The New York herald., 1921-06-04
RECORD LIKELY TO
FALL In SUBURBAN
Track at Belmont Park Is
Lightning Fast-Capt. AL
cock Wins Feature.
By HENRY v. KING.

Inc SuDuFpnn Handicap Will De run
this afternoon at Belmont Park. and II
the weather is clear and the track fast
oil sorts OF records are likely to fall.
The new track is probably the fastest
IN the world, and the winner OF the
historic classic is likely to hang up
new figures for the mile and a quarter
and a record crowd probably will be on
hand to see the contest.
Although fifty-nine nominations were
made for the event only nine horses
were named overnight to start. With
the field so small there should rot be
any crowding, and 1t gives promise of
a truly run race. AS was to be ex-
pected. old Exterminator is top weight
With 133 pounds. He is at his best right
now, and whether it rains or not will
run good race. On a heavy track his
chances are second TO none, and on a
dry and fast track he has as good
chance as any of his opponents. There
Is tremendous lot Of speed in the race.
and as the speed marvels are likely to
race themselves dizzy in the early part.
the old cup horse probably will come
on and beat them home.
The speed of the race are Mad Halter
and Audacious. Mad Halter viii. carry
100 pounds and Audacious 80. Both are
record breakers and both are capa BILE of
handling heavy weight In his last
race Mad Halter ran as II he had lost
some OF his speed, while Audacious
showed he was never better by winning
the Withers and beating Eternal and
Man O. Wars record for mile.
May Be Even Favorites.
Whether or not Audacious will go on
the extra quarter of mile is matter
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ter and Audacious have a host of friends
and may be about even choices before
the race. But while their past per-
formances warrant the belief that they
will fight out the issue among them
selves, It does not mean that the other
contestants haven't a good chance. Vel
low Hand, with only los pounds on his
back, might spring surprise. In the
Metropolitan Handicap he was outrun
in the early stages but was running over
horses in the stretch, and might have
won at mile and quarter. If it rains
and the track Is heavy Paul Jones.
which won the event last year, will
have a bright chance of success. He
will carry 11S pounds and can run
faster in the mud than he can on q
a fast track. George w. Lofts Donna
coma Is making his first appearance OF
the year and reports from Belmont Park
say he has been noving along as well
as at any time In is career. He viii
shoulder III pounds, but will have to
show big Improvement over last season s
form to win.
La Rablee. with only 100 pounds on
her back. will have an outside chance
if she doesn't sulk. DR.. Clark and
Sennings Park seem to be outclassed.
The race will be the thrty-fifth re-
newal, ii having been inaugurated in
1881 at the old Sheepshead Bay track.
The following will ride: Johnson on
Exterminator, Kelsay on Donnacona,
Sande on Mad Halter, Collins on SEN
nings Park, Miller on Yellow Hand.
Hummer on Audacious, Rice on Paul
Jones McAtee on La Rablee and Colti-
letti on DIR. Clark.
Captain Alcock. the four-year-old son
of Ogden, clipped three-fifths of a Sec
ond from the one mile and sixteenth
track record in the Garden City Handi-
cap yesterday. He ran the distance in
1:431-5 and beat Thunderstorm. Natu-
ralist and Piraeus easily. Mooney held
him Off the pace to the middle OF the
turn into the homestretch. There he
went TO work on his mount and Captain
Alcock responded gamely. caught his
opponents a furlong from home and
went on 10 VIII EOlnS AWAY py NNO
lengths. Thunderstorm finished second
and Piraeus was third.
Naturalist set fast pace for seven
furlongs and then quit to p walk. Pr
raeus was shut off by Naturalist in
front OF the old club house and with
better luck would have been much
closer TO the leader al the end.
A Pony and n Midget.
After saddling this winner Jim Fitz-
simmons sent the smallest thoroughbred
and the smallest jockey in the country
to the post In the next event in Miss
Petite and Pete Walls. Miss Petite
weighs little more than 700 pounds and
stands little higher than a good sized
Newfoundland dog. Pete Walls. who
Is a brother of George Walls. weighs
aixty-three pounds. Miss Petite can run
fast and far and Pete can ride like
veteran. That he is not now promi-
nent Jockey Is due 10 his weight. When
he gets heavier Fltzsmmons says he
cannot help but be top notcher, for he
possesses everything a great Jockey
should have--good seat. good hands,
good judgment and plenty Of courage.
Pete got his little mount away from
the post flying. rushed her into long
lead. then allowed her 20 step along at
n fast but steady pace. In the final fur
long when American Boy challenged he
put UP a first rate hand ride and had
Nfsu rontfta doinc ber Ievei hest for him