The New York herald., 1922-06-28

There is something materially wrong
with the racing around here this season.
The horses are either decidedly bad, as
result OF their spring illness. or the
trainers and jockeys are wrong. Every
day sees several wretched form rever-
sals Few horses are running two races
alike, and as a result the sport has be-
come a mystery, instead OF a problem
or puzzle to the racegoers.
Yesterday was no exception to the
rule The track was muddy, but horses
which are known to race we'll on
heavy track showed no speed, while
others which have shown poor form in
the mud on other occasions ran as II
such going was their forte.
In the first race ]. S. Cosden's Mar
tingale beat a field Of good Juveniles
easily by length and half. In his
two previous races he was beaten nearly
a sixteenth Of a mile. On each OF those
occasions excuses were advanced for his
bad showing. Yesterday he had no ex-
cuse, and needed none. He took the
lead soon after the start and was never
headed. Better Luck wRs second ana
valador was third.
Valador started four times and on
each occasion was beaten sixteenth OF
a mile. He was being educated in his
other races, and the unwritten rule OF
the Jockey Club sanctions education Tor
juveniles. The public doesn't object to
that. but few il any racegoers believe II
Is necessary to race two-year-old half
n dozen times to make him know how
to run in race.
Likes Mud in A. M, Not p. NJ.
Stockmar ran like good colt when he
finished second to Sandy Hatch at Bel
mont Park Since then he started and
was beaten eleven lengths. In the mean
while the clockers at Belmont Park
timed him in exceptionally fast time.
Some said they never saw colt run
as fast as ne ran in the mud. He was IN
the first race and 1t is dollars to dough-
nuts that his lead pony could have
beaten him home. He finished last,
twenty-five lengths behind Martingale
Perhaps he likes the mud in the morn
ings and dry track in the afternoon
Some day soon he probably will show he
likes any kind of a track.
In the next race Bud Fishers Overtake
was the winner. He beat Avfspa by a
length and a half handily. In his last
effort when he was the favorite. be
couldn't beat fat man and was beaten
off. Yesterday he trailed the field until
Strengthened out for home, came through
on the inside and had little difficulty
scoring.
In the third race Morton +. Schwatz's
Toll was the victor He beat j. E.
Widener's Naturalist in driving finish
by half length. There was nothing
unnatural about his victory. Toll was
beaten nearly a sixteenth of mile in
his last two races. but they were at
mile, and Toll is known as a non-stayer.
1t was no SURPRISE to see him run well for
six and a half furlongs. tife distance of
Yesterdays race, but it was surprise to
see him beat Naturalist. That is it was
a surprise to those who forgot the fact
that Naturalist Is now years old and
hasn't got the dash and styling powers
he used to have. Besides. the old fel-
low carried 137 pounds and gave Toll
twenty-one pounds.
William A. finished third in this race.
less than a length behind the winner.
He has started five times before this
year. and on each occasion he was dis
tanced. In the mud at Belmont Park he
was beaten nearly ten lengths by Ban
try Pass.
In the fourth event, the feature, New
Hampshire led home big field of high