The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-22
$4,000 COLT WINS
STAKE AT YONKERS
Grey Lag Stands Long Drive
and Beats Mulciber-FOur
Winners for EnsOr.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Grey Lag, the $4,000 colt belonging
to s. c. Hildreth. may not be cham
pion. but he is courageous and runs as
IL he might develop into a high class
distance runner. He won the Autumn
Days Stakes at the Empire City track
yesterday afternoon by half length
from ]. w. McClellands Mulciber after
standing a hard drive for more than
qua Of mile. At the judges he was
struggling on gamely and II the distance
were further he would have won easily.
The race was the fastest of the meeting.
Despite 125 pounds. Grey Lag covered
five and a half furlongs in / :06, only
one-fifth of a second behind the track
record. held jointly by Sea Pirate. Head
Over Heels and Gloria France.
Grey Lag. Mulciber. Curfew, East View
and Hard Guess were the only ones to go
forth in quest of the $4,000 purse. East
View, carrying James Buffers colors,
broke on his toes and quickly opened up
a big gap on the field. This son OF peb-
bles is one of the fastest thoroughbreds
that ever looked through a bride, but
he is a quarter horse. At the eni OF n
quarter of mile he begins to slow up
and at the end of five furlongs he is
usually sta sc ring. All Of the jockeys
N the race Know he Is n rank gutter.
they paid little or no attention to him.
They waited for him to come back to
them and he did. As he began to stop
Robinson began to ride Mulciber hard
and when the homestretch was reached
he had his mount in front and seemed
like an easy winner.
Strong Helps Grey Lag.
But Grey Lag was not yet beaten. He
was several lengths in the rear, but he
was gaining ground with every bound.
At the final furlong pole Robinson
turned around and saw Grey Lag charg-
ing on him. He realized the danger and
went to the whip. He punished his
mount good and plenty and the colt
responded under 1t, but Mulciber was
not as game as Grey Lag and the Hill
dreth colt under one of Buddy Ensor's
best rides gradually wore him down and
beat him home. Curfew took the third
end of the purse, half a dozen lengths
behind Mulclber.
Buddy Ensor had another great day
In the saddle. The noted little pockey
rode four winners and one of them was
at the long odds OF 10 TO 1. This winner
was Il. Sietass Elected II. In her last
race Elected ii. was beaten off. On
that occasion the track was heavy and
slippery and she floundered around lik.
drunken man. Yesterday, with Ensor
on hen and the track dry. she ran like
a high class racing mare and surprised
almost every one present including her
owner and trainer. Ensor, too. was sur
prised. He had ridden her In her .ast
race and didn't believe she had a chance
of beating the good field opposing her.
But he got her off flying and quickly
drove her into a big lead. Under his
snug ride she sped along In front all
the way and won handly by a length
and half. James Fitzsimmon's Ballet
Dancer was second and the Oneck
Stables Edwina was third.
Edwina Probably Best.
Edwina was the favorite and was
probably the best/flly in the race. But
she received a poor ride from Fator.
Hummer had been engaged to ride the
fly but Mt the last minute her trainer
decided that she would race better for
a "sit still" rider lake Fator. and the
plans were changed. Fator sat still
He sat too eth. He got his mount
away well and was racing In q nice
position rounding the first turn. Then
he decided TO take her back. lie eased
his mount out of her good position and
lost several lengths. This cost him any
chance he might have Ind OF scoring.
for Elected and Ballet Dancer gained
too much ground on her. and when she
began 20 race at her best In the stretch
II was too late.
Ensor began his winning streak In the
opening event when he guided James
Murphy's Mavourneen home a length
ahead OF Gilt Fringe. After he had
scored with Elected and Grey Lag he
came back in the final and by hustling
ride landed John Whalen's Genie w
home n head In front OF w. r. Goes
Sweet Music.
Liberty Girl beat big field of plat
ers in the second. She was backed from
30 to TO IL TO 1 and won by a length.
Bon Tromp was second and Chimera
third.