New-York tribune., 1921-04-05
'l'antalus GaIlops
Home Easy Winner
In Bowie Feature
Captures Terminal Purse
From Pastoral Swain With
Three Lengths TO Spare

I rom q Special Cores poNdeet
BALTIMORE, April ID. r. Skinker's
Old gelding Tantalus, quoted at
S141o in the mutuals, galloped of
with the Terminal Purse, the feature
( Of the card here this afternoon. Pas
Voral Swain, another old campaigner,
was second, and Escarpolette, neg
lected outsider, took the short end of
the purse
The result was big surprise TO the
talent, for Clean Gone, Fizer and Gain
de Cause, which figured to have the
rate between them, failed to get
I share Of the purse. AS soon as the
held settled down to running Heupel
took Pastoral Swain to the front and
set stiff pace. with Clean Gone and
hscarpolette leading the others Ponce
held Tantalus in nice position back
Of the front runners.
There was little change in the posi-
tions until the field started TO make
the bend coming to the head of the
stretch. Here Ponce gave Tantalus his
mead and the gelding moved lip with
pace-eatlng strides and soon was with
When they Strengthened out for the
run 10 the wire Tantalus gradually
forged to the front and passed by the
Judges the easiest kind OF winner by
tive open lengths. Pastoral Swain held
on long enough to take the place by
three lengths from Escarpolette. The
latter lost quite lot of ground by
making wide turn for home. He came
on again and beat Clean Gone a neck
for third money.
Wishbone Wins Opener
Midsummer weather brought out one
OF the biggest Monday crowds in the
history of the track The card was
anything but an attractive one. but
what was lacking in quality was made
up in quantity.
The opening dash, for maiden two
year-old fllies, went to Wishbone, q
smart-looking miss from the stable of
t I. Chinn. She broke very fast and
was soon wipging along in front with a
big lead. The furthoN they went the
further she drew away, and she crossed
the line we'll in hand two lengths in
front of Yankee Maid. The latter beat
Chaste Star six lengths for the place
There was a general mix-up at the
start, in which Baby Namp dumped An
derson off her back but the boy was
not injured.
The second race, a six and half fur
long dash, for three yearolds and up
ward, was just a gallop for the we'll
backed Sammy Kelly Buddy Ensor
had the leg up on Sammy, and this
alone brought him many friends.
Amackassin took the lead when the
gate went up and showed the way for q
short distance.
lie was joined by Cherubino and the
pair raced themselves into the ground.
which gava Sammy Kelly Il chance TO
go TO the front at the head of the
the run home and he got the decision
by two lengths from General Agra
monte.
Whitney Colors in Front
The colors of Harry Payne Whitney
season when his gelding Wellfnder
took down the long end OF the purse in
the third race. Welltinder acted like q
crazy horse at the post, but once he
got in motion ne was different sort of
animal. Gurgling Water made the pace
TO the turn, whore Coltiletti let the
Whitney gelding down and he went to
the front, where he stayed, winning
under wraps by three lengths. Bay
wood was second, six lengths in front
Of the fast firing Gurgling Water.
The crazy antics of Lads Love de-
Iayed the start of the fourth race sew
eral minutes. When the starter finally
got them in line and lifted the gate
Ultra Gold started out TO make the
pace Smart Guy and Sycamore were
close behind, and rounding the far turn
Sycamore forged to the front. Once
in the lead he gradually drew away and
came home length and ii half in front
of Smart Guy. Lads Love closed with
q rush and took third place.
Penman, the riding sensation during
the meeting at Havana and who is un-
der contract TO pilot the Whitney
horses on the metropolitan tracks this
season, made his first appearance on
American Maid in the second race, but
finished outside the money.