The New York herald., 1922-09-08
FINE RIDE ENABLES
HER TO BEAT ED|CT
Clyde Ponce Makes No Mis-
takes, While Fator Errs on
Sinclair Filly.
DOUBLE FOR II. 4. WILSON
Vendor and Scdgcfield Carry
His Silks to Victory
Amor Patrial Wins.
DOUBLE FOR II. Z. WILSON
ny HENRY v. KING.


the Tomboy Handicap. the feature Of
the program at Belmont Park yes
terday afternoon. She led home a
big field of good juvenile FLIES, in
Guiding Harry r. Sinclair's Edict and
Harry Payne Whitney's Untidy, an
added starter
Silk Tasscl ran splendid race and
deserved victory, but it is question
II she were the best in the stake.
Clyde Ponce rode her powerful race,
but Edict might have beaten her with
better racing luck. Fator, who rode
the Sinclair filly did not get his usual
burst at the barrier. In> cad he sent
fis mount away in tangle. Then he
was forced wide, losing several lengths.
When Strengthened out in the home
stretch he got his mount going well
and Edith made up lot of ground
and made Ponce shove Silk Tassel
hard to get her home in front.
silk Tassel is good filIy. She hurt
her foot in her last race and didn't do
her best. Max Hirsch mendcd 1t quickly
and yesterday SHE was ready for thS
battle of her young life. Ponce got her
away from the barrier winging. and af-
ter stealing a long lead on the remainder
OF the field stcadicd his mount and re-
served some Of her speed for the final
test
This proved the right move. for when
Edict challenged she had enough left to
struggle home the winner by three parts
Of a length. Gntidy left the barrier
sluggishly and was outrun in the first
quarter but finished with rush AMI
had little difficulty taking the third end
of the purse
Richard r. Wilson's Sedgefeld ran
greatly improved race over his last eff
fort at Saratoga and beat a good field
OF platers In the Seaside Selling Stakes.
The four-year-old son of Olambala had
Marnelli in the saddle instead of Buddy
Ensor and he seemed to run better for
the little lad. The colt also seemed to
like the track better than at the Spa.
for he dashed away with his field and
closely followed the pace set by st.
Allan until well into the homestretch.
There he stepped to the front and won
going away by bali length.
Double for II. r. Wilson.
Sedsefield's victory was the second
success OF the day for Mr. Wilson. In
the opening event his cheap little colt
Vendor beat a field Of platers ridden BY
apprentices lads In driving finish. AT
the judges he was head in front Of
the Alffes Stables Canyon.
Canyon was much the best. but Bobby
McNamee. who rode Vendor. proved n
much better jockey than his little oppo-
nent. Reilly, who had the leg up on
Canyon.
With riders reversed Canyon would
have won o1 by himself Reilly rode
well until Well into the homestretch.
There he became flustered and drew his
whip, While doing so he dropped his
mounts head and Canyon fIoundered
about ard lost several lengths.
Vendor is the maiden jockeys delight.
He Is champion in races ridden by
apprentice boys. He has only won eight
cheap races, and in six OF them he was
ridden by an apprentice lad.
Amor Patria beat a big field of
Juvenile maidens in the final race much
10 the delight of Dick Brown and a host
of his friends from Sheepshead Bay.
Amor Is an exceptionally fast colt, but
he has little stamina and usually stops
after running half mile. Yesterday
Buddy Ensor had the leg up on him, and
by one of his smoothest rides kept him
going long enough to win the purse by
a short head from Thomas Fortune
Ryan's Runviso.
Ensor's ride was mastery. A six
teenth OF mile from home Amor wanted
10 quilt, but Ensor's faultless and mo-
tionless finish enabled him to stick II
out to the end of the five and a half
furlong route. Harry F. Slnclair's Rigel
was third
IL Dick Brown had won huge fortune
he could not have been happier than
AVx1A t-.~
decision. The colt, which Is a son OF
Colin and Masque. Is one of half a dozen
Mr.. Brown has named in memory OF his
son. who was killed in the war. Amor
Patria is italian for Love OF My
Country"
Scotch Verdict for Jockey.
The stewards gave Andy Schuttinser
Scotch Verdict after the third race.
Thomas who had the leg up on Mrs.
Payne Whitney's Pirate Gold accused
Schuttingcr who rode Southern Cross OF
slashing his mount over the head while
coming through the bomestretcf. A
hundred OF race Goers saw what
Thomas told the stewards but the off,
cials accepted Schuttingers explanation
that II any fouiing was done It was ac-
cldentai and dismissed the charge. The
decision of tho judges earned them
harsh criticism from those who saw
the fouling
Southern Cross won the race by three
parts OF n length rather handily and IL Is
question II Pirate Gold who finished
second COULD have beaten him even
though the latter were struck and
Thomas forced to pull up.
In one race at Saratoga Southern
Cross ran like a real good colt. Yester-
day his performance was only mediocre
lie carried 119 pounds gave Pirate Gold
seven pounds and beating but that
doesn't make him very much OF Dorse.
George -. Widener's Last Straw ran
away from a small field OF fllies In the
second race. She stepped to the front
as soon as the barrier went up and was
under slight restraint throughout to win
by a length and half. Mary Patricia
was second and polythia third.
Montford Jones's Rockminster the colt
which beat Whiskaway decisiveIy at
Saratoga arrived here yesterday morn
ing. lie win start In the Lawrence
Realization on Saturday against such
renowned colts as Harry Payne Whit
ney's Bunting and Harry y. Sinclair's
Kai-Sang.
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