The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

CLEOPATRA HELD BY
STARTER IN STAKE
Filly Lost Half Dozen Lengths
at Barrier and Is Beaten
by Cirrus.
3 FOR BUDDY ENSOR
Noted Jockey Earns Applause
From Crowd and Reprimand
From Trainer.
FOR BUDDY EN-
by HENRY ". KING.


beaten again yesterday but it wasn't
her fault She ran a mighty good race
: in the Pierrepont Handicap, the feature
of the card at the Jamaica track. but
because of the actions of an assistant
starter she would have had to be an
other Man O. War to win. AS the bar
rier went up he chung to her until S. c.
Hildreth's Cirrus and A. X. Macomber'S
Royce Roofs were at least half a dozen
lengths in front of her. This handicap
proved too much for her and it enabled
Cirrus to win easily.
Cirrus won like champion. galloping
along two lengths in front of Cleopatra.
which was second. half a dozen lengths
ahead of Royce Roofs. but 1t prob,
ably would have been a different story
IL Cleopatra had broken on even terms
with him. Mr.. Goes filly is one OF the
most courageous thoroughbreds on the
turf and If she and Cirrus had matched
strides and ran head and head it is
likely that Mr.. Hildreth's colt would
have been the first to falter. In the
lead. without any keen opposition, Cir
rus made every pole q winning one and
never was in danger of being caught.
He carried 124 pounds and. facing q
strong wind more than ha1f OF the Jour
ney, covered the one mile and quarter
route In :06. equalling the track record
hung up by The Southerner in 1905.
Cirrus was applauded for his victory
and the assistant starter was booed Tor
holding Cleopatra. Thousands in the
crowd lost their patience with the man
with the whip" and Kissed and booted
him when he passed the grand stand
But no one among the $4,000 racegoers
present was more chagrined than was
Mr.. Coe. This good sportsman was
keenly disappointed and plainly an
ear0nd time In
week that his flly was beaten when she
should have won. Last Saturday at
Aqueduct Marry Payne Whitney's John
p. C;rier beat her head after McAtee
had ridden her like novice, $50 bad
was his jockeyship in that race that he
and Mr.. Coe parted company rimrne1
niatc,y after it. Yesterday Clarence
Hummer had the leg up on her, and
with only los pounds on her back was
considered sure winner. Even the
trainer of her opponents believed she
would win But the assistant. starter
killed all chances of her success. -
Jesavn Beats Idle Dell.
Either Lawrence Wataburg,s Idle
Dell is a fivver or John Sanford's
Jesava is n real good filly. Idle Dell
ran so fast and couJageously- at Bell
mont Park that she was placed among
the top notch youngsters of the year.
Yesterday she was beaten. Off by ,Jesava.
The Sanford filly took the track as soon
az the barrier was released and, setting
q fast pace all the way. won by. Tour
ergths Idle Dell was second nearly
. sixteenth OF mile In front of the
Quincy Stables Pansy. Jesava covered
the Ave furlongs in :0o1-5.
The Century Handicap. a dash at SIX
furlongs for all ages, went. e. Raydue
with Fruit Cake second and Cromwef
third. Daydue followed the pace set by
Fruit Cake until the homestretch' where
he went to the front and spassed, tRsl
Judges a length and a half to the good.
Alphee was the favorite in this event.
hut she failed to show her usual good
speed and was beaten off. az EtSr
Ensor Reprfmanded.s .F&AC
Buddy Ensor had another good day in
the saddle, as he rode three winners.
Round Robin, Cirrus and Jesava. ana
finished second on Conine. After the
first race he received n severe reprjmand
from Thomas Healey, his employer
trainer. While astride Conine he, roce
Caligula too close to suit his trainer ano
Mr.. Healey told him so. lit instructed
him not to attempt to win races by any
trickery and pointed out TO- him that Il
would result In no good and might cost
him his license. The lad took the scold-
inx good naturally and promised ne
would ride his own horse I'm the future
instead of attempting to direct the
courses of several others.
Reports that Sir Barton was not In
his best condition; that he would be
lame on October IL and unable to meet
Man o. War circulated around the track
yesterday. but they we're promptly de-
MED by John A. Payne, one or COM
nander J. K l.. Ross friends, who has
lust come here from the Commanders
Maryland farm. Mr.. Payne said Sir
Barton was working as well as he ever
did in his life; that he surely would
meet Man o. War and that all stories TO
the contrary were absolutely false. He
said he saw the colt work several times
last week, and on each occasion he
showed no signs OF soreness. and pre-
dicted that he would be In fine fettle for
the big race and give the three-year-old
champion the hardest tussie OF his
carer.
While here Mr.. Payne bought Oriole
from Jefferson Livingston for Conn
mander Ross. He paid $4,000 for him.