The New York herald., 1922-10-22
r. L. Gerry's Emotion Runs
Impressive Race and Fin
ishes Second.
ARROW OF GOLD SCORES
Carries r. Penn Smith, Jr.'s,
Silks to Victory in High
weight Handicap.
ny HENRY ". KING.

Herhaistos. the bay son of Vulcain.
ran like a high class three-ysar-old
yesterday afternoon at the Empire
City track. He beat Horologe. Emo
tion. Modo and Irish Brigadier in the
New Rochelle Handicap in clever fash
ion. His race was even better than his
last effort when he made Tryster hang
up a new record 10 beat him by a
length. Fator had the leg up on him
and got him away from the barrier
well, but Modo and Emotion had too
much early speed for him and Fator
dropped him into third place while
the leader stepped along at sizzling
pace.
Rounding the bend into the home
stretch Fator made his challenge. He
quickly went past Modf. but Emotion
was not so easy to pass. She fought
on tenaciously and 1t was not until
we'll Strengthened out In the final
straightaway that Hephaistos was able
to catch her. Even when caught Emo
ton did not quit. She fought on and
Fator was compelled to ride his mighti-
est to get his mount home the winner
by three parts of a length, Emotion
finished half a dozen lengths In front
of Horologe. which ran a dull race and
had all he could do to beat Modo.
Hephaistos Travelled the one mile and
a sixteenth In 1:45 S-5.
The weather was ideal for good racing
and a big half holiday crowd WAS out
to see the sport. 1t was a gala day
for the followers of favorites, for they
swept the card.
Arrow of Gold Takes Ramapo.
The Ramapo lightweight Handicap at
six furlongs resulted in a victory for
Arrow of qold a daughter of Peter
Ounce. and the only thoroughbred be-
longing to Y. Penn Smith, Jr. With
the light impost of 81 pounds she fairly
flew. She followed the stiff pace set
by The Dictator until well into the
stretch. There The Dictator quit and
she came on to win handily by three
parts of a length. Mary Patricia fin-
ished second and Flannel Shirt was
third. Dimmesdale and Cirrus. the high
weights Of the race. showed no speed
and were never serious coptenders.
They were beaten off,
The second race was farce. In II
only Canyon and Ralco started. Canyon
won gallopirg by eight lengths, During
the race FatoI, who had the leg up on
Canyon, fouled Ralco and as result the
stewards suspended the noted jockey for
the remainder of the meeting. While
rounding the first turn he guided his
mount over 20 his opponent and caused
Ralco to lose his stride.
August Beimont's Amusement beat a
big field of juvenile fillies. but she didn't
run like champion. She had to be
ridden hard to beat Mrs. Payne Whit
ney's Solisa by three-Quarters OF a
length. Harrs Payne Whitney's Gadfly
ran third. only half length behind
Solisa. Charles Stoneham's Marionette
set the pace until turning into lie
stretch. with Amusement at her, heels.
A furlong from home she quilt and
Amusement went to the front, but as
she moved into a commanding position
Solisa and Gadfly, bpth OF which had
trailed the field came with rush and
forced the Belmont filly to do her best.
Sixteen of the cheapest platers In
training went forth to do battle for the
purse in the fifth event. Service Star.
ridden by Sande, was the victor. with
Lord Herbert second and Huonec third.
The race was a three horse affair all the
way. They outclassed their opponents.
AT one time the field was stretched out
for more than furlong.
A black colt by Black Toney named
Keenan, led home fourteen cheap two
year-olds in the first race. He won by
a hard drive from Faithful Girl Brother
Pat was third. keenan, was an odds on
favorite and that be won was due to the
ride he received from Sande.
Jockey Thomas was suspended Tor
three days for foul riding in the fourth
race.