New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-24

ion erstwhile undefeated) Norwich,
sisgraced.
II Whiskaway, one of two added start
3ss in the Huron Handicap at mile
IND three-sixteenths. the feature of to-
lay's racing card, which was worth only
8 300 to the winner, trailed home the
original field of three three-yearo lds,
~ OF which were considered of lower
srata in their division. 1t is true that
IL hiskaway, as usurper of the throne
HI the abdication of Norwich, was asked
ID carry 1872 pounds and to concede
anywhere from fifteen to twenty-five
snunds to the others. But it is equally
ssue he was given a worse licking than
sseh pull in the weights would JUS
afy.
Montfort Jones's Rockminster--till
Ext Saturday afternoon, at any rate
5-must be considered the new pre-
binder to the mantle of Man o. War.
his gimpy-legged son of Friar Rock
Imply made a show Of the field. Mack
arner took the track with him short
h after the start, rated him in front,
billed away from Frank Farrell's
aoroioge rounding the home turn
lad romped the rest Of the way under
stout pull to victory by half dozen
8ngths. Horologe beat Hephaistos
Iangth and Hephaistos in turn kept the
aace mighty Whiskaway out of the
Honey by scant head. The other
ided starter, Mrs. A. r. Jawson's
weep By, trailed in fifth, four lengths
aTay.
Turning out a new Man o. War as
sten as has been the case this season,
9TH in the three-year-old and the two
lsar-old divisions, the racing turf of
lnerica should soon have feet
apable of bottling up that of England.
4ratoga's August race meet has not
Sen in vain. At best it has been but
Mexican stand-of--you lose your
EIoney though you save your life. But
! has demonstrated one truth. America
as only one race horse--and he's in
He stud. Man o. War probably could
Sme out on clutches, and after few
eeks' preparation, take the present
econsistent lot and lick them one
8ster the other at any distance from a
axteenth of a mile to sixteen miles.
VA Wasn't Race at All
To-day's Huron wasn't race at all.
was more like a Canadian snowshoe
ike-an Indian file parade. Whisk-
way, racing for the first time in the
fslors of w. G. Clark, was sent out IS
a added starter to qualify for Satur-
sy's big special three-year- race
\; mile and a quarter. His new owner,
owever, had no idea of having an UNI
saten three-year-old defeated The
table connections as we'll as the Whit
aey interests are reported to have
Il9pported him in the ring, even though
lbs price receded from even to to J..
III l~fN Il
Esiaturdays special of much of it's
s;saarnl. Of the prospective field of four
uniting alone is undefeated and Bunt-
.Iag has started but once. Norwich, Pill
.5#ry and Whiskaway in turn have been
.sAsgracefully whipped. It is true that
81 hiskaway has fretted some in his
5ew stable, and that he was very ir-
table in going to the post. He at
mpted to run away with Eater. But
iatls does not altogether explain away
a8le discrepancies of his present and
#atonia special form. Unless Bunting
gas sitter backbone than the Others
&c country will have to wait till one Of
gan o. Wars kids grow up for new
Gender horse.
Rockminster went wrong on the eve
% the Kentucky Derby. t. P. Hayes
Sie well-known Lexington druggist
Ags at the sales here, doctored up 6
#ame leg hoping that Kay Spence
could send hin, to the post for the
@srby. But Rockminster did not starr
gain until very recently at Saratoga
#ld in much cheaper field. Yester
ay he was a good horse, all right, fol
q simply galloped the entire distance
Y the very, very fine time of 1857 -5
4 performance that tied the record TO,
siis event which was set by Johrer
#.g 1918. Horologe was always sec.
Sad. After a half mile Whiskawa,
sirrendered third place to Hephaistos
I'D the field ran in Indian file the resi-
the way.
Harry Payne Whitney's two-year
gelding Enchantment, won the sec.
I'D race, dash of five and half fur
II ngs, in most impressive manner. Hs
snle through on the rail at the turr
,d shot past the bunch as If the,
lad been so many cattle. Enchant
Tent Is one OF the best of the two
asar-olds. Probably none but Mes
@nger and perhaps Cartoonist Is bet
Fix. The Rancocas stables Aladdin
Fie early pacemaker, quit to q wall
III the stretch and was lucky to finisl
Bird behind Bright Tomorrow.
ISL ~ <NAhAAt ~<oAAy SANCHt8hSk
h Enchantment was one of two win
ing favorites. The other was Charlie
III Thierot's Prince James that cam,
round the field and breezed home al
Ialsy winner of the mile fifth. ST. Al
I'm, the early pacemaker, stopped q
lae end Of seven furlongs, but cam
1 ia again to nose Two Feathers out O
/ lie place.
A"Buddy' Ensor grabbed the closin,
lash OF Ave and half furlongs witt
81 Salmon's Vigil. The Rancocas stabl
|Innections bet wagonload of none,
81 Curtis, but this one quit to wall
the stretch after threatening t,
Epread' the field. Long shots VOL
lie first and third trial Max Hirsch'
bng Boat, at IL to 1, nosed out Blu,
6sher's Black Friday in the openinj
I ash Of fve-eighths. This was an old
fashioned blanket finish among tn
afst four-Long Boat, Black Friday
Asrginius and Poor Puss. r. Martz 90
ssnie first in the third at seven fur
{ 8mgs with George Peterson's Winnie
! Snne, a badly behaved one which brok
i III top for a change. Winneconne pal,
4 TO /.
i sEEFrank M. Taylor claimed under tn,
+ bench system, which permits the tak
4 III Of q horse prior TO the race. tn.
EfFo-year-old Blue and Gold by Fria,
& shck out of the noted mare Mitten
B lnoae descendants have won NOR
Il Tees than anything the American tur
\ Ia known in the first generation. Tn
b Ssst was $3.50. Sam Lewis was in til
E slnaI;eht, also, when he took Blu
8 SEsher out of the third for s2,016.
& sGIt was learned late in the afternoo