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- =1*3 ECONOMICS EASY VICTORY Races in Fashion Reminiscent of Kentucky Derby Effort. Risque and Parry Stage Close Fight in Fourth — Crowd Disagrees With Judges Decision. » NEW YORK, N. Y., May 23.— J. H. Louch-heims Economic displayed an effort similar to the excellent race he ran in the Kentucky Derby to be an easy winner of the Campfire Purse at Belmont Park today. It was at one mile, which is more to his liking than the mile and a quarter of the Derby. He took the lead and, rated along all the way by Horn, was at no time threatened, to be an easy winner over Faireno, from the Belair Stud Stable, which, in turn, just nosed out Larranaga, from the Anall Stable, for second place. It was a program of overnight events that furnished first class sport, and with delightful weather conditions, the crowd was a large one for Monday. In the Campfire Purse there was really little to the race when Horn went out to show the way with Economic. There was nothing capable of keeping step with the son of Infinite, and Horn kept him clear of the others all the way. Both Larranaga and Faireno made several vain efforts to catch him, but he was still four lengths to the good at the end of the mile. The fight for second place was a bitter one, and it was only by inches that Faireno took that part of the purse from Larranaga. War Hero, which finished fourth, was another five lengths back, and Polonaise and Bubble Up, the only other starters, had cut no figure. Nineteen platers met in the opener and furnished an excellent finish when Mrs. D. Lowes Chiefs Troubadour scored a close decision over Mrs. John A. Coburns Daily News and Sun Shadow. The others were well back of these, which swept over the line closely lapped. There was some untoward happenings before the start, when Elcidio unseated Knapp on the way to the post and, running off, caused a long delay before he was caught. Then Fleet Flag unseated Gilbert and shortly after Swatter bounced Hanford from the saddle. Continued on twevty-spcnd page. ECONOMICS EASY VICTORY Continued from first page. A good band of maidens started in the second race, and it brought victory to Tug o War, from the Glen Riddle Farms Stable, when he led home Mrs. John Hertz Watch Him, with Mrs. R. H. Heighes Polobar beating J. E. Wideners Well Played for third. Steffen, who had the mount on Watch Him, did not add anything to his riding reputation. Without permitting Watch Him to settle into his stride, he went at him with the whip as he left the barrier, and all through the race he messed the colt about badly. He saved ground in the stretch, but again when he resorted to the whip he appeared to be a handicap to his mount when a snug ride might have brought a different result. Edelweiss proved easily best of the juvenile fillies in the Daisy Purse, third on the card, and carried the Wheatley Stables silks to victory over J. E. Wideners Crazy Jane, while C. V. Whitneys Fretwork was third before Tickory, which raced for A. C. Schwartz. From a good start Crazy Jane set out to show the way. A furlong out Crazy Jane was showing signs of tiring and there it was that Edelweiss took the lead and romped the remainder of the way to be winner by three lengths. Crazy Jane readily held second place, beating Fretwork four lengths. After the running of the Milk Maid Handicap, for fillies and mares, there was a demonstration by those on the lawn when the judges gave the purse to Mrs. John Hertz Risque over the Greentree Stables Parry. From the stand it appeared that Parry was the winner by a neck and, in fact, Workman, who rode the daughter of Peter Pan, shared in the belief, for he was merely keeping her straight at the end after she had borne out in the stretch run. Far back of these, George D. Wideners Sheltered was third. The start was good and Risque at once went out to show the way, with Pintail in second place and Parry rated along by Workman back of the pair of them. It was going to the stretch turn that Workman moved up with Parry and, as the daughter of Peter Pan came alongside. Steffen went to the whip on Risque, while Workman was content to depend on a hand ride on Parry. It was in this fashion they came through the final eighth and Parry had Risque headed and beaten a sixteenth from the finish. There, had Workman asked Parry for her best, she would have been the winner with something to spare, but he was content with his position and sat still for the remainder of the journey, thinking he had the race won. ♦
