New-York tribune., 1922-07-02

q rss afternoon was perhaps the most
X,mal one, from every standpoint, in
B II. memory Of the Oldest booster for
;-,-ovement in the breed of horses
4 p,.escers had seen plenty Of rain
.,,oueh June. The deluge was reserved
{ 70, July /. A downpour that started
:, hfore noon and lasted several hours
,csred away th.ee quarters of the GUS
,nrers who usually motor out on Sat
u,dsy afternoons.
u.l; Of the common folk who use the
-.;,ways were shut out by transporta-
a .;n, tie.ups. A subway flood that tied
4 "n me express tracks tempora rily de-
,sved the special race trains, three of
which arrived too late for the running
& Of The feature. Because of the unpro-
nitious elements the attendance was by
f.r the slimmest Of any half holiday
Z this year.
B Track in Bad Condition
y hammer.ng downpour washed away
81 he dust and pelted the top soil off the
Il course, exposing a very pebbly gravel
8 sh,ch was vrm-almost fast-under
Fl ss inch or two of slop and slush. This
q usek was "spotty," Of course. That is,
h there were many soft spots interlying
h the frmer going, making as tricky a
course as one might imagine, such
course as had layman and tyro COM
E pletely up in the air. And, needless to
b ssy, under these circunl stances form
wen. over the board with the top soil
s Of the track and several thousand
B straw sk!mmers that were outside the
ark when the heavens unioaded.
But for Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons,
the genial trainer Of the Quincy Stable.
I hemp and poison would probably be at
q premium before settling time" Mon
4 day. The Quincy Stable let a couple of
I rays Of sunshine percolate the general
gloom and provided the two winning
4 tsyor!tes Of the afternoon Both were
B It odds on it is true-Captain Alcock,
q he Brooklyn Handicap winner, and
j Teddy R., which took the fifth race
i but both were heavily played to re-
q tyieve disastrous earlier losses.
& The track, as the freshet left it, was
q evidently made to order for j. S. Cos
dsn's smart colt. This fremont was
B tie frs. two year old stake of the sea
son raced over the three-quGrters r.u:e,
and naturally had to be settled in
dash over the main course. Mar,.ngale
ton from the rail and was therefore
free from the annoyance Of the badly
misbehaved General Thatcher and Cos
hawk on the extreme ootsid@. The
General was particularly ohstrepcrous.
4 Three times he charged through and
broke the barrier and ne occas ;orcd
long delay that further initiated
sgalnst the chances of the top weights.
An Even Dozen Parade
a An even dozen Of the best juveniles
seen on the metropolitan tracks this
year paraded to the post for The Ire
i mont There were only two scratches
the Quincy Stables Frank G. and
max Hirsch's Bo Mcmillan. which won
n Tie closing dash in impressive style.
lae long delay at the barrier seemed
70 anchor the Greentree Stables
Cherry Pie, top weight under 1877
! pounds: This good colt was in the
M ruek all the way, as was also ]. T.
~dener's Shuttle Along, which broke
80 oisadvantageously frankie Keogh
simply galloped him behind the field.
1oshaWk, however, was off forward
y from an outside position, and for
Almost quarter mile fought it out
with Martingale. But the pull in the
Ss'shts' and especially after the
long wait told heavily. The Whitney
cot was not able to 'concede that one
~ Cosden's such a drag on a track
.nst absolutely suited the latter Mar
unga!e continued to draw steadily
ssway until be was fully two lengths in
1sont Of the coStender.
Az the end Of half mile Goshawk
sss hying the distress signal. 1t was
~. W. ABOUT this time that Sande was
s0le 20 pick way out of close quar-
Mi' .t de had been herded in during
.se nun up the back stretch and around
i sue Turn Bud Lerner closed reso-
.ase!y and put the tiring Goshawk
10y But 1t is doubtful if he could
nave beaten Martingale with clear sail
l.s' % the Cosden colt was we'll in
N'au throughout the long stretch run
p.si. al te, ,ne others were badly beaten off.
ssh NH, which finished fourth by a
I've ahesd of Better Luck. was a half
sG.ea ss;I lengths behind Goshawk at the
,ons ,ms. Martlngale raced the six fur
.,y"ss through the slop in the sensa-
on.I;e mvIc. i'me Of l:l2 2-5. He clearly
sss ssss'.neo ..SS Tor championship candidacy
ci...!' ".!' oe dangerous in ell the coming
III. th'sss and more particularly when
ny gong is soft. Goshawk is wasp
W.. "'ea t~o.year-old Of the Tryster
ST.su, and It is doubtful if he can carry
c.~,S osHly burdens, though indeed Tryster
''' always pack his package.
Scratches Ruin the Card
r;.s ns'ae from this feature of the deluge
"tsed sed particular Cain with the card,
=. liza scratching shot it as full of holes
un, Prize winning Swiss cheese. Sam
u.a'etn NJ r withdrew the Rancocas Sta
~ ne Almoner from the first race
~ Hrey Lag from the Brookdale
i.snoicap. The withdrawal of GREY
s practically ruined interest in this
tbe,nusty feature and left only three
ths thoushoFeds to contest the issue over
r.. 'a'le and quarter route.
ms,. ~ gave Sunny JIM Fitzsim-
dync as rSe enanee to cheer the dead and
m,n may me Greentree Stables Letter
n..,' .he rank outsider. was entirely
Eseeea' Captain Alcock and Bon
untii &C. seemed about equally favorite
bod, :us; before post time. when every
salls 700" turn on the chances Of the
At Nap'a!r, which went to the post
.ono;r.o O. .; The Captain did not dis
lyn li.t. w. ne looked every inch a Brook
How 10 naan;d'eap winner. He laid off Bon
,wiv;ns early pace, came around him
s,lio,as. INTO INTO the stretch and simply
Tssea Tssec tae rest OF the way.
Ia ~ = had things quite as easily
sxts.. una race, a: mile and five
I tie ,.shs' rss' breaking on top and setting
jamn;aee a.. the way to finish buck
Ia. ABOUT as fine a 70 2 shot as
un seen IN coon's age. Tuf.e-
Asbsd game race for c. Lang and fur
ssy ssu "a show Of contention all the
ia ihe others were haGi,. hnatar n.f