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OFF DAY AT BELMONT - . . No Stake Race, but Fast Time Is Made in the Purses. Brainstorm Runs a Surprising Mile in the Main Contest Bantry Repeats. : NEW YORK. N. Y., September S H. Wat-.tersons Brainstorm won . the Cedarhurst Handicap, an overnight purse race for three-year-olds at a mile; which featured the Friday card at Belmont Park. Chesterbrook was second and Bit o Black third. June Grass was eliminated at the start. Chester-brook began in front with Brainstorm right behind him and Bit o Black not far off. Juno Grass failed to start with the others and was four lengths behind. Ponce sent Brainstorm into the lead quickly and was making !the pace extremely fast by the time the turn was reached. Kummer was cut off repeatedly in his efforts to slip through on the inside with June Grass and when he found a clear course on the stretch turn the colt was worn but. Chesterbook meanwhile moved up into second place a length or so back of the leader and Bit o "Black, which was making his first start in the colors of his new owner, F. E. Brown, raced past June Grass into third place. Through the stretch Brainstorm increased his lead and came to the finish two and a half lengths ahead of Chesterbrook, while the latter held Bit o Black safe for second place by two lengths. June Grass was tiring badly as a result of his strenuous efforts to work into contention, and finished three and a half lengths behind in last place. Brainstorm raced exceedingly well and covered the distance in the fast time of 1 :36. STEEPLECHASE TO 3IOHICAN. The Lawrence Selling Steeplechase resulted in an easy victory for Mohican, from the Greentree Stable, over Frank B., with Sea Wold third. Sea Wold started in front, but Frank B. soon replaced him, while Marsters saved Mohican close up in third place. Ear-locker lost Mahoney at the first jump and Frank B. galloped along in the lead for the first turn of the field. Meanwhile Mohican replaced Sea Wold in second place and pushed Frank B. hard. OConnor, who had the mount on Frank B., could not keep his mount straight and he ran out badly all through the second turn of the field. After the tenth jump Mohican took the lead and rapidly drew away until he had a twelve lengths lead over Frank B. at the finish. The latter saved second place from Sea Wold by ten lengths. The efforts of Goines, on Sea Wold, to prevent The Virginian from taking third money were rather comical. The jockey punished the tired old gelding unmercifully and just put him over the finish a neck to the good, staggering from side to side like a destroyer in a heavy sea. Commodore Gaunt, the only other one to finish, never figured in the running. A return of clear weather and a fast track attracted a fairly large Friday crowd to the course in spite of the fact that no stake race was down for decision. The first race, at five and a half furlongs for maiden two-year-olds, gave the Quincy Stables Poor Sport his first pair of brackets. Betty Wood was second and Leloba third. Poor Sport began fully in his stride and rushing to the front almost immediately set a fast pace and increasing his advantage steadily was eased up through the stretch and came to the finish with a five lengths margin. Betty Wood and Piegan . raced in closest pursuit of Poor Sport through practically the entire distance. Piegan tired badly in the stretch drive and dropped back to fifth place at the finish. Poor Puss saved ground on the turns and closed something of a- gap in the rush through the stretch, but the best she could do was to finish fourth. Leloba, after beginning badly, made up some ground and outgamed Poor Puss for third money by a head. Betty Wood lasted for second place by the same margin. FRENCH CLAI3IING CONDITIONS. The race was under French claiming conditions and the Nevada Stock Farm Stable lost Recommendation to H. Acker for ?2,200 previous to the running. This, e of course, made the colt ineligible to start tinder the conditions. J. E. Nashs Bantry again displayed excellent form against the three platers he met at a mile and an eighth in the fifth race. W. H. Fizers Maize was second and Lord Herbert third. Bantry made the Continued on twelfth page. OFF DAY AT BELMONT Continued from first page. pace all the way with Maize in closest pursuit. Moody raced along in third place to, the stretch, where Lord Herbert, which was last away, wore him down to take the short end of the purse. When Tryon moved up with Maize on the last turn, it seemed for a time as if the mare -would overhaul Bantry but the old horse, -going along easily, drew away again in the stretch to win by two lengths and a half. Maizes efforts to overhaul the leader were too much for her and she was shortening her stride at the : finish, but Tryon managed to bring her in three parts of a length ahead of the fast coming Lord Herbert. The Idle Hour Stock Farms Banker Brown began in front in the three-quarters dash for three-year-olds, which closed the pro-pram, and was never headed. The Rancocas Stables The Almoner raced along with Banker Brown for the first half-mile, but had enough when the stretch turn was reached arid began to drop back. Valentia, which had been racing along in third place, moved up into second place, and Sleiveconard into third. Banker Brown raced along to the finish witli an easy lead of two lengths and Valentia saved second place by a length better than Sleiveconard. T. W. OBriens Shamrock beat Miss Star and William Tell easily in the five and a half furlongs of the third race, for two-year-olds. Miss Star started off to make the pace and held the lead to the stretch turn, with Shamrock racing along easily in second place. Coeur de Lion led the others. When Ensor called on Shamrock he responded gamely and wore Miss Star down under mild pressure when entering the stretch. When he saw that Miss Star was through Ensor took the colt under restraint again and he cantered to the finish a length in front of the filly. Between the races George W. Lofts Sweer-ment, leading steeplechaser of 1921, was sent over the jumps for a tiirn of the field. He jumped well and pulled up in good condition, apparently completely recovered from the ailment which threw him out of training early this year. Trainer Max Hirsch has been . patient with the star and expects to bring him back to racing before the New York jumping season ends. Dr. R. W. McCulley will ship three highly bred mares to France for F. R. Hitchcock within a short time, it was learned Friday. The mares which are to join the other matrons at the Haras du Gazon, which Mr. Hitchcock recently purchased from Mrs. H B. Duryea, are Meele, br. m, by Yankee Tangle ; Hibernia, b. m, by Irish Lad Tangle, and Sea Spray, by Star Shoot Flying Ship. Sea Spray is the dam of Suri Rider. Trainers at Belmont Park following the running of the Tomboy Handicap Thursday, started an agitation for a restoration of straight races in place of the five and a half furlong dashes around the turn for two-year-olds, which have been put. on at this meeting. There is little question that races out of the chute generally are more truly run than races at the same distance around the turn, but the public should be considered in this matter, according to views expressed by many at the track Friday, and spectators do not all like the straight course. All of the Goodestono Stable two-year-olds are to be disposed of and Mr. Davis will offer Prodigious and Ukase.
