The New York herald., 1921-05-26
LORD BALTIMORE Is
VICTOR In YOUTHFUL
J. s. Cosden's Son Of Celt Beats
Small Field on Sloppy Track
in $1,000 Stake.
ny HENRY ". KING.

There seems to be something mate
rally wrong with the two-year-oids this
season There are hundreds OF them
quartered at the Long Island tracks and
reports from the dIreren; stanies say
there are many real good ones among
them. But they are not going TO the
races. Those which are racing are
beating each other and none stands out
ia a probable champion. Horsemen say
that the good ones have been buckins
and that Belmont Park will see much
better crop.
Yesterday the Youthful Stakes with
a guaranteed value OF $1,000 was de-
cided at Jamaica and only hye young
stcre went In quest Of the rich purse.
The rain and sloppy track probably
kept the field small but II seems strange
that out of hundred eligibles only
Ave were considered good enough mud
runners TO try for the stake. or those
Wairh started j. S. Cosden's Lord Balti-
more. by Celt and Moisant, was much
the best. He seemed TO reyel in the
slonoy going. He raced Harry SIN
elair's Little Chief into submission be-
fore the final furlong was reached and
then came away TO win galloping by
half q dozen lengths. Little Chief had
plenty of early speed. but tired badly
In the run through the homestretch and
was ridden out to beat his stablemate
Billy Watts for second by half length.
Billy Watts ran as II he was not fond
OF the mud.
Morton schwartz's Toll and Harry
Payne Whitney'. Yankee Maid, the
other contestants. showed nothing TO
warrant the belief they were any good
IN ha ha1
Lord baltimore cost $500 as a year
ling. and Is bred for speed. He Is by
Celt. a son OF Commando, which was BY
Domino. while his dam, Moisant. was
by Hamburg, son OF Hanover, whose
dam, Lady Reel. was out OF Mamie
Gray. the dam OF Domino. Students OF
blood linss declare he was bred to he
world beater and great mud runner.
Mustard Seed Revelled I'm Mud.
While Lord Baltimore's race was a
good one, It was not nearly as impress
sive as that Of George w. Bulls Mus
tard Seed In the final. This son of
Peter Ounce fairly flaw over tho muddy
track and made field of highly toute,i
youngsters look like the cheapest kind
Of platers. He took the track at the
start and galloped all the way to win
eased up by five lengths from Harry
Payne Whitney's Balance. Modo fin
ished third. three lengths further back.
and half length In from, of Joseph +.
Widener's Whirligig. Mustard Seed ran
the five furlongs in the real good time
OF 100 4-5
P. A. Clark's imported filly FTambette
sprang a surprise in the third. She beat
a good field of three-year-oldso over tho
SIX furlong route impressively. Shs fo,-
lowed Bud Fishers Muskallonge closely
until furlong from home. Then she
challenged and outgamed her opponent
In the run to the judges. She won by
half Lsngth. Muskallonge ran a good
| race He showed plenty OF speed ano
| fought on gamely. but the 121 pounds nc
was shouldering tended to stop hirn
Rancocas was third. Tho big disap.
| pointment of the RAGS was r. T. VIII
| son 3 kirklevington. 'rhis son of Olam
| baln was sensation this time Last year
but this season he is unable TO do any
thing worth while. He breezes all rlgh
| IN the mornings. but In his races he 1.
| unable to beat platar
Flambettc Is a half sister to La
RaDlee She Is by the Derby winner
Durbar. whose dam was the Meddler
mare Armenia.
Cirrus Runs to His Work.
After several bad race. Harry Sin.
ciair's Cirrus. the hve-year-old son Of
Tracery. ran TO his work and ronped
on with the Ansonia Handicap. He
showed big Improvement in the mud
and following Irish Dreams pace TO the
middle OF the turn. rushed to the front