New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

advantage until, though eased up
through the final sixteenth, he led the
way over the finish line by FIVE good
lengths.
Sporting Blood, which was forced to
take the overland throughout the entire
turn and which had to swing wide
coming into the stretch, hard ridden
throughout the last half mile, succeed
ed in getting up to the faltering Leo
nardo II inside the sixteenth pole and
outgamed the early pacemaker for the
place. Quecreek was away back behind
the dust clouds.
William AS victory IN the Keene
Memorial was even more praiseworthy
than that of his stable mate, Grey Lag,
in the Withers. 1t was not quite so
remunerative, as the winner drew down
only S6,525.
William A. to / Favorite
William A.. which was bought by the
Rancocas Stable for 100000 several
days ago from c. A. Applegate, was con-
sidered by many shrewd judges the best
two-year-old seen in the East so far.
Consequently it was not astonishing
that he should be the 2-to-1 favor;te IN
field of ten, every one of which com
manded support. Because of the steady
play on every entrant there was slight
fiuctuation of odds in the line Big
Heart. Sweep By and Pillory perhaps
had more admirers than any of the
others beside the favorite.
William A. ran a race that stamped
him as truly great. He was kicked
at the post by Big Heart and severely
cut in two places over the stiae. The
injury doubtless was responsible for
the fact that he got off poorly and ran
fo,. ho rto
Put once he worked the soreness out
of his leg William A. fairly flew under
Sande's vigorous handling. Sande
found a squadron of horses in front of
him and had to pick his way through
the field much in the same style that
Jim Thorpe used to run back punt
when he was playing at Carlisle. When
William A. finally got clear sailing he
seemed to be hopelessly beaten.
Black Rascal showed the way for
nearly three furlongs, when Sweep By
and Bigheart charged down on him in
company and made him fold like wet
dish rag. A furlong from home Sweep
BY and Bigheart were having the duel
of their lives, with the favorite five or
six lengths back. But Sande came down
on them like a ton of brick off the attic
roof, and,s though bearing out, got up
just in time to nail Sweep BY in the
very last stride.
Sweep By had put away Bigheart in
the mean time, this colt hanging in the
last fifty yards. There were many of
the opinion that Sweep By hung on
long enough to win by a good, long
neck, if not more, but the judges only
were in position to say positively, and
they said "No." Under the circum-
stances, William A. richly deserved to
win.
Rodriguez in Trouble
But as the race was won Sweep BY
| never could have lost had Rodriguez
been able to keep his mount straight.
was off none too we'll, and early was
herded into a jam that carried him OBJ
| liquely clear across the track. 1t was
not until nearing the furlong pole that
Rodriguez succeeded in getting through,
but even then he did not get his mount
to ran straight down the course.
The card was divided, favorites win
ming three races. The jump was SIM
ply an exercise gallop for Elmer John
son, the odds-on choice. Last Straw, q
1to-2 shot, completely outclassed a
field of half dozen in the last race.
Earl Sande disappointed with couple
of favorites. Polar quit to walk
after seven furlongs in the opening gal
| lop Of mile and Houyhnhum came on
as he pleased. Polar was nowhere at
the end. Sundial III couldn't raise q
decent gallop in the fifth, at mile and
furlong, and was outrun all the way
by Dark Hill and Toucanet This pair
fought IT out all the way, and Dark
| Hill got the verdict when Toucanet
hung IN the last fifty yards.