The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-22
MAD HALTER HAS A
PROFITABLE GALLOP
Earns 81, 800 ROmping Home
Ahead of Recount and Que
creek--R0se Brigade Wins.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Mad Halter had a galop yesterday
afternoon at The Empire City track. and
II Melted the Rancocas Stable $500.
sent out 10 race against Recount and
Quecreek in the opening race, an over
night event at one mile and a sixteenth.
To beat them he didn't have to race. We
mercy trailed In behind his field until
Strengthened out in the backstretch.
Then he galloped ahead OF them and
all the way home. to win pulled up by a
dozen lengths.
1t was a foregone conclusion that Mad
Halter would win, barring an accident,
and he was at the prohibitive odds OF
TO 10. His opponents were not IN his
class and he won In the slow time OF
;46. Recount was second, four lengths
ahead OF Quecreek-
The Sprightful Stakes, selling affair
for Juveniles, at six furlongs, was the
feature. 1t went to the Rancocas Sta
ble's Rose Brigade. After following
Harry Payne Whitney's Pastoral for a
quarter Of mile she came away and
won handily by a length and a half
James Buffers Picnic was second and
Rose Brigade wasn't the best horse in
the race. Picnic was pinched off right
after the barrier went up and knocked
out OF contending position. When he
got going again he ran around his field
and made up lot OF ground He was
catching the leader at the end. If he
had had better luck he probably would
have beaten the winner
The Quincy Stables Ray Jay. the colt
which was left at the post on Saturday
and finished second. head behind RIB
Grass. proved again that he was a colt
far above the ordinary. In the final
race he beat good field OF youngsters
In impressive fashion. He had no bad
luck. Mooney got him away from the
barrier well, but he was outrun in the
early stages by June Grass, and enter
ing the homestretch was three lengths
behind the leader. In the final run he
wore down June Grass and came away
to win easily by length and a half
John Sanford's Snob H., bay colt by
Prestige and May Dora. which had
been heralded as a world beater, was
third.
Joe Mooney narrowly escaped being
killed in the fifth race. He was thrown
from Pansy and landed in the path of
several horses, but he rolled out of the
way just in time. The race was an
aHalr Tor platers and big field went to
the post. While rounding the turn sew
eral OF the Jockeys rode as II with their
eyes closed and ran their mounts on the
heels of their opponents
When Strengthened out some horse
jumped on Pansy and she stumbled and
threw Mooney. When she went down
Nohant sped to the front and won easily
by four lengths. Pirate MCGEE finished
second and Jock Scot was third.
When Pansy returned to the scales
without jockey she hesitated for an
instant and then continued to race up
the track At the clubhouse she saw the
gap. darted through II into the paddock
and ran In and out around hundred
automobiles before she was caught.
The second race resulted In stirring
finish, with Lunetta the winner by a
head from Guv'nor. Guv'nor led for a
quarter Of a mile and then The Boy
shot past him and seemed like an easy
final eighth pole and Guv'nor came on
again, but before he could get home
Lunetta came with a rush and got up
in the Anal stride to win by a head.
Steve Pettit's Devastation was the
winner of the third race. He beat
good field of high class platers easily.
Keogh held him off the pace until round
ing the bend There he charged on
Biz Bang and went to the front at the
final furlong pole and remained there TO
the end. At the judges he was three
lengths in front Of Bin Bang. which took
the second end of the purse from Sir
Grafton by four lengths.