New-York tribune., 1921-09-21
Two Feath ers
II PrOves Medium
'Of Racing Upset
Mrs. Jefford's Celding, With
Ambrose Up, Beats Hand
leap Favorite, Devastation
BY w. !. Mach.th

w. J. Wiacbcth
NOT so good day for the lads dowr
a1 Aqueduct yesterday afternoon. n,
oh'y swo favorites came traipsing dowr
IN front of their fields. Futhermor,
onere was more than one good thins
tnae went wrong between post anr
nhlsh and not q few upsets that mich,
nave shocked any but case hardener
eastern attendants of the merry merry
gorounds.
:, ne Luxe Blackburn Handicau at 8
mlle, with $1,000 added, which wa,
the feature of the afternoon. was wor
by Mrs W. M. Jeffords's three-vaar.
Ola chestnut gelding, Two Feathers
much to the chagrin Of a certain SIM.
p,osediy wise clique of operators ths1
Threw IN tons of money on Devastation
the favorite. S''''o =
Many OF the smartest handicappers
packed Two Feathers as the dav ot
: Ssaslhg grace. They had not forgotten
ms last outing under e. Ambrose. when
ne Hhlsned IN the ruck, but full OF
sunnlng all through the Belmont Park
ssreech. HIS failure then was due
somewhat to the fact that hes was in
close quarters, but probably quite az
much to the weak and indifferent hord
ing of Ambrose.
~ At any rate, Two Feathers. with
fator in the saddle, proved himseIf .
lar Ia dlHerent proposition yesterday, for
tne geldlng simply galloped in front
OF field of three for the entire dis
tance and finished we'll within hjmsaI4
IN the creditable time of 1:381-5. For
time r. 7. Wilson's Sedgefield. which
mad enjoyed long rest, kept in the
chase, but by the end Of a half-mile
sIo"ed plainly race or two was need
cd. Ihls colt is one that will be we'll
10 remember in the near future.
Two Feathers Well Rated
Fator displayed excellent Judgment
OF pace In rating Two Feathers. He
maintained an even gait from begin
nlng TO end and hit the final furlone
under wraps and with plenty in re-
serve. Soon after fine start Fator
tooK the track. He shook off Sedge-
neld inside fur1ong. Devastation
tral1ed to the turn. where Marinelli
challenged. For time it appeared as
IL the favorite might make things
merry for the pacemaker, but once
Fator let out link Two Feathers
readily drew away.
lhe steeplechase furnished one of
the prettlest finishes of the season
Robert Oliver, which, coupled with AL
gardl ruled favorite at odds-on, sue
ceeded in gaining the verdict by a
short nose in the very last stride. The
1avorlte beat out J. S. Cosden's three
year-old Musty, which was going over
the sticks for the first time and which
was the rank outsider.
Musty would have won off by him.
self but for fuke. He had all the
speed on the fat and fenced like a vet
eran until he came to the last obstacle.
here he raced up bit too quickly,
tailed to take off properly and struck
the. top. He stumbled badly, and to
make matters worse specs" Crawford
lost stirrup. During the mix-up Rob-
ert Oliver took the lead, but Musty
came on gallantly again and would have
won IN another stride. Decisive, the
second choice, was badly outrun all the
way.
killing" in First Race
The Oneck Stable and connections
made an oldfashioned killing in the
opening dash Of five furlongs, for maid
en- rwo-yearolds to be handled by ap-
prentices that had never ridden a win
ner. The filly Castanet, which was
backed from to i to to S, came home
an easy winner under r. Scott, who
had sense enough to sit still all the
way. Castanet took the lead at the
bend Of the chute and held the race
safe from there.
Marinelli put up million-d dollar ride
on the Xalapa Farms Vista in the
Woodmere Selling Stakes, of six fur
longs, which was worth s2,4OO to the
winner. Squaw Man was off winging,
closely pursued by G. A. Cochran's st.
the favorite. ST. Michael quit
badly at the head of the stretch and
swerved all over the track with Kun
mer. Crystal Ford also appeared to
sulk and was quickly out of it.
In the mean time, Vista had been
badly knocked about shortly after the
start and seemed hopelessly beaten.
Marinelli was content to make nm
ground gradually. He was luckv
enough to pick hole at. the rail Il,
the run through the stretch. Inch bv
nch he cut down Squaw Mans lead
In the last strides Marinelli fairly
picked up his mount and hurled her
over the finish line inches ahead Of
Squaw Man -
The Glen Riddle Farms Rudd,es +ook
ne closing dash of six furlongs from
Sarefree. after long, hard drive
Iolden Flint, which was heavily nlavaJ
allied to finish I'm tho ~ co,ax~ ~'