The New York herald., 1921-07-28
CLINGING BARRIER
BEATS JOAN MARIE
Filly Carries 1t Over Mile
Journey and Is Second to
Wellfinder.
By HENRY ". KING.

There was nothing startling or scin-
tilating at the Empire City track yes
terday afternoon. Platers held sway
and on drying out track ran as they
usually do--inconsistently. The feature
was selling stakes. and it was farce.
1t was the Tarrytown, for three-year-
olds, at one mile. Harry Payne Whit
ney's Wellhnder won 1t, beating the
Quincy Stables Joan Marie and F. J.
Kellys Guv'nor.
Wellfnder was an odds on favorite
and won by three lengths. but he wasn't
the best horse in the race. Joan Marie
was. This mare carried the sixty foot
barrier with her every step of the one
mile journey and finished a good second.
How much the webbing retarded the filly
Is not known, but all veteran horsemen
agreed that it was the equal to at least
fifteen pounds.
Mars Cassidy sent the trio away
aligned, but Joan Marie stuck her nose
in the webbing and 1t clung to her. Lit
tie Jockey Campbell. who had the leg
up on her, tried several times to knock
1t off with his whip but failed His ef-
forts to get rid of it cost him little
Z
and without the extra handicap she was
carrying would have been close to the
leaders all the way. AS 1t was she
trailed the field until rounding the turn.
Then she sped past Guv'nor and gained
ground on Wellfinder with every bound.
At the end she was running stronger
than her opponents.
The Whitestone Handicap was even
worse. Only two horses-Quecreek and
Edwina--started. Quecreek was minus
his usual speed and was beaten at every
stage of the journey. Edwina stepped
along under a pull half length in
front of Quecreek until rounding the
turn. Then she bounded away and gall
loped the remainder of the way to
win eased up by two lengths. The race
was one of the worst of the season, the
time for the one mile being :42 As. The
cheapest platers in training beat that
time every day on any kind of
track.
]. r. Hall uncovered maiden in the
fifth race named Saddle Ring that caused
quite commotion. Despite the fact
that he had never finished in the money
he was apade an odds on favorite. Re-
port spNad around the track that he
had worked sensationally at Empire City,
Jamaica and Aqueduct. Checkers said
his UOIfle ilbu Deth o. iiic'''o '"iA -
several days. that he had been carried
first to one track and then another in
order to get a secret workout. But
some one "spilled the beans" for the
clockers caught him stepping five
eighths Of a mile at Jamaica in i 100.
On that work he was made the favorite.
He won the race, but not like Man
o. War; as he was facetiously called
before the race. He won the cheap
purse by the smallest of margins. AT
the judges only his nose was In front
of Granny Lee. 1t was the last race
Saddle Ring will race for Mr.. Hall, for
after his victory the gelding was
claimed for s2.0o5. Saddle Ring Is by
Boots and Saddle out of Wishing Ring.
His dam won only one event In her
racing career and that was at the
record odds of $500 to 50.
After qualifying half dozen times
Gusher Bill Rowe's Oil Man ran to MS
morning trials in the last race. ana
galloped away from rood held OF
maiden Juveniles.
Oil Man followed the pace to the head
of the stretch where Haynes gave him
his head and he stepped to the front and
won under a stout pull by hve lengths
Janku beat a big field Of cheap two
year-olds in the first race, and knignt
of The Weather showed a decided liking
for the heavy track and beat home
qua rtet of fair platers In the second