New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
.1-to-5 Favorite
Gives Players
Terrific Jolt
Thimble. Real Long Shot,
Upseis Dope in 3d Race;
Blackstone Aids Bookies
Ry w. ]. Macbeth

another day of disaster for the thin
rinr lines Of the besiegers marked yes
s.rdsy's sctiyities in the improvement
- the thoroughbred breed at heauti-
fal remodelled Belmont Park. In the
,syout Of broken idols were the dis
membered remains of many heavily
,,aved favorites, but none more pitt
.hle than Spalding Lowe Jenkins's |
snres.vear-old chestnut fiily Polly Ann.
which took the mud of R. J. Wilbur's
Thimble in the third race, at mile.
Here was an upset in day of upsets
shst would take you to the county fair
and home again. Polly Ann, sort of
frzetious miss, was considered one of
those sure things certain as the Fed
eral tax collector. Everybody thought
she might be left at the post {as, in
deed. she wss last time out) or fall
dawn couple of times and still beat
TIE cheap field Of three others arrayed
saainst her. Was not Polly Ann to
he ridden by Earle Sande, boy ten
rounds better than any other appearing
under silks!
The good folk boarded Polly Ann
with a vim and vigor. though the best
she oralists would lay against her
chances were odds Of L to 5. But when
the field got down to the finish Polly
Ann was half length behind Thimble.
one OF the three despised outsiders
Those few who shot at the moon in
creased their speculative stock just
fifteen times.
Sande Beats the Gate
There was no excuse for Polly Ann.
Sande this time beat the gate by sew
ersl lengths and sent the favorite along
at her best pace But Turner followed
closely with Thimble, and, coming to
the outside in the stretch run, nailed
Polly Ann at the sixteenth pole and
won going away. Polly quit just about
the time she seemed to have the race
al her mercy Scotland Yet, which was
FIVE lengths behind the favorite,
showed the ~yay to Perfection by more
than fifteen lengths.
James Buffers two-year-old black
xelding Blackstone beat four other
Juveniles in the feature Of the after
Moons This was another startling up
set, as Fred Burlew's Mawrcoron, the
edds-on choice, was considered quite
SIS good prospect as Polly Ann had
been.
Mooney took Blackstone to the front
shortly after the start and made every
lowed the pace closely for half mile,
but tailed off badly through the final
furlong and was beaten by four
lengths. R. r. Wilson's Kirtle, which
finished third, ran very greenly. This
hiiy bolted to the outside right at the
start and lost all chance of victory
then and there, though she raced as if
she may be heard from later on.
II was the Redstone Stables turn to
score the customary double" Gladi-
ator, the big four-year-eld Superman---
Lotawanna colt, won the Littleneck
lightweight Handicap, at six furlongs
straight, in most impressive fashion.
Gladiator picked UP the heavy -impost
OF lao pounds and sprinted the three
quarters over heavy track in 1:10 2-5.
The Greentree Stables Peter Piper
gave Gladiator real rumble for the
konors for about five furlongs; then
he chucked it, as usual, though he
lasted long enough to save the place
from Sea Mint, which closed resolutely
George Gallops Home
The Redstone Stables George simply
galloped the mile and a sixteenth te
victory in the Amityville Handicap
fifth on the program. Only three wen
to the post. Diomedes was much bet
ter than Ballet Dancer II, which rar
dull race. George was really one O.
the very best investments of the after
neen, but by the time he was called tt
the post the public had become thor
oughly sick of favorites. He com
manded little attention. His price
scared from to to to 5.
The Greentree Stables Black Rasca
as easily won the final dash of foul
and half furlongs straight, though
little Eddie Hummer probably hac
much to do with this. 1t was selling
race for two-year-olds, to be ridden BY
apprentice boys who had not ridder
three winners. Hummer kept Black
Rascal straight and true throughout
the entire run. The G. D. Widene1
pair, Galeta and Brilliant Ray, which
finished second and third, respectively
were not SO we'll handled. Galeta, es
pecially, hung on we'll.
The program began with an upse'
when in the first race at mile, Sands
brought home Fantoche three lengths
in front of Devastation, backed iron
to to 9 to 5.
Hildreth Buys William A.
Previous to the racing a, sale wa'
conducted in the paddock by th'
Thoroughbred Sales Company. Tn,
horses consigned were principally th
property of G.. D. Widener and Morton
L. Schwartz.
Mr. Widener's three-year-old geld
ing, Phoenix, brought top price o
$4,000. He was bought by Joseph E
Davis and will be schooled for jump
ing. Major Charles F. Scott, Of th
United States Army Remount Service
purchased from George Odom, the stal
hon, King Plaudit for $500.
William A., a high class two-yeaz
old colt, by Jack Atkin out of Tehers
Is now the property of Sam Hildretf
The trainer of the Rancocas Stabl
made private purchase for G. A
Applegate. William A. is one of tn
best two-year- that has been see
thia year.
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