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ORANGE AND JADE UNBEATEN rx : - ; . r a Benjamin Blocks Colors Carried to Thirteenth Straight Victory. Mawrcoron Scores His Third Consecutive Success in Rainbow Selling Stakes. i c : i NEW YORK, N. Y., October 20. Benjamin Blocks Mawrcoron, son of Bryn Mawr Coronis, won his third successive victory in the Rainbow Selling Stakes at Empire City this affternoon. Before the. race Mr. Block had some fear of the "thirteen" jinx, as Mawreorons start marked the thirteenth appearance of his owners colors this year. The first dozen ten by Morvich and two by Mawrcoron brought victory, and Mr. Block smilingly remarked on the circumstance in the clubhouse after the thirteenth consecutive triumph for the "orange and jade" had been duly registered on the posting board. Mawrcoron, after getting away forwardly, was forced back when Fator sent Budanu into the lead. Wilson kept tho Block colt close in pursuit of the Raucocns filly to the turn, where he began to move up. lie took the lead and drew clear when straightened out in the stretch. McAtee, who had scored victories in the first two races and was out "to equal Turners record of four in a row, made Wednesday, brought Hephaistos up with a burst oC speed in the final eighth and forced Wilson to put Mawrcoron under a mild drive to win by a length. Timbrel followed the Vulealn colt by three lengths in third place. Budana, making her first appearance for many weeks, tired in the final eighth as if short. She showed a good flash of early speed in the racing to the turu. The going may have tired her, as the track was damn from rains of the night and interr mittent showers which continued through most of the early afternoon. The combination of cold weather and rain kept the crowd below the attendance of the past few days, but still a fair number of enthusiasts braved the pneumonia germs and turned oiit. The suu broke through the clouds after the third race, although a stray shower or two fell after that. THIMBLE BEST IN OPENER. Thimble was easily the best of the six platers in the first race. McAtee brought her up steadily from a slow start, caught the leaders on the turn and drew out into a good lead in the stretch racing. Frank Fogarty, which with Monastery had dominated the early running, took second place with case, while Episode outlasted the remainder of the field for the short end of the purse. Vista and her ringbones, as usual, did not prove a good investment for the public, who for some unaccountable reason again made her favorite. Robinson rode her instead of Schuttinger, who is still out of the saddle as the result of straining his back when he rode her a few days ago. The change in jockeys made no difference in her running. McAtee made it a double by getting the jump ou his opponents with Smarty in ,the second race and keeping his mount in front to the finish. Scottish Chief, ridden by Turner, easily held the rest of the field safe for second place, while Titanium was third. Scottish Chief was knocked back soon after the start when Royal Jester cut across in front of him and one of Turners best rides was necessary to get him up to finish second. He was backed into favoritism at post time by the Turner following and possibly would have won if he hart not suffered interference. Max Hirschs Tody, which has disappointed in recent races, ran to her best form to win the Winsome Handicap, the secondary feature of the enrd. There were only three starters. Fator sent Tody into the lead going to the first turn and he drew away into a long lead on the backstretch. Escar-polette, though badly outrun by Tody, had little-trouble in shaking off Lady Gertrude, which tired badly in the soft going and was far back by the time the stretch was reached. WAR PENNANT STILL ABLE TO WIN. Today was Falors first winning mount in several days. His Rancocas riding companion, Earl Sande, also broke his losing streak with the Macombet horse War Pennant in the Hawthorne Purse. Rolo and Esquire raced themselves to defeat fighting for the lead in the early part of the race. They were all through by the time the field straightened out in the stretch and were no match for War Pennant, which had gradually improved his position after a rather slow start. Asterisk challenged the winner in the last sixteenth and forced him to a drive, but War Pennant responded gamely and held his lead. Ting-a-Ling closed up fast in the last few strides to take third money. War Pennant, son of Jim Gaffney Maltha, is a high-class horse which raced with success for A. K. Macomber and later was sold with Motor Cop and two others to J. K. L. Ross for 5,000. He is said to be troubled with his sesamoids and is consequently undependable. He was recently bought by T. J. Carroll at the J. K. L. Ross sale for 0O and his victory today more than paid his purchase price. lames Butlers entry, Sling and Picnic, finished, one two in the last race, for two-year-old maidens. This was the first race won by Mr. Butler since the spring meeting at Belmont Park. Finnish Maid was third. Sling got away fast at the start, hut was taken hack and followed Picnic until reaching the stretch. Then he closed fast and forged ahead of his stable companion in the final strides. Picnic was tiring at the end. Trajarius was backed into favoritism, but he failed to show a reason for it. Sandes victody ou Sling completed a double for him. He tied with McAtee for the days riding honors. H. F. Breivogcl, resident manager of the La-tonia track, is seriously ill in a Baltimore hospital, according to advices received by friend- at Empire City today. His recovery is doubtful. C. M. Irwin of Cheyenne, Wyo., who races; a largo string of horses on western tracks, was; u visitor here today. He has come East to pick rip some likely racing material for the winter campaign at Tijuana.
