New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-28
Fator's Superb
Ride Nets Purse
For Surf Rider
Madden Puts Over "Cood
Thing in Babylon Ham
dicap at Aqueduct Track

John E. Madden, the wizard of the
turf sales ring, who occasionally puts
over real good thing, stepped into his
cwn at Aqueduct yesterday afternoon,
when he took the blanket of Surf Rider
In the Babylon Handicap.
Surf Rider, which Mr.. Madden had
groomed for the Futurity, ran as if
capable of beating the best of the
Juveniles extant. He had his mind on
the race, this two-year-old unsexed son
of Superman-Sea Spray, and the lads,
one and all from far and near. seemed
to appreciate the fact. Those who had
charge OF Surf Riders physical we'll
being sent him out equipped with blink
ers Tor the first time in his racing
career. The occasion of his wearing
hood precipitated grand play by the
boys who keep their ears to the ground
This Babylon Handicap, the feature
event of an exceptionally we'll con-
tested card, was six furlongs sprint
Tor two-year-olds and was worth S4,975
to the winner. The wise ones made a
plunge on the Madden gelding when
they saw his equipment and Surf Rider
went to the post a to ! favorite. The
others were by no means neglected in
the betting.
My Play Furnishes Thrill
The Quincy Stable had in it's star
pair, Ray Jay and Yankee Star. that ran
one-two in better field Saturday
thought so much of it's chances in this
company that it added Sedge at the
last moment. My Play, the full brother
of Man O. War, which has been threat
entng in his last half dozen races, was
considered by many a better invest
ment than per cent non taxable Lib
erty bonds.
And those that strung along with
Man O. Wars little brother had a thrill
before the race was finished. This
sluggish colt, which drew the rail posi-
ton, broke on top of his company and
tor a moment or two gave every evil
dence Of intent to spread" the field.
For 100 yards or more he looked a
real old Man O. War. Then Sweep By
stepped up to join him.
Robinson on My Play and Sande on
Sweep By set out as if the race were
three furlongs instead of six They
simply raced themselves into the
ground. Inside a quarter of mile
they had drawn out several lengths in
front of the field. Ray Jay, rated off
the pace, was running third and Sedge
fourth. Surf Rider was lost in the
ruck.
My Play and Surf Rider continued
to draw away even after half Of the
long stretch had been raced But there
their early effort began to tell and
each began to shorten stride In the
last quarter Laverne Fator, who had
the leg up on Surf Rider, made his
bid, and easily moved up to and past
the firing pacemakers. He won with
Surf Rider going away by a good
length and half. Sweep By beat Ray
Jay as far for the place. My Play
stopped badly outside the furlong pole
Audacious Is Backed Down
BY and large the boys got pretty
good busting again. While three favor
ties won, only two of them were in
vestments that appealed to the layman
The Foreign Stables Audacious, which
won the Banquet Handicap, at u mile
and sixteenth was backed down from
3 to 5 to ] TO ., but this was clubhouse
money and the money of the clique
close to Sandy McNaughton. The ordi-
nary regular passed up Audacious as
too uncertain . medium. Surf Rider
of course, was heavily played and sc
was knight of the Heather in the fifth
race at a mile.