New-York tribune., 1921-10-27
Monastery OutcIasses Field
In Winning Hillsdale Purse
Joe Marone s'Puts Over
Coodhart i'm First at SO
to l at Empire Track

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The cherry and white silks of James
Butler, president of the Empire City
Jockey Club, were carried to double
victory at the Yonkers track yesterday
his filly Beach Star winning the fifth
race and Picnic the last.
at the Empire track. and whenever they
get down in front they receive a great
ovation from the crowd and Finnigan' 5
Band 1t is Mr.. Finnigan's custom to
instruct his horn blowers to have the
notes of "The Wearing of the Green
on their music stands when Mr.. Butler
has an entry in a race. They blared
forth the famous tune when Beach
Star captured the fifth, but when Picnic
won the sixth they put so much power
into their efforts that their faces
looked like toy balloons ready to burst
The card yesterday was made up
mostly of selling and claiming events
with the Hillsdale Purse the outstand-
ing feature. This resulted in hol-
low victory for the Foreigi Stable S
O. Welber's Esquire was second and
J. J. OToole's Turnabout third. Six
very poor platers trailed home behind
these three.
Monastery so far outclassed his com
pany that to and 2 to 5 was
eagerly accepted against his chances,
After an impressive warm-up the tai
ent were willing to take any price.
When it came to racing, Clarence Kun
n,er sent the gelding to the front at
the rise of the barrier and made his
company look very cheap. He drew
out to a five-length lead and was never
fully extended, winning hard held by
three lengths. Esquire, which lay in
second position all the way, was just
as easy second, beating Turnabout
four lengths. There was a strong tip
on Ragamuffin, but he ran away for a
full mile, and the followers of the
good thing from Brooklyn will have to
wait for another day.
Marrone Puts Over Long Shot
Joe Marrone, famous in the old days
for putting over good things, turned
his old trick when Goodhart. from his
barn and quoted at so to /, rolled down
in front in the opening race, five
and a half furlong dash for two year
olds. Off in the middle of the fifteen
horse field, little Eddie Hummer work
ed his way through the bunch, caught
the leaders in the last sixteenth and
won going away by two lengths. Fusee,
the favorite, made the early pace but
weakened in the drive and was all OUT
to beat the fast closing Citation a
length and a half for the place.
Tody and Irish Dream went to the
post equal choices for the second
event, a selling affair for three-year
olds and upward, at a mile and seventy
Dream last. Major Parke, the outsider
of the five that made up the field,
set out to race Tody into the ground.
Going around the far turn it looked as
though he completed his purpose, for
Tody, after racing head and head with
the long shot, dropped back, apparently
beaten. Making the bend for home
Tody came on again, and catching the
Major at the eighth pole won under
wraps by two lengths. Tufter finished
a close third, only length behind
Major Parke.
Eddie Hummer scored his second
victory Of the afternoon when he
piloted Grandson over the line in the
fourth Fayelle was second, Delhi
Maid third. Off none too we'll, Grand
son had to fight his way through the
field, came around the bunch at the
head of the stretch and catching the
leaders tiring in the last sixteenth
won in hard drive by a short length.
Fayelle also closed fast and took the
place from Delhi Maid by half length.
Three Starters in Fifth
Only three faced the barrier in the
fifth, which was featured by some queer
operations. Ten Buttons opened at 4
to S, while Beach Star was held at
to 5. Just before post time there was
n mad rush to get aboard Beach Star
and when the gate was lifted the bet
ting on these two was reversed. The
switch was wise one, for after trail
ing Ten Buttons and Good Bye to the
far turn Beach Star moved up with a
rush and went to the front with little
effort, remaining there to the end to
Buttons was second, ten lengths before
Good Bye.
The last race furnished the first real
thrill of the day, when Picnic, Hepha-
istos and irish Brigadier finished as
named and in close order. Hephaistos
and Irish Brigadier ran like a team
to the head of the stretch, where the
former carried the latter wide. This
let Picnic UP on the rail and in driv-
ing finish the Butler gelding got the
verdict by neck. Hephaistos was a
half length before Irish Brigadier.
Chesterbrook, the only other starter.
was never in the hunt
Norwich, the peerless two-year-old
son of Runnymede, worked five fur
longs just before the running of the first
race and electrified the crowd with the
ease and speed with which he covered
the distance, which he negotiated in :01
with McAtee in the saddle. Well under
restraint, he breezed the first furlong
IN II 3-6, the quarter in %, the three
eeighths in 35, the half in Al 3-5 and the
f1ve furlongs in 1:01. He was eased up
all through the last furlong. Fred
Burlew had intended starting him in
the rich Ardsley Handicap this after
noon, but decided to keep him for the
final big prize of the year in MARYLAND.
1t was busy day for the halter
brigade. There were seven claims in
sor +or Ms.osnssssteTy =. sssTy and G. Buxton got him
son for Sl,750 Fl. C. Wilkcnson pot
awning oat OF the first race FOR s1.T5O
and Vineyard went to B. Kamins for
tho same figure.