Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-08


key T. OF the Tam O'Shanter estal
By waning the fourth days ie'
81, zoo IN prize money Motor Cop,
money.
The Queens Plate. a six.iurlong'
event, was q race between the Irwin
stable. represented by Motor Cop,
Rifle and Sedan. and the combined
B. A. Jones and Tam O'Shanter
stables, and il required the best ef-
forts OF the latter two stables TO
beat out the Irwin runners.
key T Leads.
key T. with II. Tullett in the
saddle. got away first, with Money
second, Rifle third and Motor Cop
fourth. The Cop picked up at the
hall pole and led the field. with lkey
r close second. Jockey Barnes
permitted Money to drop back TO
third position. key T showed good
speed at the half and was making
Motor Cop extend himself 10 keep
the lead.
Money seemed 10 be taking things
sort OF easy until the stretch. when
Jockey Barnes turned his mounts
head toward the judges stand and
with burst OF speed gallopcd past
Motor Cop and took the lead. never
to lose il. The Cop was worked
hard before rounding the last turn
for home. key 7 gave the Irwin
entry good race TO the three.quar-
tcrs globe and as a result the Cop
didn't have the speed to display COM
ing down the finish.
Packed Good Weight.
Motor Cop was packing 1873 pounds
and tired. under this weight. despite
his game finish. Jockey Martinez
gave the Cop a hard ride down the
finish, but Money had been reserved
for the last furlong and like the
game little gclding he is, withstood
all challenges.
Rifle and Sedan didn't bother the
winners at any time during the race.
The Irwin entry went to the post
4 heavy favorite, due to the fact
that Motor Cop. in spite of his heavy
impost. had won easily in the Lions
club handicap last Monday.
Money paid his 81 straight hackers
$490. No place or show bets were
taken.
Oklahoma Kid got home first in
the initial race on the afternoons
program, beating a field of II start
crs. The son Of Brigade. with E.
Barnes in the pilot house, went to
the front At once and held sway
throughout. although pushed hard at
the finish by Our Leader. The lat
ter was contender from the start
and made a game finish, losing out
by head. Maud M. left the bar
fier in ninth place, but made up
! world OF ground and entered the
stretch third and kept that position
until the finish.
\ Long Shot Wins.
q The winner was saddled by C.
Jones and was IL to shot. The
talent was down on Kimberly, but
the best he could do was to finish
sixth. Oklahoma Kid paid $3.50
on 81 straight tickets, while place
tickets were cashed for $3.50.
!. General Roberts son, Carl, the
paddock favorite, waited on the
leaders in the second race, five and
one-half furlong affair, until he en-
tered the stretch, where he dashed
to the front and won as his rider, II.
Jones. pleased.
John Spohn entered the stretch in
fourth position, but made up ground
coming down the finish and out
stayed Tom Craven for second place.
Jockey Lloyd Mills took Miss
Meelick out to the front at the start
of the third race for six furlongs.
where she showed the most speed OF
! field Of six fillies and mares and
won easily. Leap Frog made up
much ground at the one-half and
three-quarters poles and with a
bunch Of speed at the finish beat out
Hazel w for second place.
Hazel w was the paddock's choice
with the winner, Miss Meelick, sec
ond choice.
Leenrack Wins.
s The fifth race, mile event for a
purse OF $500, went to Leenrack
with Jockey Mcbride in the saddle.
The winner got away good, but
dropped back. and gradually moving
up, entered the stretch in first po-
sition, length and half ahead Of
San Stefano. Pilot Mcbride used
the whip coming down the finish
and the son OF Wrack finished in
hollow fashion, five good lengths
ahead of San Stefano. The latter
raced Lady .Voltrome into submis-
sion and then took the lead, but was
no match for Leenraek when chal-
lenged.
Bonnet O Blue, with little Dave
Hurn holding the reins, raced well
from the start and finished third.
The final event of the afternoons
card, another mile race, went to Old
Rose, an 1871 shot. Brando, AL
steed, finished second and Double
Eye, the favorite, landed in show
money. The winner paid $3.50 for
straight and $l1.70. to place. Show
tickets were cashed for S.,
Old Rose was in the money from
the start. Jockey Barham rode his
mount hard half mile from home
and succeeded in holding Brando safe
at the finish.
The jockey honors Of the alter
noon belong to E. Barnes. who pilot
cd two Winners home In the first
race, Barnes managed to ride Okla
homa Kid to victory and in the
Queens Plate he brought Money
home first.
The afternoons races were inter-
esting from start to finish and were
we'll attended.