The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-21
NATURALIST RUNS
KINDLY AND SCORES
Breaks With Field and Beats
Blazes and Others in Mt.
Vernon Handicap.
BY HENRY ". KING.

Joseph r. Widener's aged and I'll tenn
pered Naturalist was on his good be-
havios yesterday afternoon at the EN-
pire City track and showed one of the
largest mid-week crowds of the meeting
what he can do when he wants to- He
started in the Mount Vernon Handicap
at one mile against j. s. Cosden's Blazes.
ID. Cunningham's st Allan and the
Quincy Stables Copper Demon and beat
them from start to finish. He carried
l26 pounds. gave all of his opponents
big Jumps of weight and won handily by
length. Blazes finished second and
Copper Demon was third. The track
was heavy and over 1t Naturalist COW
cred the mile in 40 2-5
In his last start Naturalist refused to
break from the barrier and came home
after his opponents were back In their
barns. On that occas sion he was on the
outside Of a small field. Yesterday the
field was small, too. but he had st. Allan
outside of him. At the barrier 1t was
apparent to close students of the horse
that he would break. He seems to like
TO be herded and buffeted about and
yesterday he got plenty of 1t. Blazes
and Copper Demon crowded over on him
half dozen times and he crowded right
minute or two Mars Cassidy got the
quartet straight and sent them away.
Blazes was the first to show in front.
but Naturalist, under a hustling ride by
Turner. sped after him and before the
first turn was reached the old erractic
fellow was in front, throwing big Jumps
OF mud in his opponents faces.
Down the backstretch Blazes reached
his heels, but that was the best Mr.. Co.'S
den's noted mud runner could do, for up
the hill on the bend Naturalist drew
away again and entered the home
stretch three lengths in front.
At the final eighth pole Naturalist be-
gan to falter and Turner was compelled
to ride him hard all the way to earn the
verdict. Blazes finished resolutely and
took the second end of the $1,000 purse
by short length.
Copper Demon was badly outrun in
the early stages. Rounding the turn into
the homestretch he was twenty five
lengths back. But then he began to
run and gained ground with every bound.
He easily beat st. Allan for third place.
Norwich shows His Worth.
A. b. Spreakles certainly sold Nor
vich for song when he let him go to
Max Hirsch for $1,000. This son of
Runnymede and Hymir proved again
that he is a real good colt. In the last
race he tip-toed a good field of Juveniles
and beat them home In sensational style.
1t was the best field he has yet met and
he won almost as easily as when he
was leading home a field of platers. He
Is one of the fastest breakers In train
ing and as soon as the barrier went up
he strang forward and in the first eighth
Of a mile was eight lengths in front.
Mustard Seed, which ran Olympus to a
head In the fremont at Aqueduct. chased
after him, but Norwich was too much
for him and sped along in front all the
way to the judges He wasn't galloping
at the end. neither was he doing his
best. He was straight and acted as II
he might tire IL he were asked to ira We
another half furlong. At the end he was
two lengths In front of Mustard Seed
which beat Yankee Star half a dozen
lengths for second honors.
Norwich covered the five and hall
furlongs over the heavy track in the
exceptionally fast time OF :O6 3-5, less
than a second behind the track record
made in lightning fast going.
1t was Morvich's sixth consecutive vic
tory, and when he returned to the scales
there were many good judges who de-
clared he might turn out to be the best
juvenile of the year. IL he can travel q
distance he is sure 10 give the top
notchers a hard battle for stellar honors
The Rancocas stables famous colors
were borne to an easy victory I'm the
opening event, when IT'S Restraint beat
home a lot OF cheap Juveniles. In this
race Little Patsy, the contender. was
practically left at the post. Emma w.
was second and Awning third.
Arrowhead Wins mt Last.
Arrowhead. the son of Uncle, which
had victory within his grasp few days
ago only to bolt while leading in the
final sixteenth of u mile, beat q
big field of cheap platers in the sec
ond. He displayed his usual great
burst Of speed and ran away from
his opponents In the early stages
In the fnal run he attempted to bolt
as he did the last time, but Fator held
him together and he went past the fin
ish line four lengths ahead of w. {.
Clancy's Ting-A-Ling. Jago was third
Top Sergeant took the third from 9
fairly good field. He followed Curfew
to the head of the homestretch, where he
went to the front and won easily. Cur
few was second and Parader third.