New-York tribune., 1922-08-18

jump to get the decision. The finlsn
could call it a certainty.
Costigan. which pulled one of the
raresf acrobatic feats of 1922 form,
was entirely overlooked By the spec
tators. At the opening he was quoted
at 3 to /, but went begging at IL to
ut post time. Costigan was thrown
in with q feather, as he carried only
90 pounds, bat such a burden would
have anchored him had he not shown
vast Improvement over his last few
races.
On these occasions Costigan did not
seem to possess the foot necessary TO
beat fat cab horse. To-day, how
ever. he run the mile in the sensational
time of l:37 rs, and this is praise
worthy because he is not supposed to
be much on papier-mache track. He
ia supposed to revel in the mud, and
the deeper the mud the better. Any
body who saw him beat Modo to-day
viii admit that Costigan can perform
fairly well in any sort of going.
1t is true that little Merinee handled
Costigan cleverly and intelligentiy and
it is equally true that l.. McAtee did
not display the mastership that usually
characterizes his work in the saddle.
McAtee lost ground at the home turn
with the favorite; else he doubtless
woald have landed the bracket
Costigan ontgames Field
McAtee lay away off the early pace
serene ia his confidence that Nose
Dive and Widgeon, the early pace
makers, would come back to him. This
they did, sure enough, after running
themselves into the ground. But Co.'S
tigan, which was waiting on Modo,
saved q couple of lengths by coming
through on the rail in the stretch. In
the run home Merimees mount had
more in reserve and gradually wore
down the favorite. Inside the six
teenth pole, when Mode hung slightly,
Costigan finally got up to even terms
and then outgamed the public choice
in the drive to the wire.
The issue was settled in the last
stride. r. I Wilson's Tangerine came
from the rear to finish third. Tanger-
inc, which was the second choice,
might have landed the purse with q
stronger handling, but broke slowly as
usual and H. Thomas found q series of
pockets when he tried to work up on
the rail. His mount closed more
stoutly than the others. but too late
Costigan's triumph was not the only
upset of the day. Indeed, the after
noon ran strongly to surprises. The
Rouses Point Handicap at six furlongs,
which was third on the card, was quite
as exciting in every way as the feature
finish was. Here the Salubria Stables
Knot, under a million dollar ride on
the part of L. Fator, nosed out D.
Breekinridge's Braedalbane in the last
jump. The Greentree Stables Exodus,
fayorite, finished third, length and
half behind the pair. The finish was
SO close none could guess the plac-
ings till the numbers were hung up.
Braedalbane took the track and cut
cut the early running with Knot and
Exodus lying off the pace. Knot was
forced to the inside rounding the
stretch turn and was herded in till the
sixteenth pole was reached. Then Fa-
tor jimmied his way through the pro-
verbal "knot hole" between the rail
and the pacemaker.
Bad Day, for Faithful.
This was day of sinister disaster
or the faithful. Xalapa FARMS John
Paul Jones was the only winning IA
vorite, scoring in the fifth, which he
won with ridiculous ease. The victor
was held at such prohibitive price
that few were. doughty enough to toy
with him. John Paul Jones was Sc
by four lengths from the Greentret
Stables Galantman, which set the early
pace. Galantman barely lasted to nost
Scotland Yet out of the place.
Harry Payne Whitney's Flagstaff
which won the second trial, dash O.
Ave furlongs for maiden two-year-olds
may have something very definite Il
say as to the championship award II
the class. Facing the barrier for tn,
first time this handsome chestnut sol
OF Inaugural raced like
veteran and displayed every elemen
of thoroughbred greatness. Whel
ready he simply galloped away. from
his company, racing the fve-eighths il
the excellent time of one minute fiat
The ease with which Flagstaff wor
:. for McAtee bespeaks wonderful posi-
liabilities.
#H E. B. McLean's Noel, which also wa
making his first appearance unde
silks, was the hot paddock tip. For
tunes were wagered on him, but a.
finished a bad sixth in field of seven
The Triple Springs Farms Pittston
which set the early pace, had littl
difficulty TO gain the place, Will
John E. Madden's Cheapside cam
from far back 80 land third money.
Good Thing" Goes Wrong
But the tensest spasm of pain wa
reserved for the closing race--a dasl
of FIVE furlongs for maiden two-year
oids. w. c. Clancy's Stony Point wa
the tip. Everybody believed this on
had been saved up for months for
killing in such field Stony Poin
was quickly hammered down fron
15 to 1 to 3h to l. He had no excus
except, perhaps, that he had been over
rated.
Stony Point broke we'll and a
one stage of the journey led the way
but the Rancocas Stables Curtis too
him by the head and raced him int
the ground so quickly that Ston.
Point folded like wet dish rag am
finished back in the ruck. It was onl,
gallop for Curtis once he had lai,
Stony Point on the shelf. The Raj,
eoeas winner was entirely oyerlooke,
in the betting, receding from IS Z
to /. Cape Clear easily took tn
place, with Pow Wow third.
Samuel Louis's Susiana, 10 to
: shot, won the opening dash OF five an,
half furlongs from field of ten
Thomas stole the lead quickly and wa
rever headed, though his mount lasTe,
Just long enough to foil the belate,
run of Ducks ard brakes. wh;ei
made up lot of ground in the stretch
w Il. Goes Pony Express was third.