The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Does Mile and Sixteenth One
fifth Of Second Faster Than
Former Time.
FAIRBROTHER FACTOR
Mad Halter, the Favorite, Is
Kept in Pocket by Yellow
Hand.

Sennings Park, ridden by Fairbrother
In the Westmont stables colors, took
the sixteenth annual running of the Ex-
celsior Handicap at Jamaica yesterday.
showing the way to Mad Halter. Yellow
Hand and Damask, and reducing the
previous track record Of AS for the
mile and sixteenth route by one-fifth
second.
Sennings Park was beautifully
handled, while the favorite, Mad Hat
ter met with repeated difficulty
through the middle running when he
Damask, the Harry Payne Whitney
candidate. who had been shipped up
from Brookdale Farm for the occasion,
supplied the pace for the first half,
followed by Sennings Park.
Mad Halter made up some ground
after finally getting clear. rounding the
final turn when Damask and Yellow
Hand tired. but he was forced to be
content with second honors two lengths
back, and three lengths in advance of
yellow Hand. Damask brought about
the first Whitney defeat of the meet
ing. the blue and brown cap having
AS5iStcieu vi itS PitNiouS tnrce OUT
ings
Record Attendance.
The official time compared with that
of the private timers. AS the big crowd
arrived many made heir way to the
telegraph office for early news from
Pimlico and Churchill Downs before
turning to the sport at hand. Before
the first bugle sounded the attendance
approached record proportions.
Sennings Park earned $3.50 by his
Excelsior victory.
Audacious, carrying Clarence Kum-
mer in the Mrs. Louise Viau colors,
after being backed to the virtual exclu-
sion of the other three starters in the
five and half furlong California High
weight Handicap. popped to the lead at
the break and was never threatened for
the remainder of the way, winning by
two lengths and half. while Thunder
clap after a stretch-long duel with Col
umn. drew out in the final stages to
save the place by length and half
from Column. The latter propped slight
1y at the start and made up his ground
too hurriedly through the middle run
ming.
What had been a highly promising
raee on paper was sadly marred when
the Rancocas entry. Whirlwind and
Aladdin, were compelled to be with
drawn from the Colorado stakes, the
five furlong juvenile feature. Like
most of the other baby races that have
been run at the meeting it developed
surprise when Great Man. ridden by
Fairbrother. took the easy measure of
Blue Hawk and Knighthood. the only
other starters.
Blue Hawk Failed.
Blue Hawk, who had recently been
priced at $4,000 by the Nevada Stock
Farm, was held in prohibitive favoritisn.
but failed utterly to run to his recent
morning trials. Starter Cassidy had con-
siderable trouble with the three and
when the start finally came after two
minutes maneuvering Great Man went
into an Immediate lead with knighthood
keeping Blue Hawk in a pocket just be-
hind.
Parke. on Blue Hawk. was never per-
nlitted to get clear by Hummer. on
Knighthood so that Great Man found no
difficulty in increasing his lead to five
lengths at the finish while Blue Hawk
though sadly tired disposed of Knight
hood for the snort end. The purse was
worth $3.50 to the winner.
Scottish Chief appearing for the first
time in the colors of A. Davis took the
cheapest field of the meeting into camp
in the second, a mile and 7O-yard affair.
after he had dominated the running
throughout. Drummond and Spugs
staged a close battle for the place and
finished in that order in advance of five
others
Service Star. ridden by e. Hummer and
heavily backed at the last moment, got
up in the final strides to snatch victory
from the favorite, Armistice, In the clos
Ing number Orderly after supplying
most of the pace tired under his weight
in the stretch, but saved third over three
other cheap ones.