New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Veteran But1UeIL Pilots
Three Mounts to Victory
Scores ithRoundRobin,
Thistledon and Chief; 5
Favorites Are Toppled

w. K. Goes Star Shoot Court Maid
colt, Star Court, lasted Just long
enough to corral the honors in the
Pelham Bay Handicap. with $4,000
added. which featured the program at
the Empire City racetrack yeste rday
/ SIX faced the starter Star Court won
/ by neck from Larry Waterbury S
Homely, which might have won in a
few more strides. Irish Dream, the
rank outsider. finished close third.
! There was much disappointment over
the failure OF St Allan, the favorite.
TO finish in the money, while Lunetta
also knockeds the dope asunder by
finishing fifth. Cinderella, which was
sixth, also ran under Goes colors.
Homely would undoubtedly have won
had she displayed greater speed in the
early stages, Homely broke we'll, but
lacked the foot to keep in contendinr
position with Star Court. which stepped
cut with Lunetta. Star Court soon as
sumed the lead, with st. Allan in close
pursuit. All this time Homely was
trailing the field in fourth position.
Rounding the turn Star Court held
Its advantage. while Lunetta stopped
and st. Allan was carried wide into the
stretch. losing much ground. Jockey
, Davies, on Honely. managed to find an
opening on the rail down the stretch
and swept past Irish Dream, into sec
ond place.
Makes Spurt Too Late
However. Homely succeeded in get.
ting through too late, for, while she
stride, the latter, firing fast, lust man
aged 20 last. st. Allan also showed
effects OF the killing pace during the
nnal stages aud was outfooted by Irish
Dream for third place
1t was bad day for favorites, for
after Round Robin, the odds-en choice,
had galloped to victory in the opening
brush the next five choices went down
to defeat. Round Robin jumped away
quickly. with Service Star second and
Sir Clarence third, the order being un-
changed throughout the race.
Jimmy Butwell had the mount on
Round Robin and it was the first of
his three victories for the day The
veterans fine work enabled him 70 re-
gain the lead from Jockey Hummer for
the gold stop watch which is to be
presented the best rider during the
meeting.
Butwell had to call into play ell his
riding skill to capture his other two
first places. In the Bertrand Handicap,
NTH race, at one mile and seventy
yards. he scored his second victory
for K. T. Wilson on Thistledon AL
though always close to the pacemaker
1t was not until the last furlong pole
that Rutwell managed to get his mount
clear of interference. Thistledon then
leaped to the front and won by several
lengths. Cromwell, which finished a
strong second, turned a somersault
performance from the form shown on
It's last time out.
Takes Second BY Head
Butwell also scored with Chief in
/ the second race, at q mile and seventy
yards to win by q head from Daydue
The latter assumed the lead when
Herolsme, the favorite. quit at six fur
longs, and held command until the last
sixteenth pole, where Butwell squeezed
through with Chief, which outgamed
Daydue to the finish.
Bill Clancy again scored brackets
when Jockey Runners perfect ride
landed Ting Ling home in front OF
the field Of thirteen starters in the
third race, at about six furlongs. Sher-
man A, stepped fast uuarter-mile
with Ting Ling in close pursuit
Sherman then quit and Hummer raced
his mount into the van, getting the
best out Of Ting-a-Ling to land him 6
winner. Marmite, which finished sec.