The New York herald., 1922-05-20
TEDDY R. SCORES
IN FEATURE RACE
r. T. Wilson's Tangerine Is
Guided Badly-MiZar Takes
Third Event.
by HENRY ". KING.

A selling race, the Montana Handi-
cap. was the feature at the Jamaica
track yesterday afternoon. 1t brought
together half dozen high class platers
to battle Er a $1,000 purse. The
Quincy Stables Teddy r., a son Of
Wrack. won the event, but it is ques-
tion IL he was the best horse in the
race. He didn't get any too good OF
a ride himself. but the others. especially
Richard T. Wilson's Tangerine, were
guided badly.
The track was heavy near the rail.
cuppy In the center and dry and almost
fast on the outside. This condition
caused the jockeys to use bad judgment.
Some Of them went in quest Of the best
going and lost many lengths doing so,
while others rode their charges along
the rail, where the track was heaviest,
when they could have gone trifle
wide and got better going.
Teddy r. got off we'll but before he had
gone a furlong he was in trouble and
Joe Mooney pulled him up. BY the time
the backstretch was reached he was
fifteen lengths behind Normal. which
was stepping along at a good clip fol-
lowed closely by Wynnewood. Teddy r.
made up lot of ground in the run
through the backstretch, but Wynne-
wood, which had assumed the lead at
the half mile pole. and Tangerine. from
the r. T. Wilson stable, were still half
dozen lengths ahead of him.
Turning into the homestretch Wynne-
wood went wide and Tangerine went
wider. Each lost half dozen lengths.
AS they went out in search of good
going Mooney slipped Teddy r. through
on the rail and under an energetic finish
got home a length and half in front.
Tangerine finished second. a length
ahead of Wynnewood.
Tangerine Best Horse.
Tangerine was running the strongest
at the end and it is almost certain he
would have won IL he had not lost so
much ground at the head of the
stretch.
Teddy r. was the first winner Jim
Fitxsimmons saddled since his return
from Pimlico.
Mizar, a good-looking bay colt by
Dick Welles out of Milky Way belong
ing to George d. Widener. graduated
from the maiden ranks in the third
race. The band that opposed him were
very ordinary but he ran an impress
sive race nevertheless. He followed
the pace for half a mile and then
drew away to win eased up by five
lengths. Walter J. Salmon's Jocose
was second and Samuel Willets's Bette
Blue third.
Mzar is not essentially mud runner.
On dry track he is much better. He
is eligible for the Withers and the Bel
mont. He has displayed a good turn
of speed in private and II he can carry
it over a distance of ground he might
have to be reckoned with in stakes.
The quickstep purse for three-year-
olds and upward at six furlongs saw
Lucky Button returned the winner with
Doughnut second, Miriam Cooper third
and Superlative, the favorite last.
Lucky Button led all the way but was
compelled to do her best to win by
half a length. Superlative ran a bad
race. He propped soon after the start.
ran I'D to his field In the first quarter
and at the head OF the homestretch ap-
peared like the winner. Then he foun-
dered all over and was outrun by all
of hs opponents. 1t was his second
bad race in the mud.
Vennie Wins Opener.
Jefferson Livingston's vennie beat
home a small field of Juvenile platers in
the opener. He took command imme-
diately after the barrier went up and
was never headed. to win handily by
length and a half The second race,
claiming affair at one mile and seventy
Yards. resulted in the closest finish of the
day. At the judges stand Camoufieur
was the winner by the smallest possible
margin over Anniversary. Camoufeur
stepped out front in the first dash for
position and remainend there all the
way. but in the last furleng Johnny
Callahan was compelled to put up one
of his best rides to win by nose.
steve Pettit's colors were carried to
victory in the final event when his Final
ity led home a small field of maidens.
Slow to get started, Finality showed a lot
Of speed when he got into his stride. and,
taking command in the middle OF the
bend. remained there to the end, to win
the major portion OF the purse by three
parts OF a length. Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Yarn was second. After the race
Lyke, who rode Yarn. went into hte
stewards stand and complained that
Marinelli had fouled him while entering
the stretch. By the time the complaint
was made the stewards had o. KID the
race and the Jockeys claim went for
naught.
Earl French. former Commander In
Chief of the British army, will visit the
track next Tuesday. In his honor Ben
jamin Block will give Norwich public
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