New-York tribune., 1921-10-21
I1nbeater1eSilks
Have Now W ON
Eleven In Row
u.,ba;stos Takes Second
hsace in Feature; Rush
Gives 1'in,brel Third

v.rreoron. carrying the unbeateu
s,iors Of Benjamin Block, owner of the
sssstional colt Norwich, galloped
s.ns 10 an easy victory in the Rain
- Sailing Stakes, the feature at the
ss,;re ~. track yesterday. Frank E.
ssarn's Hephaistos was second. while
Richardson's Timhrel, the out
s:ssr in the betting, was third. From
s.neeulative standpoint the race was
:. snsn one, every horse, with the ex-
.,,s;an of Timbrel, having a following.
when Starter Cassidy sent the field
- lis journey Budana was first TO
ssor in front. with Mawrcoron and
,t,snbsistos right at her heels. They
IN in this order until they came to
- bend at the head of the stretch.
shsrs Wilson. who bad the mount on
uswrcoror, let the colt down. and in
30 strides he was IN front. From
tssrs TO the finish it was only gallop
a. him and he passed the finish under
.sssrsint length and a half in front
of Hephaistos.
Timbrel. which had been running
list most Of the way, cSre through the
Isl furiong with great burst of
sneed and finished third, four lengths
sahind the second horse. Budana,
which had not been out in some time,
tired badly after making the turn for
home, and finished poor fourth.
Block Sees Horse Win
Benjamin Block, owner Of Mawrcoron.
deserted Wall Street to go to Yonkers
10 see his colt perform and was show
.tsd with congratulations after the
finish, which marked the eeventh
Straight victory for his colors. Norwich
las carried the orange and jade blocks
70 victory eight times for Mr.. Block
sud Mawrcorcn second for the third
tine In his silks. These are the only
two horses Bloc owns, and they have
ssrned close to $4,000 for him.
Il was anything but cont rtable at
Empire yesterday. 4 raw, biting wind,
accompanied by occasional showers,
,vspt every nook and corner of the
stand, which caused the small crowd to
shake and shiver all afternoon.
The talent started off poorly when
they selected Vista TO carry their hopes
in the first race, selling affair for
ihree-yearoldS over the mile course.
short distance, and then dropped out
Of it. The winner turned up in r. J.
Murphy's Thimb,e, second choice in the
betting. Off poorly, she trailed the
field, going into the backstretch. Max
ing the bend or the far turn. McAtee
sent her after the leaders. and when
hey reached the head OF the stretch
she was within striking distance OF the
tront runners. Once Strengthened out
she went into The lead, and remained
there to the end, winning in a gallon
by four lengths. Frank Fogarty, the
tip Of the race, finished second, three
lengths in front Of Episode.
Nine cheap selling platers made up
the field in the second race, and as is
usually the case in events OF this kind,
real good contest resulted. Smarty.
carrying the colors Of j. L. Holland.
saot into the lead right after the
oreak and was never headed, winning
well in hand by a length Scottish
Chief, the favorite. was caught in the
Jam going around the paddock turn and
dlc not get clear sailing until the field
vas Strengthened out in the stretch.
he moved into second position, but had
% be hard ridden to beat Titanium q
snort mead Tor second money.
Three Starters in Fourth
Only three went to the post for the
fourth event, the Winsome Handicap,
Tor mares of all ages, at a mile and
sixteenth. Usually in a field of this
size one of the trio is quoted at odds
on but this was one of those rare
cases where the layers were puzzled
and were forced to offer tempting
prices to get any business. Tody and
Escarpolette were held at to 5, while
i to was offered against Lady Ger
rude. When it came to running Tody
broke in motion and made show of
tne other two. She opened up q gap
Of hve lengths in the first quarter, and
lest breezed along TO the finish, where
sne won pulled up by four lengths be-
ioie Escarpolette. Lady Gertrude did
not appear to like the soft going and