The New York herald., 1922-06-02
BEATS HIGH CLASS
FIELD IN A GALLOP
Dam of Two Colts and in Foal,
She Helps Owners Theory
of Breeding.
Dir. GWATHMEY PLEASED
Bersagliere Wins Colin Purse
and Emotion Scores for
New Owners.
DIR. GWATHMEY PLEASED
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BY HENRY v. KING,


national Steeplechase the feature at
Bsamont Park yesterday afternoon.
she ran like a four-year- well
trapled and bold filly and defeated
half dozen high class cross country
horses in gallop. She led all the way.
took all of her obstacles like a hunter
snd at the end was eased up, two
lengths in front of J. S. Cosden's
Bun's-eye, which was twice that dis
tance in front of Joseph E. Davis's
Quscreek. which took the third end Of
the purse.
The victory of Belle of Bryn Mawr
was a big surprise to students of the
breeding end of the sport. 1t was n
surprise TO them and to host of race
Eoers even to see her start in the his
toHi event. But j. Temple Gwathmey,
the Virginia sportsman and breeder.
whe owns her. was not surprised tha.
shE won.
II has long been a theory of Mr.
Gwhthney that mare should be taught
terrace as a yearling. taught to jump
tk8d to the stud. rear offspring and
tHSn return to the steeplechase sport
He contended that sending her TO the
stud steadied her and made her better
fitted for courageous and exciting races
later on. Yesterday his Belle of Bryn
Mawr showed that there might BE-
something in his theory. 1t will At
least make students of blood lines and
breeding think a while.
A Remarkable Career.
black daughter of the immortal Ort
Wells and the Belle of Mayfair. Mr.
Ewathney liked her conformation and
breeding and bought her. With her
he won race after race. and then when
khe was ranked among the top notch
fteeplechase horses in the country she
disappeared from the turf. Race goers
believed she had gone wrong.
\. Mr.. Gwathney was merely working
nut his theory He sent her to his Can
ferbury Farm in Virginia and bred her
10 three of his stations She dropped
two nice colts and was mated this sea-
SON. Her family life on the farm
seemed to settle her down and il didn
Affect any of her speed or endurance
4 So Mr.. Gwathney, still following out
his theory. put her back i'm training
Ind jumped better than ever. Then he
( burned her over to Sam Bush and Simon
iHealey to prepare for the races. She
lsvas brought to Belmont Park. and
there she schooled faultlessly-and dis
,playcd speed.
n She was entered in the Charles APP
.pleton Memorial Cup last Saturday and
ran bang UP race in it. She was one
OF the keen contenders for mile and
! ba1f Then she faltered. as IL short.
Yesterday Simon Healey sent her after
1.-THE International. a stake in which she
,fnet just as worthy opponents as those
~fn~the Memorial. The test on Saturday
apparently did her a lot of good. for
there was no stop to her yesterday.
and at the end she was far from being
a tired mare. Her trainer said she
cooled out in few minutes. and that
she could have run another mile and
sHun.
XXI Mare Led All the Way.
Nat no stage Of the two mile journey
was she in danger OF defeat. She took
ecnmand before the first obstacle was
kkached. and galloped along at fast
Dhce three lengths in front of Mrs. +.
Xn1brose Clark's The Trout. for n mile
sfs1en the The Trout faltered. and the
old mare went on by herself and won.
eased up.
ss1n the last half mile Bulseye made a
bli for the lead. but he never got with
IN striking distance of the mare. He
had no difficulty taking second honors.
.,.After the race Mr.. Gwathney was
fi6bbling over with Joy. He had won n
uoveted stake through the field and ne
Md proved, at least to his own salts
f4ction. that his breeding theory was a
rood one and practical one.
ffIn winning the race Belle OF Bryn
Exfawr equaled the track record of 3:47 2-5
Established by Joseph E. widen-r s
Neap Tide in the Appleton Memorai
last Saturday.
A. Cochran's Bersaglere ran winning
race. He won the Colin purse at one
mile like high class horse. He sped
the distance in the good time OF 1 80 1-5
and at the end was under stout restraint
four lengths in front of Fred Burlew's
Irish Brigadier. Bud Fishers Viollnist
was third.
-. BersnRliere's strong Finish.
.-Bersagliere ran a different race than
when he was beaten I'm his last few
starts He was held off the pace to the
head of the homestretch instead of
showing the way. When let down he
stopped to the front and the race was
as good as over in few jumps.
Emotion. the three-year-old filly that
Robert l.. Gerry and Marshall Field
bought from John +. Madden fort
night ago, earned brackets and a purse
for his new owners in the Amazon, the
third on the program. Sande held her
orr the pace TO the stretch. where she
came away and won easily by two
lengths.
Two years ago William Hogan, the
veteran trainer who now has charge OF
1xmes Buffers horses went abroad In
! uuest OF some brood mares for several
iAmerican sportsmen and breeders. He
. bought many. Among then was The
| loon, which he picked up in Ireland.
J with The Loon at the time was a four
months-od foal The Loon and her foal
went TO Richard 4. Wilson. Yesterday
the foal. which had been named Ducks
nnd brakes. came forth for the racing
game and he ran a fine race and won
purse.
Slow TO begin, he was far In the rear
" furlong from home. but under an ener-
4etic ride by Johnny Callahan he Speo
FORWARD and won on the post by head.
LAT the end he was running much
atronger than any horse in the race.
Jim Fitzsimmons put over long shot
Nm the final race. when Mystic led home
" big field OF maidens. He was at 20 10
III and led from start to finish Of the ono
'iille route. to win eased up by four
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