The Washington herald., 1921-11-08
E. SANDE OUTRIDES.
JOCKEY MORRISN.
DEFEATING DAMASK
Yellow Hand, Big Favor
ite, Caught in Webbing
And Is Left at Post.
By RAY HELGEsEN,

~ AN<AA AhD1H1C1Ns
Boniface. owned by comdr. J. X. |
l. Ross. and cIeverly handled by
Earl sande. captured the Bowie |
Handicap for s-year-olds and up
wards with $4,000 added. at one
! mile and a half at Pimlico yester-
day. Boniface won the feature
event in a thrilling stride for stride
drive to the wire with H. P. Whit
ney's Damask after Jockey Morris,
who had leg up on the Whitney
colt, evidently thinking he had the,
race won, let down with his mount
in the last few strides, thereby al
lowing the observing Sande TO
bring his mount home a winner
after facing almost certain defeat.
Charles A. Stoneham's feet geld
ing. Yellow Hand, which was given
big play in the Iron men" by
the talent, was caught in the web
bing at the start and left at the
post fiatfooted. Jockey Miller saw
1t was useless and didn't even at
tempt to pick up the field after the
mishap at the barrier.
Sande Flashes Clever Ride.
With Yellow Hand out OF the
race entirely and Bit of White. Sec
,Gnd faVOrtte, falling to run in the
money, BOniface provided his back
ers with plenty of coal money pay
ing 1850 for the customary 81.
Sande rated the Ross horse well
IN the early going, letting Bit Of
. White SCI the early pace. Passing
the stands the first time Bit Of
White was leading by a length
with Spalding Lowe Jenkins Polly
Ann second by two lengths, lead
ing Bunga Buck. which was third. |
Sande merely kept his mount
clear until reaching the head of
the stretch. There the little jockey
made his bid with the Ross horse
and romped into a half length lead |
over Gnome.
Morris here brought up Damask
and the two jockeys battled it out
coming down the stretch. At the
sixteenth pole II appeared that
Damask would overtake Boniface,
Jockey Morris, too, evidently
Thought that he was to ride the
winner. Damask was gaining at
ZACH stride and had Morris held
i'm to the pace he probably would
ave won by length,
Morris Throws Victory Away.
But Morris let down too s,on
nd Sande,. riding with the clever
ess which has made the boy so
popular, urged the Ross horse on
lust a little more and managed
70 finish a head. in front of the
surprised Norris Many in the
stands, like Norris. thought that
YDamask had won, but the judges
Ftthought differently. At any rate
Morris can blame himself, not his
mount
GnOms tired badly In the stretch
but managed to save third from'l
Polly Ann by a head.
The J. X l. Ross stable set a !
new record for the meeting by
sending three winners to the post
during the afternoons gambling
festivities.
In addition to collecting the fea-
ture event OF the program the
Canadian sportsman's stable fur
nished the winner Of the opening
race. The Potomac, for maiden q
year-olds at six furlongs by send |
ing Nercutio to the post. Mercutio
was coupled with Finery. which fin-
iShed in third position.
Tn fourth race. The Monumental
wards at six furlongs was another
that fell to the Ross stable when
the little -thought-of Hildur went
to the front in the early going and
held that position throughout. Hill
dur. IN fact, was never seriously
threatened and won pretty much as
he pleased.
Starshooters Have Big Day.
Yesterday was day Of long
shots and the numerous members
of the starshoOting clan must have
got plenty. Not a real favorite
managed TO get down in front on
4 the fat though LeMarsouin helped
the talent somewhat by capturing
The Tows1n Steeplechase. for a
year-olds and upwards, in impress
ave style.
The jumping event was for nov
ice Jockeys The victory of LIE
Marsouin enabled Jockey ]. Will
Jams u emerge from the maiden
class and also to collect the Gus
tomary 500 prize and various bits
Of advice from the fatherly stew
ards. Wonder which the boy ap-
preciated most-the prize or the
chatter?
Overmatch took the lead and
held il for the first mile and a |
half however at the nlnIn hedge
he made a bad landing and was
forced out of the contention. This |
break allowed LeMarsouin to move |
into the lead which he managed to |
hold to the wire though he was /
closely pressed by Inhdel II in the |
drive to the wire. New Haven |
just managed to get up in time to
save third.
Distant Shore and Franc Tireur
both lost their riders but neither
of the bDys was seriously hurt.
Jockey Woodstock rode l. Sperl-
ing's Nose TO an easy victory in
the sixth race. a claiming event
for 3-year-olds and upwards at
one mile.
Nose went away in the lead and
was never headed. winning by him
Helf with Woodstock pulling him
up
ScObIe'a COIIarbone Broken.
On the frst turn Buck Foreman's
BaIIymooney was badly pDcketed
and Jockey Scobie after attempting
to pull her up. let her have her
head too quickly and the mare
stumbled badly, throwing her rider.
Scobie was able to crawl to the
rail where he was picked up by the