The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Beats Capt. Alcock in Whirl-
wind Finish by Nose in Mt.
Vernon Handicap.
BUTWELL LOSES WHIP
Puts Up Great Hand Ride, but
His Mount Hangs in Last
Few Jumps.
By HENRY v. EING.

Racing ended at the Empire City
track yesterday afternoon before one
of the largest crowds that ever visited
the little Yonkers course. The plant
was packed. Only a few good horses
ran, but the Mount Vernon Handicap.
the feature of the program. furnished
a hair raising finish between Harry
Payne Whitney's castoff DR.. Clark and
the Quincy Stables Capt. Alcock. DR..
Clark got the decision on the post by
the shortest kind of nose Capt.
Alcock was second, two lengths in
front of George w. Lofts On Watch.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Galantman, the
only other starter, finished far in the
ruck.
Captain Alcock was probably best in
the race. He was compelled to race wide
all the way and furlong from home
Jimmy Butwell. who rode him. lost his
whip. without 1t Butwell put up a mas
terly finish. but his hand riding was not
quite sufficient to make the Captain do
his best
DR.. Clark ran a fine race and Garner
who rode him. put UP million dollar
ride. He got his mount away in front
and rated him along in fine style until
Strengthened out in the homestretch.
There On Watch made a bid for COM
mand and Garner started in to ride Dr.
Clark vigorously. DR.. Clark had some
speed in reserve and battled on and sew
enty yards from the finish On Watch
faitered. But Captain Alcock. who had
been making up ground, gradually came
along and reached his throatlatch. Then
Garner outdid himself Western horse
men at the track said II was the best
ride he has put up this year. Captain
Alcock hung trifle IN the final ten
jumps and for the second time at the
meeting was beaten a whisker In a
stake. Last Saturday Devastation beat
him by an inch or two.
The track was not fast. but Dr. Clark
covered the one mile route in the good
time Of :39. aS
Dominique speedy ms Ever.
Dominique. the Peter Ounce gelding.
which was claimed from Harry +. Sin
clair for $4,000, won the Cosmopolitan
Handicap in a gallop. He carried 1876
pounds, got bad start. but won eased
up by two lengths. Penrose went away
from the starter running and set dizzy
pace until rounding the turn. There
Gantner made a bid with Dominique.
and the son Of Peter Ounce was in front
before turning into the homestretch
Once in front Dominique galloped the
remainder Of the way
Mickey Harrison threw away anothe:
race on Ten Buttons. He rode like a
novice and landed his mount home in
third place behind Martin A. Noonan
and Hard Guess Harrison rode the filly
all over the track and In the home-
stretch put up an extremely weak fin
ish Martin A. Noonan followed knight
of the Heather. the pace maker. until
turning for home. There he went to
the front but was urged to his mighti-
est to beat Hard Guess by nose.
The big disappointment of the race
was J. ]. O'Toole's Algoa. This platter
showed nothing like the form he dis
played in his recent races and was
beaten off He had no early speed
and at the end was stopping instead OF
coming forward as he usually does.
1t was rank reversal.
Belle of Blue Ridge scored her second
victory since Max Hirsch took charge
OF her when she beat home a small
field Of rather cheap juveniles In the
opening event. Morris gave her good
ride and landed her home a neck in
front OF Monardella.
spot Cash Romps Home.
The last race brought out a big field
of maiden juveniles. 1t went to Harry
Payne Whitney's Spot Cash. with r.
7. Wilson's Forest Lore second, and
n,,f cfah 1asu ;rI
Spot Cash was the early favorite. but
Bluemont was backed heavily and con-
sistently from 10 TO 1 down to 8 TO s.
and the Whitney colts price receded
to 13 to 8.
At the barrier all of the field acted
badly. and then before the barrier went
up all of the field except Forest Lore
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