New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15

topping feature, "a IN most o'"er
(and not forgetting the great mas
was tossed TO the deepest depths Of
This piece de resistance was the
Grand National Stecp.echaso Handicap
AZ about three miles, which was wor 4"
S3475. ono ~ The very ricacst stakes TOT
Jumpers. boz both money and sentiment
that is contested in the metropolitan
circuit The race was won by j.. /.
Flanagan's aged geidng Lyt'c. which.
rank outsider Of a field Of four. was
practically overlooked 10 the betting
Lyt'e paid as high as 90 :.
He won "a much because Of the supc-
rior Workmanship o. Specs Crawford
By far the hcs. chase rider in silks
to-day. as on bis own stamn and mi
tiative. Crawford carr es more above
his collar band than p jockeys cap Hc
simply HOODWINKED Che other lads ana
put Il an over them in tfe last nalt
mile, when his own mount was wheezy
and staggering and almost ready 70
fai. lis was one Of The greatest eNnl-
billions Of stecplochasc riding seen ~
d decade.
Kingdom II In the Rrfk
Mrs. Payre whitney Kingdom IT,,
the rYluc fav0rite a. Che .0r0 crosse
country chase. handed thc talent "a
staggering blow right between Che eyes
when pc Finished abso utcly .ast % Che
limited field. Vincent Powers. ms
trainer. eaecs Up this imported french
jumper after clearing Che last fen '
when De s.w the cay held nothing Dli
disaster
Earlockcr and Phoenix, which ran
coupled as the J. =. Davis entry. and
as such ruled second ln public favor
were either one or the other more or
less prominent through .ut the running
Of tie throo-mile test. For turn and
a half o. tho field Earlockcr made the
pace. lie bobhlot dieastr0cslr first 80
the water jump and then again at the
extreme cr0s. field fence mistakes
that seemed % take great deal out OF
him. Aftor EdT. ecker first bit heavily
the field began 90 close in on him and
on one an lther. Phoenix and Kingdom
II stepped up and past the early pace
maker a. Is be- had been tied
over the next three Obstacles this
pair ran as q team; they kept together
nose 20 nose and stride for stride.
Swinging around the home bend for the
last time nine experts 800 ten believed
the favorite would win He seemed
stepp.ng up 10 lead when Mahoney,
on Phoenix. pulled little rough stun.
He not only carried Kingdom II away
wide but bumped him so badly as 10
knock the fovorltc of his stride.
Then specs" Crawford seized oQpor-
tunity by tho forelock and made his
run with Lyle. The humping match
seemed 10 take "a Tot out OF both
Phoenix and Kingdom II. and Craw.
ford saving cfcry possible inch O.
ground. nuBcd bis tlr.l mount win
adm fablc skin until rc was abe 10
take command 90 t.e very i~st fence.
Phoenix was worse s0o.t tntn Lyue
and soon 8urrcndcrel On the driVc
through the ira. Oar run.
Wins by Three Lengths
Tho outsider won by more than
three lengths. Ten lengths back lar
locker got up again 20 nip Kingdom H.
which had been casod under has heavy
impost Of li3 pounds when 10 was
apparent he couldn't save the place.
Iytlfg time Of Cos 3-l was very slow
in comparison 20 former rlnnngs Of
he Grand National Stceplecnase
Hand Icap.
Plenty Of other surprises during
favorite rolled home ahead OF the
snpposed Gonkcv.dopcs and this as
short In the market as mother straw
berry cake. Jimmy Rowe, the elder
cot loose Whiskaway, one o. harry
Payne Whtucys very best thrce-y ear
old colts, that D. likely 60 60 against
Norwich. Srob 3D.. Sercnadcr. Phlory,
Deadlock and The best Of the other
stars o. mis- class in the $4,000 latonia
Special 90 mile and quarter al
Latonia q week from next Saturday.
And this same Whiskaway, though
not TO highly regarded by the wizard
OF Red Bank. *. j., as either olympus
or Bunting. may be able 20 make NOR
vich. Pli'0ry. suOb III or any other
thrcc-ycar-old ln training stretch ms
neck over any distance or ground j.
ycstcfday's exhibition can be taken Sc
rIou.lr Whiskaway did not carry
Derby weight, but be packed his ll'
pounds o. q feather and simply BUCK
jumped every inch ~ the mile TO the
faef finish of 1887 2-5.
Nh.ssavay dnt run-he few. or
course. be- had four cheap ones D -hind
him. bot hc made chem all look cheaper
than they really were. ln ogartcr-
mile sprint hc opened up j. D o. ten
lengths OF like fash. J. Pcnman
allowed Whiskaway 20 step the first
quarter in % 2-5 seconds. Tie flashed by
the haif-mile post % the same gait
O.A6+5 The three quarters was
turned in l.i21-5. Ponman then went
into a stoutcT pull Through the last
eighth Whiskaway was pulled up @ g
common cantcr. or those tn-t opposed
Whislaway, only Comic Song could
keep within radio distance. Ovcrtake'
Maryland Belle and MacduG were
spread ont. five lengths behind Comic
Song, over sixteenth.
On Watch j. Beaten
The upsets started in the curtain
raiser. but eliminated IN the big bump
against last hope IN Inc Dunton High
weight Handicap. az six furlonFs Here
GEORGE ". Lofts On Watch, receding
favorlte. despite the frantic efforts Of
Tarl Sandc tired 80 badly under his
crushing Impost % 40 pounds that he
had 10 be content with third money.
The victory feil 90 G.. j.. Nidencr's
lanius. out for his first airing o. the
season and believed by many as pos
t'b'y qualifying Tor Fridays BrooAly %
Handicap.
Friends % Jack Joyncr fove him the
laugh when be- advised small wager
on THIS old reiding and the winner W
practically overlooked IN the betting.
II was simply a breeze for Larius. Nc
Aztec beat the gate and mod every post
a winning one on Watch. on the
other hand. pFopped az the start. lie
saved many lergt by hlcging The rail
al the stretch turn and once IN the run
home seemed threatening. but tired IN
der his burden. Perman had 20 ride
Exodus hard every inch Of the way. lie
lost ground as Exodus ran wide al the
way. but succeeded in getting up 20 ~?