New-York tribune., 1922-07-26

the East this season.
Favorites won no less than four OF
the six competitions. and the only two
losing favorites we're trimmed by red
hot second choices.
There wasn't much 90 rave about IN
yesterdays card for those who zeal
ously regard the improvement Of the
breed Of horses as a paramount issue.
Ordinary purses for ordinary horses
suns IL tersely. To round out q pro-
gram Secretary Schaumberg had 20 split
one field that had been entered for the
Richmond Purse az a mile and seventy
yards. Owing 20 a precipitation OF
scratching, due 20 the track, which had
been left most uncertain from recent
rain, this splitting business proved
somewhat Of a farce. Only three went
10 the post for the first section Of the
event, but five contested the second
half
Said second half. which usurped the
place Of prominence on the program,
Ike the first section Of this particular
panorama. proved only q cakewalk for
the odds-on favorite. J. y. Nckee's
Teddy r.. who used TO score SO slew
erly In the silks Of the Quincy Stable
took Il in his head 10 run kindly as
ne can after he had hit the FAR turn
II was Kitty, bar the door hence
forth.
Wins In Common Gallop
Teddy r., as IS his won't when the
track is muddy. made stretch breeze
Of the competition He was slow as
usual and let Sea Mint and knight Of
the Heather race their fool heads of
for more than half a mile. Merimee
finally got his mount 20 running after
he had topped the hill" IN the back
stretch, and, coming 10 the outside,
Teddy r. fairly ran over all opposition.
II was a canter for the favorite from
the top OF the stretch home. Knight
Of the Heather outgamed Sea Mint
which set the pace for the first three
quarters in the final drive for second
money. -,
The first division Of this so-called
feature, cut right in two by the blue
pencil, was only a mild workout for
William Martins Bridesman, 10 20 3
favorite. II wasn't n race; 10 was a
procession. and a procession In which
form was vindlcated. The three con
testants ran, or rather paraded, almost
from start 20 finish IN the order which
figures foretold. Bridcsman ran Nor
NAL down inside the first half mile.
Callahan never once had TO let MS
mount down. Whether or not Normal
would have had a chance with sensible
handling. the fact remains that Parke
kept Normal in the heaviest going near
.he rail from start 20 finish.
Jockey Z. Mart. supposedly one Of
the best ot the lightweight riding
horeabouts. made the same mistake
81 a. n
race at a mile and n sixteenth. Lady
Zeus. a slow beginner. was kept in the
sticky going near the rail from start
20 finish and failed 10 develop her well
known stretch running proclivities.
There is reason 20 suspect that Lady
Zeus was not meant when she was sent
cut. She opened at odds on, 70 10
but went back TO TO o.
Wise Money on Second Choice
The wise money was all down on
Spugs, the second choice. which was
drilled down from 2hz to 2 20 l. Queen
Blonde, a 10 10 ] shot, almost upset
this coup, however Breunng stole a
long lead with Spugs and had TO ride
like a Jehu through the last sixteenth
20 stand of the belated challenge OF
Queen Blonde The latter would have
won in another stride. as Spugs folded
like an accordion fifty yards from the
wire. Maize. which landed the small
end OF the purse, ran a race in this
company which was impressive. 20 say
the least. Here Is one we'll worth re-
membering when thrown into cheaper
field.
Johnny LOTUS is fast establishing
himself in the armament Of trainers
right where he stood among the JOCK
eys whsn he was a knight Of the pig
skin. Which means az the top. For