New-York tribune., 1920-09-14
Hildreth Colt
Scores Victory
In Chief Race
Cirrus Profits by Expert
Handling of Buddy Ensor
and Makes Fast Time
BY w. J. Macbeth


racing luck this year than any other
three horsemen combined, finally got
break yesterday afternoon in the Free
port Handicap, at mile, when his four
year-old bay colt Cirrus carried off the
long end of the purse.
Cirrus, under the expert handling
OF Buddy Ensor, VINO is riding in the
most sensational form of his brilliant
good time of 1 1:37 3-5 and rather handi-
ly beat out M. L. Schwartzs Audacious
and p. R. Bradley's Best Par at the
END, the only other starters. Cirrus
was two lengths in front Of Audacious
Audacious four lengths before Best
Pal.
1t may be said that Mr. Hildreth had
some luck, though Ensor's mount was
we'll within his capabilities at the end
to all appearances. There might have
been different story had not Best
Pal taken it into his head to run out
badly half way round the turn. 1t was
either. Best Pal or Hummer that decid
ed to run out. The race had one OF
those-well, somewhat suspicious ap-
pearances.
Three Of as One
However that may be, the race was
run pretty much to the entire satisfac-
ton OF Cirrus-and Ensor. Cassidy got
the three off as one, and for the first
fifty yards none could separate the con-
tenders. Then Cirrus began to fall back
from the terrific pace. He is what is
known as slow beginner. Audacious,
on the rail, and Best Pal, to the out
side of him, stepped the first furlong
at breakneck speed, nose to nose.
The pace was too hot for Audacious;
Best Pal took the track. Shooting over
n hafn I,
opened up lead of three lengths. And
then he got notion to go over and
visit his home in the stables
Hummer evidently couldn't keep him
in, perhaps because Of his weak right
shoulder, which was broken at Sara
toga. The pacemaker lost ten lengths
or more before he was finally straight
Cirrus meanWhile had hung close
enough to Audacious to make better
turn than the latter. Ensor thundered
down on the inside and took command
at the quarter pole. He there shook
the whip at Cirrus, which responded
gamely; from there home Ensor held
the race safe in hand ride.
The oral layers were smeared for
goal throughout the bracing autumna!
afternoon. Cirrus, at odds-on, was but
one of four successive winning favor
ties. Phil Chihn's Abadanc, the public
choice, which won the Nassau Selling
Handicap at a mile, with So, 900 added,
was much better investment than
Cirrus.
Abadane had all the speed. made
every post winning one and respond
ed gamely when challenged by Pickwick
in the last furlong. jeff Livingston's
played, had little carly speed, but
closed with great rush through the
stretch.
Timber-Topping Poor
After watching yesterdays steeplc-
chase it seems about time that the TIM
ber-topping events be relegated to, the
dark ages Of sport-with the wheel
Of fortune and the shells. Though
Rupca, the l-to-3 favorte, won this
trial the race had one CT the most
"smelly" aspects of the-worst $boat"
ever perpetrated, and there have been
very few satisfactory steeplechases run
this season. How the stewards could
ever let Franklin get away without
question is past human understanding.
Franklin had the leg up on lntidel IL.
the second choice, a horse that seemed
full of running, but which the jockey
absolutely refused to let run. For
full turn of the field Franklin sat
as straight in the saddle as an English
squire at the hunts, almost breaking
| the reins as he sawed the mouth Of
his steed to hold the gelding back.
| Infidel's mouth was wide open as he
passed the stands, but still he was so
| full of running Franklin could not hold
him back And then, taking the far
jump, Franklin suddenly disappeared as
his mount landed. 1t seemed that, un-
able to make his mount fall by rush
ing bindly at the fences. Franklin
! finally decided to pick a soft spot.
Idle Dell simply breezed through tbs
! five furlongs straight opener to beat
Dough Girl by ten lengths. The first
upset came %. the fifth race, at mile,
when Sea Mint, the second choice, won
T with plenty to spare. The odds.on
! favorite, Pontypridd, weakly handled
by Hamilton, ran away wide at the
stretch turn, carrying Yung Chin, the
only other starter, with her.
Sea Sinner, the second choice, out
gained Frank B., a concerted timber.
! topper, through the final sixteenth OF
| the closing race at six furlongs. Cau-
been, the favorite, which was in con-
tending position, ran out at the stretch
| turn. :,
! Ensor and Hummer divided the rid
/ ;or bopors each landing the brackets