The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
Wins Embassy Handicap in
Driving Finish at En-
pire City Track.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Carrying the colors of the Triple
Crown Stable for the first time. Thunder
storm, tho four-year-old son OF Olam-
bala, won the Embassy Handicap. the
feature event. at the Empire City track
yesterday afternoon. He carried 123
pounds, gave away the proverbial ton
of weight to Cromwell. Tailor Maid and
Penelope and over a track not to his
liking won going away by half length
over the mile and seventy yard course
Cromwell was second and Tailor Maid
third
Thunderstorm accomplished his feat
after stormy journey. and when Buddy
Ensor landed him past the Judges the
victor he was greeted with tremendous
applause For his sterling finish Ensor
deserves praise, but there was nothing
sensational about the way he rode In
the early part OF the contest. Three
times during the race he rode his mount
into a pocket and had TO take up. This
cost him several lengths. But he per-
severed with his mount. and by putting
up a Garrison finish accomplished the
desired result.
Cromwell. the Cuban champion, was
on his toes at the barrier and went
away winging With clear sailing ahead
ing the homestretch looked like a sure
winner. Tailor Maid was behind him
and she was beginning to show signs Of
distress But Just as the crowd began
proclaiming Cromwell the winner Ensor
went to work on Thunderstorm and
this sturdy and courageous colt sped
forward under the lash and gaining
ground with every bound got up to score
IN handy fashion.
Although r. T, Wilson sold Thunder
storm to the Triple Springs Farm last
Saturday for $4,000, T. J Healey still
has charge of the colt. He put Ensor
up and advised the new owner to wager
on him. He did, but for some unac-
countahle reason the odds on the colt
freceded from to s to even money.
Scotch Verdict, the gelding which was
the medium OF killing by host Of
Broadway chauffeurs at Empire City
track last fall, showed some of the speed
he displayed in that memorable race and
ran Off with the Claremont Purse a sell
ing affair at one mile and sixteenth
With Joe Mooney in the saddle, he took
the track at the start and made every
post a winning one. At the end he was
eased up to win by three lengths.
Joseph z. Daviss QuecreelS, the son
of Huon and Jessie Woodson, scored a
clever victory over n good band of juve-
niles in the Parl,hill Purse, which opened
the sport. He won by length from
James Murphy's Mavourneen, with j.
w. McClelland's Dernier Sou third. After
the finish the stewards disqualified
Mavourneen for fouling John p. Mad
denis Pouch soon after the start and
suspended Earle Sande. her rider, for
three days for her6ing at the barrier and
for cutting across Pouch.
AS the barrier went up the six contest
ants went away together but before they
got into their proper strides Sande
rushed Mnvourneen to the front. In do
ing so he nearly knocked Buxton out Of
Pouch's saddle. Once In front Mavour-
neen sped along at a fast pace. three
lengths ahead OF Quecreek which had
escaped early interference and was
tering the homestretch Mavourneen be-
gan TO falter and as she slowed UP Que
creek, under an energetic finish by
Mooney. came along and caught her fifty
Yards from the Judges. Murphy's Ally
fought on gamely and Mooney was com
PEELED to ride his mightiest all the way to
get the verdict.
As soon rs he returned to tho scales
Buxton sought the stewards and LODGED
= complaint against Satde. The officials
had seen the foul committed and lost
little time in changing the numbers.
which gave Dernier Sou tho place and
Pavia the third end Of the purse.
Dernior Sou propped ms the webbing