New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
Careless Ride
Beats Favorite
Inn Stake Race
Jockey Mooney Gives Poor
Performance ON Capt. Al
cock and Bellsolar Wins

The running of the Centerport Har
dlcap, the feature of an ordinary days
racing at Belmont Park yesterday,
was marred by the careless ride of Joe
Mooney on the Quincy Stables CAPTAIN
Alcock, the public choice. Mooney got
the colt away in good shape and was
soon winging along in front with a
comfortable lead.
This he increased going around the
turn, and when he made the bend for
home it looked like cakewalk for
him. Halfway down the stretch Moonev
looked back, and seeing the rest of the
helu well IN the rear, started to ease
up. This was {. fatal mistake, for
Bellsolar came booming along. and be-
fore Mooney could get his mount back
in his stride, Bellsolar had caught him
and passed under the wire half length
to the good.
Servitor took the short end of the
purse, being beaten five length by
Captain Alcock Jimmy Fitzsimmons.
who trains Captain Acock, took the
boy to task when ne returned to the
paddock, and the lad insisted that he
kept his mount going but the colt
stopped under him, statement which
ritz couldn't sc ewith telescope.
Evil Victim of Judges
One of the worst decisions which
has been dealt out to the long suffer
ing racegoers came in the last race
when the judges placed Bud Fishers
Evil third, when to all those who stood
in the stand in direct line with the
finish the filly won by good neck.
How the judges could make decision
as amateurish as this one will remain
one of the many unsolved mysteries of
the turf.
AS soon as the gate was lifted at
the start, Sande took Evil to the front
and after he got her into her stride
took a steadying hold on her and let
her rate along at n nice gait Passing
the stand she swerved slightly over on
Modesty, which made Zoeller, on the
latter, pull up. After Sande got Evil
straight again he had lead of about
a length. At the sixteenth pole, see.
ing that he had the race won, Sande
just kept hustling her along and
passed the finish apparently handy
winner.
That there was no doubt about her
winning was evidenced by the fast that
old-time horsemen, who always occupy
places of advantage back of the finish
at all race tracks, put a ring around
Evils name and started to walk away.
When they looked at the official board
for the second and third placing, they
were dumfounded to see that the
judges had put Evil in third place and
gave the race to Simpatica, with
Humanitarian second. This decision
was the rawest mistake of the manv
which have been made in the last year
Stromboli Wins Again
Sam Hildreth's ten-year-old gelding
Stromboli, making his third appear
ance this season, captured the opening
race in terrific drive from Major
Parke and Arrowhead. Strombol was
a little unfortunate in the early run
ming, being pinched off going around
After getting clear he came to the
outside and forced his way to the front
making the bend for home. But
Sande had to ride for all that was in
him to get him home half length in
front of Major Parke, which only beat
Arrowhead nose.
Another close finish was furnished
in the steeplechase, in which Royal
Arch just got home head in front of
Joyful. The Trout was third. The
third went to Flambette in hard
fought battle with Ivernian. Joan
Marie. finished in third place.
The Rancocas Stables Tom McTag-
gart won the fifth, but it was not
very profitable one, for he was bid up
and bought in by his owner for SIS, 200.
The old campaigner was entered to be
sold for $4,000.