The New York herald., 1922-08-22
r.. L. Gerry's William Tell
Takes Consolation Stakes
From Fair Field.
JOHN PAUL JONES WINS
Son Of Tracery Leads Exodus,
Parader and Knobbie i'm
Warrensburg Handicap.
BY HENRY v. KING.


the champion juvenile OF last year and
winner OF the Kentucky Derby this
spring, ran here to-day, but he didn't
race any better than a platter. Fearing
him. eleven three-year-olds lodged the
race. leaving only Montford Jones's
Surf Rider to oppose him. And Surf
Rider beat him easier than Whisk-
away beat him in the Carlton and the
$4,000 Latonia Special. Norwich dis
played a terrific burst of early speed.
He stepped the quarter in 0:23 3-5, and
the half in 0:46 3-5, and was leading
Surf Rider by half a dozen lengths in
the middle of the bend.
Then the son OF Runnymede began to
STOP and few horses stopped more sud
denly than he. Surf Rider gained ground
on him rapidly and when Strengthened
out for home was at Morvich's heels.
At that point Johnson gave Norwich a
taste OF the whip and instead OF bound
ing forward under II he collapsed COM
pletely, and Surf Rider galloped the re-
mainder of the way to win by five
lengths.
Surf Rider covered the first six fur
longs in ] IL 2-5 and finished the seven
ftIrlong route in IA 35.
The race seemed as If it were made to
order for Norwich. Seven furlongs is
his forte and with 1870 pounds on his
back almost all racegoers believed he
was being presented with a purse. He
was at the short odds of 3 to 10. but
this seemed generous to most followers
Of the sport and he was heavily backed.
Surf Rider Not FrtendIess.
X Surf Rider had some friends. too. His
recent races have been exceptionally
good, while Norwich has not been out
since he was beaten in Kentucky. In
his recent trials Norwich displayed ter
rife speed but he tailed off and finished
all of his trials slowly. Some clockers
say he was distressed after running six
furlongs in :12.
While Norwich is nothing like a cham
pion that can run and win at all dis
tances, he is far better colt than his
race of to-day showed. He ran like a
quarter miller and all of his form of last
season and this spring shows that he
can do better. 1t might be that distance
racing has set him back materially.
The steeplechase furnished the wors,
7asco ever seen -at this historic race
course Four horses started and all
four fell New Haven, an aged geldng
which should have been pensioned with
a good home several years ago, won the
event. He fell, threw his rider through
the air. but was remounted and con-
tinued. When he started over the course
the second time Bryan O'Lynn had not
vet fallen and was half a mile ahead Of
him But Bryan O'Lynn fell three
Jumps from home and old New Haven
piodded along and got up in time to win.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Mohican was
the favorite at to 5. but he seemed
sore going to the post and jumped badly
over three obstacles and then went
down. Royal Greens refused before
going a quarter of a mife.
Why the association allows such
horses as Royal Greens, New Haven
and Bryan O'Lynn to compete IS a
matter racegoers can't understand.
Surely they do the sport no good and
II is possible they do IL some harm.
They cause all sorts OF loose talk and
there We're hundreds present who said
the race was not what II should have
been and should not have been put on
the card. Many ardent followers OF
the sport said 1t was disgrace.
y The second section OF the Consola-
tion Stakes was the feature. 1t was
at six furlongs for Juveniles. Nine OF
the seventeen youngsters named to start
were scratched and of those which went
10 the post Robert l.. Gerry's william
Tell was best. He followed Easter
Bells until well into the homestretch
There Easter Bells faltered and Will
lam Tell went on and won handily by 0
length and a half. Easter Bells was
second and Sweep Hawk third.
Exodus Extends John Paul Jones.
John Paul Jones won the Warrens.
burg Handicap at one mile. Under the