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WAR CLOUDS SUPERIORITY IN DOUBT Racegoers Divided as to Whether Ho Is Entitled to ths Years Three YearOld Crown New York July 15 AVhile AVar Clouds victory in the Dwyer Stakes stamped the Macomber standard bearer as a wonderful colt the big crowd present to see the star threeyearolds meet was divided as to whether or not he was entitled to the threeyear old crown It was the opinion of a majority of horsemen that he can beat any horse of his age provided all of the conditions are to his liking They likened him to Major August Beliiionts renowned Hourless and stamped his as a Sunday horse saying that he needs sn absolutely dry track a distance to ids liking and a long preparation for a particular nice to shine at his best bestBecause Because he cannot don colors at short notice and run his best on any kind of a track and under any conditions there are a host of racegoers who refuse to proclaim him the king kingHowever However all agreed that they had witnessed a grand race As was expected Jack Hare Jr was the first to show in front His tremendous early flight of speed sent him a length ahead of his opponents before the first sixteenth of a mile had been cov ¬ ered At the first eighth post the quartet were strung out in Indian file with Jack Hare Jr sailing along in front at a terrific pace two lengths ahead of AVar Cloud which was twice that distance in front of Johren while Elmendorf was far in the rear At this point it could be seen that Johren was heaten Frank Robinson was using his whip but this persuasion could not make him keep up with the leaders leadersAVhile AVhile rounding the turn coining out of the bnck stretch Jack Hare Jr increased his lead to four lengths and AVar Cloud left Johren far behind As the lH nd was rounded Happy Buxton on AVar Cloud shook up Mr Macombers colt a trifle and sent him after the leader War loud responded and gained with every stride but only a small margin and it was not until well straightened out for the long drive home that AAar Cloud ranged alongside of Col Applegates colt coltJACK JACK HARE JRS GAMENZSS GAMENZSSAVhen AVhen the two colts began to match their strides a mightr roar went up To a majority the race was over Almost every one expected AVar Cloud to draw away and win easily But the racegoers underestimated Jack Hare Jrs gameness He might be beaten but he would not give up without putting up d mighty struggle AAith jockey Lyke riding like a demon the son of Marathon hung tenaciously to AAar Clouds throat latch and would not allow Mr Maeombers colt to move away until a six ¬ teenth of a mile from the judges AVhen that point had been reached he had spent all of his speed and the strain was telling its deadly tale Gradually his stride shortened hut he responded to the whip and was at AVar Clouds heels at the finish finishAVhen AVhen the contest was over both AVar Cloud and Jack Hare Jr were staggering Each had given everything in the line of speed and stamina lie possessed and eacli was suffering from fatigue as a result resultThe The opinion frequently expressed by turfmen who have closely watched his career that Harry Payne Whitneys great threeyearrold Johren is a sulker appears to IK confirmed by the Spearmint colts two most recent performances In fact Albert Simons Johrens trainer gives abundant evidence of this conclusion in a statement made after the running of the Dwycr Stakes StakesIn In his race on July 8 said Simons it was the general impression that Robinson had waiting orders That was not the case What really happened was that Johren only ran about threesixteenths of a mile Robinson was instructed l efore the race to go to the front and give the horse a stiff race in order StakesWhen to round him off for the Dwyer Stakes When Robinson came back to the stable lie told me Johren had sulked all through the early running of the race I was not surprised as in his early spring races he was inclined to pin his ears back and refused to extend himself When he became a real good horse he seemed to have lost the habit but lias recently taken it on again It seems as though he whileIt had had enough racing for a while It was apparent to everyone before the field had traveled a half mile in the Dwycr Stakes that Johren was not doing his best IJobinsons efforts to keep him close to the leaders were unavailing arid he was using his whip before the half mile iwst was reached Possibly the fast pace set by Jack Hare Jr caused Johren to fall to the rear but it was noticeable that as soon as Robinson hit him with the whip lie closed up some of the intervening open space Then he dropped back again to finisli a bad follower to all but Elhiendorf
