The New York herald., 1922-05-26
BEATS CAREFUL IN
A DRIVING Finish
Runs Best Race of His Career,
Covering Mile in Fast Time
Of 1886 3-5.
sENNINGS PARK THIRD
More Than 1000 See Stirring
Contest - Three Victories
for Sinclair.
sENNINGs PARK THIRD
BY HENRY v. KING.

Running TIE best race Of his bril-
liant career. Harry F. Sinclair's Mad
Halter won the Metropolitan Handi-
cap at Belmont Park yesterday after
noon. The big brown son Of Fair
Play and Madcap was different horse
from the one which was twice beaten
by Sennings Park at Jamaica. He
was a veritable steam engine yester-
day and covered the one mile course
in 1886 3-5, the fastest time ever made
IN the stake which was inaugurated
thirty-one years ago. He carried top
weight of 12e pounds, followed the
pace to the turn into the stretch, came
from behind and under faultless ride
by Sande won in a driving finish by
a length.
Walter ]. Salmon's renowned racing
mare Careful finished second half a
length in front of Lawrence Water
bury's Sennings Park. Five lengths
further back Captain Alcock, repre-
senting the Quincy Stable, was fourth,
far ahead of the remainder of the field,
which was staggering along at a
snail's pace.
More than 10000 persons, a thousand
of whom we're social lights, who viewed
the contest from the Turf and Field
Club enclosure proclaimed Mad Halter
great horse and almost all agreed he
was the best in the race. He probably
was the best horse in the race but II
Jimmy Butwell had ridden Careful as
Sande rode Mad Halter there might
have been a different story. Careful
might have won. At any rate she would
have pressed Mad Halter harder.
Careful never was as good as she
was yesterday. She had a world OF
speed and showed more stamina and
courage than ever before. Butwell erred
when he sent her winging along with
Clifford A. Cochran's fast but crippled
Bersagliere for half mile and then
made a grave mistake In the last fur
long when he crossed over and went on
the outside of Mad Halter. He lost
several lengths by this move and as
Mad Halter won by only a length 1t
seemed as IL Butwell cost the fily the
coveted victory.
sennings Park Is Strong mt End.
Sennings Park ran good game race
and was gaining on the leaders at the
end But the horse that was going
strongest at the end was Captain Alcock.
1t semed as II he were just beginning
to run In the run through the stretch
he came from next to last and was
gaining ground on the leaders with
every bound.
The remarkable thing about the race
was the terrific early pace. The off
cial timer caught the quarter In 23 2-5,
the half in 46 2-5. six furlongs In
1:103-5 But his clock clicked off the
seconds much faster than did those held
by a dozen veteran horsemen. They
made the early pace much faster. They
caught the half better than 46, five fur
longs in the worlds record time of AZ
and three quarters in 1:10. But ire
spective of whether the official electric
clock or the horsemen's stop watches
were right 1t certainly was a dizzy pace,
one that few horses can stand up under,
and 1t brings most credit on Careful, for
she forced the pace in the first half mile
and then fought on all the way home
without an instant's breathing spell
The Metropolitan ushered in the Bel
mont meeting Since the course was
built In 1905 Belmont Park has been
known as Americas most beautiful race
course and the Newmarket of America
Yesterday It was more beautiful than
ever Its paddock with its closely
shaven lawns, superb trees and bloom
irg flowers furnished tempting picture
for any artist AS Is the vogue at
Belmont Park Is a mammoth place.
and although close TO $4,000 were pres
ent there was plenty of room for more.
There was no pushing or showing. as was
the case at the little Jamaica track.
Every one moved about comfortably. and
the hundreds who left their seats to
visit the paddock found them unoccupieh
when they returned.
srha Ttrrf and Field Club enclosure was
filled and the clubhouse enclosure was
crowded The huge grand stand a.
though not packed. accommodated thou
sand and at the old clubhouse Harry
Stevens played host to several hundred,
most of whom had luncheon with him.
Only nine of the dozen overnight en-
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