The New York herald., 1921-09-25
DAMASK SETS NEW
RECORD IN STAKE
Runs Mile and Five-sixteenths
In 2:11 As and Beats Mad
Halter Easily.
BULLS EYE WINS CHASE
Quincy Stable Finishes First
and Second With Relay
and All Over.
by HENRY ". KING.

by HENRY ". KING.
Harry Payne Whitney's four-year-old
colt Damask established a new track
record yesterday afternoon at the Aque-
Aqueduct Handicap he travelled one
mile and five-sixteenths in 2:11 As, clip
ping one-ffth of second from the old
mark hung up by his stablemate. John
p. Grier last year. In earning this rec
ord Damask defeated Harry f. Sin
clair's great horse Mad Halter and A.
X. Macomber's imported gelding King
dom II.
Damask carried 1os pounds and won
easily by four lengths. Mad Halter.
with 123 pounds on his back. was second
ten lengths in front of Kingdom H..
which was never serious contender.
Damask's victory was an impressive
one and he had a host OF followers. Last
Saturday he beat Mad Halter and thou
sands of racegoors believed he would do
the same yesterday. But Jimmy Rowe,
the veteran trainer, who has charge of
Mr.. Whitney's vast racing establishment,
was not among those who thought he
the top OF his form. He knew he would
run powerful race and finish close to
record time, but he had great respect
for Mad Halter and didn't believe his
colt could beat Sinclair's steam engine"
singlehanded.
"If the field were larger and there was
something in the race to give Mad Hat
ter a battle during the early stages my
colt probably would win. But l don't
,t,,Iy hen 1T Il, 10, lAls
DamasIs Sets Pace.
The veteran trainer didn't figure that
Mad Tatter was losing his form or that
DamasS would set the pace. But that
is what happened. Damask smashed
the record and ran a magnificent race,
but he wasn't running against the Mad
Halter which won the gold cup fort
night ago. Sinclairs big brown horse
is twenty pounds below the form he
displayed in that race. He has had too
much racing, carrying heavy weights,
and he is losing his form rapidly. In
fact. Thunderclap, Valor and several
other Sinclair horses which were world
beaters in the spring and summer have
passed the peak of greatness. Besides
Mad Halter seldom IL ever won race
from behind and s. c. Hildreth lost half
a dozen stakes by trying to make him
do 1t.
But despite this well known fact
Sande held Mad Halter in check during
the early stages and allowed Damasll
to step alcnr in front at a fast but
steady pace. The big horse, as Mad Hat
ter Is known to most racegoers. was
only breezing during the first part Of the
race. He was fighting to go on, but
Sande held him In behind Damask to the
head OF the honestretch. There the
jockey gave him free rein. For a dozen
Jumps Mad Halter bounded forward, but
he didn't gain enough ground to take
command and then he faltered badly.
pric.Sed his ears. swerved to the centre
Of the track and came home sluggishly.
The big fellow needs rest. He earned
it and deserves It.
The largest crowd of the meeting was
present. The stand, clubhouse and lawn
were crowded. The sport was good and
there were few Withdrawals and no re-
versals.
Tie sport began with big surprise
when Benny Lanes black mare Mavour-
neen beat fair batch Of three-year-old
sprinters. She came from behind like
a high class racing mare and got up in
time to win on the post by head. Po-
lythia was second and Mercury third.
Bulls Eye Takes 'Chase.
The Bushwick Steeplechase. the Sec
ondary feature of the card, went to J.
s. Cosden's Bulls Eye. His opponents
were only mediocre jumpers and he beat
them rather easily. Sea Bryn was Sec
ond and Decisive third.
Sea Bryn and Decisive alternated as
the pacemakers until half mile from
home, whore Bulls Eye, which had been
running IN third place, came with a
rush and took command in a few
strides. When Strengthened out for the
final run home Crawford began to ease
UP Bulls Eye, and Sea Bryn went past
him. But Bulls Eye came on again un-
der urging and had little difficulty re-
tainihg his lead to the end. Sea Bryn
ran an improved race and SO did De-
cisive.'
Fusee, n Fair Play colt out Of Fer
ment, led home a big field OF Juvenile
maidens in the third She followed
Brilliant Ray to the final furlong pole
where she ranged alongside of him, and
then, in a stirring finish, outgamed him
in the run to the judges. Fusee won hy
half a length Brilliant Ray was n
similar distance In front OF Fred Kenny
After several disappointments w. c.
Clancy's Crystal Ford earned n purse In
the firth race. In his last start Crystal
Ford was whipped at the post and re-
fused to break. Yesterday he was not
molested. and he broke with his field
and came home by himself. beating big
field Of high class platers. Romany wa,
second and Thimble third.
The Quincy Stable scored double Il
the nnal when It's Relay and All Over
beat a field of high class Juveniles. Re.
Inv won. with All Over second. Com
mander McMcel,in was third.
Col. r. y. Cassatts Chesterbrook, the
favorite for the event did not run up TO
his hcst form and finished fourth. Sande
rode him, and under his handling he
didn't seem TO do his best.