New-York tribune., 1920-10-19

The Yonkers course can usually be
depended upon to furnish the sort of
thrills that predomnate at half mile
and "outlaw" ry-go-rounds. But
this season the officials have paid alb
fouest sort of horscmanship, i. e., the
slamming, jnmmng tactics Of the un-
scrupulous veterans against the little
boys; the snatching of brides and
horses over the snouts; shouldering;
cutting off and every other conceivable
malpractice that merits suspension.
And if Empire City maintains its pres
ent rate of progress one may reason
ably expect the denthkncll OF racing
in short order.
The opening day was all that the
most fastiduous could ashland more
sented The trials were fairly con
ducted and form stood the acid test
Yesterday was an altogether different
story. The fields almost without ex-
ception-four of the six, in fact-were
mighty sparse, both in the number of
competitors and in the class of COM
petition.
Odds-on Choice Trimmed
The fifth race WAS one which the
presiding stewards might do we'll to
stigate, as it smackcd of the old
"boat" variety from start to finish
Lord Herbert, the odds-on choice for
this gallop of a mile and quarter,
was literally supported by the public
at odds of l to 2, despite the presence
Of little Richcreek on his back. Though
there were only four in the field Lord
Herbert had to be content with third
money.
This race was won by Mrs. C. X
Moore's War Plume, which Furnished
one of the most glarng form reversals
Of the year to get down in front. The
Wit, second choice, had all the early
foot and in the first quarter opened up
lead of five lengths War Plume fol-
collared the pacemaker rounding the
far turn. The black colt opened big
gap in tho stretch but was firing fast
at the end and had to be hustled by
Ponce to save the race.
Meanwhile Lord Herbert, the
favorite, had suffered all manner of
interference by Beaumarais, the rank
outsider, which finished last. Kun
mer, who was W on Beaumarais, got
away with some real, old fashioned
night riding. In the early going he
did about everything but put the
favoritc over the fence Richcreek,
with Lord Herbert, appeared none too
bold, either, and took no chances when
in anything resembling tight quar-
ters. With a stronger rider, or even
with a bit further to go, Lord Herbert
might have won on his own resolu-
tion.
After being twice shut Off badly
Lord Herbert finally cot clear sailing
in the stretch. He came with a rush
then, though aided very little by Rich
creek, and was fairly running over The
Wit ID War Plume at the end The
Wit, indeed, MANAGED to beat the geld
ing by scant head for the place.
Seven Scratched in Feature
The feature race was somewhat OF
a "Barney.' There were no less than
seven scratched and r. T. Wilson'S
Dry Moon had to be added to bring
the field to three. AS was expected d
it was simply a breeze for Ten Lee
the odds-on favorite. The Foreign
Stables flly took the track at the
start and romped all tn way through
the five and half furlongs for first
money in the Hartsdale Handicap OF
$4,000 added.
Hummer, who had the leg up on
Ten Lee, was the only rider to win
two races. He scored rather easily
with Sea Mint in the six furongs
Ramapo lightweight Handicap. Pick
wick, the fayorite, was badly shut of
by Elected II on the far turn. forcing
Sande to take up sharov. Picl5wicA
came fast toward the end but too late
Sande won the opening race d, .
mile and seventy yards with Mrs. C
K Moore's Berlin, which raced Cue
land. the favorite, into submission ir
the first three auarters. The secnnc