New-York tribune., 1922-05-24
Relay Captures
Feature Purse
lnRccordT Thine
D"nboync Also Equals Track
Wark at Jamaica; Nor.
vich in Impressive CalIop
BY w. |. Macbeth

~ W J. NIdtOClll
ne fattcd calf was barbccued 10 a
toothSome brown and the table laden
with the rarcat rclishcs Of tho season
down jamaica way yesterday afternoon
ana St'll the big reception planned fo;'
Earl French, commander chief Of the
british Expeditonary Forces in the
carly months of the World War, was =
complete "bust.' Earl French over
, looked tho occasion on advice Of his
physican
1t appears that his lordship is his peri
CARNATIONS along the v hite WAY tho
evening before was introduced to sad
oyster, or a lazy clam or an adolcscent
crab or something Of that nature and
was 50 III he could not keep his court
appointment with Norwich, king Of the
equine world, unfortunately for his
'ordshIp. He will be on hand this after
noon but if he snakes hands with Nor
'lch 1t must be in his padded cell.
Trainer Fred Burlew refused TO dis
appoint the big crowd that had turned
out to sec the Kentucky Derby winners
under colors and breezed his charger as
advertised. Norwich showed very i'm
prcssiVc turn of speed Breaking at
the three quarters pole he flashed past
the Judges stand in easy, rythmical
bounds in I'd As seconds. rated perfect
~ and never let down. He finished the
half mile IN as seconds fat, pulled up
through the final furlong.
Earl French may be able to see Nor
vlch in private to-day. But he is not
likely to sec such racing as that which
liandicappcr Nosburgh had prepared cs-
pccially in his honor The program
developed two of the greatest horse
races the oldest railbird present could
remember.
Relay and Modo Hook Up
Sunny JIM Fitzsmmons, the Sven
gaIl of the Quincy Stable. uncovered a
three year-old of real class in Relay,
that won the feature of the day THIS
was the Southampton Handicap at a
mile and a sixteenth. with 50 800 added,
which was worth $4,000 to the winner.
Relay and Modo had the race all to
themselves and such race it was
Nothing like it has been seen since Man
o War and John p. Gricr hooked up in
their celebrated duel IN the Dwyer of
1920 at AQueduct.
Relay, the chestnut son of Assagai-
War Doll, is scarce bigger than some
dolls we have seen. But he is all heart
He was giving the feet Modo a pull
OF three pounds. But he literally
raced the eycballs out OF the only
three year-old that could keep foot
with him. Three times in the stretch
drive Modo seemed to have Relay
whipped and three times he responded,
as only a thoroughbred can, under
Ponce's wonderful horsemanship. In
SIDE the sixteenth Relay was half
length to the bad, but fifty yards from
home he made up this disadvantage,
and when he bobbcd his nose across
tine finish line scant inches before
Parks track record for the distance,
established May Is last. at "A As.
Ponce, Off none too we'll from No. .
position, raced up quickly on the in
side and by skimming the rail was
able to jam through to the lead half
way round the clubhouse turn when
the field carried bit wide. Then he
sat down to rate his mount in front.
Modo moved up to nim. Throughout
the long run up the back stretch,
around the turn with Modo always
on the outside, travelling the longer
route) this pair raced together as a
team so closely that the lead alter
mated with stride. Neither jockey let
his mount down until strengthening for
the run home.
A Thrilling Struggle
From there in it was horserace
that had everybody up in his chair
roofing like mad. Ponce was so close
ly ridden he had to whip with the
left hand. His steed hung bit un-
der the goad and he put up the quirt
and finished with beautiful hand
ride. Modo stood a griling ride by
McAtee as gamely as could be. but in
the very last strides faltered just
enough to give the decision to the
smaller colt. The fractional time by
quarters was: 0:24 1-5; 0:4S; l:l3 3-5;
] :38 3-5 and IA 45.