New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Cirrus Equals Track Record
In Feature Race at Jamaica
Samuel C.. Hildreth's a.
Year-Old, With Ensor
Up, Stages S$Coneback'
By w. 7. Macbeth

Samuel C. Hldreth's four-year-ol
colt, Cirrus, which had been more or
less of a disappointment heretofore
generalS this season, came back into
his own with a vengeance in the fea-
ture PACE at Jamaica yesterday after
noon. Cirrus won the Pierrepont Han
dlcap, at a mile and a quarter, from
W. r. Goes Cleopatra and A. K. Ma
comber's Royce Rools, the only other
starters, and won so impressively there
was never the iota of doubt at any
moment as to which was the best thor
oughbred,
Cirrus, masterfully handled by "Bud-
dy" Ensor, galloped the long route in
2:o6 fiat, which equalled the track rec
ord for the distance. This record was
set BY NJ. Corbett's four-year-old, The
Southerncr, under 1902 pounds Cirrus
carried 124 pounds in his sensational
race yesterday afternoon.
Cirrus was the second choice \ f the
field of three when the thoroughbre
went to the post. The colt and the
iilly opened at evens and take Your
pick. But the wise money hammered
Cleopatra's odds to 8 to 10, while Cir
rus SCARED to I3 to 10. Students of
form believed al the ghts-Cleo-
patra, three-vear-old filly, was in
at l08, as against l24 pounds for Cir
rus-the filly was one Of the really fine
things of the afternoon.
Cleopatra Starts Poorly
Cleopatra's misbehavior at the post,
however, cost her the best chance. AS
the barrier was sprung Cleopatra,
which was on the rail, climbed into the
air and suffered an early disadvantage
Of several lengths as consequence.
Cirrus, on the other hand, broke on his
toes and soon opened up lead of
several lengths on Royce Roofs, which
swung in behind him on the rail This
forced Hummer to take Cleopatra to
the outside of the others. The filly had
to run wide all around the first bend
to get in front of Royce Rools.
Up the backstrerch Hummer sent
the flly along at her best PAGES in
order to get within striking distance
of the pacemaker. This was q heart
breaking run to cut down Cirrus's ad-
vantage of four or five lengths and it
took an awful lot out of CLEOPATRA.
Half way round the far turn Cleo
patra6 6Aad closed most of the DAYLIGHT
separating her from the pacemaRer
and Royce Roofs was hopelessly beaten
off, j.. Mooney frantically plying the
whip to keep up. Cirrus's fractional
time was 0:12 2-5, 0:24 2-5, 0:36 is.
0:51 4-5, 1:01 As, 1913 3-5, 1926 -
1883 is, 1852 % and 2:O6.
Buddy" Ensor once more was the
sensation of the saddle. Beginning
with the third race he landed three
winners in a row, Cirrus being the
second, of course. In the third trial.
at mile and seventy yards, Ensor
scored with r. T. Wilson's Round
Robin, odds-on at 8 to 20. Round
Robin made a show of his field and
won, pulled up through the last fur
long, by half a dozen lengths. The
WIT was much the best of the others
and beat Sir Clarence as far for the
place.
The first two Of Ensor's winning
mounts were odds-on choices. In the
fifth race, five furlongs dash for two
year-old tillies, Ensor, with John San
tord's Jesava, beat Hummer and Larry
Waterbury's odds-on favorite, Idle
Dell. Ensor shot Jesava to the front