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VOL. XXII, NO. 6
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1918
FIVE CENTS
MELOS TOPS THE TIMBERS
Brilliant Colors in Thoroughbred Run
Reminiscent of Ascot
Uncle lam Vindicated, and Front
Itoyal, enevlere, Gentry Dictator
XI and Tcro Share First Monte
A BED CROSS on a
blue field, shining on the
back of Nibbs' little
black jockey, Wells,
flashed under the wire
amid a storm of cheers,
and the great two-mile
steeple chase was a
thiner of history. The
story is one of a long stern chase, in
which the redoubtable Little Horn, pre
mier hurdler of the Pinehurst track,
fought gallantly to overcome a five
length lead for the better part of the
two miles.
It was the first big meet of the Jockey
Club, held on the Pinehurst Track last
Wednesday afternoon, December 18th. A
particularly thrilling program came to
its climax when the Little Horn, with
Diamond up, Preston's whitefooted racer
Abden, Poran, Kurd's new find the vet
eran Melos, lined up for the jumps.
Poran and Melos, the two brown coats,
got the jump, and made off in the van
together, taking stride for stride and
leap for leap for the better part of a
mile. Abden, apparently a little out of
condition, sauntered along casually in
the rear, while the great Hurd mare
started out to challenge the leaders.
LITTLE HORN'S GAME FINISH
Poran, who in this race made his debut
over the hurdles, seemed to have plenty
of bottom, but was either, not interested J
in the occasion or had not yet been
trimmed down to battle form. Anyway, 1
ho was directly left in the lurch, while
the Little Horn flashed into the lime
light and took up the battle with the J
flying Melos. Twice the mare surged up
within a fraction of the lead and
twice failed to hold the gain. She re
sponded gamely to the call for the final
dash, and made a hard finish of it. But
Melos won. Abden, with the easy
stride of a champion out for exercise,
pulled away from Poran and diminished
the open distance by half, ending a good
third, but so far not really dangerous.
FRONT ROYAL TO THE FRONT
Even more of a picture, and suggestive
of the historic pageantry of the track,
was a thoroughbred mile and sixteenth
run by six entries, all of them new to
the Jockey Club. The brilliant colors
worn by the riders, and the rush of the
squadron flashing by the stand, the
thunder of hoofs and the yelling of the
crowd was reminiscent of the Ascot, and
the elder days in Kentucky. Farns
worth's Front Royal led a hot perform
ance for a mile, and then cut loose for
keeps. At this stage there developed
one of those spectacles dear to the fol
lower of the turf. The diminutive But
ter, delight of the grandstand, held
Nibbs' big brown Counsel in fourth
place. But at the turn from this posi
tion he challenged everything in sight,
and in a whirlwind finish passed Ray-O-Light
and Cliffield on the jump, and
made after Front Royal to such good
than sawing his own wood.
t NAT HURD GIVES AN EXHIBITION
Nat Hurd, up on his own Genevieve,
made an exhibition of a perfectly ridden
race, and won the weekly prize in the
guests' event in faultless form. Lieu
tenant P. S. McKinney, of Pittsburg, got
the best start on Kinder Lou, and held
it as far as second place over Lambert
Splane, whose resplendant yellow and
red regalia travelled in a length to the
good over Louis Rutherford on one of
Tufts' new entries called Drawn.
A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS
Gentry Dictator showed his heels to
the assembled pacing and trotting cham
pions in the main event twice in succes
sion and took first money without debate
in 1.10 for the half. Thomas driving
Direct Bell and Wilcox behind Fond
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A CLOSE FINISH AT THE JOCKEY CLUB
purpose that with. another five jumps to
spare he certainly would have made it.
Ray-O-Light passed under third, Cliffield
fourth, George Roach fifth, and Dis
turber last. At that the Disturber was
not far enough behind the winner for
there to be anything to spare.
THE HOUSE OF THE HOUR
The horse of the day was Preston's
Uncle Sam. As the stable boys remark
with unction: There IS a horse. Burns
brought him swinging home at a torren
tial pace in the five-eighth flat half a
length before Lady Betty, travelling
as even and steady as the Empire State
express. It was a match race in which
James Tufts' new entry, Machese, a
hard running little black racer, edged
the veteran Molly 0 out of place, and
in which Houston's McAdams brought
up the rear probably because Houston
was busier about bothering his neighbor
Memory divided the second purse, each
holding the second and third place once.
Sarctta May, Bryant's fast little bay,
made a bad day of breaking, and so did
not have a look-in.
THE STARTER TAKES A HAND
The Junior pacing race was a slow
race. Slow in starting. For the better
part of ten minutes the drivers overdid
the jockeying for position stunt, and
would probably be at it yet except for
some prompt and vigorous language by
Fred Shreve from the judges stand. He
talked to them like a Dutch uncle, to
the vast delight of the grandstand, and
so finally got themoff into a couple of
pretty heats which demonstrated to all
concerned the supremacy and money
making power of Maud Tero. Wilcox
driving Cochran's Morine was the worst
offender in the starting business, and
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Share the Week's Trophies With
Houston and DnPny
In Four Ball Medal Play of the Tin
Whlatle Coif Clul Held
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WE HAVE BEEN won
dering where Shannon
was while the prizes have
been distributed these
last few weeks. In the
present running any
prophet would be betray
ing his clients who neg
lected to slate Shannon
for a place. Well, he appeared in full
war paint on the links Tuesday, playing
in the strong combination with Dr. J. S.
Brown of Montclair. The occasion was
a Tin Whistle golf tournament, medal
play, four ball combined score handicap.
It was played in two classes over Num
ber 2. The partners were drawn by lot,
and this arrangement developed into a
fierce contest between three pairs for the
honors of the day. Playing with an
allowance of 20 Shannon and Brown
squeaked under the net wire with a total
of 161 just one better than C. L. Beck
er and J. B. Eiseman and L. D. Pierce
and C. B. Fownes. Pierce and Fownes
made the hardest fight of the day. They
chalked up the best actual medal of the
contest, a gross of 176, and ran into
Becker and Eiseman in the net of 162.
This leaves us still to record the outcome
of second place.
With the same score that made second
place in the first flight, and so only ono
more stroke than the best made at all,
H. S. Houston, of Holyoke, and J. A.
Du Puy struck out for first place in
the junior division, and got it by a mar
gin of two over Colonel H. W. Ormsbee
and Harry G. Waring.
The Summary:
first division
Shannon and Brown 181 20 161
Becker and Eiseman 186 24 162
Pierce and C. B. Fownes 176 14 162
Phillips and Mallinson 186 20 166
Sandforth and Danforth 198 31 167
Seggerman and LeRoy 193 24 169
Hudson and Lancaster 195 25 170
H. C. Fownes and Rumsey 200 29 171
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