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CORN TASSEL AND HIS RACING SENSE Peculiarities of a Horse Which Served R T Wilson Effectively EffectivelySam Sam Hildreths Corn Tassel the English bred gelding which carried Richard T Wilsons silks to victory in the noted Suburban Handicap last year is a smart horse He lost more races last year but in them all he showed marked intelligence He couldns carry heavy weight neither could he race at his best in the mud Rut every time Thomas Healey sent him to the post he did his best to win writes Henry V King in the Sun and Herald HeraldDuring During a race he seemed to know exactly what to do to beat his opponents He lacked great early speed but he was alert at the post and always did his best to keep within striking distance of the leaders He had plenty of courage too and kept plugging away after his opponents Going down all of the backstretches except that at Rclmont Park he stepped along with his right foot forward until the turn Then without losing his stride he would stick his left foot forward and spin around tin curve without losing an instant And he was al ¬ ways looking for openings to slip through Every jockey who rode him declared he needed no guid ¬ ance to find clear sailing All agreed his eyes saw openings before they did aird raced for them before they realized it He seemed to know the shortest route home and while he was not essentially what is called a rail runner he always looked for a posi ¬ tion next to the rail to save ground Selecting this course at critical times won him many races in ¬ cluding the Suburban Handicap which he otherwise undoubtedly would have lo t He was courageous loo and would never give up doing his best until he had passed the judges He now represents llildreth in tin big western handicaps
