The New York herald., 1922-07-27
II. P. Whitney Castoff Wins
Knickerbocker Handicap
by a Head.
ny HENRY ". KING.

Brainstorm, a castoff from Harry
into the class Of topnotch three-year-
olds yesterday afternoon at the En-
pire City track. He won the Knicker-
booker Handicap in driving finish
from eight rea good three-year-olds.
There wasn't any Whlskaways or Nor
viches or Pillorys in the race. but any
Of the eight behind him would have q
chance in any three-year-old handicap.
At the judges he was only a head in
front of Mrs Payne Whitney's Gallant
man. who beat Mrs. A. r. Lawson's
Sweep BY a length for the second end
Of the $1,000 purse.
!, Brainstorm carried liz pounds and
received weight from only three horses.
John Sanford's Serenader, the Quincy
Stables Ray Jay and Frank Browns :
Hephaistos, and he beat this trio off.
Tavern Fator had the mount on
Brainstorm. and after getting him away
well ana escaping the jam in the first
run for positions, rated hom along in
second place behind Galantman until
rounding the turn. Then ha. went to
the front and came away In the home.
stretch to look like an easy winner. But
he began to falter in the final run, and
Galantman stuck his head in front, but
Mrs. Whitney's colt hung badly in the
last few jumps, and Brainstorm, fight
ing hard and under a strong finish, re-
gained his lead in the last two jumps
and kept 1t to the end. He was a tired
horse at the end, but SO were all Of his
opponents.
Sweep BY ran fine race. He ran
prominently throughout, but faltered a
trifle In the last sixteenth Of a mile.
Hephaistos, who finished fourth.
trailed the field during the first six fur
longs. but he displayed lot of speed in
the final quarter. and running on the
outside closed up big gap. Ray Jay
ran creditable race. He was in tight
quarters all the way, but McAtee's mas
terful ride saved him frs m interference.
Serenader was the disappointment OF
the race. He was the favorite and
finished next to last, a length in front
OF Mary Patricia, an added starter. He
was interfered with soon after the start
and after being knocked out of his stride
showed no speed and was never promi-
nent.
1. There was no down right foul riding
IN the race. but 1t was what horsemen
call a rough race. Half q dozen times
horses came within an inch or two of
being bumped and knocked down. In
the run around the first turn 1t seemed
as II McAtee would be thrown over the
fence. Charlie Miller rode him SO close
that 1t seemed that he and Ray Jay
could not escape going down. But Nc
Atee squeezed his mount through the
tiniest kind Of an opening next the rail
and escaped injury. Il was a daring
move the jockey made, hut it was the
only thing he could do. IL he had at
tempted to pull up it was almost sure
thing he would have been hit and
knocked down.
AS he squeezed his way through the
opening Jim Fitzsimmons took his eyes
Off the race and yelled to the crowd
around him that 1t was the most daring
and best piece of riding he had seen in
ten years. Although his colt was beaten
he went In quest of MeAtee after the
race and congratulated him on his grea,
ride and great courage. H fA2
The stewards blamed Ted Rice, who
had the leg up on Pirate Gold for the
early crowding and suspended him for
three days.
The track was slow and consequently