New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
Ace of Riders
Directs Home
Four Winners
Rival Takes Feature Event:
Hummer Gives Sea Mint a
Weak Ride: Loses Prestige
By w. J. Macbeth

al the empire City racetrack yester-
day afternoon. Ensor rode four win
ners, while Sam Hildreth's new jockey
LED the other tSo fields home. But
though he was riding in his best form
Sande had 10 take a back seat from
the JOCKEY who to-day commands
greater following than the mctropoN-
tan tracks has known since the halcvon
days Of Tod Sloan.
Though Sande scored impressivelv
With two Of his mounts on his other
TWO appearances lie trailod the fields
home. LNsor scored four victories and
finished second with his only other
mount.
Bat to sande fell the feature at
traction Of the afternoon, which was
likewise one Of the most popular vic
tories because OF the fact that Sam
Hildreth's hfewer WAS one of the Tour
veIl-played faVoriteS that won.
Sanco, while he was in the employ
Of J. K l. Ross won many a head
finish with the multi-m;llionaire' high
class thoroughbreds. But it is doubt
:ul I he ever encountered much
tighter TT IN drive through the
stretch than Elected II furnished him
in yesterdays Eillsdale Handicap for
all ages at about six furlongs.
Ssnde had TO call into play all that
w.zardry Tor nursing tiring horse for
Which his name is renowned and per
haps fortunately for him it was a case
o. beating an Obert and rot an E7sor.
Buddy DIDN'T have q mount in this
feature. which was worth $1,000.
hummer Shows Poorly
The race from start 10 finish was
one between krewer. the favorite, and
Elected Ii. ar outsider. kunmo~ put
Up & particularly incompetent. Gisin-
,erestec and weak ride with Sea Mint
the second choice. II did not appear
that this boy tired 3 lick at any time
He took bacl shortly after the start
and took 10 particular pains 10 i'm
prove his position IN the long run up
the hscastretch.
Hummer has either lost his form
altogether or lie is flirting with fate
He has been guilty Of number Of very
suspicious ricss at this meeting His
handling of Ien-Lec and Sweet Music
scyesa days ago proved weak enough
TO merit Investigation.
Bu- as this feature race was run it
wa g two-horse race till the very end
Toward the end Genie ". came With
great rush and was reaching the front
runners al the end. But Weiner en-
courtered early trouble, had to come to
the outside before n made his run and
did not get clear soon enough to take
PROMINENT parl IN the fight through the
last .Xtcenth Sande got Krewer of
Oh his toes but Elected % hung on
gamelv practically the entire distance.
Once approaching the far turn Elect
Cd cor about half d length in front,
tl, kreWer came on again before los
ing the rail. Around the bend they
in n tho ~
test duels Of the year 1t was not
until the last sixteenth that krewer
finally wore Elected down; then right
toward the end the weight began to
tell OIL krewer. and he staggered home
. aah length ahead, vels tirol hose
Odds-On Favorite Wins
Tie Rainbow Selling Stakes. With
s 100 added at about six fr.rlonPs FOR
-vso-y -ye4r-ol ds was the richest purse Of
'he afternoon. But it was far from
beng the best race. The field Of light
vs. scratched down to four, which
can home strung away out in Indian
ai, TIE sparse field ran strictly to
form. Z. T. Wilson's Dry Moon, the
odds-on favorite, won in common
gsll0p. As matter Of fact. it never
vas d race at any time. The start was
poor.
Ensor beat the gate by length or
more and always held the others safe.
Nibrate. the next best, was pnched
back shortly after the start and never
could get close to the leader Ma
yocrneeu, particularly quick breaker,
was practically left at the post and
had to be hard ridden all the way by
Obert 10 beat out Santa Claus. the rank
The most thrilling finish Of the af
terroon vas witnessed in the fifth race,
a. d mile and seventy yards, when
+ q So4le's Edwina, under wonder
ful finish by Ensor got up Just IN time
to beat " R Goes Sweet Music. the
odds-on favorite, by scant head. 1t
the good though less experienced Joe
Mooney With the jockeys reversed
Sweet Music would have won by
couple Of lengths.
Lady Gertrude, outrun early, closed
fast through the stretch, and if Ponce
had come through on the rail at the
stretch, where there was plenty of
room, instead of on the OUTSIDE. the
finish might have been three COR
nered duel.
Ten Buttons Wins Easily
Ensor won the closing dash Of FIVE
and half turlongs with the Ascot
Stahe's Ten Buttons, l to favorite.
Ten Buttons had all theApeed, but was
trying to run out all the way and I'm
ished on the outside fence. Gilt
Fringe was much the best of the
others.
Ensor won the second race at mile
and seventy yards with War Note. This
one threatened to "spread" the field,
though under stout restraint all the
way, and finished buck jumping.
Sande won the opening race at
mile and sixteenth with Aurum. He
rated OF the early pace and did not
make MS move until turning INTO the
stretch There he drew away, but was
forced TO ride out Aurum at the end
70 foil the challenge of Ensor with
Mildred This one was shutfled back
at the turn but came down the home
stretch with sensational burst OF
speed
There was rush to the secretary's
o. .ce after tho second race to put IN
claims for War Note W. +. Smith got
the son of SPANISH Prince for $4,000.
" R. Coe was at the course and
received everywhere the hearuest con
eratulations on the victory of his
three -year-old tilly Cleopatra in the
Latonia Championship Stakes last Sat
urday Cleopatra achieved a splendid
victory in her last appearance under
silks She has been retired to the
stud