The New York herald., 1922-09-26
MISS star TAKES
BELDAME HANDICAP
Runs Five Furlongs in 81 rs,
Two-fifths Of Second
Faster Than Old Mark.
FINE RACE BY DRY MOON
Covers Six and a Half Fur
longs in I'LL 2-5, Clipping
Former Figures.
FINE RACE BY DRY MOON
BY HENRY ". KING.

Two records were smashed yester-
day afternoon at the Aqueduct track.
In the Beldame Handicap the Riviera
Stables Miss Star stepped down the
flve furlong straight course in the un-
precedented time of 0:57 2-5, -fifths
of a second faster than the old track
mark established in 1919 by Harry
Payne Whitney's Cobwebs. In the
final. Charles Il. Stoneham's Dry Moon
covered six and a half furlongs In
1:17 2-5. clipping two-fifths of a second
from the old mark hung up by Clifford
A. Cochran's Smoke Screen last season.
The Beldame was the feature of the
card. 1t was for juvenile filles with
$4,000 added In quest of the purse,
which meant 81 1000 to the winner. eleven
fast misses donned silks. August Bel
mont's Fair Play Ally How Fair was
made the favorite. but so open a race
was 1t considered that the good odds of
) to l was laid against her chances
Harry +. Sincair's pair. Edict and
Sweep. We're the second choices at to
2, with Miss Star third in demand.
TaraI knew His TiIIy.
Fred Taral had Miss Star in prime
condition and announced before the race
that the fllly which would beat his
charge would have to break the record.
The race showed that the former re-
nowned jockey knew what he was talk
ing about. Miss Star fairly flew. She
had a pretty good wind at her back
and she came down the long home
stretch faster than any other horse ever
came down it in race.
1t was a good start but there was
plenty of close riding in the rush to the
elbow. and almost every jockey in it
was yelling at the top of his voice for
more room. Suweep was the first to
show din front. with Silk Tassel second
and Edict third. AS the field came around
the elbow Taplin shot Miss Star through
near the rail, and the little daughter OF
Hesperus displayed a great burst of
speed and quickly was out in front by
herself
Once in command she SKINNED over
the ground at a terrific clip and re-
manned at the head of the field until
after she passed the judges. At the end
she was length in front of Suweep.
which ran second all the way. Edict
was third, half a length further back.
SILK Tassel finished fourth and John T..
Maddens Best Love was fifth. How
Fair. lalleu 10 SNOW prominently Ut any
stage of the Journey. She seemed to
sulk all the way She swerved in toward
the rail and switching her tall refused
to do her best.
Dry Moon Wins by n Head.
Dry Moons victory was by the short
margin of head. This fast and sturdy
son of Olambala came with rush
through the final furlong and catching
Ta. - Evxn firing Pot
up 20 win in the last stride. Exodus.
carrying the top weight of 1eS pounds.
showed the way most of the journey.
Dry Moon broke In front, but Exodus
quickly took the track from him and
stepped along at a fast pace. Entering
the home stretch Mrs. Whitney's horse
was length in front and running
strong. while Dry Moon was third four
lengths back. A furlonC from home EX-
odus began to tire and Dry Moon seemed
to run faster. Lkye put UP n rousing
finish on Mrs Whitney's horse. but il
was of no avail. Dry Moon was trifle
too good for him. 1t was Exodus's first
race In several weeks and he is likely
to show big Improvement next time out.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's silks were car
ried 20 an easy victory In the steeple-
chase. They were borne by Irish Sea
He won by a length and half eased
ZIP. Decisive was second and Vox Populi
Cd was third. Irish Sea Is the son of
Celt, which Mrs. Whitney paid S25.000
for as a yearling at Saratoga three
years ago. He jumped boldly and dis
Played plenty OF speed on the fiat.
The third race resulted in n thrilling
nnish Only three horses, King Albert.
Overtake and Canyon ran, and they fin
ished heads apart. King Albert earned
the major portion of the purse, with
Overtake second. j. A. Coburn worked
his halter over time. He claimed three
horses lie took Prince OF Umbria In
the first, Canyon in the third and Huonic
In the fifth. Bob McKeever claimed
Hoy out of the first