The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-29
KNOBBIE BEATEN BY
OLD STABLE MATE
Copper Demon Leads Him
Home by Two Lengths in
the Roslyn Handicap.
ny HENRY W. KING.

Horses from the Quincy Stable seem
to have the Indian sign on Harry +.
Sinclairs stars. Almost every time these
Quincy horse has been returned the win
ner. Capt. Alcock has taken Mad Hat
ter and Thunderclap into camp within
the last ten days and yesterday Cop
Handicap at the Aqueduct track in
handy fashion.
The defeat OF Kpobbie was a severe
blow to Sam Hildreth. his trainer. He
believed his colt would win easily and
wagered on him heavily at the short
odds Of to 10.
But Jim Fitzsimmons didn't think
knobbie was cinch He developed both
colts, and when he sold Knobbie to Hill
dreth for $4,000 he didn't know which
Of them was the better.
"Knobbie breaks from the barrier like
a trap" he said "and has the early
speed. but ] think Copper Demon is the
more courageous. and IL my solt ever
gets within length OF him Knobbie is
likely to quit and Copper Demon will
win. But IL Knobbie Is allowed to go
on about his business all the way don't
think my colt can catch him"
A few minutes later the race was on
and Knobbie did what Fitz said he
would do He broke from the barrier
flying and gained an advantage Of three
lengths in the nrst sixteenth of mile
But then Sande did what Fitz hoped he
would do--take him back instead Of
allowing him 20 step along at his best
all the way. Before the first quarter of
mile had been covered Fftzsimmons,
who was in the infield shouted "I'll
win this race now. sande is taking
Knobbie back.
Move That Cost Knobbie the Race.
And this what Sande was doing.
Whether he was following instructions
or not Is a matter Of conjecture. Knobbie
dashed away from the barrier so quickly
that Sande took him up to reserve some
Of his speed for the final brush. and that
move cost him the race. AS ne took
back Copper Demon reached his heels
and was in his full stride and running
as fast as Knobbie.
Entering the homestretch Sande shook
up Knobbie and the colt responded to
his urging. but Copper Demon was run
ming as strong as he and when Sande
began to work on Knobbie Rice began to
hustle Copper Demon. Down the straight
away Sande did his best to increase his
lead, but try rs he might he could not
shake off his opponent. And at the
final eighth pole he saw Copper Demon
gaining on him and at the sixteenth pole
saw him at his throatiatch He un-
doubtedly realized also that his mount
was beaten, for Knobbe was doing his
level best. while Copper Demon seemed
to be moving along nicely. with some
speed in reserve
Then Sande. who is the best jockey In
the country. sat down to do the impos-
sib!e. He did everything great jockey
can do to get home his mount in front.
But his efforts were in vain. He had
erred in the first quarter OF a mile by
allowing Copper Demon to get close to
him and no amount of skill or work
thereafter could win him the race. Knob
bic quit when Copper Demon reached his
nose and the Quincy Stable colt went on
and won easily by two lengths.
Copper Demons Victory Popular.
The victory was popular one and
when Copper Demon returned 10 the
scales he received an ovation the like of
whic has not been accorded thorough
pitu III many fnOHtffS. IL SteIleV as IL
every man and woman in the grandstand
wngered on him and they cheered him
and his rider for several minutes.
Rice rode an exceptionally Hne race
on Copper Demon and was richly re-
warded by his employer.
The third race promised to furnish
stirring contest but II resulted In
hollow victory for John Shaughnessys
Shaffer. He made Col Il. b. Cassatt's
Chesterbrook and J. s. Cosdens Big
heart look like platers. He darted to
the front In the first furlong and gal
loped the remainder OF the way, to win
eased up. by four lengths. Chester
brook was second and Bigheart. the
hot favorite. bad last.
Bigheart Is fast colt, but a mean
one. He probably is the meanest young
ster In training. He was on his bad
the job OF his life trying TO keep him
from kicking Mars Cassidy out Of the
starters stand and from gripping his
opponents. He lunged all over the
track and on two occasions his oppo-
nents were compelled TO dash under the
barrier to escape him. He almost kicked
| down one Of the heavy rail posts and
| II was that kick that probably caused
| him to run such a dull race. Rice said
he ran as II he had hurt himself.
| Dolly Warden won the opening event
| from a big field OF cheap juveniles.
| Surf led home a small field Of cheap
| cross-country horses in the chase, old
| Paddy Whack accounted for the fifth
race and Sweepy won the final by a