When she wants to run few horses
can beat her In a sprint. But not even
Walter Jennings, her veteran trainer.
knows when she is going to do her
best. In her last race Jennings was
confident she would win, but she dis
played litlet speed and was beaten off.
Yesterday she came back to the races
at Empire City and beat a high class
Held in the Kingsbridge Hlghweight
Handicap. She came from behind at
the head of the homestretch, stood a
long hard drive gamely and earned
the decision three parts of a length
in front of Pickwick, which stuck his
nose home ahead of Mrs. R. L. Bress
ler's Ultima Thule.
Before the race Jennings was reti
cent about his mare's chances. To
his intimate friends he confided that
she was in her best form and could
win the race if she wanted to, but
said he didn't know whether she
would finish first or last. As a result
she had few friends and was one of
the outsiders at 7 to 1.
The Kingsbridge was at six fur
longs, with $2,000 added." For it seven
of the best sprinters in training in
that vicinity went forth to do battle,
with Pickwick the favorite at 8 to 5.
TJlima Thule and Jock Scot, represent
ing Mrs. Bressler, and Toto and Old
Rosebud, carrying Frank Weir's
colors, also had a host of friends, with
the result that the event was an open
one.
Public attention recently has been
divided between the transcontinental
air race, and the hot air contest In
the Senate over the League of Nations.
