New-York tribune., 1922-06-08

Those who have the well being Of the
thorouehbred-not 20 mention Us I'M
rrovement Iockcd In the citadeis
Of their hearts, saw only one spectacle
through the drab and varied afternoon
% inprovcmcnt sans approval ms
was the GreeuPort Handicap, at mile,
wAieh WAS won by the fhree-yeat- -oio
colt Hea. This Greonport was nothing
less than a qualification eailop for the
$4,000 Belmont 20 be run over MAJOR
August Belmont's pet and tortuous
mile and three furlongs course next
Saturday afternoon.
When J. s. Cosden, who had Jusi
oaid ss5.0 900 70 John Sanford for the
colt. cut the trim and sleeS Snoo IL
loose In The Withers az q mile, AZ Bel
rnont Park a week ago, the majority
81 smart horsemen hailed this easy
victor as the prospective conqueror OF
the urbesten Norwich. For SnoD H.
railoped 10 the great Man O. war
mile record on that occasion and mace
Pillory. the Preakness winner, cheap oy
comparison. % say the least.
Hea. which sports the colors OF the
Snlubria Stable (synonymous with the
name Of Admira. Carey 7. Grayson ana
eonnectiors), did not in his Greenport
xictory OF Yesterday afternoon show
such an impressive performance as do
Snob. Not, Of least, as measured by
the stop watch Snob. over paste
hoard track. galloped the mile IN
1.s54.5. Hea cantered through the
last eighth IN i.3S i-5 on track tnat
was slow IL not, indeed, decideoiy
euPpy.
Hea's Race in Preakness
n. - % hat real horses 20 win the
Preakress. This Sea King colt, IN the
mile and a furlong test, came out o.
,he Dack with a wonderful burst OF
sneed through the stretch and was run
nfng over Pillory al the end. A couple
more strides and Hea would have won
the preakness. though II must be saio
for pillorv that r. T. Wilson's great
81. rad the race we'll in hand outside
,he sixteenth pole until he bolted from
a heavily watered spot on the track
Bea in the Preskness gave every eVi-
dence OF being bulldog, best suited 70
long route. The Belmont Is quar-
ter mile further than the Preakness'
Uen had tobeat real horses 10 win the
Creenport Handicap yesterday after
noon Also he had 20 travel much isstet Z
in the mile than did the pIouu onoo
U 10 conquer Pillory, the Preakness
winner. For Pillory hugged the ran
behind June Grass till the latter
rracked. then came out and around ana
steered the shortest course home.
Admiral Grayson's colt, which Was
,nfamiliar with Belmont Park because
ne had been prepared at Bennings
4or Saturdays rich engagement, was
nm against one Of the best Of the
Quincy Stable. Sunny Jim Fitzsimmonss
TOOK the blanket Of Ray Jay, one Of
has very speediest tricks, for TINS oo-
casion, as Ray Jay must now support
the copper and cardinal silks IN SAT
urdAy's Belmont. Relay has gone shght,,
ly wrong and connot hope TO iullhii
Saturdays engagement
n was the hrst real breather Of the
wear for Ray Jay. and he gave an admir-
able account OF himself for rrst out
ing The stable connections thought
him as sound an investment as govern
ment bonds. he was supported ac-
eordincly. On the other hand there
was little inquiry for Hea, whose price
scared from to (this one opened
favorite) Up TO 3 70 ! and IN some IN
stances 10 10 ?.
Modo Favorite at Post Time
Indeed, George Odom's Modo, By the
rank and file OF students and specta-
tors. was figured the real fre-brand Of
the particular occasion. He was ham
mered down from 20 ] 10 20 /, till
he ruled favOrte az post time This
good colt was fractions and kittenish
IN the paddock kttenish 20 the point
Of devitry he .unged, he plunged. he
bucked and he reared. he tossed about
enough TO take many pounds of his
form.
Ray jay. though beaten. ran re-
nATkable race for a first outing and
one that is bound 70 profit him for
next Saturday afternoons Belmont.
Bud Fishers Niolinist, one OF the rank
outsiders, had the early foot and cut
out sizzling pace, which frankie
keogh. on Hea, absolutely disregarded
Evidently Ponce had been told 20 &C
out with Ray Jay aud run the legs OF
Hea, for a fter q quarter mile he took
the lead. IL didn't take long to pu;
liollnist IN the ash can. Ray Jay drew
of 20 a lead Of nearly two lengths.
Keogh. with Hea. was forced TO take
The overland route He had to make
his run around the bend IN order q
get within striking distance OF the
pacemaker. The stragglers we're sc
we'll punched behind the firing Violin.
ist that all had 20 select an outside
course. Knowing this Ponce deliber.
stely carried Ray Jay away wide on the
stretch turn and the entire field with
him. This meant that Hea had "a
travel four or FIVE lengths further than
the front runner and perhaps ten
lengths further than the course Snob
il laid in the Withers.
Hitting the home turn Ray Jay
looked a winner all over. Like a Snot
the chestnut came on the outside. He
picked 'em up one by one as Stufy Me
lnnis gathers low chucks at frst till
outside the furlong pole he was whirl-
ing at Ray jays saddle girths. Ponce
went to the whip. But there was nc
pulling away from hes. About the
sixteenth Ray Jay ehueked IT, as II
short, and Hea coasted the rest Of the
way.
violinist Beaten for Third Place
Hea may not be able 10 make Snob II
stretch his neck on Saturday afternoon,
hut in view Of the slow track and the