New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-08


The sharpshooters were all aboard,
every one of them. Pilgrim, which
was opened at to 5, was hammered
down to the odds-on price of TO 8
at post-time, while the quotations
against ali the others went kiting.
This was only an exercise gallop for
Pilgrim. Mrs. Louise Viau's Billy Nc
Laughlin got step at the barrier and
broke away like a quarter horse. Brain
storm was on top of the pacemaker,
with Fator rating Pilgrim OFF the pace
Kirklevington ran third and Saddle and
Boots last until the field nit the turn
into the long stretch. Here Fator for
the first time gave the favorite his
head. The pacemakers swung bit
wide taking the home turn and Fator
quickly damned his way through on
the rail.
Billy Mclaughlin, the early pace
threeq quarters of a mile and at the
end was absolutely last in field of
Ave. 1t was a gallop for Pilgrim
through the last quarter mile. Brain
storm, close to the pace all the way,
outeamed Saddle and Boots when the
final pinch came. But the E. B. Nc
Lean charge showed rare gameness
and might have figured more promi-
nently with better break at the start.
Saddle and Boots was off absolutely
last.
Two Pavorites Stand Up
This closing day ran to form, even il
the horses didn't. No form at all had
been seen through the meeting of nine
teen days. Blame it on the rain. The
weather was so bad as to have even
the smartest horsemen up in the air all
of the time. Getaway day." which re-
turned two winning favorites, was one
OF the most affable beams of sunshine
this popular course has known in it's
summer meeting.
Standing out as boldly as Civic Viz
tue in City Hall Park was the victory
Of Joseph E. Widener's Sea Skipper in
the Kings Highway Steeplechase at
about two miles. Sea Skipper was
coupled with Jacky, which finished
third by grace of the fact that Vox
Populi II, the fourth horse of the field,
after the tenth obstacle. Yorkshire,
backed from to / to to /, led the
pack for almost two turns of the field.
But he led on sufferance only. 1t could
be seen all through the running of the
race that Jockey C. Jones had a
strangle hold on Sea Skipper.
This winner, despite the presence
Of an apprentice on his back, fenced
perfectly. On the fiat for a mile and
half Yorkshire seemed to hold his
own. But probably it was q case of
the kid rider not letting his mount
run as he might.
Jockey c. Ponce, one of the best
horsemen appearing under silks, ran
into a peck of trouble in the last race
after finishing second to John e. Mad
den's Dunlin in a fve-furlong dash.
Ponce was fined 500 and his case re-
ferred to the Jockey Club The boy
had the leg up on the Quincy Stables
Caveat Emptor, which was backed
from 4 to l to II to 5. DunGn was
backed from to I to 7 to 9.
Caveat Emptor Bolts
Golden Rule, Dunlin and Caveat
Emptor fought it out all the way from
start to finish The three broke to-
closely none could discern an advan-
tage. Coming down the stretch Cavest
Emptor drew off to what appeared a
winning advantage before he bolted
and piled up Golden Rule on top of
Dunlin, which was racing to the out
side. Sande had to pull up Golden
Rule so sharply he finished outside the
money. The Quincy Stable colt, also
Knocked out of his stride. was able
10 SItSBSI OH 10 VIZ pIdCS a ltllSt AZ
front of Fulton. But to no avail.
The moment Sande claimed foul the
day was lost to the Quincy Stable con-
nections The stewards were angered
that Ponce whipped with his left hand
instead of using it to guide his mount
against the fault he eventually com
mitted To the writer it appeared that
Ponce suffered only because of his
Innate desire to win. There seemed
- e1,,A- -, ~ o.1 oin ~ hi
handling of a colt that would have
won as far as one could throw a hat
had said colt only run straight. Our
stewards daily overlook many much
more Grass violations of the so-called
rules.
No two pairs of eyes, even equipped
with the best glasses, can see the same
race in the same way. From the press
box it did look as if Frank J. Farrell's
fed after winning the Domino Handi-
cap at six furlongs, which was third
on the card. From this cross-section
view the winner seemed to cut across
and pile up the entire field of four
For certainty something did slam
Prodigious. j. E. Davis's three-year-
old filly, which broke with the front
runners, was shuffled back ten lengths
almost in the shifting of an eye.
Real discretion was exercised by the
stewards in digesting the case Every
patrol judge was called into the stand
After Callahan, who made the claim
jockeys Lang and Keogh were inter
viewed. From the grandstand it seemed
an open and shut case, with disqualifi-
cation certain. But to the trainers in
the paddock it was another matter
These all swore (as the testimony evil
IDENTIFY vindicated) that Dimmesdale
held his course on the outside until alb
solutely sure Of no interference. Indeed
the trainers. from the better angle
ventured to / there would be no dis
qualification for anything that hap
pened inside the first sixteenth of a
mile. And after the sixteenth Dimmes-
dale was SO far ahead of the rest he
couldn't disqualify anything or foul
anything save himself
A Jog for Dimmesdale
Once out in front it was all over
but the shouting for Dimmesdale until
he logged back for McAtee to weigh
cut. This winner, one of the very most
improved thoroughbreds over last year
had only to gollop, once he got in front
Possibly there might have been occa-
sion for him to stretch his legs had
Prodigious rot been slammed and
knocked ten lengths out of it right at
the start. This one ran around the
field on the turn and under j. Gala