The New York herald., 1922-09-19
BEATS GOOD FIELD
in DRIVING Finish
Sedgefield, an Added Starter,
Second and Bon Homme, the
Favoritc, Third.
VICTORY FOR HE'LL GATE
J. Z. Widener's Colt Leads
Home Big Field of Juveniles
Belmont Filly Wins.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Irish Brigadier finally ran to the
form he displayed in private early this
spring in the Rayyiew Handicap at the
opening OF the Aqueduct meeting yes
tcrday afternoon. and beat a good field
OF handicap horses in driving finish.
When Norwich was fguratively break
ing watches at Jamaica in April and
early May Irish Brigadier was going
so well that host of horsemcE and
clockers predicted he would give a
sood account Of himself III the battle
for the three-yesf- champions But
IN his races he showed speed for half
u mile or so and quit like sha rankest
kind OF "A quittcr. So badly did he race
that students of the game declared he
vias mo horse
Two weeks ago he came out at Bel
mont Park and surprised thousands by
his keen speed and staying power. He
heat Pirate Gold and Gunsight in a
mile gallop by five lengths in 1:3S 10
over dull track. That his perform
once was real good all race goers
agreed but most of them declared it was
/; fulle that he wouldn't run race like
hat again this year and banished him
from their minds and percentage tables.
Yesterday he came forth in the Bay
view Handicap with the feathery impost
of 9S pounds on his back and Merinlee
IS his pilot Opposing him We're Bon
Iomme and John Paul Jones from the
Xalapa Farm Stable, Capt. Alcock OF
the Quincy Stable, II. r. Browns
Hephaistos and n. T. Wilson'S Sedge-
.eld which was added at the last min
ute.
started Mt 80 to 1.
Against such opponents few believed
Irish Brigadier had chance of vic
tory and he went to the post the rank
outsider with the long odds of 90 to
dangling beside his name. But he
wasn't any 80 to / shot from the second
he barrier went UP. He stepped to the
front as soon as the start was made
and setting a dizzy pace led all the way
10 win by half a length. Sedgefield was
second length In front of Bon Homme.
irish Brigadier travelled the one mile
and a sixteenth route in the good time
Of In 2-5.
Sedgefieid ran a powerful race and
would have won In few more jumps.
lie ran in fifth position until turning
INTO the homestretch. Then he began
10 make up ground and one by one
was only a few Jumps behind the
winner.
Both Bon Homme and John Paul
Jones showed speed for three-quarters
81 a mile and then faltered. Capt.
Alcock. making his first appearance
since early at the Saratoga meeting,
sulked all the way and was consistent
last.
The Colonial Arms purse for two
al rJ, 20 II
Hell Gate with Harry f. Sinclair's Occur
De Lion second, and A. X. Macomber's
Bayonet third. This race was a thriller
all the way. From start to finish, the
result was in doubt, and an eighth of
mile from home any one OF half dozen
horses had a good chance 10 win. First
one and then the other led. At ~the
eighth pole Cape Clear. Coenr De Lion,
Bayonet and Spot Cash were fighting it
out head and head. AZ the final six
ioenth pole. Coeur De Lion forged in
front and looked Like m easy winner,
Tut Hell Gate on the outside and under
4 vigorous finish by Taplln, came with
a rush and got up In time to win.
Good Contest I'm Chase.
For the first time in several weeks an
overnight selling steeplechase furnished
4 good contest Bad horses made up the
field. but all of them were ridden fault
lessly, and they finished a real good con-
test. Mrs. Payne Whitney's Mohican
won by a length with Frank II. second
August, Belmont's juveniles are COM
lng TO hand now On Saturday his
Folside won the last event and yes
terday his How Fair beat home good
field OF maiden 1lles. How Fair won
by length quite handiy, but she un-
doubtedly will do much better In her
next race. She climbed all the way to
the final eighth pole and 1t was only by
tho hardest kind OF riding that McAtee
got her home i'm front OF Mormaw and
Marionette. Mrs. Belmont made an
especial trip to the track to see How
Fair and her stable mate Amusement
run.
The attendance at the opening yes-
tcrday was big enough to fiji the grad
stand and crowd the improved lawns.