The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-30
RECOUNT BEST IN
EMPIRE FEATURE
Wins the Eclipse and Enriches
Stoneham, McGraw and
Their Friends.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Charles A. Stoneham, owner Of the
New York National League club. John
McGraw and host OF their friends made
killing" at the Empire City track
yesterday afternoon. when Mr.. Stone
hams Recount ran off with the Eclipse
Handicap, the feature OF the programme
Recount showed by recent races that he
was at the top Of his form and as he
Is exceptionally fond OF heavy tract,
such as prevailed yesterday his owner
and trainer pronounced him a sure win
ner. They bet on him heavily and then
told their friends that the horse couldn't
lose. AS a result a fortune was wagered
on him and his odds were hammered
down from II TO 10 s 10 8.
The Eclipse was at one mile and seven
fair horses, ell considered real nudiariSs.
went TO the post. Recount broke In front
and led to the firsl turn. There War
Note got into his stride ard darted
around the bend and down the back
stretch like a quarter horse. So fast
did he travel that when the far bend was
reached he was four lengths in front oi
Recount, which was racing head ard
head with War Mask.
Before the homestretch was reached
War Note quit and War Mask faltered
while Recount seemed to increase his
speed. This brought him far to the front
and he won galloping by five lengths
War Mask hung on long enough to
earn the second portion of the purse
Sweep Clean. belonging TO Montford
Jones, was third
Mrs. Payne Whitney's colors flashed
home In front in the last race for the
first time during the meeting. They
were borne by her bay filly. Good Bye
Willie Midgley. her trainer, had the filly
in tiptop form, and was confident she
would beat the Oneck Stables Fright and
j. w. McClel,and's Irish Abbess. her only
opponents.
Before the barrier went up Good Bye
darted away and ran sixteenth OF a
mile before little Weiner could pull her
UP. But that failed to dampen her
speed or stamina When the start did
come she was on her toes and went tc
the front in the first few jumps and In
creased her lead with every bound. As
she was SPINNING around the course her
hackers yelled Good Bye" until they
were hoaree. She was not the favorite
but a vast majority OF the handful o.
racegoers present bet on her. She won
easily By half dozen lengths Irish
Abbcss, which has q reputation OF beins
( n speed marvel III HeT IIDilliiaG tiA<'A y
finished second. two lengths ahead OF
fright, the to 2 favorite.
Buddy Ensor returned from Balt-
more yesterday morning and was at
the track bright and early. He had
one rnount-Lady Stella. In the FRS
raee--and he guided her home the VIC
tor three lengths ahead Of A Ravanna
Gwendola was third.
Lovely, the three-yenr-old bay My
belonging to the Dosoris Stable, fnallj
found fed she could beat in tn
second race. Mooney held her of the
pace behind Fly Paper TO the head OF
tho homestretch. There he gave her hei
head and she galloped to the front an
won IN a canter by ten lengths. Gao
die was second ard Fly Paper third.
Ragazza, the brown fily with whtef
George Peterson and his friends mao
fortune on Thursday, came baef
again in the third race and made IL tw'
Victories In two days. She was heavily
backed again and her owner and ~
friends were we'll rewarded. for she
was at the goods odds OF TO /.
L'Fnioleur beat chea". band o.
matters IN the fifth. He followed chi
r1era 10 the middle Of the far turn
where he went 70 tho front and was
never headed, winning easily by haif a
dozen lengths. Chimera was second
end Biodwin took the third end OF the
purse.