New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
Picks Up III Pounds and Races
Away from Punch Bowl
and Gamer.
VIRILE SPRINGS SURPRISE
John Tucker Rides Him Home
in Front After Running Water
Welles Under and Out
sprinting Compliment.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Saratoga, n Y, Aug. 1S.-Bradleys
Choice. bearing the silks Of Edward r.
Bradley and running a bit above the
form he showed last week I'm his maiden
race. took the Albany Handicap. one Of
the best of the Saratoga Association s
summer specials for two-year-olds, this
afternoon from a first class field. With
IL pounds in the saddle, the son OF
Cunard and Sweet Alice easily defeated
the Eastern stake winners Gamer and
Punch Bowl, not to mention Pan Amer
lean. Ha penny and two or three others
covering three-quarters in 1913 fiat, rat
thing good time for a year-old
He was liked by most Of the frequent
ers of the clubhouse and had as much
Of call as either Gamer or Punch
Bowl. who were supposed TO be the con-
tenders. His race was impressive TAX
ing the track i'm the first sixteenth, af-
ter a good break, he held command 20
the finish in spite Of the persistent ef-
forts OF Gamer and Punch Bowl 10 get
10 him
Bradley's Choice sweryed bit in the
homestretch, but he was clear and did not
was concedng three pounds TO him.
had no excuse. Neither did Punch Bowl.
which wore a hood for the first time.
Punch Bowl really finished third by half
length. although the judges Of the
finish gave Pan American show money.
The weather was oppressiyely hot for
Saratoga and the track was as fast as
lightning The attendance fell of
bit. Not more than three thousand per-
sons were in the grounds, an Indifferent
showing this season.
The Albany Handlcap's side light was
selling race at three-quarters Of
mile for platers of the three and up
division, which drew field Of six. and
In which gentlemen riders only per-
formed The starters were August
Belmonts Belamour, with Harry Tucker
in the saddle: Robert Milers Water
Welles. Tommy Wright up; James But
lcr's Compliment. James, jr., riding;
Moltke. ridden py Mr.. Cassidy; Flying
Yankee. with Mr.. Apers UP, and Nirile,
on which Mr.. J. Tucker had the mount
Richard r. Wilson's Flying Yankee had
the call before the start and he ran one
Of his bad races. for after breaking well
up with the pace he dropped out OF the
running when the race became brisk
and brought up next to last
Compliment and Belamour were the
pacemakers 10 the turn for home. where
Belamour. which was giving big weight 10
everything IN the race, passed II up. and
Water Weles and Nirilc challenged.
Water We.les seemed TO have first money
sewed up furlong from the finish. but
John Tucker whipped Virile out TO win in
In As. Compliment brought up third. His
rider, Jimmy Butler. jr.. was not as nj as
we're the other gentlemen riders. He had
been hard at work in an Office. They had
been ldng fiat races and steeplechases.
Elliott Cowdin's Swannanoa. which
failed 10 beat Semprite in a handicap at
one mile last week. came back to-day In
an overnight race over the same distance
and redeemed her reputation. But she did
not beat all the horses named TO go over
sunday Light O. VI Life, Flying Fairy,
Cln Edge. Mission and two or three 9th
ers scratched. and nothing was left with
sufficient speed TO go along with the biz
Watercress mare the first half. According
~ she jumped away into a big lead and
put in her furlongs at such speed that her
sluggish opponents were stood on their
heads. She won with a lot TO spare in
1.Ss fat. and Hedge. lightly weighted,
beat Barnegat for the place.
Swannanoa Is in the stable OF Major
Thomas Clay Mcdowell. Of Lexington,
and Mr.. Mcdowell tried hard 10 put his
own mare, Star Actress. a selling platter
by Star Ruby. over in the last. another
dash OF mile But Star Actress was ner-
vous and hdgety in the paddock and she
did not run as well as che might have.
After leading the better part Of three
quarters of n mile she yielded 10 Working
Lad, which came home the easiest OF win
ners, with Inspector Lestrade in the place.
Inspector Lestrade. a slow beginner came
from long way back.
Anytime, Of the stable OF Andrew Mil
Ter and Thomas Monahan, won the hrst
race, a tnree-luarter dash for vo-year-
olds, because Mr. Wilson's Naiad. which
likes to have the rail to The right, ran OUT
all the way. II Robert Oliver had not
been outside OF Naiad in the lash up the
backstretch the ogden filly would have
gone TO the outside fence in tn turn As
II was. Robert oliver kept her In and
Naiad closed rapidly through the home
stretch. to be beaten a head on the post.