The New York herald., 1922-08-13
ATIONAL NET PLAY BEGINS At FOREST HILLS TOMORROW
WHITNEY GOSHAWK
WINS SPA SPECIAL
Continued from First Prre.


bit IN the first dash for positions. but
the interference wasn't enough to Kill
his chances of success.
Mars Cassidy sent the field awav Ia
perfect start. John Madden's Mckee
was the first to show In front, but before
the first sixteenth OF mile had been
covered Martingale, who, won the
United States Hotel Stakes last Satur-
day, was showing the way, but only
by the fraction of length. Beside him
were Goshawk and Mckee. with the re-
mainder Of the field. close at his heels.
Rounding the turn there was differ
ent leader every few strides. First
Goshawk. then Martingale. then Mckee
showed the way by a small margin, and
this trio not far In front of the last
horse in the race. At this point 1t was
still an open race with the result still
In doubt and with every contestant hav-
ing a good chance OF victory.
When Strengthened out for the final
run home the terrific pace began to tell
on the less rugged colts and one by one
they began to drop back. At the final
furlong pole the contest had simmered
own to a five horse affair. with Goshawk
and Mckee leading the way almost
aligned and Martingale, Bud Lerner and
Messenger about two lengths back. but
running strong.
Before the next sixteenth OF a mile
had been covered only two horses re-
lnaired to fight 1t out. They were Me-
was running strong. half length in
font.
Goshawk Wins Going Away.
But Goshawk showed he had a great
haa ri nix nf enaad nd
endurance. Little Pony McAtee was in
his saddle and when he called on his
mount for a special and final effort
Goshawk responded. The Whitney colt
borrded forward under his little riders
urging and kept bounding forward until
at the judges he was half length In
front. And he was still bounding for
ward as he went over the line. In the
vcrnacular Of the turf he won going
away.
All of, the contestants carried 122
pounds and with the exception Of Car
toonist none had any excuse for defeat.
The time of the race was IL 1-5,
good for youngsters over track that
was still a trine dull from the recent
rains.
immediately after the special came
a distance contest among good handicap
cap at one mile and a furlong. Harry
L. Snclairs Mad Halter, old son Of
Fair Play, was the winner in easy
fashion.
This old fellow has competed In hum
dreds of races but never did he run bet
ter than he did to-day. He won In a
common canter by four lengths and
covered the distance In ! 81 1-o, the sec
ond fastest time ever made for the
race, which was inaugurated twenty-one
years ago. The best time made in the
race was so. which is also the record
for the track. 1t was made by Willis
Sharpe Kilmer's Sun Briar in 1919.
Mad Halter, like GoshawlS, was the
favorite. He was full of run, and dur
ing the early stages Of the contest
Sande had difficulty keeping him off a
terrific pace set by J. s. Cosden's Blazes
and Edward Simss Bon Homme. Just
before entering the homestretch Sande
gave Mad Halter his head and the race
was as good as over right there and
then. At the final furlong pole the big
brown son Of Fair Play was in front
That ended the contest. He was still
fighting for his head while all of his op-
ponents were dizzy and staggering from
fatigue. During the last seventy yards
Sande was pulling up and at the judges
he had his mount almost stopped to a
walk
Two Western horses-Rouleau, be-
longing to Montford Jones, and Best
Pal. owned by e. r.. Bradley-finished
second and third respectively.
Faunus's Last Race.
The North American steeplechase
didn't furnish much of contest. Ii
was weird affair, made so by Jockey
Hunt. who had the leg up on Belle of
Bryn Mawr. Mrs. Payne Whitney's
Sounangha won the stake In a canter.
but II Is a question IL he was the best
in the race. While rounding the turn
entering the backstretch the second
time around Hunt allowed Belle Of Bryn
Mawr to carry J. s. Cosden's Faunus
twenty lengths out OF the course. This
cost Faunus the race and probably his
life. Just as he was crossing the fin
ish line three lengths behind Sou
mangha, Faunus broke his leg and later
had to be destroyed.
Before he met with his accident the
horse had run q magnificent race. and
IL 1t were not for Belle of Bryn Mawr
carrying him out he probably Would
have won. He also took one iump
badly. but recovered quickly and ran
q powerful race thereafter. 1t is prob
able that IL he had not been carried
wide he would have galloped home in
front and would not have broken down.
The crowd and the stewards were
angry at Hunts riding. and II is likely
he will never be allowed to ride again.
The stewards Immediately suspended
him for the remainder of the meeting
and then referred his case to the
Steeplechase and Hunt Association.
which controls the cross country sport.
The West continued to the fore dur
ing the afternoon. In the final event
j. $. Wards Adonis led home a big
field of high priced platers over the
seven furlong route. Walter M. JEFF
fords Routledge was second and Bud
Fishers Muskalonge was third
Frederick Johnson's Carnarvon was
much the best in the fifth event, but
won by only half length. While
leading the way by two lengths into
the homestretch he ran to the extreme
outside and lost at least dozen lengths
and first position. But he came on
again when Strengthened out and got
up In time to win the purse In a driv-
ing finish.
Woods stockton's Yassei led home a
biz field Of Juvenile platers In the OPEN
ing race.
While Gov. Miller received an ovation,
II was not much greater than that ac-
corded TO Buddy Ensor, the famous little
Jockey. He always was popular with
the racesoers, and when he was rein
stated to-day after a years suspension
the crowd fairly went wild over him
AS his name went up on the Jockeys
board It was greeted with applause