New-York tribune., 1922-06-13

topping IS ecnccrned-evcn;aated N
the chase, which called out field Of
eight. The philanthrop.c oraAs.s are
still mopping their ciammy brows as
the result Of tho drubb.ng they got
here This stccpiechasc was only
"breeze" for a. J. Davls's AGED geld
ing Ards, an importation from ing
land. The aged chestnut Gclding had
been banded about by the paddock
sharps til 10 seemed everybody Was
I'm on the know, everybody. that is'
but the boys who figure the line
or prices for the oraAsts.
They posted % 90 J against the
chance of Ards. But 10 didn't remain
a. twenties very long. The wise isa
hoped aboard with a vim and rcso-
luton that simply staggered the grab
bers with the lrst rush. lr two MIN
utcs the price had been hammered
down 10 fitcens. then % twcves anu
tens and clgh.s. Nobody. 10 seemed.
was asking for anytalns bat Af.s.
Syosset the old Grocntree stable cell-
ing. which opened T to 10 favorite'
went kiting 90 20 ., w.tl piact-c4l.y
10 askers.
Aras. which had been hammered
down 20 II ,0 90 post time, won hHe
n I 10 3 NNNNs HHNNH r. Or '.at ftt''
IN the sadd @. there is no better cross
country rider old specs rode
miehty caIelul rlce until lC had tried
out his mount 20 absolute satistac'ion-
But he soon learned that the English
horse was a jumper Of major ability
and tha, he was possessed O. an eA-
coptional turn O. speed on The ha..
= osset Goes INTO Lead
old Syossci, who perhaps has seen
the best OF his racing days was hcld
Of the early pace b. Vincent Powers
on the second turn Of TIE field the
traincr-ridcr made bis move and
stepped up 20 the lead. But Crawford,
who had kept on eye on the iavorte'
moved with him. Through the bach
field the pair raced IN company iof al-
most a half mile. taking the fences to-
gcther so closely no one could tell just
which was In front But four jumps
from home Crawford let out a wrap or
two ard Ards drew of as he pleased.
lie simply cakewalkcd home with his
ears pinned forward a. u out foS
exercise.
Though beaten four or FIVE lengths
the old and game Syosset hung on
well in the final drive and grabbed the
place from Tell Ne by fifteen lengths
or more. Guy Gaunt. which finished
fourth. showed q lot Of early speed.
but tired In the last half mile Royal
Greens and Shrapnel both fell at the
seventh fence.
The defea' Of Lord Brighton was a
distinct sh ok 20 the talent az. with
Earl Sande M. he had been considered
the surest thing of the entire after
room. And Sande previously had come
down home aboard two winning
favorites Sea Mint in the first and
Chateau Thierry in the third Lord
Brighton simply exploded 40 the end
Of three quarters Of mile. There
was no wa 20 excuse his performance.
Tufter broke on top and cut out
dizzying pace and IL seemed that Lord
Brighton raced himself into the ground
in putting this paccmakcr away.
s J.. Burch's Pilgrim the second
choice which came from away back in
a brilliant stretch run 20 gain the
lions share OF the purse by almost a
length. was somewhat lucky TO win.
Undoubtedly thc best horse % the field
Of five was r. T. Wilson's Tangcrine.
tossed in az e0is pounds.
Tangerine's Great Race
. Tangerino was practically left az the
post. Out Of IL almost a sixteenth OF
mile in the long run through the
backstrctch, little T.. Bell was content
20 make up ground gradually. He came
70 the inside 40 the stretch turn and
apparently was about 90 run over all
the others in the last furiOng when
Ralco bore over sharply and almost
put Tangerine over the fence Il was
because Of this miX-up that Ralco was
able TO gct up. Both Raico and Tan
gerine were badly messed up and
knocked out OF their strides because
Of the humping.
Ssnde put up a million-doilar ride
n save the bacon with Sea Mint the
choice Of the first race He rushed
out 20 leal in the frsi quarter but
had 90 ride every inch Of the way 20
stand OF repeated challenges.
The good men and true strecd clear
OF the Grcentrcc Stables Lcttcrman. .
favor.te Of the fifth race az a mile .
which had 20 be content with third .
money. A heavy play was made on .
II. J. Whitnoy's Prudish. which again /
stopped 90 nothing in the last furlong, /
as well as upon Master Hand, the /
winner This latter. in close quarters
through the early running. closed with .
great rush when clear and won 4
hsndily cnizelos had a world Of early
speed. but tired in the stretch
Walter ". Jcfords's Miss Smith .
raced down silk Tassel and won the
closing dash, OF four and a half fur
longs. from q field Of twenty maiden
two-year-old FLIES. John +. Madden's
Pay Dear. which coupled with Water
Feather, ruled fsvorite. would have won
in few more strides. She was run
ming over Miss Smith at the end. A
wagon load Of money was burned Up on
John Sanford's Segovia. which was
shufied back and eliminated almost at
the start.