New-York tribune., 1922-05-14

...r o,;tSider, WiiiSi' '"i
' hold the slender advantage
IN ,a cochran's June Grass was
s.-, .sr,e lengths back Of the leaders
:. Pirate Gold, one Of the s.S,t two horses n'ss
:. '..,-.a BY the Greentree stable was
l,sr:h. :, +be nresence
ls' 40 ,,.e.a.ors. which made up q
.'ss ~ crowd of the Pimlico course
s'''s ..s, Gathering was packed into
DIS ss, go .oresd out on lawns and
ss saaaS, sanrS an outlet in the field
.s,is .s Iosr ssrdly prepared for the victory ~,
4 pillory sas s. 'ps;r pw;nnsr. By his victory
ssleens 70. 70 M $4,000 for his owner
ns h.0.s me ~ second, third Ia and ton1on .s 6on
VINE. shi.s ,rssee;vsd ,se $4,000, $4,000 and Sz'oo'
respectively NIL, w.,
81. .re Of tire race was 1;ol SO
Tne sass ..m ~ second slower than the
.h'te'n.. ...nrd This mark was estab-
isie. NV hS Wsterysle in lel1. The time
hsasa .s. :, nee to-day was the same as
:. I'd. =, bv Man O. War in 1871 when nc
'a1 n!,'o,, "a. vss ridden by jockey Nor
'1iv.' ~. stable rider, and he used ex-
=, H.. ,sS judgment in the handling OF MS
a...%s .. ;hronghout the race. He did not
.s.m .s.mn. to race with the leaders IN the
NV stages but waited until the 1as,
81. s' had halted the front runners and
T., M moved up with challenge ena,
:. I leaders could not withstand. Yet
!. ,.i overlooked Hea and when PHI
* s.r ~ .nneared to have the race won
s,.d;ly ~. Hea drew close in the stretch
u Morris was forced TO use the wnlf
:,..v ~, and put Pillory to hard drive
:, i hojd on to the end.
The public fancy had turned TO MISS
,or The Western filly, owned by Mont
,.,. M Jones, and which WAS regarded as
~. y. mos, probable winner. She ws'
rsd. =, strong favorite in the race, be
;.s ss held at slightly more than p tt
: INIT il was evident at the END OF
:. !, turlongs that this daughter OF
p,..r Ounce is not q slayer. At ths'
win, in the race she stopped badiy
.t,r having failed to go to the front
sao ~ time did she give evidence Of
a. speed which made her great
:ae.,3Ia wv Henhsistos. which was also
..i,onrly backed, failed likewise. he
y,s never able to get to the front
miners and finished eighth IN the
field.
Galantman Heads Field
The twelve high-strung thorough
b,eds gave starter James Milton very
little trouble at the post; Miss Joy was
tribe fractions and ran through a
.ouple Of times, but the others were
sell behaved, and as q result the field
vas sent away to an excellent start
.fter a delay Of but three minutes.
,a'antman had the advantage Of the
all position. and he went to the lead
n the first few strides, with June
,rass less than a length away.
Mis- Joy and St. Henry were also
Iuick to get into good positions, and
..re third and fourth going around
Il. Hrst turn. Hephaistos was some
What at a disadvantage. as he broke
iron the extreme outside, and was un-
M. to get up to the front runners be-
fore reaching the turn. 1t was evident
y the plan of the Greentree Stable to
send Galantman out to make fast
pace and kill of some of the serious
depending on Pirate Gold
10 come through at the finish.
Galantman did his part. He set q
iszling pace for the first six furlongs.
t was so fast that Miss Joy was not
My unable to get to the leader, but
as done for completely before turn
g out Of the back stretch. Jockey
amer called on her at the six-furlong
Ole, and after showing a burst of
'eed for a few strides she stopped
lddenly and disappeared in the field
horses. June Grass alone was able
cling to the leader through this fast
inning.
Pillory Shows to Front
Pillory had been lost to the view Of
e crowd and probably forgotten. But
orris moved along on the outside
he went through the backstretch
nd at the far turn sent his noun.
long with a burst Of speed. The Ole
old and Green Of the Wilson color,
bowed for the first time as Pillor7
ashed after Galantman. He was i,
lcond place as the last turn loome,
sight and in the few strides to tn,
eso OF the stretch he disposed of thu
feentree Stable racer.
This effort had sent him two length.
10 the lead, for Galantman wa,
trough at this point and June Grass
as thoroughly tired. keogh had, how.
ei' been keeping in the background
''h Hea and turning to the stretch
gave that colt his head and let hin
'wh " ior all that was in him.
aea showed the most remarkable
psed OF the race. Fully four lengths
sek OF the leader. he cut this down
',s margin Of but a head in the fur.
,ag ie1t before reaching the wire
!. aAo passed June Grass well up the
~ as'ch and moved up On the leade,
y 40 such rush that he forced MOT.
. no, 70 get very busy with his whir
=. .fiilory. The latter extended him.
n u under u the first crack of the whir
-. ~ IL was we'll that he did, for Hea
- noon tapped on him. Morris ius-
, to make the Wilson colt last
.,a me END and Hes would have been in
Wv ~ Il ne had a few more strides
,ssa tuae Grass had little contention 70,
h.d hd pace. Tired as he was, he fin.
.,S I.a Tour o, lengths in front Of Pirate
20. -. me latter had never been able
th. +. up after being kept in restraint
IN az :; early stages of the race The
y ',me , that Hephaistos appeared te
Ion factor was in the bsckstretch
!. Vii IL moved into fourth position or
= s,,. .u.., tie had dropped back at the
min 'u'n and was never prominent
:: - p;1's!r order Of finish and prices fol.
a, : c,Iiiory, ~. ia (Morris), Ills to ~ i:
~, ~ IA Keogh). s0.75 to i. u Inv.
,sts M ~. ill (IhOmpson), zS.7s Is to o III: 4:
ll.ntrSo Soid. ia Lyke), l0.45 to J.: