The New York herald., 1922-06-08
wins HANDICAP IN
/ A DRIVING FINISH
Comes From Behind and Beats
I Quincy Stables Ray Jay
+. by Length and Half.
LORD BRIGHTON WINNER
Leads Home Good Field of
Sprinters-'Snookums' Bell
Rides Like Veteran.
LORD BRIGHTON WINNER
BY HENRY ". KING.


Admiral Cary T. Grayson's three-year-
old colt Hea, who finished a few inches
behind r. T. Wilson's Pillory in the
$4,000 Preakness last month. gave
metropolitan racegoers an opportunity
to see him in action at Belmont Fark
yesterday afternoon. He made his
Eastern debut in the Greenport Handi-
cap at one mile, and ran like real
good colt. He came from behind, and
standing a long, hard drive, won by a
length and a half. The Quincy Stables
Ray Jay was second and George Odom's
Modo third.
Hea covered the mile in :3s Is. The
track was dull and in spots slow. and
considering it's condition Hea's time was
exceptionally good.
But while Hea ran like a good colt
he showed nothing that would warrant
the belief that he was as good as
Snob II. or Norwich. He didn't impress
one as being as good as Relay or Pillory.
Ray Jay, who finished behind him.
probably will beat him the next time
they meet at mile.
1t was the first outing for the Quincy
Stables colt, and he plainly showed
that he was short. Ray Jay displayed
plenty Of speed, and held command
until furlong from home. where Hea
charged on him and went to the front
and on to victory.
Hea may turn out to be a great dis
tance runner. But there are half a
dozen colts around here that are likely
to beat him at mile or less.
Five Try for the Grecnport.
A quintet Of colts went to the post for
The Greenport. They We're Hea, Ray
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mist broke on top, but Ray Jay quickly
took command and stepped up the back
stretch at a fast pace a length in FROM
of Violinist. Around the turn Clyde
Ponce gave Ray Jay a breathing spell
and Violinist and Modo closed in on
him. In the middle Of the bend Ponce
gave Ray Jay his head again and the
Quincy Stables colt opened up another
gap and entered the homestretch three
lengths In front and breezing. But his
lack of racing left him bit short and
furlong from home he dropped from
@ breeze to a tired horse and began 10
stop. AS he did Hea and Modo charged
on him. but Ray Jay is a courageous
colt and under a strong ride by Ponce
he withstood Modo's drive, but Hea was
too good for him and he was compelled
to accept second honors.
Hea is a big chestnut son of Sea King
and Ballyshe. Ray Jay is by Assagai,
as is Relay, and is a fast colt and with
plenty of heart and stamina. but he Is
an erratic fellow and will not do his
best at the barrier on all occasions
The race was Hea's preparation for
the $4,000 Belmont stakes on Saturday.
1t also was a test for Ray Jay. for
Immediately after Ray Jay returned to
the scales Jim Fitzsimmons announced
that he would be his representative in
the classic.
Relay went wrong on me this morn
ing and / didn't know whether / would
be represented in 1t or not until after
this race. Ray Jay showed me enough
to warrant the belief that he had a
chance and intend 20 start him. Relay
is on the hospital list with a filled leg
lie breezed yesterday morning and
pulled UP all right. This morning he
showed no signs of lameness. but on
close examination I found one of his
legs filled and decided to take him out
of training. E
Modo is eligible for the Belmont but
II Is not likely he will start in it. He
came out Of wintner quarters a good colt
but since his defeat by few inches by
Relay in record time he has not run
well. There is an excuse for his recent
bad races. though, for the track on each
his forte Is fast track.
Lord Brighton I'm Front.
Tho monetary feature Of the program
was the Hollis Selling Stake. This went
TO Harry Sinclair's good sprinter Lord
Brighton. Sam Hildreth put him in the
race for $4,000 to get 112 pounds for
him. and under 1t he was much the best
in the race. Outrun in the early stages
OF the six furlong dash by Samuel Rid
dies Dream of the Valley. he came on
in the homestretch, and wearing the
Riddle gelding down won easily by
three lengths. Dream of the Valley was
second and Brainstorm, a castoff from
Harry Payne Whitney's stable. was
third. Brainstorm met with early in
reference and ran an exceptionally good
race. With better racing luck he would
have pressed the leaders for premier
honors.
The steeplechase. an overnight event,
furnished a good contest between the
Folly FARMS Lough Eagle and Joseph
70. Davis's Quecreek. Lough Eagle won
ridden out by a length. with Quecreek
second. nearly a sixteenth of n mile In
front of Samuel Ross's Lucky Find.
The Virginian. owned by the Dosoris
Stable, the only other starter, fell while
making a bid for the lead half a mile
from home.
Quecreek was best In the race. With
a capable ride he probably would have
scored an easy victory. Pierce, who had
the leg up on him, didn't ride criminally,
but just put up an incompetent ride.
1t resembled that of n novice. Half a
dozen times during the race he made
runs with his horse. With a full mile
TO &c he drove his mount quarter of a
mile to get to the front and after at
tanning his desire Immediately dropped
back into second place.
Tom Healey uncovered a lad In the
fifth race who gives brilliant promise
of developing into a top notch jockey.
He Is Eddie Bell, n tiny lad OF less than
ninety pounds. Because of his size and
weight the boys at the stable call him
Snookums. He rode Vendor in the fifth
and guided him perfectly and won easily
by three lengths. Snookums got his
mount off well. found position next
the rail in third place behind Beverkill
and Orderly until the middle of the
bend. Then he let his mount down and
Vendor came on and had little difficulty
winning
Yesterday wasn't the first day Snoo-
kums has displayed skill in the saddle.
Earlier in the meeting he rodo Duncecap
to victory and later rode Duncecap and
although beaten. rode faultlessly. He is
an industrious boy. eager to work at the
stable and also at school, Tom Healy
was highly pleased with his riding, and
SO were a host of other horsemen.
Beckna beat n big field of cheap
platers in the opening race, and Ambler,