The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Carries 1870 Pounds and GallOps
Away From Opponents in
Pelham Bay Handicap.
THUNDERCLAP is SECOND
Knight of The Heather, the
One Eyed Son of Odgen,
Beats Star Sprinters.
by HENRY ". KING.

Yellow Hand Is the horse of the
hour. He proved conclusively in the
Pelham Bay Handicap at the Empire
City track yesterday afternoon that
there is no horse in training his equal
Jack Goldsborough has brought him
back to the races more powerful than
he was at any time in his brilliant
career.
He carried 1870 pounds, met with bad
racing luck, but his great speed and
stamina overcame these obstacles and
he romped home the winner a length
and half in front of Harry f. Sin
clairs Thunderclap. which beat the
Lexington Stables Bon Homme a head
for the second end of the purse.
The Pelham was the feature of an
excellent card And to see it and the
other races decided the largest crowd
of the meeting visited the course
There was high wind blowing all
day but it wasn't very cold. and in the
sun it was springlike.
Only four horses went to the post in
the Pelham. They were Yellow Hand,
Thunderclap, Bon Homme and Donna
coma The start was good one, but
before the first sixteenth of n mile
had been covered Bon Homme was
swinging along in front at a nice. steady
pace length In front of Donnacona.
Soon after the start and again while
rounding the first turn Yellow Hand
was interfered with. but Charley Miller
urickly settled him back into his stride
nd contented himself with trailing the
ield led by Bon Homme all the way
fp the backstretch.
yellow Hand Responds tn Call.
AS the bend into the homstretch was
reached Miller gave yellow Hand his
lsead and kick in the ribs and the
son of Rossendale fairly flew over the
ground and when Strengthened out for
home was at Bon Homme's heels. In
the next few jumps he was in front
Gnd the race was as good as over, for
all he had to do TO retain command
was gallop lelsurely to the judges. His
opponents were staggering and unable
~ make him extend himself.
Knight of the Heather has developed
INTO one OF the best sprinters in the
iountry. In the Ramapo Handicap he
defeated a million dollars worth of
horses, including Knobbie. jDimmesdale.
Gladiator and Black Rascal. in a gal
lop Knight Of the Heather is sturdy
little black. a three-year-old son of
Ogden and Madchen. He was raced by
r. T. Wilson last season. and early
this spring he was sold for the pro-
verbal song to w. v. Casey. Tom
Healey. VINO developed and trained him
for Mr.. Wilson, knew he was fast
and coura geous horse, but he had lost
the sight of one eye entirely and was
fast going blind in the other.
When Mr.. Casey got him he called in
an eye specialist who mended his poor
eye and prevented the blind one paining.
He gave him few trials and the horse
Showed marked Improvement. He won
a few selling races in the mud. and then
came back and won several events on a
dry track, but few horsemen or race
goers considered him good enough to
even have a chance against the band of
stars he was opposing yesterday. and as
n result he was at the long odds of
to 1.
Ponce Rides Patient Race.
Knight OF the Heather didn't break
any too well, and he was outrun in the
early stages OF the contest. But under a
good, patient ride by Ponce he worked
his way toward the leader until at the
final furlong pole he went to the front
and galoped home an easy winner by
three lengths. Knobbie was second and
Dimmesdale third.
Knobbie had the most early speed
and showed the way until caught by
Knight of the Heather. Dmmesdale had
bad luck. He was plnched off twice but
finished like a whirlwind.
After his race Mr.. Wilson sold Dim
mesdale to Frank Farrell for price re-
ported to be $4,000.
= For the first time in many moons the
green and white spots OF w. r. Coe
flashed home in front in the first race.
They were carried to an easy victory by
Canyon. juvenile son of Harmonicon
and Welsh Maid. Ridden by Turner. ne
stepped to the front in tie first six
teenth of q mile and was never headed.
Grandson was second and Bullet third.
Tufter ran like "A pretty nice platter In
the second race. He beat a good field
in a driving finish. He followed the
pace to the final furlong pole. where he
went to the front and under an energetic
ride by Harrison remained there to tho
end. Whsk took the second end of the
purse and Light Rose was third.
Asterisk stepped to the front as soon
as the barrier went up in the fifth race
md remained there all the way to the
Judges Old Pickwick beat Scottish
Chief head for second honors
Masterful and River Breeze
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