New-York tribune., 1922-09-12
Great Speed Is
Rule of Day at
Belmont Track
Sally's Alley, Tufter, Lucky
Hour and Cyclops Show
Sensational Performances r
By w. ]. Macbeth

students OF the thoroughbred who
closely associate class with the tick
of the stop watch had surfeit of
sport at Belmont Park yesterday aft
ernoon, for the horses ran at d speed
not previously attained this season.
Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Saily's Alley
proved herself one of the finest two
year-old fillies Of 1922 when, under
126 pounds, she sprinted the opening
Ave furlongs through the chute to win
in the sensational time of 0:56 2-5.
H. Alterman's old cripple Tufter
beat four other platers in the mile
the sensational time of 1895 3-5 The
Lexington Stables Lucky Hour, in win
ming the fifth race at the. same dis
tance, stepped wonderful 1888 15, the
fastest mile of the season, and one
only three-fifths second slower than
the track record set by Audacious on
June l last year.
Tten, to cap the climax, R. l.. Gerry's
Cyclops, in the last race of the day,
clipped four-fifths seconds off the
chute record when he ran Ave and
record Of 103 4-5 was established by
August Belmonts Friar Rock, under
1O8 pounds, July II, 1915. Cyciop's ef-
fort was much the more impressive, as
he carried lit pounds.
The victory of Sally's Alley in the
opening brush established this flly as,
perhaps, the best Juvenile of her sex
this year. Her performance under the
crushing weight of 1873 pounds was
brilliant. 1t is true that the thor
oughbreds were greatly favored in
their races through the chute as a
strong quartering wind from behind
helped hustle them along. This same
wind was also of advantage to the
horses in the longer distances over the
main course, as 1t aided them through
the long run up the back stretch and
interfered with them only on the
short turn. From the top of the
stretch home the fields were able to
race practically in still air---in the lea
of the park and the gigantic grand
stand.
Much Interest in Juveniles
While not carded as features, the
opening and the closing races were in
many respects the most closely
watched, if not the most interesting, of
the day For these fields represented
the very best of the second flight of
two-year-old fillies and colts, most of
which are eligible for the Futurity, and
many OF which will start in Saturdays
$4,000 championship. Racing through
the chute has never been popular with
the public, which can see little except
in the last furlong, but as the Futur-
ity is to be run over the six-furIong
straight course the association was
forgiven. Horsemen naturally wished
to give eligibles a bit Of schooling in
real competition.
Sally's Alley was one of the out
standing soft spots Of the afternoon,
though generally overlooked because
Of the fallacy that weight is leveler
of class. Few thought the filly good
enough to concede such weight to the
others. The Greentree Stables Untidy
was the heavily played favorite, but
when it came to racing Sally's Alley
proved herself in that rare form that
made her byword in the spring. She
ran game race, coming from behind
in the last quarter mile.
The feet Miss Star, Untidy and
Kippy fought it out through almost
the first half mile, with Sally's Alley
right behind them. Johnson made his
move when the others began to show
signs of distress. Untidy was the first
to crack under the pace and Kippy
faltered badly. But Miss Star hung
on gamely for the place and did not
surrender until the last fifty yards.
Cyclops and the speedy Amor patriae
fought 1t out from start to finish in
the, closing dash of five and half
furlongs. The pacemaker, Amor Patriae,
he's q penchant for running best when
so far in front she can hear no hoof-
beats behind. AS usual, when Cyclops
collared her at the eighth pole, she
chucked it. though truth to tell the
race Cyclops ran was calculated to
Amor Patriae was far from disgraced.
She was beaten only a length by a
colt that clipped four fifths Of a second
off the record.
The victory of Tufter in the Nassau
Selling Stakes was most popular one
as he was heavily played as the IA
vorite. 1t was only a cake-walk for
the aged geIding and only question
Buddy Ensor had his mount under
stout restraint to the stretch turn,
though always winging we'll in front,
and he simply coasted through the
stretch to q two lengths victory over
Ccstigan. P. T. Wilson'S Duncecap
kept much closer to the pace than usual
but had to be satisfied with third
money.
Lucky Hour Winner
Lucky Hour, considered one of the
very best of the three-year-old this
spring before he contracted influenza
only later to be kicked in the head by
Southern Cross, his stable mate, proved
himself right back to form by winning
the fifth at mile in $50 1-5 He wore
bandage over his sore head which ap-
peared hood to many and gave the i'm
preston the good colt was running in
blinkers. June Grass cut out stiff
pace but Schuttinger hung right to him
on the outside until he had raced the
Cochran colt dizzy. Then Lucky Hour
came on from the head of the stretch
to win easily. June Grass folded and
finished in the ruck but the heavily
played Athlestan came with a rush
through the stretch to nose out Yankee
Star for the place. Many thought Cal
lahan delayed his run too long with
Athlestan but it is doubtful if he could
have beaten the winner with step at
the barrier.
E. G. Soule's heavily played Polythia
was lucky to win the third race, at six
furlongs. Ponce, who had the leg up
on Last Straw, made one mistake which
cost him the brackets. He ran down
Nancy F., the feet pacemaker. but
went to the outside at the stretch turn
and was carried wider still by the Far
rell filly, move that cost Last Straw
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