The New York herald., 1922-10-21
Black Gelding Which Used to
Carry G. ID. Widener Col0rs
Beats Good Platers.
MANY SEEK THE COLONEL
Rush to Claim Colt When He
Is Beaten in First Race,
WoKby Raffles.
BY HENRY v. KING.

Tufter, VINO used to be a saddle horse
on George ID. Wideners Philadelphia
farm, won the feature of the program
mt the Empire City track yesterday
afternoon. The feature was a. selling
affair, the Boston Handicap at one mile
and sixteenth. In it five platers of
more than ordinary caliber started. 1t
resulted in stirring finish with Tufter
the winner on the post by head
Wynnewood, who also had done duty
on Mr. Widener's farm, was second.
length and half In front of r. T,
Wilson'S Duncecap.
Tufter, a black unsexed son of Nc
Donald, is called Old Tough by Ernest
sietas. his trainer and all his stable
hands because he is such hardy fell
lew. He has been racing all year on
all kinds of tracks and is now as good
as the day he left the farm He had
plenty Of courage.~too. and as much
speed and stamina as almost any platter.
In the Boston he followed Wynnewood
to the head Of the home stretch. There
he went around the leader and at the
fira- eighth pole was In front. To the
crowd it seemed as If he would win
easily. He gained a length on Wynne-
wood. but in the final sixteenth he
began to falter. and Babin was COM
PEELED to put up one of the best rides
OF his career to get his mount home
the victor. Duncecap was badly out
run in the early stages Of the race, but
finished with a rush. and II he had had
clear sailing in the final sixteenth of a
mile might have won.
Rallies Leads Juveniles.
Carrying j. L. Hollands silks Raffles.
a castoff from the Joseph r. Widener
stable, led home big field OF cheap
juveniles in the opening event He
followed the pace to the stretch, where
he went away to win easily by length.
Be- Wood finished secono and Bessie
Leighton was third.
An alleged whirlwi.ac started in this
race but failed to get any part Of the
purse. He is The Colonel. He had
worked wonde: il. his trial and was
heavily bac..ed. Although he failed to
fin ish in the money he ran like real
good platter and much the best Of the
field. Fator had the leg up OF. him and
got him away in a tangle. Then he
ran into several pockets, with the re-
sui. he was at least dozen lengths
behind the leaders when the home
stretch was reached. There the colt
began to run and he made up lot
OF ground and was running over horses
at the end.
After the race it seemed as II every
halterman at the track went in quest of
him. There were dozen claims IN Il ior oor
him but Grover Walsh's bid of $500
got him.
Marie Maxim outclassed the field l.,
the second. She led from start to fin
=. ish and at the end was two lengths
ahead of Leghorn. Ed Arlington's
Amanda Hoey was third.
Night Boat, with Sands In the saddle.
won the third. but it was lucky VIC
tory. Bill Clancy's Ting Ling was
best. He was Knocked back at the far
turn and made to lose dozen lengths
hut he came on again and finished sec.
ond. Johnny McCauley's Bright Lights
was third.
Sea Cove All the Way.
Sea Cove, running for the first time
since the spring, galloped away from a
cheap band in the fifth race. In the
final Best Love led home half dozen
juveniles. Osprey was second and Lit
tie Celt third Osprey was running
over MS nOIScS At Tic ciio vi thc iiNo
and a half furlong journey and would
have won off by himself in another six
teenth OF a mile.
The stewards of the meeting. A. II.
Morris Walter S. Vosburgh and Will
liam Butler. son of James Butler own
er Of the track, have done excellent
work during the meeting. They have
kept the meeting clean from scandal o.
all kinds. So far 1t Is the best and
cean-st meeting of the season despite
the fact that almost all the horses COM
peting ave platers. There has been no
bad riding and Jelly is the only lad who
has indulged In any foul work The
stewards made 1t clear to the jockeys
on the opening day that they would
tolerate no weak rides. They impressed
upon the Jockeys that they wanted
clean racing and asked the lads to help
them make the session the best of the
season. The boys promised their sup
port and they have kept their word.
The stewards are pleased with the way
things are going and are showering