The New York herald., 1922-07-04
SERENADER BEATS
GOOD S-YEAR- -OLDS
Leads From Start to Finish
and Covers Mile on Slow
Track in 1877 2-5.
by HENRY ". KING.

by HENRY ". KING.
In serenader John Sanford has a
colt that is likely to give the best of the
three-year- -olds, including Snob H., hts
former stable mate. which sold for
ss5,0oo. a tussle for premier honors.
He is by Bachelors Double out of
Golden Harp. In his first appearance a
week ago he beat big band OF maid
ems in gallop. Yesterday at the
Aqueduct track he came back and led
home quintet of high class three
year-olds over the one mile route in
| the same style.
He carried 116 pounds, took COM
mand as soon as the barrier went up
and finished fighting for his head six
lengths in front of Frank Browns Hep
haistos and covered the distance over
slow track and against a strong wind
in the real good time of :37 2-5. Sad
hind Hephaistos. The Quincy Stables
Ray Jay was fourth and Harry F. Sin
clair's william A. fifth. Frederick john
sons Excelsis trailed the field.
Serenader was much the best in the
race. but the event was not without
foul riding. Before tho field had gone
a sixteenth Of a mile Josiah shot Saddle
and Boots in front Of Ray Jay and
nearly knocked Ray Jay and Ponce. who
rode him. over the fence. In saving
himself from being killed Ponce pulled
up so sharply that one Of Ray Jays
legs struck the top Of the rail. 1t was
the worst foul committed in the East
in several years and yet the stewards
took no official notice of it.
Josiah always has been a rough and
tumble rider and when he can shut off
an opponent he believes he has accom-
plished a great task. After the race
he said he cut off Ray Jay abruptly be-
cause his mount swerved in suddenly.
Ponce Nearly Goes Down.
Ray Jay broke in front and showed
the way for about fifty yards. Then
Ponce began to take back slowly, as he
was instructed to rate his horse along
in second or third position. AS he eased
back Serenader stepped to the front and
Saddle and Boots ranged alongside oil
him. There was no one on the outside
Of Saddle and Boots at the time and
Josiah had free sailing. But as soon as
Ponce eased his mount head In back
of him, he hunched his mount and shot
him over In front Of Ray Jay. The
move took Ponce unawares and he
nearly went down before he could pull
UP. In strengthening out his mount
Ponce lost at least half dozen lengths.
With him practically out of the race
Serenader went on by himself and
galloped the entire way home.
Saddle and Boots ran In second place
to the turn, where Hephaistos went past
him and had little difficulty beating him
home.
! Robert l.. Gerrys beautiful black colt
William Tell. by Rock View and Arrow
shaft. graduated from the maiden class
In the third event, but he was compelled
to do his mightiest to do So AS he went
past the judges Mrs. Payne Whitney's
Dustabout was only a nose behind.
William Tell is an extremely fast
colt. but he is an erratic fellow and runs
in spots. He was far in the rear coming
around the elbow, but came with a
rush when Strengthened out for home
and at the final eighth pole was a
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he faltered badly in the final dash and
Dtstabout. under an energetic ride by
Lyke, came with rush on the inside
and almost nipped him on the post.
Blanc Seing Wins Feature.
The feature o: the program was the
Woodhaven Selling stakes for Juveniles
at Ave furlongs. This event was won
| by William Daniels Blanc Seing. He
followed New Hampshire and Thessaly
! for furlong, then went to the front and
won easily by three lengths. Thessaly
was second and Joseph II. Widener's S
Anonymous, which was in tight quar-
ters during the early stages finished
strong and took the third end Of the
purse. Newmarket was the favorite but
he showed little. 1t seems as if this son
of Granite is strictly mud runner.
The final race resulted In so close a
finish that only the judges could decide
the winner. They said Giarrc won by
an inch or two from Dclcadia. John e.
Madden's Cheapside was third a length
and half back.
An Houless fllly named Hourbel, be-
longing to Harry F. Sinclair. was the
favorite. She was backed heavily from
to / until at post time IL was impos-
sible to get better than 6 to 5 on her.
She showed flash of speed for quar-
| ter of a mile and then dropped out OF
the picture entirely. For the race she
had worked phenomenally and 1t was
the opinion of her stable connections,
the checkers and other horsemen who
saw her trials. that she would win In
gallop. But she apparently hasn't
fully recovered from her Spring illness.
She probably will improve and beat
some real good fllies before the end
OF the year.
Bayonne beat a big field of platers
In the opening event and Mount Hope
led home Mystic. Bravo and Deep Sinker
In the third.
Mount Hope led all the way In her
race. Several times Mystic got to her
heels but that was as far as he would
go and despite an energetic ride by
Ponce he would not do his best until
the race was over.
AS soon as the races at Aqucduct are
over this afternoon horscmen will hustle
to Belmont Park Terminal. There the
Villages OF Queens. Bellaire and Belmont
Park will hold their annual Fourth OF
July celebration. There will be games
of all descriptions and a set OF races for
lead ponies and several steeL'echase
races.