New-York tribune., 1920-06-06


looked as if Sande's mount stumbled
or sprawled. ~ any rate Boniface al
most went down, and in saving HIM
self turned in such fashion that when
rightcd he bolted toward the outside
fence.
Before he could straghten his
charger Sande had lost many valuable
lengths. Yet Boniface had so very
much left he came on again like a
bullet on the extreme outside when
Strengthened and was fairly running
over Paul Jones at the finish. Just
another stride and Sande might have
added ono more rich classic TO the
Ross store
1918 Derby Victor Disappoints
The other three thorough breds that
went to the post were simply so many
spectators. There was absolutely no
excuse for Willis Sharpe Kilmor's
fre-year-od chestnut 'geldng Exter-
nlinator. The track was to his liking;
it could not have suited him better
had the storm come to order just as
it did.
1t was through just such sloppy,
muddy going that Exterminator won
the Kentucky Derby Of 1918. 1t was
over the same sort of footing IN the
Saratoga Cup last summer that he sim
ply raced the eyebals out Of the fleet
Purchase and tied the track record
for mile and three-quarters. But
the horse that outsprinted outgamed
and outlasted Purchase at his best did
not seem able to untrack himself yes
terday afternoon.
For Harry Payne Nhitney's heavily
backed Upset, which raced this same
Paul Jones 10 q nose finish in the Ken
lucky Derby, and for Sam c. Hildreth 3
Thunderclap there was every excuse.
Both might about as we'll have been
left in the stable. SO far as their
chances were concerned from the very
start. Both were virtually left at the
post SO much was taken out Of Up
set chasing the first flight he had moth
ing left for the stretch and he finished
fourth, good length behind the disap-
pointing Exterminator. Thunderc lap,
which gave up rounding the turn
brought up the rear. ten lengths behind
Whtney's good three year-old.
This years running Of the Suburban
will never go down into history as one
OF the crown jewels of the American
turf's diadem. BY no stretch of the
race. First of all it stands convicted
by the time itself. Paul Jones stag
gered down to the finish line through
the mile and quarter of slop in the
very ordinary time of minutes 9 .
seconds. And again mot wishing 10
detract an iota from the performance
Of the winner Of both the kentucky
Derby and the Suburban Handicap)
his victory was the fukiest of fukes
Rain Keeps Down Crowd
1t seemed everything conspired
against the thirty-third renewal of
this, one of the most eagerly sought
and enviously coveted classics Of the
American turf. II was miserable
day that could not fail to sap the pep
OF the highstrung thoroughbreds as it
sapped the ardor of the bedraggled
wet and peevish throng that braved
the torrent to see the horses run Tor
rental rains. which kept the attend
ance to a minimum FOR such an event
seemed TO wash all the color of the
affair into a dull dran, beftting the de-
pressing surroundings generally
mere seemed no place one could 20
(at least not for the hoi polloi that in
habits the grandstand) where he was
safe from the encroachments Of the
heavy rain. The grandstand roof, un-
patched or at least not properly pitched
since the fire of several years ago
opened yawning caverns to dash down
foods of iron dust and paint rust onto
the heads Of the denselv packed
shrongs in the stands and under the
stands. where the old betting ring is
located and where the layers OF odds
were finally allowed 70 seek refuge.
For half or three quarters Of an
hour, despite a downpour that would
have credited the best efforts Of a
tropical wet spell. the oraists were
made TO stand their guns out on the
lawn weaving sea Of umbrellas
added to the general confusion and ob-
scured the individual view The play
ers who sought action were running
around IN circles looking for thei
friendly enemies. Bedlam a. IS bes,
or "orst-had nothing on that lawn till
me arrangement took pity and alloweo
the layout TO move under the stand
Outside 1t had been plenty wet. but
wet from the top Inside the concrete
hoorlng soon became a sea Of dirt,
waSer and muck and slime. In place.
,ne ooze was shoetop high. Men stun
hied about one against the other il
the darkness as in a poorly Npbtc,
cavern. The racing spirit was nrett,
well drowned by the time the bugl,
called the field for the great event.
Half of Field Withdraws
The havoc OF the rain was ha,
ASnough. The scratch" board carl,
%told it's story. and added furfbc'
drachm OF pessirnism TO the cup o
'melancnolia already oYerAowing. Fjv
OF the ten originally named to start
fnc earliest arrivals learned. rcrc no
% 20 70 the post. Only half the noI
expected - thoroughbreds rcputcd 10
superiority IN mud were 70 face tn,
starter.
Harry Payne Whitney had kept tn,
great "iidair. which ran a futile hn
honorabie race against the mighty Ma,
war. IN his stall Sam Hildrcih ha,
w'thhe'd Corn Tasscl, winner Of Tn
SUBURBAN year ago. George W Lof
mad scratched his imported Donna
Gonna, and William Z. Coc both hj
three year olde. the Nlly Clcopatra ant
the colt DAVID Harurn.
Badly lacking the customary pen an
Jan Of holiday crowd out for a tar
ciassic az the hcd paradcd 70 the post
ne h1teen thousand thoroughly ban
t'z~d enthu>iasts "erc about ~ be
dfaZgicd IN spirl. a. in clothing. /
nAd come 10 pas whc5o most cycry
poaY seemed uncomfortable and n,
ionH"r eafrd. The Gvc thoroughbrcd.
rejected the spirit of the crowd. con.
me usual kittenizn cayorting. In.
pfancinH and The chawpiny.
Inc horscs ~ single file ambJcd u,
psst tne judges AZ ~ many plow horscl
mtEnt D" "xoTcted 20 afoble Huddljno
against the driving rain. which scemet