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!j - - i Here and There j on the Turf Pompoon Great in Defeat j ! Reaping Reward Ran Fine I Race j Milky Way Now Leading j ! Owner I Garners Sudden Death Is j Shock ;sw- . Favored by five pounds in their respective .weights and an unknown quantity at the I distance of a mile and seventy yards, Reaping Reward defeated Pompoon in the first running of the New England Futurity, much to the consternation of the majority of the very large turn out which made J. H. Louch-heims good colt a heavy favorite. Pompoon displayed a first class performance because he finished so far in front of the others in the outstanding event of Narragansett Parks closing meeting and forced the son of Sickle and Dustwhirl, from Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Milky Way Farm Stable to run the distance in the excellent time of 1:41, just a second slower than the worlds record. However, he ran into a tartar in Reaping Reward, which previously during the season had demonstrated his ability in coming from far back to capture the United States Hotel Stakes at Saratoga. In another creditable effort he ran second to Bottle Cap at Arlington Park, but nevertheless he was not conceded to have much of a chance by any, save his connections perhaps, to defeat the mighty Pompoon, which many observers had come to regard as the best two-year-old developed in several seasons. No excuses are offered for Pompoons unexpected defeat and there is nothing to gain by stating that Raymond Workman permitted the son of Pompey and Oonagh to make his run too soon. Pompoon was full of dash when he went to the front and he gave Reaping Reward plenty of fight after the latter had come up to take command In the stretch. Workman had not had a previous experience with the Louchheim colt, as he was a substitute for Harry Richards who is enjoying an enforced vacation at the direction of the Laurel stewards. Pompoon ran a good race, but he just wasnt able to give Reaping Reward five pounds on Wednesday because Robert McGarvey had the Sickle colt in the prime of condition, regardless of what his previous record did or did not indicate His failure to come through, as expected in the New England Futurity, prevented Pompoon from going into winter retirement as the leading money winner of the yea and Granville will hold that distinc- ti0The victory of Reaping Reward in the Futurity, plus that of Talma New England De7 scoFed in the Selima Stakes, puts the Stable to the fore a. the Farm Milky "adiL Way and the odds season owner of the are greaZ in favor of the Chicago-owned honor for estabHshment maintaining this the remainder of the year, as its total now iContinutdtonjttcttttu-Mrdipageor -A- i I HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. is some 0,000 ahead of that of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, The young Maryland sportsman held that distinction last year with a comfortable advantage over Belair Stud, A. A. Baroni and Mrs. Mars stable, but the latter jumped up in a hurry with the performances of Talma Dee and Reaping Reward. The victories of these two youngsters join with that of Case Ace in the Arlington Futurity in giving Milky Way more than half of the imposing amount now credited to it. Mrs. Mars paid less than 10,000 for nearly thirty yearlings at the Saratoga sales last August, being the most liberal purchaser, and from these youngsters now have come winners of more than that amount. In addition to Reaping Reward, the Milky Way two-year-olds, which have done so well this season, having stakes triumphs to their credit, include Case Ace, Dogaway, Talma Dee, Murph and Nations Taste. The amount 1 given for Reaping Reward, which was offered by Arthur B. Hancock, was ,000 and, even though this sum is well above the average, the colt now must be regarded as a rare bargain. However, in the case of Mrs. Mar? it is not proper to say that any of her yearling purchases were bargains, but it can be 1 stated that she has gotten much more than her moneys worth for the entire group she obtained by her indomitable bidding. As shocking as its suddenness is the death of Andrew Alack Garner, who was still riding Wednesday at the age of 36 years. A heart attack removed the most spectacular of the riding Garner family. In his prime Garner was as good as the best, but he continued in his profession for several years after he had lost much of his native skill, although none of his knowledge and ability to think. Intemperate habits for several years when his natural ability was at its peak undoubtedly had something to do with the manner in which he died. In time Gainer learned the error of his ways and he left Kentucky for New York to become affiliated with the William Ziegler stable After several years with this establishment, he went with Joseph E. Wldener and latei with the Brookmeade Stable. Under these owners he rode many famous horses, including probably the two best ever entrusted to him Blue Larkspur and Cavalcade. Although in trouble with officials from time I to time because of rough riding. Garner never was under suspicion for fraudulent tactics. This was expected to have been his 1 final year of riding after twenty-two years I in the saddle, as he had intimated to friends I that he planned to become a trainer next season.
