New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-23
Fair Gain Beats
$ll5,OOO Colt
I'm Race at Mile
Thunderstorm Noses Out
Brother OF Man o. War:
Several Fayorites Lose
BY W. ]. Macbeth

- Playfellow, the fun brother of Man
O War, ran last in q field of three in a
handicap named after mis- daddy at the
Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon
But in defeat this son Of Fair Play
aahubah proved himself mighty fine
thoroughbred, for he tried 20 give away
over the mile route as much as twenty
four pounds to older horses THAI went
to the post about as fit as hands could
make them.
This Fair Play Handicap was won by
Joseph E. Widener's Fair Gain, q four
year-old chestnut colt which by the
scale carried only 102 pounds to Play
fellows ia. Charles Koehler's five
year-old chestnut horse Thunderstorm,
which was the one figured to give Man
o Wars little brother 8 tight If fight
should Develop toted LOG poupS8 on
his back. Thunderstorm did not ap-
proXimate the form expected of him
and barely managed to nose out Play
fellow for second money. Fair Gain
was only length in front of the other
two at the end.
While this race was not the feature
of the card, it probably commanded
more interest than any other because
of the speculation as to whether or not
Playfellow could fulfill task that
would have been credit to Man o.
War, and which his illustrious brother
never attempted, as the three-year sem
sation of last year never went against
older handicap horses until he met Sir
Barton in the match race at Windsor.
Should Not Be Condemned
Playfellow should not be condemned
on yesterdays race. He proved much
better colt than many handicappers fig
ured him, though probably nowhere
near the class of his illustrious broth
Ell and several pounds shy his great
stable mate, Grey Lag, too. There were
those who thought Earl Sande made too
much use of Playfellow at the start,
instructions. Certainly there was no
occasion, in the defeat of this odds-on
favorite, for the Kisses of several
pikers that greeted Sa1de when he re-
turned to weigh out.
Sande rushed Playfellow to the front
soon after the start and opened up
lead of more than two lengths around
he turn. Fair Gain hung most closely
to the pace, and when the weight be.
gan to tell on Playfellow half way
down the stretch took command and
came away to good lead. But Fair
Gain, in turn, began to show signs of
distress Sl&Leeutn ITOHl HOlno anu
had to be ridden hard by McAtee.
Thunderstorm, on the other hand.
,ay too far off the pace, and though
he closed fast through the final fur
long and nosed Playfellow out of the
place he never had chance to over
come Fair Gains lead. Playfellow, by
the way, hung on gamely under pun
ishment through the last quarter.
Budana First in Stakes
Though the Rancocas Stable was
disappointed in the performance of it's
new $4,000 investment, there was
occasion for Joy in the running of the
Clover Stakes. at five furlongs, for
two-year-old FLIES. Sande got home
IN front with Budana, Zeus FLY
which Sam Hildreth bought as year
ling at the Saratoga sales.
budana got away winging and set
he pace all the way, but was doing
her best to stand off Harry Payne
Whitney's Peniteut at the finish. This
was one of the best betting races of
long time, for it was one of the most
open juvenile events that could be
imagined. Lucky Button, which fin
ished third; Nancy F., Mission Bells
and Flying Jib were almost equally
avored, whlle there was also L heavy
play on Valentia.
The players were hit with a truck
load of dynamite. The program was