New-York tribune., 1920-05-27
Five Fayorites
Show Disregard
For All Form
Thunderstorm, Winner of
Feature, Is Only Choice
Not to Fail His Backers
By w. ]. Macbeth

once more the East takes its proper
place in the very front rank Of the
American turf. August Belmont, chair
man OF the Jockey Club and president
OF the Westchester Racing Association,
announced to the horsemen, at a meet
ing IN the clubhouse immeda ately after
the closing race yesterday afternoon,
that hereafter purses for overnight
events would be increased from $500
to 81 900 and from $1,000 to $1,000.
rms liberal advance in prize money
should attract the very best horses in
training to the metr . titan circuit
Hereafter rival tracks, principally Ken
tucky, OF course. were able to wean
many of the best Eastern horses from
the metropolitan circuit because Of the
Ilcher purse money hung up In Mary
land and Kentucky, where the mutuel
Machlnes are used. the earnings to the
promoters are so rich that it is posi-
bic to provide big time prizes
Saratoga has always been the real
class Of the Eastern season. Of late
years, with no racing in Canada, there
was no conflict with the Spa during
the month of August. Saratoga has
been common battle-ground for the
best thoroughbreds on the continent
To Bring Western Horses
nc !hcie|Se OF purses here in the
East shouid add an intersectional fla
vor, The Eastern circuit will certain
~ be attractive hereafter to owners
that campaign the Maryland circuits.
1t means the shortest possible shin
ping circuit for nearly six months of
the year
In the lean days of racing following
the anti-betting laws New York tracks
were unable to compete with mutueI
tracks. These had to subsist on gate
admissions. The attendances have been
so wonderfully generous this season
tnat the promoters have finally found
II possible to lnN2ase the purse money.
lt Is commendSsle move which can
not tau to improve both the racing and
the attendances hereabout.
After week and half of gruelling
punishment the layers of odds fnally
nad nd their inning yesterday. Form ran
Tor Sweeney. No less than five favor-
ties took Brodies. In only the feature
race did the public choice vindicate
form, and even here there was little to
choose between the first and second
CHOICES either as to odds or play.
ms feature was the Hollis, mile
galiop Tor three-year- -olds and upward
with $1,000 guaranteed. r. T. Wilson
g. =
he pleased. Only three faced the
starter, Wilson's Elmont, of the four
orlglnaIly named, having been
Flying Orb Sets Pace
reIdns q A rHfH1 APfpeeatS,s o3h $hres,year0ld
ninety eight pounds, divided the play
with thunderstorm, while w. R. Goes
Service Star, another three-year-old,
was also literally backed. AS was ex-
pected, the light-weig GIFTED Flying Orb
cut out fast pace. Service Star, out
Tor. his first trial, was used up soon
trying to follow the pace. Turner
took his time with Thunderstorm, but
when he challenged in the stretch
Flying Orb had nothing left. 1t was
simply a procession through the last
furlong.
J. E. Davis's Salesman. the choice
OF the first race, came to grief because
this two-year-old colt refused to run
straight, He was all over the track
after wheeling badly at the barrier
In the last furlong he bore to the out
The winner, Martin A. Noonan, had
little to beat because Of Salesman's
misbehavior
Vincent Powers was very weak in
his handling Of Syosset, the odds-on
favorite in the steeplechase. Powers
was guilty Of about as weak ride as
he showed with Single Stick the other
day. Stucco, one of the outsiders,
opened up a big gap in the last half
mile and won with something to spare.
Sam Hildrcth's Alibi, favorite in the
Mineola Handicap, was left at the
post. Commander Ross's Milkmaid,
which set a fast pace from the start,
barely lasted to beat Lion dor. Clar-
ence Turner waited too long to make
his bid; Lion dor might have won
with a stronger ride.
Jimmy Rowe saddled a pretty fair
II. P. Whitney flly in Prudery, which
Won the closing dash. This one raced
the heart out of Step Lightly, Walter
j. Salmon's filly. The rail birds had
it that Step Lightly was very little in