New-York tribune., 1922-05-16

One of the largest fields of the meet
,,v went to the pest in this race, the
ss,eocas s gelding striking the fancy of
70 sneculators, with Lucky Button
s.or the Ascot stable, second choice at
Losing time r. T. Wilson's Mamma
.sn. INTO the lead and showed the way
"a The quarter post, where Laverne
y,,or carried Billy Watts around the
.s,s;ae to the front. Doughnut moved
y. with Billy, but WAS quickly shaken
VI rr.,or saved ground rounding the last
.,,n and it is we'll that he did, for
Rr.irstorm, once out of the pack,
charged down the stretch like an ex-
,ress train and was running all over
ths balance Of the field at the end The
ron Of Peter Pan moved from fifth to
second position In a few jumps, but
could not overtake Billy Watts. Olyn-
taus. which had to be taken up in the
.,rlv running. closed fast and easily
heat Mamma for third honors.
Earl Sande went out for an airing
under the white and green Rancocas
eolors on Edgar Allan Poe in the
Auburndale Handicap, the next event,
scenery while Edgar toyed with field
Of six. The talent, including George
Herman Ruth, went to the poet horse
with vengeance and had not an anx-
ious moment during the race. Sande
cot running break at the barrier and
kicked dust on the others overt the
entire route.
Dimmesdale Three Lengths Behind
At the quarter post he had four
lengths to spare over Last Straw, hNt
tassd up at the half when Last Stra. y
decided he had had enough. A little
further on Dimnlesdale moved up and
went after the flying leader, bat he,
Was not horse enough to beat Edgar
Allan Poe, who won by three lengths.
Last Straw hung on to take the show
money. Georgia, which was respected
in the betting, was never a contender.
The winners time was Ill 45.
The first race at six furlongs. in
which three-year-old and upward
we're ridden by apprentice jockeys
who had not previously had winner.
resulted In popular victory for Miss
Frayllng's Beckna. Frank Catrone had
Inc leg up and he rode like veteran
Rating off the early pace he did not
make his bid until the last sixteenth,
when he nipped Margaret White in
driving finish. winning by less than
ifree-quarters Of length.
Maiden Jockeys also commanded the
honor position in the second event, at
six furlongs, and j. W. Fleishmans
Bsrnice K. added to the JOY of the
form players by outgaming Dare in
close finish. Jockey Bell graduated
here.
David Harum and little Jockey Nc
Coy put one over in the next event, at
H. V-J 0ou ri
Harum horse is an orncry critter, and
he had the boys guessing for a while.
When David is good he looks like
stake horse, but when he is on his bad
behavior he insists upon running to
suit himself Yesterday he was like a
schoolgirl at her first party and
Translate was second. four lengths
back at the finish Nalor was promi-
nent in the early running, but quit
when called upon for the final test.
Chick Lang Makes Debut Here
Chick Lang. the famous little Cana
dian rider. made his Eastern debut in
the closing race Chick was spotted
when he paraded perched upon the
back Of j. F. Madden's Muriel Won Der.
end the crowd gave him nice recep-
ton. Six two-year-olds faced the bar
ller and it WAS a tough race from any
angle. Fairbrother. fresh from three
winners last Saturday, was astride
Certain; Sande was on Cross EXami-
her, Martinelli guided the destiny Of
Naxey Hirsh's Nassau and McAtee had
.he leg up on Blanc Seing.
1t was anybody's money until they
hit the wire. Rounding the home
stretch turn Certain moved to the
front and the crowd started for the
train confident that Fairbrother would