The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-15

IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 15.-Buddy
~ Ensor, one of the greatest
riders the American turf, with
us Sande. Garrison and Sloan, has
seen, is back.
Having received a license from
the Jockey Club, Ensor is ready to
accept mounts on the metropolitan
tracks and will celebrate his return
after a ten-year absence with a fun
day at the Jamaica opening on
Saturday.
ing duels between Ensor and sande. and
VINO had believed those battles things Of
Lne past. will welcome Buddy back with
Ensor. now %, has had a most dramatic
career, And II you want 70 accept his
pfecietion. he is going on to a new leader
Ensor has an incentive. It is his IL
gesr-ola daughter Elaine. It was Sunday.
y1n. 3, That this Raunt-faced guide OF gall
lopers sat astride a platter. Nelson by name
~ oriental park. in Havana.
Ill was an eventful occasion for the vet
welt. old fellow" said the slip of a
man. gently. stroking the animals neck.
and I haven't S SSn N + here saf5 Tor an ten : ys aa5i
so were starting even"
Those who watched Nelson that day were
pistesTs'0 E g. sre se es5sd to sn WHISPER pssn a G ma Sae
formula into the ear Of the horse. On he
dashed-and Nelson won.
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II had a bunch that afternoon
a that 1 was about to stage a
big comeback, and 1 certainly was
right" Buddy laughed today. Il
made them all sit up by winning
thirty-one races in thirty riding
days at Havana and in Miami"
Ensor's grand comeback, his
promise to go on to even greater
things this year, throws the spot
light on one of the most remarkable
careers in the history of the turf.
Ten wears ago Ensor was barred from
the competitions Of the jockey Club. Time
after time the officials had tried to dis
courage Buddy's, Broadway, pace. o.o an
But his pace on the street OF electric lights
grew hotter. The family life of the Ensors
Then. one night. Buddy Ensor began to
1t2go e the facts in the lace lace a a6d thouEn ma 9e
I'D his mind they would return. In the
3nky darkness Of that night he fought
and won.
blTThassltf vas sos.t about a 8 year ,aI.D ago. ven. He % ppl LED
jockey Club for him, but the stewards
turned him down. They were sorry nus
thew did not want to be fooled once more;
Ensor would not be discouraged. hat
MANY t~horoughbreds in red hot finishes
reminiscent Of the glories OF Snapper Gar
rison once more flared.
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TNSOR began to exercise horses
u for a mere pittance. for a dol
lar a throw. Some weeks he made
as high as $50. 1t was a severe
test. The greatest rider of his day
exercising horses of all sorts, TAX
ing cheap platers out for a breeze,
lighting for a living, fighting to come
back.
real riding for Johnny zoeller. trainer for
the Pine Tree Stable: owned by the Gross
e erot I those 14eue naF nao a Rd'c zoelle guG sOt e AZ
idea, that Ensor could come back.
When the Gross horses we're shipped to
ne hsV1 jockey eve c HiTbne''w EGYA Il ff'i Buddy S'S eeouii93
come back. IT. he could behave down there
had no objection to Buddy's riding down
Game the day when he rode Nelson
Now Ensor. hnds his services as much IN
demand as hey y were ch back IN IN f hiS g M61ots
DtYQdN. nc u tnG VI AOhA O0A
in the Kentucky Derby.
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"TICK ON and Top Flight are
i the ones to beat in the Louis
willie race" says Buddy.
Those who insist that Top Flight
can not go that far do not know
what they are talking about. I re-
Gently visited the Whitney barn and
that filly picked up 400 pounds or
more during the winter. That is
remarkable for a filly.
"Too bad Phar Lap had to go. He must
have been a real wonder horse. And !
want to congratulate those who handled
methods, as was done with Papyrus and
Epinard. Epinard was as fine a horse as
ever looked through a bride.
The greatest horses 1 have ridden were
Corn Tussel, Gray Lag, Lucullite. Inchape
and Exterminator. EXterminator was the
any distance. But for the fact that Grey
Lag had shelly feet, I would call him the
best. Inchape also had bad pins.
THE greatest race I have ridden? Well,
that was in the Suburban in 1918, when
I won on Corn Tassel. Nineteen went,
and we worked out of eighth position at
the getaway. What a stretch battle with
Sweep Oni M we won by a nosel'
Buddy Ensor fell into a reverb. Uerhaps
there is another Corn Tassel for him this
year. Perhaps another Exterminator,
another Grey Lag. await the guiding, win
ming hand OF the %grandest comeback
American racing ever has known.