New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
knObbie Loses
To 8-to-l Shot
In the Ra111apo
knight of the Heather Shows
Consistent Form and Adds
TO Many Upsets of Day

Carries A. Stoneham's consistent
Yellow Hand Eallopcd home an easy
winner Of the Pelham Bay Handicap,
the chief attraction of an excellent
card a. Empire yesterday The Ran
cocas Stables Thunderclap finished
eecond and the Xalapa Farms Bon
Homme took down the short end Of
the purse.
Up to the last furlong the race was
ono OF the most spectacular seen in
months. The field left the barrier on
an even line. but before they had
rcsched the paddock turn Bon Homme
drew out in front. Going into the
baekstrctch he had clear lead of
Gull length. with Thunderclap and
Donnacona right back Of him. Yellow
nand was last but running smoothly.
Dcnnacsra raced up to the leader
on the ia: turn, and in the middle of
the bend Thunderclap Joined the first
two. Making the bend for home Miller
brought Yellow Hand up from the rear
and when Strengthened out for the run
home, the big Rossendale gelding
passed the first two as though they
were standing still and romped over
the l'rs winner by length and a
haif.
Thundcrclap and Bon Homme had a
real duel for the place, the former
getting the verdict by a short head.
Donnacona ran very disappointing
race and finished a poor last. five
lengths back of Donnacona. Bon
Homme surprised everybody by the
way he hung on in the drive. 1t was
expected that he would make the early
running, but few thought he would last
as long ms he did.
yon Promising Colt
~ Goes promising colt CANYON.
making his second appearance under
coiors, proved himself a youngster far
above the ordinary by showing the
way to fifteen maidens in the opening
race. In his first start the other day
no ran very green and just needed that
race to give him the necessary educa-
tion. He was off in motion, raced to the
front in the first furlong and never
left the result in doubt After turning
for home he drew away from his cbal.
lsnger and won we'll in hand by three
lengths. Grandson, 80 to / shot, beat
Bullet nose for second money
Tufter, greatly underestimated
platter, captured the second event. a
selling race for three-year-olds and
upward over the mile and seventy
yArds route. Tufter has been running
very consistently of late, but for some
unknown reason he was quoted at Is
to l at times and closed at IL.
Whisk started out to make q run
away race of it and led the pack into
the last furlong, where Tufter, which
had been laying in second position
most of the way, caught him and the
two fought it out, Tufter passing the
Judges a winner by half length.
Light Rose closed with rush and was
beaten like distance for the place.
Knight of the Heather Wins
The greatly improved knight of the
Heather earned another set of brackets
when he defeated q good field of sprint
ers in the third, the Ramapo lightweight
Handicap, over the short six-furlong
course. Well ridden by Ponce, he was
rated along in the bunch until the field
turned for the run down the stretch.
Then he came along, caught Knobbie,
the pacemaker, and won as he pleased
ond, the same distance before Dimmes-
dale.
Asterisk, a we'll played good thing,
carried off the honors in the fifth. Of
flying, he set a stiff pace all the way,
but tired toward the end and just
lasted long enough to win by neck.
Pickwick, the favorite, beat Scottish
Chief a neck for second place.
Penitent furnished a real form re-
versal when she defeated field of fair
ly good youngsters in the last race, a
five and half furlong dash for two
year-old fillies. Saving ground on the
home turn, she caught the leaders in
the final furlong and won going away
by length. Mary Patricia, the tip Of
the race. was second, half length in
front of Emotion