The New York herald., 1922-10-13
FAYOR'S pOOsk RIDE
BEATS BRAINSTORM
Noted Jockey Makes Glaring
Mistakes and Disobeys
Instructions.
HE RECEIVES REPRIMAND
Trainer Greets Him on Track
With Accusation That He
Didn't Let Horse Run.
ny HENRY v. KING.

A poor ride by Laverne Fator on
Brainstorm at jamaica yesterday
marred what promised TO be the best
race held in this vicinity since the
horses left Belmont Park. Sennings
Park won the race by a length. with
Brainstorm second, half a length in
front of Horologe. The event was the
Interborough Handicap at one mile and
a sixteenth and so nicely did Walter
S. Vosburgh adjust the weights for II
that it was considered an open race.
The result showed il was an open race,
but if Fator had given Brainstorm
the kind of a ride he is capable of
giving it would have furnished a much
keener finish and might have returned
Brainstorm the victor.
Twice during the race Fator snatched
his mount up and lost ground. At the
final eighth pole he took back so sud-
denly that persons near the finish be-
lieved he had been interfered with. but
q hundred race goers near that pole
said there was no cause for such action.
A score of horsemen in the infield who
had perfect view of the race all
through the stretch also said he
snatched up for no apparent reason.
After this mistake Fator allowed his
mount TO lease" over to the heavy go-
Ing next the rail Even in this bad
footing Brainstorm displayed rare cour-
age and speed and sixteenth Of q mile
from home looked like the winner, but,
few jumps from the judges, Fator
again erred. He stopped riding. and
Sennings Park went home ahead OF him.
Besides these two mistakes. he dis
obeyed instructions. according TO Joe
Edwards, trainer OF Brainstorm. The
trainer said he told the jockey TO take
his horse to the front as soon as he
could Fator didn't do that Sennings
Park Is a fast horse. but there Isn't a
doubt in any race goer's mind but that
Brainstorm could have taken command
before the first turn was reached If his
jockey had ridden him hard.
Track Rough and Lumpy.
Fator may be able to explain why he
failed to follow instructions. And 1t is
possible he had good reasons for snatch
ing his mount. The track was drying
out and lumpy in spots. This might
have caused Brainstorm to stumble and
caused Fator to pull up suddenly to pre-
vent EOlnS over MS rlOultl iiNdN.
Edwards didn't believe there was any
good excuse for the poor ride and told
Tator SO. The trainer rushed on the
track as soon as the race was over. and
when the jockey disnounted reprimanded
him severely for disobeying instruc-
tions and criticized him for his bad
ride
II told you to let my horse run. !"
said Edwards, "and you didn't do II. IL
you had obeyed my instructions Brain
storm would have won easily"
Edwards might have been right when
he said his horse would have won. but
he was wrong when he said he would
have won easily. Sennings Park was a
powerful horse. Scott Harlan had the
old crippled son OF Jim Gaffney in tip
top shape and only a record breaker
was going to beat him easily.
Before the race Edwards was conf
dent his charge would win and made no
attempt to conceal 1t. Harlan heard
Edwards's remarks. but they didn't
make him think less of his charge.
This old fellow is a cripple. but he's
in fine shape" said Harlan He ran a
good race against better horses than
these in his last start, which was his
first race in q long time. He Will Inn
prove. Besides, the distance is shorter.
being a mile and a sixteenth instead
OF mile and furlong, and ne has a
pull in weights. He worked mile In
] 40 2-5 before his last race and I be-
1ieve II will take more than Brain
storm to beat him II he doesn't break
down"
Horologe Heavily hacked.
Frank Farrell, owner OF Horologe, was
confident his horse would win. and SO
was his trainer. VIII Wallace. AS a re-
n l..
their charges Brainstorm. Horologe and
Sennings Park were heavily played.
Lawrence Lyke had The leg up on SEN
nings Park and he rode like he used 10
ride when he was one of the leading
Jockeys in the country. He got his
mount off well and rode him hard until
he gained the lead. with the aid OF
Fator's listless work he accomplished
this before the first turn was reached
Once I'm command Lyke took a steadying
hold on his mount and allowed him to
step along at a fast but steady pace
about three feet from the rail. where
the footing was good.
While Sennings Park was setting the
pace Horologe and Hephaistos were
running like n team at his heels with
Brainstorm. mouth wide open. two
lengths further back.
Rounding the turn for home Lyke gave
Sennings Park his head and the old
cripple bounded forward and opened w
a gap of three lengths. Entering the
homestretch Horologe made another
kid for command and reached the
leaders saddle glrths, but that was az
Scar TO front as the Tarrel horse got.
At the final eighth pole Horologe
began to falter and drop back and
Srainstorm began to run. He was gain.
sng ground rapidly when Fator snatched
ZIP. Then Sennings Park under energetic
handling went on and won the $4,000
purse.