New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
EnsOr Takes
Opening Dash
J With Red Tom
Night Raider Is Victor
in Army and Navy Purse:
Big Crowd Sees Sport
speescl Correspondence Of The r,ssmn.

Specscl Correspondence Of The Tribune
BOWIE, Nd, April 2.--Bsrring n
track that was anything but fast, bu,
with every other condition ideal, the
Eastern racing season of 1921 got
away to a flying start this afternoon
The springlike weather brought out
banner crowd. and while the fayorite
players did not fare as we'll rs they
figured, everybody journeyed back to
town satisfied with the days sport.
The inaugural Handicap, the feature
OF the card, resulted in an easy vic
tory for L. T. Bauer's old gelding.
Tippity Witchet, riden by harrington.
Captain Herschler, an outsider got
second money and Bolster finished on
the short end of the Jurse.
Ten high class horses went to the
post IN this event, and nearly every
starter had following, with the ma
Jority favoring the winner. After a
snort delay at the post. Starter Miller
sent them on their journey on an even
Nne. Mythology, with Richcreek in
the saddle, was the first to show in
front after they settled down to run
ming. with St. Isadore right at his
saddle and Tippity Witchet. short
distance back.
Tippity Witchet Takes Lead
They ran in this order rounding the
Turn Coming to the head Of the
stretch Mythology went trifc wide,
as did st. Isadore. harrington. see
ing chance to get the rail, brought
us mount over and slipped through
as the leaders swung for home. When
they Strengthened out, Tippity Witchet
gradually drew up. and taking the
lead half way down the stretch. won
with plenty in reserve by a length
and a half.
Mythology and st. Isadore "chucked
it, when it came to a drive and
dropped back. Captain Herschl,r
who was always in a good position,
came along and took the place by
length and half from the fast-com-
ing Bolster. The latter was in tight
quarters coming around the turn, and
did not get free running until
Strengthened out for the sprint to the
wire.
Buddy Ensor had the honor of win
ming the first race Of the season when
he brought Red Tom down in front in
the opening race. Despite the fact
that there was a strong tip on Buddy's
mount. his price was as good as gig
10 l. The colt was off on his toes and
before they had gone a sixteenth he
was III front Fnsor gave him free
rein and coming around the bend he
lad a lead of three lengths.
RMS he maintained to tho last six
teenth. where BUDDY started TO ease
Bin up and he passed under the wire
fhe easiest kind Of a winner by four
lengths. 0pperman, who vas always IN
sccond place, remained there to the
end, although he was firing fast. He
Just lasted TO take second money bv
Il neck from Radical.
Fourteen Face Starter
Fourteen very ordinary platers made
mp the field in the second race, a six
and half furiong dash for three year
olds and upward. This resulted IN
a victory for that old campagner Paul
Cqnnelly, paying $3.50 in the mutuels
Cieverly handled by Richcreek, Paul
Laid back of Amackassin to the last
furong, whore he went to the front
aud won in a hard drive by a scant
half length, Amackassen beat Crump-
sail length and half for the place
S, A. Clopton's Night Raider gath
cred in the money in the Army and
Navy Purse, the third event on the
card. Outrun 70 the final sixteenth,
Night Raider responded gamely under
hard drive and won going away, al
most two lengths in front of Trantula.
The latter was four lengths in front OF
Johns Umma.
The highly touted Jadda galloped off
with the Fidelity Purse in the easiest
sort of fashion. Butwell took the
gelding to the front as soon as the
gate went up and gave the rest of the
neld rear view of the race right up
TO the end, winning in gallon BY
three lengths. Vancouver was hard
ridden all the way in an effort to wear
down Jadda. He weakened at the end
and had all he could do to save the
place by half length from Kings
Champion. The latter was slow to get
IN motion, but once Strengthened out
IN the stretch came down like a run
away freight and would have been Sec
ond in a few more strides.