The New York herald., 1921-05-13
BANKSIA VICTOR IN
SPRING HANDICAP
Clifford A. CochranS Filly
Runs Fine Race and Beats
Good Field.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Clifford A. Cochrans Banksa, chest
nut flly by His Majesty and Early
Rose. which Mr Cochran bred at his
Mt. Kisco farm. beat home a high class
field OF three year-olds In the Spring
Handicap. the feature or the card at the
Jamaica track yesterday afternoon. She
showed good turn Of speed and plenty
OF courage and won in a driving finish
By half length. George D.. Widener's
Last Straw. another filly, finished Sec
ond and Bud Fishers Muskallonge was
third. length and half back.
Banksa deserves credit for her good
race and Mr. Cochran deserves all the
congratulations that were showered on
him for breeding such a nice filly. But
her effort wasn't half as courageous as
that OF Last Straw. This daughter OF
Ultimus and Broom Flower Is not
sound horse. She is suffering from ma
vicular disease and pulls up lame every
time she Is asked to breeze more than
half mile
Last Friday she hobbled home ahead
Of a big field Of good sprinters and
pulled up so lame II was believed she
would never again 20 to the post But
Jack Joyner worked on her diligently
and she came back to the races yester-
day apparently as strong and good az
ever After racing half a mile her FOOT
began to hurt her. but she didn't quit.
She fought on courageously and 1t was
not until few jumps from home that
Banksia stuck her head in front of her
The race was 5000 stake, and the
most open of the meeting Walter Vos-
burgh had so nicely adjusted the
weights that every one of the nine con-
testants was considered to have moro
than an outside chance of victory. The
Quincy Stables Knobbe, which won
several stakes last year and defeated
many good colts, including Harry Sin
clair's Grey Lag, was made the favorite.
But all of his opponents had followers
and all received support.
Knobbie finished fifth. well beaten
horse, but he had an excuse. While ~
the barrier he was severely kicked in
the off hind leg. He pulled up sound,
but half an hour after the race he was
scarcaly able to walk He was the Sec
ond good horse from the Quincy to be
kicked out of the races at the meeting.
\ few days ago Playfellow. the full
brother of Man O. War. was painfully
injured by kick at the. post
Mars Cassidy sent all the field except
Care Free away aligned He refused TO
break and was left standing The Oneclx
Stables Frigate was the first 10 show in
front, but Last Straw quickly ranged
dlOHRSIue OF ner ana raced ner into sub
mission before the homestretch was
reached. Then the Widener filly came
on by herself and seemed like the win
ner. But furlong from home Banksia.
which had been racing under slight re-
straint close TO the heels of the leaders
came with rush and when Last Straw
faltered sped on and took down the
major portion of the purse.
The Clermont. al one mile and seventy
yards, the secondary feature. brought
together seven fairly good horses and
furnished a good contest. i. J. Hallcn-
beck's Lunetta ran best and won rather
easily by four lengths She was in tip
top condition and raced Mrs Payne
Whitney's Debadou into submission be-
fore hal fthe journey was completed.
Then she came on by herself and was
eased up at the finish. Lawrence Water
bury's Ailliro came with rush in the
run through the stretch and beat De-
badou in the final stride for second
honors.
Jockey Buel. who rode FriSate In the
Spring Handicap. was suspended for
five DAYS for rough riding