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N.YA.C Handicap to Great Captain Lafourche Second 1 At Belmont Route Ogden Phipps Homebred Has Length to Spare at Finish With Atkinson in Saddle BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 26. — Ogden Phipps Great Captain charged through a dismal drizzle to win the featured N.Y.A.C. John A. McNulty Handicap today, feature of Belmont Parks annual New York Athletic Club Day. The dark brown son of War Admiral gratified the majority in the seasons smallest crowd, 16,859, as he reached the finish of the mile and a half a length before John W. Nizleks Lafourche, despite bearing in through the final yards, while Florence Dellarias Har-pes was another length away. It was seven lengths back to E. Kendall Weils Gloriette, while L. W. Jennings Eolus brought up the rear after setting the pace for a bit more than a mile. Great Captain was ridden by Ted Atkinson, who had also won the second race on Clint McCray, and .70 after getting the distance in 2:32. John A. McNulty, president of the N.Y.A.C. and no relation to John "Third Avenue" McNulty, who occasionally sleeps with Native Dancer, presented a trophy to Jim Fitzsimmons, trainer of Great Captain. It was the first victory for the fashionably bred son of War Admiral — Big Hurry, by Black Toney, since he had scored in his first start at Hialeah last winter. Opens Daylight Lead Eolus went to the front at the start of the N.Y.A.C. etc., opening a daylight lead with Ralph Eccard standing up in the irons, while Gloriette was in closest pursuit, many lengths before Harpes, Great Captain and Lafourche. Gloriette made a thrust at Eolus rounding the far turn, but that reformed jumper drew away again, briefly. At the same time, Harpes moved up on the outside, followed by Lafourche and Great Captain. Curving for home, Eolus and Gloriette, who were thoroughly cooked by six furlongs in 1:12% and a mile in 1:38%, fell back, leaving Harpes briefly in command, closely followed by Lafourche. Great Captain surged up on the outside with a convincing rush, however, and took command near the eighth pole. Atkinson had to straighten the winner in the final strides, but he scored with something in reserve, while Lafourche outfinished Harpes for second money. C. Mahlon Klines Kaster scored his second straight at this meeting when he out-finished C. T. Chenerys Bryan G., after bumping that veteran slightly in the stretch in the N.YA..C. Norton Memorial. The Unbreakable gelding was a half length in the van at the end of the mile. Ogden Phipps Ancestor was another three lengths in arrears and four lengths before Myhelyn Stables favored Master Fiddle. Augustine Catalano rode Kaster, who was never too far off the torrid pace and got the mile in 1:36%, paying 3.50. Brown Booter Changes Tactics Charfran Stables Brown Booter, who had gone to the front at the start of his last two races, reverted to earlier tactics in the Doublet Purse and closed with a rush in the stretch to score by almost a length over Phantom Farms Gideon. This colt broke in front, but was promptly taken back, while Belair Studs Game Chance and W. Haggin Perrys Reprimand fought for the early lead. That pair both tired in the stretch, while Cain Hoy Stables Count Cain, who was making his seasonal debut, closed with a rush to be third, just a neck behind Gideon. Willie Lester rode Brown Booter, who paid .90 as second choice to Reprimand, and was teletimed in 1:12% for the six furlongs. The favored Reprimand was last away from the gate, rushed up in a few strides to take a slight lead, then faltered badly and finished last of the field of five. J. LOWENSTEIN— Saddled Raintree for his winning effort in the Western Springs Purse at Lincoln Fields-ar-Hawrhorne.
