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j | | j | | 1 i j I j j j I | TO GREENTREE STABLE i Falls Honor of Winning the Kings County Handicap. ■ ■ Leopardess and Cherry Pie Finish First and Second, While Ran- cocas Mad Play Is Third. ■ 1 JAMAICA. N. Y., May 5.— For the first time since 1920 the Rancocas Stable failed to win the annual running of the Kings County Handicap at the Jamaica course of the Metropolitan Jockey Club. The mile and a sixteenth stake for three-year-olds and over was renewed for the eighteenth time today and for a change the honors fell to the Greentree Stable of Mrs. Payne Whitney. Leopardess and Cherry Pie represented the fair owner and they earned a double measure of success for her by finishing one-two, with the Rancocas Stables Mad Play third. There were seven starters after Felix and Moon-raker, the latter a stablemate of the winner, had been scratched. The other contestants were James Butlers Sting, the Belair Stud Stables Aga Khan, Harry Payne Whitneys Klondyke and E. F. Cooneys Dunlin. It was a thrilling finish, the first three drawing away from their rivals in the final eighth. In a hard drive Leopardess defeated her running mate by a head, with Mad Play half a length farther back. Sting was fourth, four lengths in the rear of Mad Play. LEOPARDESS SHOWS THE WAY. Leopardess was in front almost from the rise of the barrier. She was outrun slightly by Sting at the start, but in the dash to the lower turn she drew clear and took the lead next to the inside rail. Turning into the back stretch Leopardess opened a gap of two lengths, with Dunlin and Sting running head and head behind her. Half way up the back stretch Laverne Fator moved up with Mad Play, the son of Fair Play — Mad Cap coming from behind. He overtook and passed Dunlin and hooked up with Sting in the pursuit of the Greentree filly. Cherry Pie meanwhile raced along at an even pace in the rear division. Turning for home Mad Play and Sting were necks apart still two lengths behind Leopardess. Near the half mile post Sting gave way and dropped back and Cherry Pie then came up on the inside to contest the result with the Rancocas colt and his stablemate. Both Mad Play and Cherry Pie were running down the filly with the latter going the stronger. Had Mad Play won it would have been the ninth winner that trainer S. C. Hildreth of the Rancocas Stable saddled for the fixture. He sent Rapid Water to the post in the stake in 1905, when the colt was victorious in the colors of E. E. Smathers. He won the handicap in his own colors in 1910 with Fayette. He saddled Stromboli for August Belmont when that thoroughbred won in 1915, and again in 1917. He likewise prepared Mad Hatter for his victorious races in 1921 and 1922, Grey Lag, which accounted for the stake in 1923 and Zev, which won it last year. COOL AND UNPLEASANT WEATHER. The stake this year was worth 15.000 to the winner and Oherry Pie earned for his stable by finishing second. The Kings County Handicap was the feature of an otherwise poor card of races. The fields in the majority of the races carded were small. The sport had a strong appeal however, for an-! other surprisingly large crowd was on hand. The weather again was cool and unpleasant, a sharp breeze causing the spectators no lit-I tie discomfort. The first race called for maiden jockeys, their mounts being selling platers, and the distance three-quarters. Nine horses, the largest field of the day, went to the post The winner turned up in Mrs. G. C. Winfreys five-year-old race mare Lady Boss and the thrill of riding his first winner was experienced by L. Sessa. New Hope, carrying N. Coltoff and the colors of Edward Arlington, was second, while L. A. Prices Winning Bird, with F. Herbert piloting him, was third. There was a six minutes delay at the post due chiefly to the fractiousness of New Hope and Lady Argos. Mars Cassidy and Continued on sixteenth page. j j | I , : I I I j i j i ! | : ; j | j ! | : I j | | I i | ; ; . ; TO GREENTREE STABLE Continued from first pace. his assistants were patient with the novice riders. He finally caught the field, which with two exceptions was comprised of fillies and mares, in good alignment and he sent it away to almost a perfect start. Lady Boss had plenty of early speed and quickly dashed into a commanding lead with Winning Bird in closest pursuit well in advance of Carman Pantages. The others were closely bunched in the run up the back stretch. Lady Boss remained in front all the way and was not threatened until the final eighth. When straightened out in the stretch New Hope came with a rush on the outside. She wore down Winning Bird to take second i place by a length and was gaining on Lady Boss but the latter had plenty left, scoring by a length and a half. Royalite, the daughter of Lucullite — Royal Ensign, owned by the Rancocas Stable and making her first start of the year, raced back to her Saratoga form of last year in the second race on the card. This was a five and a half furlong dash for three-year-olds. Only four others went to the post to measure strides against the filly. Robert L. Gerrys Emissary wrested second place from E. Plaths Danby. New Moon and Thundering completed the field. New Moon was the early pacemaker, showing the way to Royalite and Danby for the first eighth. Approaching the quarter post Royalite, which had begun from the outside position, easily overhauled New Moon and Danby also moved up to him. On the turn New Moon began to drop to the rear while Royalite came away to a long lead. Danby came into the stretch chasing Royalite while Emissary was just beginning to loom Into the picture. In the run to the finish Royalite held her rivals safe, winning by two lengths with L. Fator easing her up. In the last sixteenth Emissary gained on Danby and in the final drive earned second place by half a length. After many futile efforts at New Orleans and Havre de Grace, Light View, a chestnut colt by Rockview — Tread Lightly, which is owned by N. Loscalzo, finally got out of the maiden class. He graduated in the third race, which was for maiden two-year-olds at five-eighths. The Oneck Stables Downcast was second with Firearm, which carried the colors cf H. A. Creevey, bringing up third in the field of six. There was a short delay at the post. When the barrier was sprung Sea Hawk was caught flatfooted. He was several lengths out of it going up the back stretch, his five rivals racing closely grouped, with Light View slightly in advance of Skip Little Noon, which had Downcast lapped on him. Rounding the turn Light View came away from the others and he entered the stretch four lengths in front. E. Robbins had the mount on him and he took no chances. Light View drew away steadily and Robbins continued to ride him until he reached the finish, the winner by ten lengths. Downcast took second place, driving, by two lengths, while Firearm, coming from the rear when straightened out, was third by three lengths. Mrs. Swenkes Clique was an easy winner of the fifth race. George De Mar was second and Contentment third. The only other starter in the mile and seventy yards for three-year-old platers was Bobbed Bandit, which had won in her two previous starts. Clique, well ridden by Benny Marinelli, came from behind. Bobbed Bandit was the early pacemaker, with George. De Mar leading Clique. Turning into the stretch Clique passed George De Mar and then set after Bobbed Bandit. When caught the latter dropped to the rear. George De Mar made another bid in the last eighth, which earned him second place by two lengths, but he fin-; ished the same distance behind Clique. Four two-year-old iillies contested the five-eighths of the closing race. From a gocd start the Rancocas Stables Sabine darted into the lead and she showed the way to the others for the remainder of the distance. She won by eight lengths. A duel for second money resulted between the Greentree Stables Crazy Moon and Harry Payne Whit-■ neys Twig, the former earning the award by a nose.
