The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-19
HOW FAIR BEATS Big
FIELD IN A CALLOP
Daughter Of Fair Play Runs
Five and a Half FurlOngs
in los 2-5.
SPRINT FOR DOMINIQUE
Easy Victor in West Point
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wins
for James Butler.
SPRINT FOR DOMINIQUE
BY HENRY v. KING.


August Belmont's How Fair ran
like a sterling FLY yesterday after
noon at the Empire City track. This
daughter of Fair Play and Hour
Hand beat high class field of young
misses and hung up new track rec
ord for five and a half furlongs. She
stepped the distance without APP
parent effort in los rs. two-fifths
II a second better than the old mark
established by Sea Pirate in 1918.
BY her victory How Fair showed thai
le is one of the best FLIES of the sea-
IN and in class with Willis Sharpe
liners Sallys Alley and Victor Viva
GUS Miss Star. She not only displayed
great burst of speed but she raced
if she could carry her speed over
distance of ground. She outran the
extremely fast Marionette and Gadfly
and galloped home the winner by three
lengths. Gadfly was second and Lus-
trous, stable mate of How Fair, was
third
There was no doubt about the result
at any stage OF the journey. McAtee
got her off we'll and she stepped to the
front in the first few strides. Marion
cite ran with her for short distance
and then quit. AS Marionette faltered
How Fair went on by herself and was
under restraint all through the home
stretch.
Dominique, the aged son of Peter
Ounce scored his fifth consecutive VIC
tory for Frank Keeney. who got him
Immediately after Dave Gideon took
him away from Harry f. Sinclair In
n
showed that he liked the track and that
the impost of 100 pounds exactly suited
him Lyke, who is now riding III tip
top form. got him away from the bar
rier on his toes and quickly sent him to
the front. Once in command the Vet,
Gran jockey took a nice steadying hold
on him and rated him along at rather
fast pace, length in front of his OBJ
ponents, who were grouped together.
To many race goers it seemed as +
LIKE were making a mistake. In theit
opinion Charles e. Stonehams( little
coura geous colt Dry Moon was too close
to him. They believed Dominique
would quit when challenged in the
/. stretch. But his opponents didn't get
.. chance to challenge him. When
= Strengthened out for home Lyke gave
i'm his head and the race was over IN
few bounds Dominique sped away
eom his field and galloped the re-
Under Of the way to the judges %
m eased up by three lengths.
Dry Moon finished with his usual
etermined rush and took the second
ond NJ the nurse. Oil Man was third
dominique stepped over the short SIX
furlong route in the good time of
los 1-5.
James Butler scored his second victory
of the meeting in the fifth race when
his Driftwood. a daughter of Pebbles
and Mapping. ran away from a Dig
field of Juvenile maidens. She showed
a keen flight of speed. In the first
oua,ter of a mile she opened up dozen
lengths on her opponents and then
cantered the remainder of the way by
half dozen lengths. Owasco was
second and Temptress third. After the
race Owasco was claimed.
Blue Brush by Sweep and Blue Ball.
beat home big field of cheap platers
in the second race. He won by head.
and his victory was due in great part
to the fine ride he received from
Snookums Bell Bell got him away
well. rated him along behind the pace
to the head of the home stretch. then
went to the front, and when challenged
in the final furlong by Gunsight the
youngster put up strong finish and
kept his mount going well enough to
remain in front
The aged mare Elected H. added
another victory to his list in the third
event, a selling affair at one mile and
seventy yards Her victory was
lucky one Richard 4. Wilson's Vendor
was the best horse in the race.
An assistant starter held him at the
post. and while rounding the first turn
Jelly on Sea Mint almost knocked him
over the fence. The humping cost
Vendor half a dozen lengths. Despite
the nlishap he ran we'll and made up a
lots Of lost ground. At the judges he was
third. less than a length behind the
winner. lie was running strong at the
end and would have been in front in n
few more jumps. For his foul riding
Jelly was severely reprimanded by the
stewards.
Assistant starters are necessary evils
but something must be done to prevent
them holding horses at the post With
In the last few days they have killed
the chances of half n dozen horses. At
Jamaica on Saturday one of them held
Juno until after his opponents had gone
seventy yards. on Tuesday Duncecap
and Violinist were held while their OPP