New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
K1,11,1ner Uses
Poor J,1d dgn1cnt
On Audacious
1ockev Carries Odds.On Fa.
yo,ite Wide on Turn Into
Stretch: Donnacona Is Cd


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Racing en- the Long Island tracks
e,ns 70 close for this season when
,os final event was decided at Jamaica
ve.tsrday. There wss little sorrow
Il. BY TIE regulars when the band
,,.ysa "Auld lang Syne." as the horses
dashed b. the hnlsh. for it has been
o,s os the worst seasons experienced
bv those who make study Of the game
The big event Of the last day Of the
,Is~oooli.sn Jockey Clubs fall -leat-
.nr was the Continental Handicap.
This resulted n bic upset for the
,.,ert when the Hancocas Stables
s,rinter Thunderclap came home
inner, with George Lofts Donnacona
sseond and the Foreign Stables Al.
oaslous. the oads-on fsvorits. third.
On prs7qous performances Audacious
,oss.a *e have tbs -acc At his mercy.
snd II Clarence kummer. v-ho rode the
cid horse, rad used the Judgment of
stable bog. he would have taken down
ths lons end of tbs purse. As it WAS.
Ia practically threw away the race.
Few. i ar, thought thst Thunderclap
would 70 ths distance, which was 4 |
mile ana = fArlong. His recent racing
has been conhned 70 srrinta and several
3irss h= has shown an inclination to
anit. This. Oh pepov. ieft the Issue he
tween Audacioua ard Donnaeona
To the surprise of the big crowd
which took zdvantsge Of the perfect
day 10 witness The sport. Donnacona
h.oks II front and opened up gap OF
dons this year Thurderclap, with al
his early speed. could lot overtahs
him II the hrst quarter. While An
dscious vas lumbering along behind
with Hummer aitting up Ike 4 park
pollcen-a ai..
1hundercisp slirs Through
Goia- IA the far turn hoth Thunder
clap and Aadacioua eiosed on the
leader ana when they neared tho bend
for home the three were running like
one horse. Audsclous va or The out
side and instead ot sticking close to
the other two ne a-TunE out to the
middle OF the track. Donnecona aise
sent a trihe vide and Sends. seeing
4he opportunltv, shot through On -hs
-ai1 with Thurderclap and II feH
strides was sailing slong IN front
After getting straightsnsd Hummer
came on with Aucsc.ors. but the dam
srs lid been done and lnunderclap
vent on 70 vin. hy length. be1na
coma lust lasted long enough to beat
+be a.roe;ouslv ridden Au1ecious ,
head foY ire place.
In kseDinc with Runners poor
hzndlins Of Audaclous was Fato-'s r.de
o. Dominique n the closing eTent-
When the prlces were posted Dominique
vas oro.ed at : to 10. which vas freely
sccepfed b7 the rank and file OF the
raceeosrs. but .or some peculiar reason
he receded 10 eren money, and then
went higher The peculiar reason vas
soon explained By steady and strong
r!aY on Dimmesdale, colt that did not
even figure to have chance with 4
speed marvel like Denain cue.
Whsn il came 70 racing Dominique
and Rutledge shot oIs and started TO
IN each other into the ground. They
rsn like ore horse until they hit the
read Of the stretch Instead OF stuck
ing close 20 the ra:l Fatcr took Dom
i5joue Tide. wb,ch ist Dirrle-dale slip
through on The Yal Dominique con
timed 20 60 out, and opposite the
eghth pole Dimmesdale had lead OF
d, lsast tAres lengthe
When Fa-or decided q let his mount
-gn straight hs came on Ike the game
horse hs Is and just failed to get up
n tine 70 u1n Routledge tired from
his esriv efforts and finished tnlrd,
three lengths bscs
Clinchfeld Surprises Talent
Ciiuchfeld surprized even the stable
connections when he Won the opening
ace y hard drive from Awning
Proms.ads vas third. Awning started
mt % make runaway race OF 1t an.
ali va down the stretch he looked
u haVe the race won, but he wes kensd
- he ensi sixteenth and was beaten
hait q lsneth By the fast coming
Cinchaeld Promenade finished three
lengtns hack of Awning.
According 70 the betting indications.
ne secozd r2ce, Z claiming affair tor
trree-y -year-olds end inward, distance
one nlla arc ? sixteenth Wss 2 boat
fer Titsulun. Canso vas the ieglTi
nate taqesl.c, bat rhe wise playerS
eoud he none of him. centerlng
their riay oa TItaaium instead
|. II vss boa" Ruriey. so % /
lot. wree.ed :, for he raced With IT,
saium aatil ne latter was forced 20
o1it Tasa. and not until then. Ponce
sot ogsy ou Csnao and set sail for the
lon2 shot Closing With belated
rusa. Can~o caught Buriey a. the AZ
tseatn -ois and nd - he hard ridden
. VII - hals length. Titanlum
vas shors length hack.
Ihe :fira race, ths Golden Iiod Han
r'ezp for two-yesr ODDS, was lust
gallon i9r Black Rascal He ~as Of
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