The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Foul Riding Causes Much
n Disorder at Empire City
Thousands of Racegoers Make Weird Demonstration
When Officials Dsqualify Runstar in East View
Stakes and Give Purse to Kai-Sang.
az HENRY ". KING.

~ HEN IL
~ There was a weird demonstration at
The Empire City track yesterday after
sands of racegoers stood around the
judges stand and Kissed and hooted
the officials for disqualifying Runstar
in the East View Stakes and giving
the rich purse to Kai-Sang.
A score of persons became so unruly
that the police escorted them to the
gate. Two of them became belligerent
and were arrested and locked up,
charged with disorderly conduct. At
one time the crowd became threaten
ing, and only a big force of special
policemen prevented row that might
have turned into a small sized riot.
The trouble came about through the
foul riding of Jockey Metcalf. He
Ing the last sixteenth of a mile he
fouled Sande, who had the leg up on
Kai- Sang. The stewards and the larg-
est crowd that ever visited the little
track at Yonkers saw Metcalf COM
init the foul and fight with Sande, and
he was suspended for the remainder
of the meeting and his case referred
to the stewards of the Jockey Club
for further action.
Il Metcalf deserved the punishment he
received and deserves more punishment
from the parent body. But in the opin-
fon of majority of the crowd present
the stewards didn't do their full duty.
A host of racegoers. many Of them
competent judges. declared Sande
started the trouble. Many of them
said they. were willing to swear they
saw him grab Metcalfs boot Metcalf
said he did. too and that he fouled
Sande in order to get free from his
hold.
Sande Equally Guilty.
~ Whether or not Sande committed
foul there is q difference of opinion.
Thousands didn't see him. but on the
lword of many and the direct accusation
by Metcalf that he did, the stewards
should have investigated. They didn't.
They asked each of the jockeys in
volved few perfunctory questions and
ordered Runstar disqualified. This colt
deserved disqualification. but 1t is
question WncIneT OF IlOI hAl-SdnS
didn't deserve disqualification, too. If
1t is true that Sande started the trouble
when he violated the rules just as much
as Metcalf and he and his mount also
should have been punished.
The East View was the feature of
the card. 1t is $40, 600 stake. and eight
of the best juveniles in training went
70 the post for 1t. Harry +. Sinclair's
pair Kai-sang and Little Chief, were
i. q, ria l@,,t III -.
is owned by A. 3. Spreckles, had a
host of followers and was heavily
backed. Mustard Seed. belonging to
George H. Bull, also had a big follow
ing.
c The start was a good one. June Grass
was the first to show in front, but
,Runstar caught him at the quarter pole
and stepped along at fast pace. fol-
lowed closely by the two Hildreth colts.
A. Entering the homestretch Runstar
looked like an easy winner, but Kai-
Sang. under Sande's energetic riding.
was going strong.
49, Rough and Tumble Riding.
At the final eighth he reached Sun
stars saddle girth. A few jumps more
and the two colts were close together.
Then began some of the worst rough
and tumble foul riding that has been
seen on an Eastern racetrack In many
years. To the amazement of the crowd
Metcalf was seen to lift his whip and
strike at Sande. At the same time
Runstar began to bore over on Kali
Sang. Runstar's neck was still In front
and It was pulled around in front of
Kai-Sang so that the Rancocas horse
couldn't get past him. Twenty lengths
from the finish IL was seen that Sande
tried to pull out of Runstars way, but
Metcalf kept his mount boring over in
front OF him After passing the judges
the two jockeys continued their fight
with Metcalf threatening to strike his
opponent over the head with his whip
fMetcaf was white with rage and fol-
lowed Sande up the track and pulled up
in front of him.
BY the time they returned to the
Judges the crowd was in an uproar All
tseemed to know there would be a dis
qualification and thousands offered to
wager on It. But the minority believed
4there should be a double Disqualified
iaion; that Sande should be punished as
dwell as Metcalf.
The judges called both jockeys into
the stand and after a short delay
ordered Runstar's number taken down
and Kai-Sang placed on top.
This decision brought forth round IT,
ter round OF Jeers and boots and Kisses.
Such things often occur at a race course.
They usually mean nothing. Yester-
day they were different. They had
anger behind them. They came from an
angry mob. majority of whom didn't
know exactly what had happened on the
track. but didn't want to see Runstar
disqualified and Kai-Sang get the de-
cision.
Small Riot Averted.