The New York herald., 1921-09-18
CAPT. T.ALCOCK TAKES
AQUEDUCY FEATURE
Beats Mad Halter and Damask
in Clever Fashion in Edge
mere Handicap.
BANTRY PASS A WINNER
Leads Home Big Field in Belle
rose Selling Stakes-Big
Crowd Sees Races.
BANTRY PASS A WINNER
BY HENRY ". KING.

The light rain which fell for several
hours yesterday afternoon didn't keep
many racegoers away from the Aque-
duct track. 1t didn't make the track
heavy and therefore didn't spoil the
good programme. More than $4,000
parsons were present and they saw
some Of the best racing of the year.
The feature of the card was the
Edgemere Handicap at one mile and
furlong. Seven were entered over
night for this $1,000 purse, but Hill
dreth scratched two Of his three en-
trants and George w. Loft withdrew
Donnacona and A. K. Macomber de-
clared Kingdom I'd out. This left Mad
Halter, Damask and Capt. Alcook as
the contestants. Despite the fact that
Mad Halter was shouldering 1872
pounds and giving away ton OF
weight to his opponents he was made
the favorite at to 2. He ran bang
up race. but the weight told it's deadly
tale and he finished last. Capt Alcock
won the stake rather handily by three
parts of a length, with Damask Sec
ond. twice that distance in front of
Mad Halter.
Capt Alcock ran a smashing race
and deserved the victory. With McAtee
In the saddle he broke with his field and
followed a terrific pace set by Mad Hat
ter to the final sixteenth pole. where he
went to the front and won going away.
Damask Improving.
Damask also ran good race. He dis
played marked Improvement over his
past performance and under poor ride
by Coltiletti was always within strik
Ing distance of the leader.
At the final eighth pole, when Mad
Halter faltercd, he went to the front,
but Capt. Alcock was too much for him
and wore him down in the run home.
Mad Halter displayed terrific speed
for a mile. He stepped the first quar-
ter in 0 :2s 2-5, the half in .46 AS six
furlongs in 1 III 2-5. and the mile in
:37. This pace under such heavy
weight made him stagger at the end of
mile and he swerved into the rail and
lost several lengths. Under Sande's
hustling ride he struggled on to the
finish. but Capt. Acock with his 1o2
pounds and Damask with 1os had little
lrOuDle ledulnS MIN NOME.
There was a stiff wind blowing UP the
homestretch. but Capt. Alcock covered
the distance In the good time of
1850 3-5.
The secondary feature was the Belle
rose Selling Stakes. This went to
Thomas Fortune Ryan's chestnut Ally
Bantry Pass. This filly has run sew
eral good races recently. but because
stable lad named T. Finn was her pilot
hoS erie tod har nd OH
to the post at 10 to /. Finn got her
away from the barrier well and kept
her In front to the final furlong pole.
There Modesty and Leghorn sped past
her and she seemed beaten. But In the
final sixteenth of a mile she came on
again and In driving finish won by
half length. Modesty held on well
and beat Hephaistos length and a half
for second honors.
The first race. handicap sprint at
six furlongs for all ages. brought to-
gether ten OF the fastest horses in train
ing. 1t was won by Dunboyne. carrying
the colors of the Rancocas Stable. He
raced In third place behind Harry Payne
Whitneys Ararat and Clifford A. Coch-
rams Smoke Screen until well straight
ened out for home. Then Ararat and
Smoke Screen quit and Dunboyne went
on by himself and won easily by three
leHBtnS. Arnold ftOtnStelnS GldulatOT
came with rush in the final furlong
and got up in the last stride to take
second place from George d. Widener's
Last Straw on the post by head War
Note as fourth and Audacious fifth.
A quartet of the worst jumpers in
training made UP the field for the chase
and 1t resulted in a hollow victory for
Algardi. Fair Mac was second and
Franc Tireur third. Algardi. which was
the favorite and heavily played. led all
the way and was never in serious dan
ger. Fair Mac ran well and was ridden
well. but seemed as II he were not UP
TO hard race. He probably will show
big Improvement In his next effort.
Franc Tireur did his best. Saywhich
ran peculiar race for a mile and then
broke down. He tried to run out at
every jump and showed little speed on
the fiat.
Georgia Runs Fast Mile.
Arnold Rothstein's George ran one OF
the best races of his career in the hfth
race and beat half dozen good milers.
including Harry Sinclair's Thunderclap
C.epfa w nd ThunJercIar raoad