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1 ! t + RACING OF A SOMEWHAT ERRATIC SON OF AERONAUT FOR CAPTAIN CASSATT +. * Spring Board has always been a peculiar racer. His defeats have been many and not infrequently when ft mpetlng with mediocre opposition. Yet some of his victories have been over high-ciass horses and achieved in the fashion of a Liigh-class racer. His defeat of such an enormously spt edy bone as Iron Mask at f.elmont Park last year fairly represents what this erratic customer is liable to do when least expected. If the truth was known it would probably be ascertained that he is a delicate eater, as is tbe fact in nine • ul of ten cases of horses that frequently fail to run to their publicly demonstrated best eapacity. When a two-year old iu 1911 Spring Board only won two races out of thirteen in which he started, bat on,- of his victories happened to be in a stake race, so he did not fare badly in money won. His first start was in n hall-mile dash for maiden two year oids, at Pimlico, April 29. which was wan by the theu goad Hamburg lilly, Mois»nt. in 4Hy, which is still the Pimlico record for the distance. Spring Board ran respectably and tiuished sixth. He did some what better in his next rac-, which was at lour and a half fur-hwigs, by running a good second to W. Garths colt, Surfeit, in ." K, with his -tableman-. ■•. linisliin- in t! ird place. This was on May 2 anil on May t; he won the Clabaugfa Memorial Cup. at the same distance, in -,t •"■-,. Coupled with Be, he was at 4 to ." in the belting and won with ease by four lengths. Be finishing fecund and Eos third. Scholar, Free and Easy, l-oxbrook. Bosallo and Chilton Trance were the other Start era and their nbesqjneat careers demonstrated none of them was of any account for racing. All carried M3 pounds with sex allowance and the race was worth ,410 in net value. This quite good beginning was not followed up. Be was unplaced in his next four races, which included the Pimlico Nursery Stakes, win by A. Belmonts Overman and the Bashford Manor Stakes at Louisville, won by Worth. At L:tonia. July ."i. he managed to finish third to Sister Florence and Acgiiin in a pnne race and then was not started again until at Pimlico, October 7. when he was unplaced in a aaurne nee won by Light O M Life, with Cherry Seed second and Mission third. October IT he sprung a surprise wlnn at 12 to 1 he won by three length-from the 4 to -", favorite, Bwana Tuiubo. This was at live and a half furlongs in 1:07% and Turbine liu ished third. He ran three more races that year, of which lie was second In one and thin in another. Proportionately he did not dofno well when a three-year-oM because he only wen three races out of thirty two attempts. But he ran some excellent races in which he was beaten. As was the case the year before, he began at Pimlico. where, en April 27. he ran Light O M Life to a Mae at Hire, --quarters of a mile in 1:14%, with tin- favorite. Belle Nelson finishing a good third. Caliph. Koyal Meteor and three : -!• ran unplaced. In bis next three rac- he did not linish in the first three, but at Churchill Down-, I., misvlBe, .May 22. be ran second to Canipeon. at live and a half furlongs in 1:65%, with King Olympian third and eight more fair class sprinters behind the three. This he followed up May 27, at the same track. It winning his first victory of the year. This was in a. selling purse race at a mile and seventy yards, m which, carrying 1 1-1 pounds, lie defeated James Dockery. I H»: Commoners Touch. KC. and eight more, win Bing by two lengths in 1:44%. Then, after being thrice unplaced, be ran third to Merrick and Duquesne, • I l.atotiia. June lo, in a dash of three-quarters, over a heavy track, in 1 :]!, and on June 21 ran third lo Bosaeaus and T. M. Green, at the same distance in 1:13%, the track being good, bill not fast. Merrick. Coy Lad. Lady Lightning and four more ixUo ran. In the Fort Erie Slakes of Hill I aSMIIaffl ol a utile, al port Erie, July « . be ran a good race and. tini-hhig second to Perthshire iu 1:13, had Helen Harbee, Cherry Se.-d. Ben Loyal. IvabeL Hamilton. Caliph. .Moisa.,1 and Isidora behind him. Al Windsor, July 20. he ran m-ci.ik to Cliff Edge in 1:13 and beat Chester Kriiin. Lawton Wiggins. BettJe Sin. Coy Lad aid Zim. Then. at. For! Erie. July 27. he won at three-quarters in 1:12%, vanquishing such last ones as Altamaha. Cowl. Helen Bailee. Iain, re. Perthshire and three- others, being a 15 to 1 outsider in the belting. In his next font mcea he was enpmced, but at Havre fle Grace. August 29. lie again won at three-quarters and deft ited Housemaid. Penobscot, Homecrest, Isidora and Colonel Holloway in 1:14%. He ran eleven more races that year without winning, but was placed in four. I.a-t year Spring Board proved himself a horse not to be held lightly anywhere and achieved some nota ble triumph-. Some Inkling of hi- improvement was given in his first race of the year. This was a sprint of iie ami a luff Iniongs mi the Harford Handicap at Havre de Grpce. Iprll IS. Having in view his Cora ,,i tin- .-vear liefore, In was assigned the light impost of 100 pounds and was opposed bv Sir Blaise, 102; c.i ugh Hill. 119; Adams Express, 124; drover Hughes, 117: Marjorie A.. 102. and Spohor, 103. Crover Hughes was the pos I lavntii, at 21. to 1 and Spring Board went to the post at in to 1. backed down from 1.", to 1. It was a case of Spring Board all the way and he won by two length- In 1:07%, with Sir Blaise -■••oiid and Caugfa Hill third, the track being good, but not fa-t. The race was worth ,770 net. In his in xi lac,- In was beaten by Caugfa Hill, at the same distance over a heavy brack in 1:06%, inn finished in trout of driver Hughes. Palanquin, Penobscot and Joe Knight. He carried 108 pounds to 122 mi Caugh Hill. At Pimlico, May C. he was unplaced in a race at seven-eighths of a mile, won by Light O M Lift, with Klebeme second and LoebJH third, and again, mi May 10. in a mile flash, won by Bock ii w. with I.oihi 1 -e, olid and Buskin third, finishing fourth, Willi seven horses behind liim. Then, on Mac Hi. he won at a mile in 1:40%, with cliff Edge second. Astrologer third and Merry Task, LocbieJL John Furlong and Cliff Stream unplaced. Then he was taken to New York to assist in tin- resumption of racing :.; Belmont Park. He was one of tbe starters on the fust day of the meeting in the Metropolitan Handicap, but bad no chance, the race falling to the grand horse. Whisk Broom II.." With O. M. Miller second and Meridian third. Tin race was at a mile, run in 1:30, and Spring Board was an active contender in second place for tin- first seven-eighths. May 31, at three quarters over the main course, he ran third to Iron Mask and Besom in 1:12. with nine speed* horses behind him. Al Locdst Valley, .lime ." . lie ran second to Amalli in the Piping Bock Turf Handicap, at a mile and an eigiilh in 1:54%. with Mission third. O M. Miller. Starbottle and Virile being the unplaced ones. At Belmont Park. June ." . he finished fourth to Cock o the Walk. Sandhill and Sam Jackson, al seven eighths ol a mile in 1:25, and on June 17. tiuished second to Iron Mask in the Toboggan Handicap, at three quarters straight in 1:10. Iron Mask carried 130 pounds and the other sl.nteis and weights were Spring Board, 1 l" pounds; Hester Prynne, 9ft- Meridian 12V CaKgfa Hill. 12.".: Sprite. 121: Light 0* M" life. 117: Hedge. 105: Bard of Hope, 10B; Besena, 113* ami Sir John .loin, son. 122. This was a fine race for him and he confirmed his g,M,d term v. Inn on .Inue 28 he defeated His Majesty. Yankee Notions, Light O" M Life. Yenghee. Warbler ami Carroll Held, at three quarters mi the main course in lcll%. He ran unplaced July 4 iu a race won by His Majesty, then made ample amends by taking two lace- consecutively for the first time in his racing career. The first of these wa- ai three-quarters and. carrying 112 pounds, he defeated Sickle. 85: Nightstick, 105; Bally Cliff. *t.v Plying Yankee, 90, and Asyinde, 108. in 1:13%. July 12 he took up 11 ; pounds and in the Paumonok Han d.icap. at tie same distance, defeated Iron Ma-u. i::4: Meridian. 129: Hester Prynne. 103; Sprite. 115; Light O" M Life. 113, and Azyiade. 106. The race was ever the main course and running Ihe distance iii ;:12-.. he defeated Iron Mask by three-quarters of a length, with M, rhlian a head farther back He had 1 it Iron Mask oil al the start, lie wa- at 10 to 1 in Ihe betting, while it was 7 to 19 against iron Mask He was beaten in his next two races, finishing third in tie and second iu ihe other and then won again This was on July •.!. when, carrying IIS pounds, lie ran five and a half furlongs in 1-04 and defeated •..-oiii. IW: Isidora, 105: Mlver Moon, 90. and Ocean Blue. HO. Then be waa taken to Saratoga There In- was naplaced in his first three races, the Deleware Handicap, w,,n August i bv Lahore- a parse won August 20 by Isiross, and a purse won August 28 by the same fleet filly, but on August 30 man aged lo finish third t" flying Palry and Leoehares, at seven-eighths of a mile in 1:21% over a slow track This was tin l«-st lie could do at Saratoga and his next racing was at Havre de dace, where he started off wnh three defeats in good company, bur on September ::0 won a purse at live and a hi I fnrli.tes in 10fi and defeated Housemaid, Sprite and Wondawhy. At ihe White Marsh limn ciui, meeting October 4 he won ai a mile in 1:46 with ltd pounds up. but beat nothing of any account. At Laurel October S he de rented Yankii- Notions. Phyllis Antoinette and six other fast ones at three quarters ha l"14ac BBJH 0Ver tiie same track October 24 scored liis last victory of Ihe year when, at thre. -quarters of a mile "in heavy going, he took up ltd pound- and won from Tartar, 108; Buskin. 108: Marjorie A 1i 4 and Carlton « lilt, in 1:15%. He went Into winter quarters a sound horse and following is his record and pedigree: Year. Age. Sis. 1st. o,1, .;|| Won "Ml ..:; r ! - .1*4 1912 - ■ «- 4 19 2.31B l.ii:: 4 ■■[ 10 4 4 U 7.77.-, Totals tni : in 12 10 no i l.oid CHfflei Newminster f """I" J I The Slav- f Avishiro J Ladv Langden.... ] Kettledrum I Haricot I .. . Calopin * Vedette **•*•« J 1 l-Mug Duchess f Aeronaut J IVronia S Tuornianby Woodbine £ Calopin Vedette I Deaamuaa | Flying Duchess rf 1 I Miss Ellle. .. . . J Mowerina J Scottish Chief P « I Stockings oi . 3 ! 1 DKsiournel * Panius-in S Matrtta, ; Chan! icleer mare B %. - • i Mirabel J Macaroni C c tlertrmle S , Calopin » Vedette P i r Calore i Flying lucliess tn 3 I Filigrane... Lady Maura Macaroni ■° "A I 0bb-sse « Kingtisher I Ixington 1 liHile j Kltham Lass I * Tilagn* Bet tie Bouncer.-! j BtOCkweB 1 Bxtaay C Lexington Boston r Tom O.-liiltree i 1 Alice Carucil ! Termagant.... J Katona - Vo,,,h r 4 l ouiile-s I John Bull t Thor mushy Bessie I Itogerthories dam Avalanche 1 Kingstou . Tamay
