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LIBERTY LOAN IS BEATEN RUNS POORLY IN THE JEROME HANDICAP, WON IN FAST TIME BY BALLY. Lanius the .Victor in the Long-Established Champagne Stakes Syosset Wins the Steeplechase Big Crowd Sees the Racing. Now. York, September 3. Before .1 monster Labor Day throng, James Butlers Bally gave evidence of considerable racing ability when lie scored a victory in the Jerome Handicap, after running out at the heart of the stretch and swerving out badly all through the final quarter. Despite the ground lost by these tactics, he ran the mile in 1:38 and at the end was drawing away. Straight Forward saved much ground by slipping through on the inside on the last turn, but could not get up. The surprise of the race was the poor showing of Liberty Loan, the Latonia Derby winner. This colt opened an odds-011 choice, but quickly receded in the betting. Trainer Jennings sent him to the post high in flesh and he pulled up an extremely tired horse. The race, however, may fit him for better things. Hally was the first to show at the barriers rise and quickly raced into a long lead. As the field approached the turn for home, he was enjoying a comfortable lead and but for running out. would have won. In the racing down the straightaway, he swerved out. but despite this, was so much the best that he easily outstayed Straight Forward. The race bad a net value of ,175 to the winner. The Jerome Handicap is another old established stake of the American turf, its history in brief form since 1905 being here presented: Year. "Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 190.1 Bedouin Ill Shaw ,415 2:10 1900 Ironsides 107 Rndtke 2,770 2:10 1907 Perseverance 102 11. MeDniel 3.27.1 2:13 1108 Fair Play 12.1 Gilbert 2,910 2:11 190! Fitz Herbert 130 E. Dugan... 1.000 2:11 1911 Stroniboli 117 Turner.. 1.0SU l:3fi 191.1 Trial by Jury ...127 T. McTagt 1.100 1:3$ 1910 Spur 130.1. Loftlts... 2.350 1:39 1917 Bally ....107 L. Lykes .. 2,17.1 1 :3S Distance changed to one mile in 1911. Not run in 1910 and 1913. No racing in 1911 and 1912. Two-year-olds were asked to go over the seven-cighths "route for" tlofht time this year in the Champagne stakes andjGJ-D. "Widener, Jr.s English colt Lanius. gave evpry pyjlleneo of long . distance running" ability, vyheu he scored in easy fashion from the Cleveland Stables Matinee Idol. The winner was always in the first flight and, under hard riding, drew but decisively near the end. Matinee Idol had no mishaps and, while he readily disposed of Arrah Go On-, could not withstand the winners rush. The race had a. net value of ,050 to the winner. The Champagne Stakes has a history dating back to 1807, -the year of its first running. The list of its winners witli other details since 190.1 is here shown : Year. "Winner. "Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1905 Perverse 119 Shaw 1917.sh,2.15 1:23 1900 Kentucky Beau.. 119 "W. Miller. . 5,910 1:23 1907 Colin 122 "W. Miller. . .1,700 1:23 1908 Helmet 122 Notter .1,025 1:20 1909 Faiintleroy 122 McCahoy .. 1,000 1:23 1911 Paris 110 M. Buxton. 1,205 1:22 1915 Chicle 112 T. McTagt. 1,005 1:24 1910 Vivid ..105 A. Schutgr 1,455 1:23 1917 Lanius 110 F. Robson. 1,050 1:20 Xot run in 1910 and 1913. No racing in 1911 and 1912. The consistent Syosset had little trouble in carrying the Greentree Stable colors to victory in tiie cross country race. Back of him at the finish were a fair hand of platers of the fencing division. Lanius Purchased in Ireland. Lanius, winner of the Champagne Stakes, was bought for Mr. Widener by Thomas Welch during that trainers sojourn abroad last fall from J. J. Malier. of Clonsilta. Ireland. He was brought to the "United States in December and is evidently a two-year-old of considerable merit. He was beaten in his first start at Aqueduct, but won a good race at Saratoga at 1.1 to 1. He was running fast in a subsequent race when he was shut off and finished fourth. Yesterdays race was his fourth start. His sire, Llangihhy, was a good race horse and Lanius has all the ear marks of making a fine three-year-old. The stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association will hold a meeting, next Thursday, at which the acting stewards of this meeting will report the Barrett Haynes evidence, in connection with his ride on Expectation last Saturday. William Cahill has purchased the platers Water Witch and Ellison from II. Fink at private terms, lie lias been training this pair for "Fink since the mid-summer meeting at Empire1 City. Chas. Lansdale. one of the stewards of the Oriental Park Jockey Club, was an arrival during Hie afternoon. He reported that II. 1. Brown was at present traveling on the Pacific coast, but would return before the close of the eastern racing season, to announce the stakes for the Havana winter meeting. Jockey W. Knapp departed for Binghampton last Jiight to participate in the street parade, which will be hehl in that city today to honor Sun Briars . Hopeful victory. Binghamptou is the home of Willis Sliarpe Kilmer and the site of his industries. Macomber Stars Shipped to Kentucky. A. K. Macoinbers good racers Boots, Star Hawk ami War Star, have been shipped to Hal Price Headleys Kentucky stock farm, where they will be turned out for the year. War Stars second to Omar Khayyam in the Kenner at Saratoga indicates he may come back to the races a real good one. Sam Hihlreth says there is a chance for Lucullite to race again, but it cannot yet be determined the "horse is eating and resting well," said Mr. Ilil-drcth, "which is a good sign. The injury looks as if a piece of the lione was scooped out of his leg by the toe of the shoe on the horse that kicked liim. I think he might be trained again next year." Cunt. Thomas nitclicock of the Aviation Corps, was on hand today to watch the steeplechase. He is delighted with his aviation experiences. When a thousand feet up he says the Belmont Park track looks no bigger than a nickle. Mattie Corbett visited the races for the first time tk since the Empire City meeting. He spent a month motoring through Canada and the Thousand Islands. While in Saratoga there was some talk between Joseph Widener and James Shevlin, the president f the Aqueduct track, concerning the purchase of that institution by Mr. Widener and his associates. Nothing further, however, than "conversation" has transpired. Melvin I. Doc Fulcher, a turf writer, who recently joined the Seventh New York Infantry, was ;i visitor today previous to his departure for Spartanburg. S. C, witli his regiment. St.-Isidore was cut down slightly during the running of the first race. Trainer Geo. Odom does not think it is serious.
