The New York herald., 1921-06-29
GEORGIE CARRIES
1873 LBS. TO VICTORY
Runs Like Great Sprinter in
Race at Aqueduct-Dr. Il.
s. Dabney Wins Feature.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Georgie. the big chestnut son Of Star
Shoot and Fair Atlanta. has developed
into a great sprinter. Carrying the
heavy impost Of 1873 pounds. he won the
Harmonicon lightweight Handicap at
the Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon
and although he was not urged at any
stage Of the journey covered the six
Michael finished second and Edwina was
third.
Georgie followed st. Michael and, Re-
prisal to the head of the home stretch.
There Reprisal ran wide and Georgie
went alongside Of st. Michael, where he
ran under slight restraint until the
final furlong pole was reached. There
Clarence Hummer gave him a kick In
the ribs and the race was as good as
over George sped to the front and re-
manned there to win easily by two
lengths.
The Canarsie Selling Stakes for two
year-olds, the monetary feature of the
card, was won by DR.. T. s. Dabney by
head on the post. with Runnyol sec
ond half a length in front of Picnic.
DR.. Dabney ran an exceptionally fine
race. He had an outside position but
broke quickly and took the centre of the
track. There he sped along close to the
pace and finishing gamely got UP to
win in the last jump.
Billy Gibsons Royce Rools won the
Parole Handicap by a neck from Thun.
derstorm, but as the race was run he
was second best. That Thunderstorm
was beaten was because of a careless
ride by Yeargn. He got his mount
away from the barrier well and kept him
going at his best all the way. but in the
final. sixteenth he allowed Royce Roofs
to slip through on the rail and beat him
home when victory seemed certain.
Bud Fishers Hold Up beat a small
field of bad horses In the first race.
Georgie Carroll rushed him into long
lead at the start and hustled him along
all the way to win by two lengths. Due
de Morny finished second and The En-
Quirer was third.
filly Cimarron beat quintet of mares
and fllies in the third race In impressive
fashion. She was outrun and in a pocket
during the first half mile. but when
Strengthened out in the stretch camc
with rush and won easily by three
lengths. Mavourneen finished second
and old Lady Gertrude was third.
Leghorn. ridden by Sande, landed
home in front of big band Of Juvenile
misses In the final. A heavy transform
was falling at the time and 1t was so
dark even powerful glasses could not
distinguish colors furlong away. How
the race was run is known only to the
Jockeys who rode in 1t. At the judges
Leghorn was being hard ridden to get
the decision by legnth. Harry Payne
Whitney's Balance was second and
Sherando third.
There promises to be selling race
war of some magnitude at the local
tracks for some time to come. A group
of horsemen declared yesterday that
they are going to claim or bid up every
horse Hildreth races for Harry Sinclair
In a selling race this season.
All season Hildreth has been using a
halter and taking horses out OF races.
On Monday he aroused the ire Of host
OF horsemen by bidding up and getting
Ralco. the honest little horse which beat
his valor. Ralco was entered to be sold
fcr $4,000 and when he beat Valor. which
had been entered for the same price,
Hlldreth went into the sales ring and
kept bidding until he reached the $4,000
mark.