New-York tribune., 1920-10-28

b1Fivc favorites went down in row
and not until the very last race did
nublic choice bob down in front. This
L ione, B. A. Lanes Machine Gunner,
vas hammered down so fast that none
'.-hpt the most venturesome, or those
Nth a bank roll as long as the jour
rey home, dared take chance on get
ting from under the financial cata-
Strange as it may seem, the most
fancied choices took the loftiest tum-
hJes. The proverbial hard luck which
has pursued Sam Hildreth's stable
Eihroughout the current year twice
sgsin cropped out to the CONSERVATION
/ Of form players and the greater glory
Of the layers.
Sande Beaten on Favorites
Lord Brighton in the fourth and
..fsature race and Regal Lodge in the
second trial were considered as SO
much money from home. They were
fancied the more because handled by
Sande, but each Rad to be content with
third money. Sande, who won two
races by inches in sensational FIN
Is usually divided between Buddy
!, sRnsor and himself. Ensor was not at
Empire City yesterday. He had been
called to Saratoga to welcome an ad-
dition to his family.
In the feature race, the Kingsbridge
lightweight Handicap at about six fur
longs, with So 900 added, Happy Buzz
! ton brought Daydue home the winner.
Buxton got this speed colt off on his
toes, raced p A. Clark's Dunboyne
into submission in less than three
eighths, opened up a long lead in the
stretch and hung on gamely when
challenged by Ticklish. Lord Brighton
evidently was anchored by the heavy
impost of 1870 pounds. He was pinched
.bff q bit on the far turn, but after
coming TO the outside, tired badly in
| the final furlong. Ticklish finished out
strong and might have won with a
little further to go.
Regal Lodge, patched-up cripple
which had not been seen before this
season, was the other Hildreth good
thing that went wrong. He came GU,
for the second race, at about six fur
longs, and was backed down from 5 te
? to even money. But for very dis
Advantageous start Sande might have
brought the old gelding home first
But Regal Lodge got off in a tangle
and didn't appear able to hi. his stride
till the end of a furlong. Then ht
4 had to come to the outside. He closed
/ with great burst of speed. made up E
lot Of ground in his run through the
stretch but was TWO aengths back a
4 the finish.
Tableau d'Honneur. off last, raced W
quickly and got to Ace Of Aces a
/ the furlong pole The latter hung or
gsnely and nosed out the favorite fol
4 the place position.
r Two Hair-Line Finishes
Sande won the opening and the clos
1 ing events. He was forced to call int,
1 play every art of his horsemanship OF
each occasion, when he came from ava
/ back to get up in the very last stride
/ In the first race, at about six fur
| longs, he just did manage to nip Blu
/ Fishers Ocean Swell, a Is to / shot
that probably would have won with
4 stronger ride than Buxton could fun
| nish
The nnish of the sixth race, at fv
and half furlongs, which Sande wo
! with Machine Gunner, the only win
| ming favorite, was the most excitin
4 of~tne afternoon. A blanket would hav
covered the first four horses. Robin
son set the pace practically all the wa
with Clare Frances. and there wer
many who thought this one lasted.
crowd Of five hundred or more gath
cred round the stand and booed tn
4 Judges for their placings. From tn
press box it appeared that the Judge
were right, though the finish was a
close to dead heat as could b
Imagined.
Edward Arlington's Lord Herbert,
! 10 , SHOT, was beaten by Dark Hi
1T the third race, at mile and a quar-
ter DarA Hill stole big lead in tn
inst quarter and never left the issu
in doubt
In the fifth race, at a mile and
sixteenth. Asterisk laid OFF the pac
TO the middle of the far turn, where h