The New York herald., 1922-07-13
RUNS GREAT RACE,
BUT LUCKY TO WIN
Exodus Is Close Second After
Losing Dozen Lengths at
Head Of Stretch.
CALAMITY JANE HELPS
Sets Early Sizzling. Pace and
Outruns the Faint Hearted
Knobbie.
CALAMITY JANE HELPS
By HENRY v. KING.

By HENRY ". KING.
Harry Payne Whitney's renowned
colt Tryster won the Fleetwing Handi-
cap. the feature at the Empire City
track yesterday afternoon like the
great colt he always has shown him
self to be, but despite his great race
1t might be termed lucky victory. He
ran as well as he ever did and at the
judges stand was length in front Of
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Exodus.
The erratic Exodus ran many
pounds better than at any time this
season. and in all probability would
have finished first II he had not run
wide in the homestretch. While round
ing the bend at top speed he darted
almost to the outside fence. When
Strengthened out again he finished
with great burst Of speed and was
running much faster than any horse In
the race at the end. Harry F. Sin
clair's Knobbie was third. length
behind Exodus.
Nine of the best sprinters in training
went forth in quest OF the stake. Mr..
Whitney was represented by two horses.
Tryster and his fast but erratic filly
Calamity Jane. And although Calamity
Jane failed to earn part Of tho purse
her presence In the race played no little
part In Trysters victory.
Knobbie is one of the fastest colts IN
the country, but he is a faint hearted
fellow, and II any horse races near him
for quarter Of a mile he doesn't do his
best Calamity Jane and Pen Rose had a
little more foot than he and when he
failed to get to the front he didn't do his
best and Tryster had little difficulty
going past him.
Pen Rose Sets SisxIiug Pace.
Pen Rose had the most early speed and
closely followed by Calamity Jane went
to the front soon after the barrier went
up and set sizzling pace. Knobbie,
who was carrying top weight of 129
pounds, ran in third place with Tryster
at his side. Rounding the turn Tryster
made bid for the lead. He went past
everything but Pen Rose and, was at her
throatlatch when the stretch was
reached. There Pen Rose. with Tommy
Nolan in the saddle, ran wide and car
ried Tryster with him. This cost the
Whitney star several lengths. But when
Morris got him Strengthened out he
charged after Pen Rose. who had
Strengthened herself out quickly, and
Calamity Jane, who slipped through ON
the rail. <Tryster gained ground with
every bound and was In front at the
final sixteenth pole. But he was COM
pelled to do his best to retain his lead
for Exodus was making a determined
challenge along the outer rail. Calamity
Jane and Pen Rose -faltered in the final
furlong and Knobbie got UP to take the
third end of the purse by half length.
Tryster covered the short six furlong
course In loo 2-5.
Richard T. Wilson showed the local
racegoers a colt In the first race which
might turn out to be a champion. He Is
Tall Timber. by Campfire and Pixy, and
was bred on Mr.. Wilson's Kirklevington
farm in Kentucky. He displayed a ter
rife burst OF speed for half mile and
led big field of high class juveniles
a merry chase until a sixteenth OF a
mile from home. There he faltered as
If short and Robert L. Gerrys Cyclops
came along and beat him by three
}engths.
Tall Timber q Stake Colt.
It was Tall Timbers first race since
he hung UP record In Pimlico and
he Is likely to 60 on and give q good |
account Of himself In the rich stakes |
to como at Saratoga and on Long ISL |
and In the fall.
Suspicion scored another victory for |
the Syndicate Stable, which Is owned |
by Mrs. Robert L. Gerry, Mrs. F.. Am
brose Clark and Mrs. r. Penn Smith, |
Jr. She beat a small field Of cheap |
horses In the fifth race in a gallop. |
Ghost was second and Smatter Pop. an
other Syndicate Stable youngster, took |
the third end of the purse.
Whisk. owned by Joe Marrone, won |
the Woodland Selling Stakes In q gallop |
by six lengths. He led from start to |
finish and was rever even threatened |
with defeat. On Saturday Whisk start |
ed In sprint and finished fourth af-
heavy track. which is not to his lik-
ing. On that occasion Mr.. Marrone be-
lieved he would win easily. Yesterday
he didn't think his horse had a chance |
of success He believed the track on
the backstretch was too deep for him.
Other horsemen who watched Whisk's |
game race on Saturday wagered on him
and were rewarded-At the rate of seven
to one.
venizelos led home q big feld of |
three year old maidens In the fnal
event He followed the pace to the
final furlong pole. where he went to
the front and won eatily by a length.
A. K Macomber's The Dictator was
third and Robert l.. Gerry's Rectortown
third. An alleged speed marvel from
John Sanford's barn named Athlestan
was fourth.