The New York herald., 1922-06-11

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The race was not fast 1t was de-
cidedly Slow the time being 2:1s As.
Pillory IS a great colt. He won the
$4,000 Preakness like great colt and
he won to-day's $4,000 classic like a
great colt. He can beat almost all the
colts and fillies Of his age. But it is a
question If he is the superior of Snob
I'd or Morvick.
The Belmont was no fiuke. 1t was
Won by the best horse the way the
race was run. But if it had been run
differently Snob I'd might have made
better showing.
No EARLY Pace.
Instead Of the race being one at one
mile and three furlongs it was in
reality one at three furlongs. For a
full mile the field fairly crept along
Snob I'd was in front for a mile, but
he wasn't pacemaNer. There wasn't
any pace. The first half mile was
covered in the ridiculously slow time
OF 40 seconds, the three-quarters in
1:15 2-5 and the mile in 1:412-5. To
run as slow as this Snob I'd was under
choking pull, and vixen Pillory chal-
lenged him in the final three furlongs
he struggled on for another quarter Of
a mile and then foundered all over the
course. while Mr.. Wilson's colt stepped
More than 10000 racegoers saw the
event. but there wasn't any great cheer
ing as PiIiory went past the judges.
Only close friends of the stable and a
few visitors greeted him with applause
II wasn't because Pillory isn't a popu-
lar horse of that Mr.. Wilson and his
trainer. Tom Healey, are not popular.
They are probably among the best liked
men on the turf. The silence from the
throng came as a result of Snob Eds
defeat.
This great colt was heralded as a Won
der horse and was at the short odds of
l to 8. Thousands present didn't wager
on him because the odds were too
small. but almost every one at the
course expected him, to be returned an
easy winner. and when he floundered
and. faltered in the final furlong all
present seemed shocked. Those who
didn't notice that he was held under
choking pull. which will tire and stop
any horse, branded him as a false
alarm, called him the $4,000 lemon and
other unkind names.
But to a majority of horsemen he
is still a great horse, colt In the same
class as Pillory and Norwich.
S3s,7OO to winner.
Nv his victory Pillory earned 800.
which added to his $4,000 in the Freak
ness and the over night purses brings
his total winnings for the year up to
100000. Immediately after the race
both Mr.. Wilson and Tom Healey an
nounced that they would start the colt
against Norwich in the special $oo'Wo
race at Latonia on June "a
The disappointment of the race was
Hea. He didn't show anything, ana was
never a serious contender. He camo
here from washington heralded as the
equal of any horse his age In the coun-
try and won one race at Belmont PARK
like a fairly good colt. But the reports
from washington were so good that ne
had almost as many friends as Snop 20.
and he was made the second choice at
4 to / and 3 to 5 a place. Ray Jay
was almos. distanced, but he Is better
colt that he showed. He was not UP
10 such a long race. When ne was
beaten by Hea in his initial race OF tnc
season last week he was short fester-
day he was again short OF work 10 go
mile and three furlongs. Two weeks ago
Tin, Fitzsimmons had no intention OF
starting him In the Belmont. He was
relying on his trappy and courageous iis-
tie colt Relay. But Relay went wrong
and he started to hurry Ray Jay along,
but he didn't have time enough 70 se'
him in proper shape for such ions
race. He will do better.
Pflory always was a good colt. Tom
Healey said he was great from the day
he was foaled. When he brought him
into the paddock for the first time last
season he was exceptionally enthusiastic
about him. and told his friends tnat ne
was one of the best he had ever trained .
that he was every inch a great colt. and
would beat anything his age. But ne
weat slightly wrong. and Mr.. Healey de-
cided to take him out of training rather
than take a chance of seriously injuring
him. Before the Futurity was run.
while II was being run and after II had
been run the trainer was sure his colt
could have won 1t II he had wanted to
take a chance Of injuring him.
This spring he came out or winter
quarters bigger ana petter anu iastci
than ever. He trained finely ana went
to Maryland. where he won two over
night events as we'll as the rich and
coveted Preakness. On his return to
New York he was &C nsidered the only
worthy opponent OF Norwich, BENJAMIN
Blocks unbeaten colt. which won the
Kentucky Derby. But during the Ja-
maica meeting along came Snob I'd.
Snob III. is an exceptionally well bred
colt and was a high class juvenile. but
he went wrong early last season and
the public didn't get much chance to
digest his greatness. In his initial ap-
pearafice this season he astonished a
host of racegoers and horsemen at the
jamaica track by the speed and stam-
ina he displayed. Later he galloped
away from a big field of good three
year-olds In the Withers. And all the
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