The New York herald., 1921-10-21
MAWRCORON TAKES
STAKE AT YONKERS
Keeps Benjamin Blocks Slate
Perfect by Beating Field
in the Rainbow.
ny HENRY v. KING.

1t was cold and dreary at the Empire
City track yesterday afternoon. Rain
fell at Intervals but not enough 20 make
the track sloppy or heavy. 1t was dull.
and over it the cheap horses entered in
majority of the events ran To their
best form.
The Rainbow Selling Stakes was the
feature. 1t was for two-year-olds over
the short six furlong course. Mawr-
coron. carrying Benjamin Blocks co!ors,
was returned the winner. He was the
favorite and beat a half dozen fairly
good youngsters easily. Hephaistos was
second and Timbrel third.
Mawrcoron was much the best With
Wilson In the saddle he followed Harry
+. Sinclair's Budana closely to the h-ad
of the stretch. There Budana, which
has not been seen under silks In many
weeks, tired, aud Mawrcoron came on
by himself and stepped past the judges
with Wilson casing him up by length
and half.
Mawrcoron and Norwich are the stars
Of Mr.. Blocks stable and they have not
tasted defeat while carrying his colors.
The Winsone Handicap resulted in a
hollow victory for Max Hirschs Toly.
She didn't have to extend herself at any
stage of the one mile and a sixteenth
course to take down the major portion
OF the purse. Escarpoiette and Lady
Gertrude were unable to make her come
out OF gallcp and she led fro", start
to finish to win eased UP by four Lengths.
Escarpolette ran fair race, but Lady
Gertrude ran disgracefuliy. She was
beaten nearly furlong and caused her
admirers TO gasp and severely critic.se
Ike Carson, her trainer. Some horsemen
and many racegoers said she wasn't
worth the proverbial quarter, but others
closely connected with the stable Mt
tempted to excuse her bad race on the
grounds that she didn't like the slow
going.
After several disappointments James
Butler owner Of the track, scored
double in the final event when his two
homebred sons OF Pebbles, Sling and
Picnic. finished first and second In front
of big field of maiden two-year-olds.
Both of the Butler youngsters had
worked exceptionally we'll for the race
and Mr.. Butler obtained the services of
Fatcr and Sande to ride them. 3e sail
they were good horses and he wanted
good jockeys 70 pilot them. "If you
send good ship to sea you must have
a good pilot to guide it," he said.
Both Of his renowned pilots were wide
went up and the white and cherry was
the first to show In front. Sling broke
on his toes. but before he had raced In
front a sixteenth of mile Picnic was q.
his side. The pair raced together for a
few strides and then Fator sent Picnic
10 tho front and set q nice fast pace.
with his stabIemate following at his heels.
They ran first and second all the way
ond in the last fifty yards Sande rode
furiously and landed Sling home neck
in front of Picnic. Finnish Maid was
third, nearly two lengths back.
II was the first victory Of the meeting
for Mr.. Butler and as soon as his coors
flashed past the judges Finnegan's band
struck up THE Wearing of the Green"
in his honor. 1t was popular victory
and majority Of the crowd present were
rewarded for wagering on them at the
odds Of 8 to 5.
War Pennant. the five-year-old son OF
Jim Caffney, which was one OF the best
horses in the country while in the J. &.
L. Ross barn two years ago. was en-
tered for $500 In the fifth race and beat
home big field of the cheapest -platers
in training. He is not anything like his
old self. but his opponents were so bad
ne couldn't help winning. Asterisk was
second and Ting Ling third.