The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
GOWANUS STAKES
FOR THUNDERSTORM
After Winning Feature at
Jamaica X. II. Wilson's Colt
Is Bid Up $500.
By HENRY ". KING.

r. Il. Wilson'S four-year-old colt Thun-
derstorm won the Gowanus Stakes at ia
maica yesterday, but it was not profit
able race for his owner. The event was
worth S2,750 to the winner, but after his
victory C. C. Winfrey bid the colt up
from $4,000, his entered selling price TO
ss.5 200. and took more than the value OF
the stake away from him. Winfrey
seemed bent on getting the colt. but Tom
Healey. trainer for Mr.. Wilson, refused
TO let him go, and retained him with an
additional SIS bid.
Thunderstorm won the race by two
lengths, with PiclSwick second, half a
length ahead of Goaler. Major Parke
was only head further back.
Major Parke set the pace for quar-
ter Of a mile. Then. Pickwick went to the
front and stepped down the backstretch
and around the turn at fast clip, closely
followed by Major Parke and Thunder
storm. When Strengthened out for home
Thunderstorm and Major Parke chal-
lenged and at the final furlong pole the
trio were abreast There was some close
riding here and out Of theNam Ensor
whipped Thunderstorm into the lead.
Once in front the Wilson colt increased
his lead, and without doing his best
sped past the Judges the victor.
Joseph e. Widener's Fair Gain showed
big improvement in the Lafayette Purse,
and beat w. r. Goes Sweet Music ana
James Robertsons On High In clever
fashion. This son of Vulcain had not
been working we'll recently, and Tom
Welsh, his trainer, believed he hao III
tie chance of beating Sweet Music. AS a
IL ", ha n "a
s to 9 to 10, while Sweet Music was
backed down from to to to 10. On
High was considered to have little or no
chance, and was at 100 to l.
When IL came to- racing 1t was
strictly two horse race all the way, and
it was keen contest. Fair Gain and
Sweet Music raced closely together until
seventy yards from home. There Fair
Gain went to the front and remained
there to win the purse by length.
Arnold Rothstein's George beat trio
Of fair horses in the Auburndale Handi-
cap at one mile and seventy yards. He
went away from the barrier on his toes
quickly opened up q gap of two lengths
on his opponents, and leading all the
way won handily by length from Tom
McTaggart, which beat Tailor Maid half
q dozen lengths for place honors.
Orcus, chestnut gelding by Trojan,
led home DIE llelo Oh cheap Juveniles
in the opening event. He got a burst
at the barrier and led the entire five
and a half furlongs to win eased up by
five lengths Thornhedge was second
and Jamaica Belle third. Thornhedge
ran n bang up race. He was practically
left at the post but when in motion he
gained ground with every bound. and
was closing fast on the leader at the
end.
Clare Frances won the second race.
This also was for cheap youngsters. at
five and half furlongs She won the
race because Jockey Hummer outrode
Davies on Machine Gunner. Hummer
put up rafting finish and landed his
mount the victor by a head. Sunny
Days, slow to begin and awkward turn
ing the corners. came with a rush In
the homestretch and got up In time TO
win the third end of the purse.