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MACOMBERS DAY TO SHINE HIS FIRST TIME STARTER MOTOR COP RUNS AWAY FROM HIS OPPONENTS. Then His Trarksend Easily Vanquirhes the Belmont Star Lucullite in the Valuable Kecne Memorial St ikcj— J. J. Lillii, 1 Bid Up Alter Winning. Hew Vork. June 14.- A. K. Macmbers fiat hat ad stamped himself ..1 f tic- fastis, two-year olds in the cast, when he galloped home an easy winner of the Keen-- Memorial Stakes, the feature of the after a 1 racing at Belmont Park. Rack of him at the Hateh came August Belmonts l.m-uilite, winner of tin- Juvenile stakes, with Clifford A. Cochrans Bughoase third. Jast before the horses paraded a heavy rate descended, accompanied by a fog, which mad.- it Impossible to distutgateh the colors until in tie- final eighth. When the field reacln-d tin- eighth post it was seen that Tracksend had raced late a winning lead and had Lucullite. the public choice, well beaten. The I.elmoiit colt was bs easily master ,.| the remainder of the field. while Bughoase got up in the final strides to earn the short ead of the awaey. This victory. Whirl tted tin- winner .«." MR completed a doable for A. K. Macomber and marked his sixth score in as many days. The winner, hv h easy defeat of Lucallite, the hitherto uncrowned king of the juvenilis, assumes that posi-t;on. !|e I* undoubtedly a really good one. Dedicated to the meatOiy of Hie late James K. Ki 1 ne. the Kecne Memorial Stakes was first run ia 1913 and Its brief history is told in the following tabalatl in. Tear. Winner. wt. Itekay. Val. Time. 1913 St:!. ■ and Cap... .17.1. McCaliev.S3.t»7." 1:14-, Bill Comely Km .1. McCabe.. 4.8M 1:13% 1915 Ormesdale 113 J. MeCabey. 2J2S 1*8 hid; ivory Black 115 P. Keagh... RRM l:il~ 1917 Trackaead US J. Lofton... BJM Kan at three-Qaartera of ■ mile until 1918. After winning the fifth race. .7. J. Lillis was rani up to ,508 by W. Truvers, but was retained by his connections. After winning the Kenan Memorial with Track-s nd. Mr. Macomber pointed with pride that the colt am one of tiiose penoaaUy nicked out hv him as a yearling. Last fall Mr. Macomber bought from W. It. Milh-r six colts, all by Parte, for Slid. OOP, selecting them himself ami maoag them were Motor. Con and Tracksend, which -.von today. A. K. Macomber displayed another smart tan-year old in Motor Cop, a sou of Carle -Xareo, which defeated a good band of two-year-olds ill easy faahtea in the aneaing race. This colt made all the pace and at the end was under restraint. Timothy SuBivan, an Australian and former manager of Lis Darey. has purchased from John R, Madden, the two-year-olds Sweet Marie and Corn Cake. Bath are by Ogdea, the formers dam being Lady Blae and tl thers dam CaTteta. .1. Sinlor I has secon,! call on the services of the good Jockey, C. Buxton.
