The New York herald., 1921-05-17
CALIFORNIA COLT IS
SPEEDY AND CLASSY
Norwich Wins Jamaica Fea-
ture, the Greenfield Selling
Stakes, in q Romp.
By THOMAS ,. GALLAGHER.

Carrying the coiors Of Fred Burlcw.
the bay colt Norwich. by Runnymede
out OF Hymir. by DR.. Lego. won the
Greenfield Selling Stakes. tho feature
event Of yesterdays card at Jamaica.
And he did It impre ess!vely. The dis
tance was five and half furlongs. and
he won under restraint throughout the
journey. Ensor, who had the mount,
eased the colt In the last furlong and
he literally ran away from the Ran
cocaS Stables Brush Boy. which Fator
had kept In his wake. Right at the
finish Marinelli the $4,000 Jockey from
Tia Juana. brought up the Pelican
Stables Dolly Warden with a challenge
to repel which Brush Boy was COM
PEELED to give his best
Norwich has run twice, has won
twice and has been sold twice since the
beginning OF tho Jamaica meeting. He
is bay colt. fifteen hands three inches
hibh. q decidedly racinglike individual
So experienced turfman as James
MacManus pronounces him the best
looking horse Of any age that has
started At the meeting.
Norwich was bred In California BY
A. B. Spreckels and was brought East
by George Carroll. After he had won on
his Introductory start he was purchased
by Maxey Hirsch at a reported price Of
sa.WV Yesterday he became the prop
erty OF Fred Burlew at an advance that
was said to have been g 900. Before hav-
ing been transferred to Burlow he was
entered by hirsch In the Greenfield. his
selling price being $500. When lie hal
pen Lacked from 8 to S to 9 to r ana
Hnc performed like 4 valuable colt IL
was expected that he would be run nm
biiIew's yopularity prJbably accounted
Tor "A" fact that mono Of the turrm.n
"ho cast wishfui giances at tho cal,
made bid. 1t is. however. ,mprobabl.
e.a me colt will again perform at -
similar valuation.
Joseph +. Wideners four.year-o,d
rnee.nut colt Fair Gain. by vulcain-
rAHy Gold. was l to favorlte for
.he second race. four horse affair, OF
mile and a sixteenth, in which ne
undertook to concede from To "a
pounds to his opposition. When the race
was finished he was called "a Fair Loss. :.
At q mile he was In front Tho last
sixteenth proved his undoing Lawrence
Waterbury's four-year-old bay Reld,ns
cervitor. by Whfek Broom U-Martha
II. the early pacemaker. and the Foreign
stables Honey Cell Joined Issue at the
turn into the stretch and. after a tense
struggle. finished heads apart. Finch
Ing from punishment. the favorite was
beaten more than a length.
The Auburndale Handicap. six fur
longs was another four horse race. with
an almost prohib!tive favorite. which
justified the support received. With 12a
pounds up the Rancocas Stables valor.
ridden by Sande. won breezing In the
good time OF IL As on a drying out
track.
Sande also ploted winner when he
brought home Sammy Kelly frst in the
third event Lads Love. the favorite.
delayed the start by obstinately refusing
to turn In the right direction. When
the break occurred he was promptly shut
OF. and in a few strides was last There
after he advanced stoutly and ran i'm
pressively..
In the final number. five and a half
furlongs. for two-year-olds. weights 1l6
pounds. c. A. Applegate's black colt
William A.. by Jack Atkin--Tehera. ran
a sparkling race. The Rancocas Stables
bay Ally Fanfare. a speedy miss. cut out
the work and led for Ave furlongs. Then
William made an irresistible dash and
won by a wide margin in / :o7.