The New York herald., 1922-07-19
FIRM FRIEND AND
TEN-LEC WINNERS
Both Show Improvement
Over Last Race Under Bet
ter Handling.
PERFECT RIDE BY SANDE
Bad Luck Soon After the Start
Helps Halu and Vendor
to Score.
PERFECT RIDE BY SANDE
BY HENRY ". KING.

Mrs. Louise Viau's two best horses,
Firm Friend and Ten-Lec, which were
badly beaten on Saturday, came back
yesterday and scored easy victories at
the Empire City track. Firm Friend
won the Broad View purse at a mile
and sixteenth and Ten-Lec led home
a fairly good field of sprinters in the
Katonah Handicap.
On Saturday Lang had the leg up
on these horses, and by poor riding
threw away a victory on Ten-Lec and
at least a part Of the purse on Firm
Friend.
The horses they met yesterday were
not as good as those they opposed on
Saturday. but each won easily and
showed improvement under more intel
ligent handling. Sande had the mount
on Firm Friend and he rated him along
so nicely In front that 1t seemed exceed
ingly probable he could have gone on
and raced a mile and a half and beat
better field than that which opposed
him.
Firm Friend was the favorlte at to
10, and because Sande instead Of Lang
was in the saddle he was heavily sup
ported AS was expected Sande sent
Firm Friend to the front soon after the
barrier went up. But he didn't race
him along at record pace He rated
him two lengths In front OF Comic Song
until rounding the bend There Sande
gave him breathing spell and Comic
Song reached his heels.
Favorite Eased Up.
This move caused the crowd to shout
that Firm Friend was beaten that
Comic Song would run over him. But
before the echoes Of the shouts had died
away Firm Friend was lengthening out
again and increasing his speed with
every bound. Entering the homestretch
Thomas, on Comic Song. went to the
whip. His mount responded, but Firm
Friend had plenty of speed In reserve
and Sande eased him up all through the
last sixteenth Of mile to win by two
lengths. Comic Song was second and
Nancy Shanks was third.
Fator had the mount on Nancy Shanks
and rode like a novice. He took the
overland route all the way and lost
about dozen lengths.
Morris. Harry Payne Whitneys
Jockey, had the leg up on Ten Lee and
he rode a faultless race. He got Ten
Lee of well. but the speedy filly met
with stiff opposition in the first run for
positions from Wshbone. Wishbone Is
an exceptionally fast miss. and a full
furlong OF the short six furlong course
had been covered before Ten Lee was
able to race away from her. Once Mrs.
viau's filly shook or Wishbone, Ten Lee
went on by herself at a tremendous
pace and made all Of her opponents
fhay
Rounding the bend she was half a dozen
lengths in front and running easily.
Turning for home Morris guided her
close to the rail, and she galloped the
remainder of the way, to win by three
lengths. st. Allan was second and
Wishbone third.
Sam Hildreth started two Of Harry
f. Slnclairs horses in this race. They
were his veteran Cirrus and his three
year-old Little Chief. Both OF them
looked exceptionally fine, but neither
showed any great speed. They were
probably out for racing education and
will do a tremendous lot better In their
next effort.
where Dumping Helped.
Bad racing luck soon after the start
proved a blessing In disguise for Halu,
winner Of the third race. and Vendor.
victor of the fifth. Both were knocked
back and away from the early pace, and
then came on when the leaders tired
and won easily.
Halu was bumped as the barrier went
up and again while rounding the first
turn. This caused him to lose several
lergths But II also enabled him to get
a breathing speed while Cum Sab and
Star Court were running themselves
dizzy In front. When Strengthened out
in the backstretch Halu began to make
up ground gradually. and rounding the
bend moved into third place. Just be-
fore entering the hopestretch he went
into second place, and then, after stand
ing a long drive, wore down Cum Sab
and, beating him home by half a length.
won the purse.
The fifth race was for maiden Jockeys.
McNamee rode Vendor. AS the web
binG went up in this event all OF the
youngsters began whipping their mounts
in an effort to get to the front. McNamee
did the same as the rest but he was
shut of early and much TO his disgust
landed in last place, nearly a dosen
lengths behind Arnold B.. The Peruvian,
Orcus and Winneconne. which were
striving foy the lead and being spurred
along by their riders as IL the race were
at n quarter OF a mile instead Of mile
and seventy yards. When the back
stretch was reached Vendor was so far
back II seemed he had no chance to