham's Recount, faI rice OF the
fifth race at mile and seventy yards
Queen Blonde, favorite of the cheap
field of eight that went to the post in
the second event at mile and seventy
yards after being practically left at
the post raced around her field and got