New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Record Crowd
Cheers Victory
OF Little FilIv
Polly Ann, the Favorite,
Left Flat-Fooaed at Post.
Winner Carries I22 Lbs.
By w. /. Macbeth


holders yesterday afternoon. Said de-
corations were the countless thousands
packed on the spacious lawns and
backed into the shadpwed nav of the
capacious standa veritable sea of
faces that undulated and rippled like
ocean swells as the fields swept past
and down TO the finish line.
The crowd. which numbered $4,000 or
more, and which was one of the largest
ever gathered in. this picturesque Dark
since the record attendance OF the first
Memorial Day, when Belmont Park was
shii curiosity, saw some very spir-
tied racing, number of close finishes
and the usual holiday upsets.
1t saw the diminutive Pen Rose, of
the. Triple Springs Farm, win the
LADIES', Handicap by scant nose from
tlngilng duel through the final six
teenth.
This gas the feature race of the
atterno an, galop of mile for fillies
and mares of three year-old and un-
ward with $1,000 added And in the
teatAre race the big crowd saw the
favorite, with Sande on her back, left
at the post.
Polly Ann Fractions at Post
The favorite for the feature was
Spalding Lowe Jenkins's Polly Ann.
and if she had been on her good be-
havior at the post the catastrophe
might have been averted, as the others
got away in perfect alignment But
this three-year-old chestnut filly was
skittish and was propped when the bar
rler was sprung.
Also the assistant starter, who had
her by the head when the others got
away, overlooked the formalty of turn
ing Polly Ann loose until the field had
her hopelessly distanced Sande rode
the favorite on a hopeless chase and
managed to beat out Good Bye at the
end. The favorite was up to- a fine
race and probably would have won with
a better break
As the race was ran, little Pen Rose
had all she could do to pull down the
winners end. The little Sweep mare
had a big package of 122 pounds on her
back and was not able to draw away
to her customary early lead. Laverne,
Fator showed sound judgment in TAX
ing back off the early pace when he
was unable to take the track to him
self
Clifford A. Cochyan's Banksia and
the Greentree Stables Good Bye raced
almost like team the first half mile,
with Penrose third, three lengths be-
hind, closely pressed by La Rablee.
But La Rablee had no pride in herself
at all She didn't care a rap for the
10000 that had paid to see her run.
She pinned back her ears and sulked
when on the far turn McAtee busted
her with the whip. La Rablee, like her
half-brother, Naturalist, likes best to
run in front, also she resents. chae-
tisement.
Along about the time the three
quarters mark was neared Banksia and
Good Bye had begun to show the
effects of their early duel. Banksia
tired and Good Bye stopped. Penrose
raced around the two of them and took
the track coming into the stretch. La
Rablee, under hand ride, also came
around them and began to hammer
away at the two lengths advantage of
Pen Rose.
Pen Rose Inches in Front
1t was a pretty race through the
stretch. La Rablee gradually wore
down the pacemaker under McAtee's
spirited drive until sixteenth from
the finish the pair were running nose
to nose. Thirty yards from the goal
it seemed La Rablee surely was pull
ing away. But right there she sulked
tired filly, was able to stick her nose
in front by inches as she staggered
across the finish line.
George w. Lofts Sweepment, one of
the best cross-country runners of last
season, won the New York Steeple
chase at about two miles, the sec
ondary feature of the holiday card.
This stake had an added value Of
$4,000. Sweepment not only showed
the way to field of seven from start
to finish, but stepped the new course
in 1858 As, fifth second better than
the time for the former course.
The Loft gelding won pulled almost
to a walk, but it is possible he might
have had trouble had not the Green
Tree Stables Roi Craig come crop
per after hitting the top of the very
had let Roi Craig down at any time,
but had been able to keep right up
with Sweepment's pace. After the spill
Bullseye, Joyful and Royal Arch, which
finished heads apart, had a three
cornered duel for the place.
The Hampstead Handicap, with $1,000
added, at seven fur]ongs, was cake
walk for the Rancocas Stables Thun-
derclap. His stable rnate, Lord Brigh-
ton, cut out terrific pace for half
mile, but Thunderclap moved up to sec
ond position. rounding the turn, and
when he hooked up with Lord Brighton
Fator evidently took his mount in hand
and let Thunderclap go on alone. 1t
did seem the stable might have run
one-two.
Waterbury's Servitor Winner
Mr.. j. Tucker, one of the most prom
inent of the gentleman riders, with
Larry Waterbury's Servitor, won the
Amateur Cup at mile, a lightweight
handicap. j. G. Le;rcr jr.'s Piraus was
second and Routledge was third. 1t
was by far the prettiest finish of the
afternoon. A blanket would have COW
cred the first four horses. Pirmus, in
close quarters through the early stages,
Game with a great rush at the end and
would have won In few more strides.
Bud Fisher finally got out of the
maiden class of owners when little
Marinelli put over his Hold Up, rs
to / shot, in the first dash of six fur
longs. Hold Up raced Sweetest Story
into the ground, but just lasted to beat
out the favorite, Jock Scot, which came
to the outside with rush after being
outpaced at the start.
Marinelli, the only jockey to score
brackets twice, put ever another long
shot In the final dash of four and half
turiongs. This was the Ascot Stables
untried Lucky Button. 1t wNs more of
scramble than race, as only four of
the field of fourteen two-year-old fillies
mad ever before faced the starter.
United Eleven Win Out
A most exciting finish was witnessed
by several hundred cricket fans in the
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