New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-25

Cirrus admirably piloted by Buddy
rnsor, boy who can get as much out
n thoroughbred as any lad in silks
when he IL disposed TO give OF his best
esorts, raced the mile and an eighth
IN the fine .ime Of 1:50 Aat-one of the
vsrv best performances ever seen in
Brooklyn Handicap. which was first
won by Dry Monopole at Gravesend
BACK in 1851.
Under Ensor's brilliant horsemaN-
ship Cirrus lasted just long enough to
heat Commander J K L. Ross honest
little Bonlface by scant head. Five
lsngths back Mad Halter. a stablemate
Of Cirrus, finished head in front Of
Tor third money.
Banner Crowd of Season
The Brooklyn Handicap was the fea-
ture Of the opening &C the Queens
County Jockey Clubs spring meeting Of
sixteen days and one OF the largest
crowds Of this banner season was on
grester multitude confined within the
ssopular Aqueduct plant. The crowd.
which reminded Of Saturday, was
too large for comfort. Even during the
running OF the various trials, while
randstand and grandstand aisles and
stairways were packed 20 sutfocation.
ne newly concreted lawn was one solid
mass OF straw hats.
On the clubhouse lawn and verandas
the mass was almost as dense, though
somewhat more pictures que and varied
IN color Some thousands of overflow
lined the rail beyond the grandstand
enclosure, where the Old field stand
used to be. and also the other way from
The clubhouse to paddock. Not a few
had to find refuge in the inheld 1t
is pretty safe TO say that between 20
100 and $4,000 We're cheering like mad
is Ensor and Sande fought their great
duel through the final furlong.
A field of seven as handsome thor
oaghbreds as one we'll could picture
paraded 10 the post for the Brooklyn.
Every one OF the seven named over
night seemed primed to the second for
this great contest for fame and for
tune. The $500 added money carries
It's appeal, Of course. in an event which
appeared so pen that every one Of the
contestants received a good play.
Even L. Is. McLean's The Porter, one
d the topnotchers from the Middle
Vest, disguised the yavages of his
hurried trip from old Kentucky. The
! Porter arrived at the track only q few
I aection, that should have brought him
j iato New York Wednesday. delayed his
1 arrival till yesterday morning. This
4 atormatlon sifted about as such nat
:ers will at track and was probably
i Fesponsible not onlv for the rather
I dull race of The Porter but also for
i he fact that the wise ones steered
4 dear OF him.
q Mad Halter Sets Pace
I Starter Mars Cassidy took pains to
get the field away we'll and did succeed
+ sending it off cavalry front Mad
latter, out for the first time this sea-
son, was as usual fractions at the post.
But ne broke away from his middle
! tosltion right on his toes and Laverne
Z fator sent him along at his fastest
Zip. The stable jockey had evidently
been Instructed 70 carry his field along
y eaEt-breaking speed if possible,
leaving j, to Ensor so TO rate Cirrus
as to be IN good position to strike
n aome when the opportunity presented
4 iself in the stretch.
u Mad Halter fairly flew over the first
laarter. But Cirrus. his stable COM
4 aanion, had plenty of early foot, too
q nd well up the backstretch the Hi
9Fe!h entry was running one-two with
! Cirrus, to the outside, Tapped on Mad
q natter Whitney's Wildair, the only
afee,year-old in the race, but a
i aeavily- played favorite nevertheless,
i vas third On the rail, with Boniface
slmost on even terms. The Porter,
4 -an,us and Exterminator. length be-
4 and Wilda.r and Bonitace, brought
I Up the rear, heads apart. A blanket
soald have covered The three
In the run to the turn Lanius i'm
''avsd his position, as did Extern,i-
aa'or, and IN doing so they seemed 20
j sVe some trouble both to Wildair and
ooniface. These two were in tight
aia'ters near the rail in the run %
NC turn. Near the far turn Wildair
1aaily got through by some skillful
saaipua,ion GA the part Of Ambrose.
'H ne coulda'r imorove his oppor-
sai'y he early pace Rad killed him
4 -. "l!dair, the favorite, began 70
a alter, dropped back and finished last.
u Ire Porter by this time had chucked
"a 100 Lanius seemed running well
i s'hln himself Tor Turner, but had
,s1!isce snaS off around me far turn.
asH way round the bend Ensor de-
.asd 70 make his bid with Cirrus. lie
"hs 70 the outside Of Mad Halter
'aeec I'd 70 even terms, and then began
draw away.
winging into the long stretch Cir
~ drew of ahead o. his stable mate
nst Ensor was able to pick the
~ footing some ten Yards out from
" nj II was not UNI! '.ne field had
1aigntened for the run home that
ahde was able TO get the best Of
saea Sonface was capable. In close
.srsrs round the turn the Ross
nd0y was frequently disturbed in
.'.es. Once straightencd for home
s.ssyer. Sandc eent TO work with
ssiiacs of.y az Saudc knows how
tame up, augging the rail, and it
a aos until quarter OF a mile from
- goa that this GOOD rider was abls
aofk FAR enough anead Of Lanius tc
u ~ chance on pulling out around
= Hidresn pair.
~. waea Eoniface did get clear he
sscut an apparently hopeless sterr
s.as through The last lurioag This
re, which won the Excelsior Handi
and which should nave won thf
foan bat for boiling with Yictory
aSa' fairly raced over the Hildretf