The New York herald., 1921-10-16
AUDAC|OUS RUNS A
BAD RACE in STAKE
Weakly Ridden by Hummer
He Is Beaten by Thunder
clap and DonnacOna.
BLACK RASCAL A WINNER
Outfo0ts Chesterbrook and
BravO-Rec0rd Autumn
Crowd Present.
BLACK RASCAL A WINNER
BY HENRY v. KING.

BY HENRY ". KING.
Audacious ran like great horse last
spring and early this fall. but If he and
Hummer. his jockey, were doing their
best in the Continental Handicap at
the Jamaica track yesterday after
noon he is a bad horse He was beaten
by Thunderclap and Donnacona in a
three horse race.
Because of his great past perform
ances he was made an odds on favorite
and heavily backed at 3 to and to 2.
A vast majority of those present wa
gercd on him and when he finished last,
a length and a half behind Thunder
clap, which won rather easily, there
wasn't person at the course who was
satisfied with his race. Some blamed
Hummer while others blamed the
horse.
Kummers ride was poor. to say the
least, but McNaughton excused it on
the ground that the horse has a bad
leg and, favoring it, ran out
1t Is true that the horse ran out; 1t
il also true that he ran out the other
day when he beat Donnacona a nose; 1t
is also true that he runs out in some OF
his morning trials. but Runners ride
was not his best at any stage of the
journey. particularly In the home
stretch.
Makes Effort Too Late.
In the final sixteenth of mile. when
the race was as good as over. Hummer
rode like demon and his mount sprung
forward under his urging and gained
ground with every bound, but his rush
came too late and he was compelled to
accept the tail end of the purse.
The race was at mile and frrlong
and was worth more than $1,000.
The start was good one, but Donna
cora, carrying only 103 pounds, immedi-
ately went into big lead. with Thun-
derclap second and Audacious third. In
this fashion they raced until well down
the backstretch Then Thunderclap,
which had been racing under stiff
pull, moved up and so did Audacious.
stretch the trio were almost on even
terms, with Audacious on the outside.
AS they swung into the straightaway 1t
appeared to almost all present as II
Hummer took back In the next instant
his mount was running out AS he went
wide Thunderclap and Donnacona raced
together near the rail for the judges.
All the way down the final straight
away Thunderclap and Donnacona
xxht In ~ do c vr1n
ing along under an apparently listless
ride and going wider with each bound.
At the final sixteenth pole Hummer
went TO work In earnest and Audacious
gained ground. but the best he could
do was finish neck behind Donna
coma.
After the race Sandy McNaughton
said he believed Hummer did his best
The trainer proved that he had wagered
on his horse and blamed Audacious's S
sore white foot for the defeat.
Good Sport Brings Big Crowd.
The attendance was of holiday pro-
portions. 1t was the largest gathering
that ever attended the little track at
an autumn meeting. The grand stand
clubhouse and lawns were crowded as
they are only on Saturdays and holi-
days in the spring and summer.
Good horses competed in most Of the
events and the sport was far above
the ordinary.
Mrs. Payne whitney's little black colt
Black Rascal ran the best race of his
short turf career in the Golden Rod
Handicap and beat Col. IL. b. Cas-
salts Chesterbrook and Mrs. w. NJ
Jeffords's Bravo in a gallop. Willie
Midgley had him in tiptop form. and
he undoubtedly could have gone on
another furlong and won. Fator got
him away on his toes and the black
colt quickly opened UP a gap of five
lengths. Rounding the turn Fator gave
him breathing spell, and when he
reached the final straightaway he was
ready to run all the way to the judges
at his best speed. At the judges he
was eased UP five lengths in front of
ChesterbroolS. which was second, twice
that distance in front of Bravo
McAtee is riding now as well as any
Jockey in the country. Almost every
day he is winning races on the Sec
ond best horses. In the last race he
landed r. T. Wilson's Dimmesdale home
ahead OF Dominique, Routledge and st.
Allan. That Dimmesdale won was
because of his master ride.
smooth Ride Helps Winner.
Dominique and Routledge had the
most early speed and shot away from
the barrier like team and raced up
the backstrctch at terrific pace three
lengths in front of Dimmesdale. This
didn't worry McAtee. He allowed Dim
mesdale to step along at a nice steady
pace close to the rail. When the home
stretch was reached he sneaked HE
mount through an opening next the
rail and saved several lengths. Then
lie sat down and gave Dlmmesdale tho
kind of ride he likes--a nice smooth
hand ride Under this handling DIM
mesdale fought on and catching Dom
Unique faltering Mt the final sixteenth
pole went on and won handily.
w. II Coe was among those present.
Ic recently returned from an extensive
trip abroad. lie said the racing In Eng
land was exceptionally good. lie wasn't
sure how much better the foreign horses
were to those in this country. but he
wan certain the jockeys there were
superior to those here.
"Thsy outclass our boys In every
way" said the sportsman. 'They can
ride better and they are better class
of boy"
Mr.. Coo also was impressed with the
way the English turf authorities run
things. He said II is better governed
and that the English stewards nave alb
solvtc control of everything and every
ono connected with the sport.
"You don't see any foul riding over
there" |he added. ''The Jockeys keep