New-York tribune., 1920-10-06
Ensor Sweeps
Final Half of
Jamaica Card
Scores Impressively With
Thunderstorm i'm Feature:
Star Loses ON l-to.2 Shot

r. T. Wilson jr.'s Thunderstorm. a
four-ycar-old colt that has been racing
about as we'll as any Of the older thor
oushbrc6s this season, though perhaps
not appearing quite so often. won the
Gowanus Selling Stakes, with $4,000
added. at mile and a sixteenth. the
feature event of yesterdays card at
the jamaica track
Thunderstorm in his victory looked
like real good thoroughbred and won
like one, too, though it must be remem-
bered he was against platers, as the
time would indicate. 1t was small
field of four, but somewhat select, as
selling class goes, and as Thunder
storm packed l26 pounds and gave
away chunks Of weight to his rivals his
performance is the more meritorious.
Bud Fishers Nicc-C Chairman, which
scored such sensational victory at
long odds the other day, refused to
accept the issue against Thunde rstorm.
Buddy" Ensor, who closed out the
day like veritable CentaUr-sweepin
the last half of the program made
Thunderstorm the medium OF the first
OF three consecutive wins. Needless to
say. this was his most popular victory,
for though all his winning mounts
were tavorites this special trial was
the most open of the three And it
required real Ensor genius to ride a
race so satisfactorily to the fastdious
for thrills.
Lets Others Set Pace
Ensor. as usual, was in no hurry to
win He rated Thunderstorm off the
early pace and permitted Major Parke
and Pickwick to race themselves dizzy
and legweary before he made his
move. Hummer took the track with
Major Parke and showed the wav for
almost three furlongs, closely pursued
by Pickwick. Here Turner succeeded
IN heading the early pacemaker and for
another three furlongs continued to
show the way without sign OF falter-
ing. Racing around the home turn.
however, the Clancy representative be-
gan to hear hoofbeats behind and
Hummer decided to go to the whip to
rouse his mount.
Ensor gradually moved up with
Thunderstorm, but not until straight
ened for home did he make his real
Major Parke. and finally shook off
Goaler, but Pickwick hung on with un-
usual resolution under the spirited
guidance Of Clarence Turner, and it
was not until the eighth pole WAS
reached that Ensor was finally able to
get up to the really DANGEROUS competi-
tor Of the race Once up, however,
thunderstorm had little difficulty in
dsposing of Pickwick, for after pass
ing the leader he drew away in the
fnal sixtoenth +o win caeilv
There wos y sn;rited hofflo for the
short ond of +he n,1rso he+,veen Goaler
and Naior parl,a Tho cerno down N
+he fn;sh line str;do for stride tho
lead altarna.;ne, ae nacb head hobbnd
dn,,',, r,.iIentT,. Cooio, e+',cl' o,,t his
torono ~ Tho fnish for bis nnn,her
was the one the nlqcino iudocs hunc nm.
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luscious mum in the onen;no dash NJ
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Second Choice Nearly Lett
There might have been a different
story had Tnornhedge, the second
choice. not suffered most from a very
the most on an inside position. He had
+o raca around the field. but picked up
cno ''Sf sf+sr snothnr Of the contenders.
nntil notIinr hnt the winner was in
srn,4 - h;,f, a+ tho finish Jamaica
po1'o hao+ '','a W. }avor;te Ladv Stella. for
+h;rd r,oror,
rH, sor',1d racc saw the most thrill
;no en;sh Of tho afternoon. when Claire
Frances and Machine Gunner fought