New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-20
FitzsirnrnO1ls
Saddles Three
Money Winners
Copper Demon Is First.
While Ray Jay and Yam
kee Star Run One Two
BY w. I. Macbeth

Sunny jim" Fitzsimmons, the genial
trainer of tie Quincy Stable. had a
melon cutting down at Aqueduct race
track yesterday afternoon. He sad
died three horses and won as much
prize money in doing so as it was pos
sible to do. He took the second race
with Copper Demon, his only candidate.
and in the fourth, the feature. his pair
ran one, two for L. McAtee and Teddy
Rice.
This feature was the Oakdale Handi-
cap Tor two-.year-olds at six furlongs,
and though it proved only a romp for
the speedy Ray Jay, the colts stable
companion, Yankee Star, which. of
course, was coupled in the betting, had
a most difficult time of it in landino.
the second money. About as pretty q
tight for second honors as had been
seen in long time developed THROUGH
the last furlong.
Yankee Star was the contender most
of the way after the first quarter. but
Modo, the favorite, which was shut off
and knocked back shortly after the
start. came like whirlwind when
Strengthened for home and was simply
running over the others at the end.
John <. Madden's Surf Rider also hung
on gamely. When the three hit the
finish line they were only noses apart.
Modo getting third position in the very
last strides.
Ray Jay Runs Well
Ray Jay ran an exceptionally i'm
pressive race. He was we'll rated bv
McAtee all the way, even though he
cut out such sizzling pace that the
others were dizzy behind him as thew
turned for home. The son of Assagai-
-Romagne had plenty in reserve at the
end and under drive might have bet
tered his fine performance of LIP
one of the fastest run juvenile races
OF the meeting. Ray jays fractional
time for the quarters: OBS is, 0:46 3-5,
1:12.
The Quincy Stable connections, and
particularly James Fitzsimmons, made
no secret Of the fact that they ex-
pected to win with Ray Jay, and as a
consequence a steady play was made
on the entry, which was soon knocked
down from the luscious odds to to /
to 4 to l.
Modo, the favorjte, suffered particu-
iarly poor racing luck. Modo was not
only bumped and knocked back, but
was lnterfered with and pinned in until
the stretch was reached. At least with
clear sailing all the way the favorite
would have given Ray Jay real race.
The other Quincy brea dwinner was
copper Demon, somewhat neglected in
the betting. The Demon opened at as,
but scared as high as to J. There
was slight play toward the very end.
A field OF half q dozen three-year-olds
answered the bugle for the mile test.
Fine Ride by Rice
Copper Demons victory was largely
Cryn ~ H,.f ~,
Throughout the run up the backstretch
quarters. But he kept his head and
saved every possible inch of ground.
He finally got through at the top of the
stretch and quickly rushed to the front,
winning from the Oneck Stables Frig-
ate by length and half The latter
beat Curfew for the place by five
lengths.
Perhaps the biggest upset of the
meeting developed in the third race. q
six-furlong dash for -year-olds.
The betting had q peculiar angle.
F. NJ. Kelly's Lucky Girl, after many
unsuccessful attempts, finally got out
of the maiden class. She opened ia
vorite at to S, but quickly drifted
back to to |. The hot thing of the
race was r. I. Wilson's Vendor, ham
mered down from to to to S. The
good thing finished absolutely last.
Lucky Girl simply spread the small
field, while Vendor trailed from start
to finish.
Students of form got off on the right
foot when J. S. Cosden's Lady Balti-
more, the favorite, led field of six
all the way through the ve-furlonv
chute. 1t was the first of Rice's two
successive wins.
Arapahoe, an odds-on favorite. sim
ply galloped to the easiest imaginable
victory in the fifth race, at mile.