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I APPRENTICE WINS YORKTOWN Gets Out of Pocket and Draws Away From Sun Mission. Cabezo Finishes Third in Feature Witnessed by Large Empire City Crowd Black Watch Scores Over Pennate. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 22. Apprentice, ridden by Bernius, racing for James Butler, was returned the winner of the Yorktown Stakes, the feature offering of the Saturday program at Empire City. Dr. Irving Jacobs Sun Mission was second, while Cabezo, representing the B. B. Stable, but coupled with the placed horse, was third. Fredrick and Rip Van Winkle completed the field. Racing was conducted under perfect fall weather. The crowd was by far the largest of the fall season, crowding every inch of space at the compact Yonkers course. Fredrick stepped into the lead at once, while Apprentice broke second, with Sun Mission third. Racing to the first turn, Apprentice was forced into the rail and from there on to the stretch was effectively pocketed by Sun Mission. Cabezo had recovered from his poor break and quickly moved up to force the pace with Fredrick. Turning for home, Bernius was undecided whether to stay on the rail or take up and come to the outside. Walls decided the issue for him when he moved up, blocking this avenue of escape, and Bernius drove Apprentice through on the rail. The leaders spread fanwise here in an attempt to dodge the rougher footing on the rail. The rough going suited the Butler thoroughbred and he steadily wore down the leader and then drew away at the end. Walls, after sending Sun Mission to the outside, closed with a rush through the stretch, but was unable to menace the winner, while Cabezo had no trouble in holding the tired Fredrick safe. Rip Van Winkle was going strong in the last few strides. A driving finish resulted in the first race of the day, one that was for two-year-olds, under claiming conditions, at five and a half furlongs. Stride for stride and nose for nose raced Brother Carr and Modern Ace, while farth t back, in third place, was Pantaloons. Continued on twenty-first page. APPRENTICE WINS Y0RKT0WN Continued from first page. Brother Carr was in close quarters in the early stages, but fortunately secured clear passage as the stretch was reached. Mint Drift and Vested Power were the ones to set the early pace, but both gave way in the stretch. In the meantime Brother Carr had moved up and, turning for home, was a serious factor, while Modern Ace came to the outside and Pantaloons came through on the inside. In a hard drive to the finish Brother Carr proved best aid dropped his nose in front in the last few strides. Black Watch gamely accounted for the second race. He scored by a neck over Pen-nate, while The Heathen was in third place. From a good start Lady Legs moved into command at once and on the far turn slipped through on the rail into command. He shook off Lady Legs and, when straightened out for the stretch run, drew clear. In the meantime Pennate, from a slow beginning, improved his position steadily and in the stretch was going fastest of all. He failed to catch the leader by a neck at the end. After losing ground turning for home, The Heathen came again and outlasted Claremont, another that saved much ground on the stretch turn. West Main was a driving winner of the third race, a dash fashioned for maiden two-year-olds, at five and a half furlongs. Black Sheep was a neck back at the finish, while farther back was Energetic Boy, which led home his stablemate Capitalist. The winner dominated the running throughout and was steered through the best of .the footing and in the final drive held Black Sheep safe. The start was none too good and Carlaro and Leroline were the ones to be away slowly. Coltiletti stepped West Main into command at once, while Black Sheep, Energetic Boy and Capitalist were racing for-wardly. Turning for home West Main was steered wide and then Robertson moved up with Black Sheep. The two finished gamely through the stretch, but West Main proved best at the end. Daily News accounted for the fifth race. He led home Sara Burdon, while Chipper was third. The winner moved into command on the first turn and dominated the race thereafter. Sara Burdon was probably best in the race but was badly blocked racing to the stretch turn, forced to take up, and then come to the outside, losing considerable ground. Three noses oh the post marked the finish of the final race of the day and the winner was Capacity, ridden by Stout, while Americana was second, with Despoil third. The winner dominated the race all the way and just lasted, while Americana was in nearest pursuit of the pace from the start.
