New-York tribune., 1922-09-23

But the manner in which Thunderci
classic which should go down in tur
For this six-year-old gelded son of$
vuieain-B -Bandana proved himself just
,heut the best handicap horse in train
;us BY what ne did in this so-called
feature, which added only the negi-
ebis sum OF $947.s3 to his stables
sarnings. Thunderclap, under the
crushing tmpost Of 1873 pounds, gal
,oned that mile and sixteenth in the
-.t.l;ng time of 1:43 3-5. All the way
tb,oash the long Aqueduct stretch he
s..sA into the teeth of fair blow
TSs wind for him was unfavorable, as
rsra sande, cleverest of all our riders,
isv away oE the early pace and did
~. make his bid till straightened for
the run home.
ssnde did not call on his mount until
1t appeared probable that Charles A.
stoneham's Flannel Shirt might give
Little Chief, the other half of the Ran
coess entry, q real rumble for the race.
Then Thunderclap charged down on the
outside, rhythmically, but irresistibly,
10 win by more than length in sem
sssiona time.
Near Track Record Time
Thunderclap ran the mile and a six
tenth within three-ffths of a second
sf the track record, which was set
gear ago last June by Mad Halter, also
Ot the Rancocas Stable. On that oc-
easion Mad Halter, which had no wind
to buck, carried one pound less than
Yesterdays victor. Had Little Chief,
the running mate of Thunderclap, been
able to trim Flannel Shirt handily it is
.Ynbah hlQ Sarda A.
Ills sensational charge through the
stretch. 1t did appear as if this pre-
mier jockey left it all to Little Chief
till the issue became a toss-up in the
stretch, then thundered down to make
victory for his stable doubly sure.
The SinclairHildreth interests were
not gazing up any blind chimneys
when it all happened. Rancocas entry
q opened favorite at to 5. 1t was ru-
q mored about the paddock that Sam
d Hildreth did not believe his good pair
4 could concede such pull in Weights to
Charles A. Stoneham's Flannel Shirt.
4 apparently tossed in at 95 pounds. At
1 the very last moment, when the odds
4 rad receded TO 6 to 5, money showed
in bales for the Rancocas pair. The
supposedly good thing, Flannel Shirt,
had already commanded the heaviest
play imaginable from students of form
generally who had been led to believe
] he favored entry might be running
8 oaly for exercise.
Sande and Laverne Fator, by far the
4 two best horseman of the present
q gensrstion. between them made a. veri-
81 table monkey of J. Callahan, who had
Aslsgu on Flannel Shirt. Thunder
clap drew the rail and Flannel Shirt
number position. At the start
Sands took back off the pace with
1 Iaurderclap. Fator, who broke in
ffaHt,with Little Chief, coaxed Gala
a Asato attempt to go through on the
fail. Then he pinched back the Stone
nam colt and jockeyed him into
a pocket with the aid of the speedy Frig-
a ate Flannel Shirt was boxed up tight
a as drum through the backstretch and
4 irse till Frigate, worn by racing,
ehucked it at the top of the stretch
4 This prevented Flannel Shirt from tax
ng the best advantage of light weight
to race his field dizzy in the early
4 nnning
Callahan Gets the "Works'
Once Strengthened for home Flannel
Shirt responded so gamely for Gala
ian that Sande himself became appre-
aensive. Indeed the Stoneham colt ac-
aally headed Little Chief, which had
1 cut out a terrific pace. 1t was then
4 hat Sande called upon Thunderclap
iot all he had. Like locomotive the
4 horse responded and coming 10 the
outside thundered down on the two
4 iiont contenders as if they had been
Wd. 1t is true that when he got close
4 ABOUT the sixteenth pole that Sande
ana Fator put the WORK" on Callahan
y getting him between them, fact
tnat saved the place for IittIa Cb;a4
STsN spent thoroughbred.
As'us nom the victory Of Thunder
sis p jockey Sande. who was respon
aole ior the success of this great thor
Ossgaapred, was the outstanding feature
H. i, we most satisfactory afternoon of
sne. e present meeting. Favorites won
toSr osr oi the six trials, and of these
boms winning WI fg tavorites Sande piloted
n;u n1me no fewer than two. 1t was a gem
sa s1ae heid day for Sande. In five at
sssmpts he not only scored brackets
aainee'tmes, but finished third and sec
4 the post. ''''e1 'i1pS W
4 IA a wonderful ride by sande enabled
.O sOnn L. Madden's Wildrake to take the
4 tsp;eaiag dash Of six furlongs from a
onandS an, neia Of -yearofds. This one
Speheo se 1ayorite at s to 5, but drifted
j Sssk Sss,. 70 3 to 2, as Charles A. Stone
tho neao o4iHply DdCkeQ OH
,Ssnds Ss ooards Virginius never had
4 T.aIee TsrIe under Taplin's weak reding.
q syhh Kept taking back and taking
Il 49, I1 aiter the start till he was hope
Il n. ,hsy OUT OF 1t. Sande rushed out into
B ~; lesd on the other hand, and after
3 isng command rated his mount in
a ,'bs so sklllfully as to make him last
n p"a,t psse Eock Salt by a head.
n ,,raS nosS Salt, after being shuffied back,
a. sa ground by coming through on
81 fali' and was wearing down the
q sniaer at the end. Amber, which
Il. tb.saed third. was perhaps the best of
n t,o, aeiu, put, like Virginius, suffered
81 mi q ride that approached the crimi-
tbirs rarke seemed to think of every
"a possible to beat his mount.
III osprey's Sensational Race
81 iaagust Belmont, chairman of the
a pIss pIes so, CLUB, saw Osprey, good Fair
q is4olt' i4i con- win the closing dash, at five
"A Eongs, for maiden two-year-olds
a ksir.is Is thoroughbred well worthy of
81 gsllaS. : stable mate of Messenger. He
A dpeH d sS the five furlongs in the face
"a 9,5soalow DOW IN the astounding time of
I uo 20, and was never out Of a null.
Sd abs absgs' t1e Rahcocas Stables Rigel
isbaS = 4 I. Widener's Purity, which fin-
80 bsG bsasi,. IN the order named. were all
"a boTsaA played, and a furlong from
8 pur;., were practically on even terms.
FL had ~ damned between the others,
~ 70 take back This ona r,;o,b+ 49,