New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
LAHORE RUNS THE
RACE Of HIS LIFE
Under Clever Handling of BoreI
Beats Fast Field in the
Delaware.
WICKS0N WINS THE 'CHASE
Lady Lightning and Kate K.
Also Among Those to Garry
off Honors at the
SARATOGA. Track
WICKSON WINS THE 'CHASE
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !


rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Saratoga, y. Y, Aug. 6.-The Delaware
Handicap. one mile for sprinters OF the
three-and division, a feature since
Richard T. Wilson John Sanford and the
late William c. Whitney replaced Sara
toga on the raci "a map in 1901, was re-
newed this afterlCcn in the presence CT
a crowd OF five thousand men and women,
and It furnished better spectacle than
did the Saratoga Handicap. the opening
day attraction.
Cock O. the Walk was not there, and
Whis.l Broom II and Meridian were ailing.
But Lahore, the horse that forced Whisk
Broom out In the Suburban and had Cock
O the Walk groggy last Saturday, met and
beat a field of eleven, Adams Express,
Sebago. Shackleton. Light o Ny Life.
Spring Board, Cliff Edge and Coy Lad
among them, covering his mile In l:S9 As
in handsome style. Lahore. always good
over a distance Of ground, was not as
highly considered as he might have been
in a race of one and quarter miles.
After Shackleton, Adams Express and
Starbottle had kicked up fine row at
the barrier Mars Cassidy dispatched the
field to a fair start, with the lighuooted
Spring Board in the lead. Sebago Light
a. NV Life, Coy Lad and Shackleton were
prominent In the run through the back
stretch. and Sheckleton moved up Ike a
winner at the turn for home.
But It quickly developed that both be
and Spring Board had shot their bolts, for
Light O. My Life took what appeared 10
he a commanding lead abreast Of the last
furlong pole. But Borel, wise lad. let
Lahore run his own race, and Lahore felt
ike running. Foot by foot he cut down
Light o. My LIES lead, getting 70 the
son OF Peep O. Day a sixteenth OF mile
from the finish.
Glass applied the whips~i energy and
light a. NV Life struggled on gamey
hut Lahore edged forward TO win by
half n length. The Delhi horse was good
AZ Laurel last fall, but never ran better
race than he did to-day, nor was ne ever
better handled. II would be well Tor the
talent 10 pay some attention 10 Borel
while the horses are up here. whimsical
old Guv Fisher got through an opening On
the rail In the last furlong, and came
from the clouds to take show money
A delegation OF Canadians. with l. A.
rkers once Mayor OF Montreal, cams
down 10 see Wickson perform In the stee-
plechase at two miles, and Wickson glad
dened their hearts by handsomely defeat
inc q field which included the Prophet.
O Bear. Big Sandy. Astute, Buckthorn
and Rhomb. -
II. c. Hallepbecks Lady Lightning won
the three-quarters OF a mile for sprint
ing platers. Sixteen started. and lnclsioh
was away witl the track. Lady Lightning
messing closely at her TANKS. lncision
blay I'D in the big turn. and Lady Light
ming vithstood the homestretch challenges
Of L,uria and Triler. winning with OF
20 spare in rafting good time-ilS ID.
Toe Marrones Salon and Mr.. YANKEES
Korfhage were supposed 10 be good things
in the selling race for platers at I'VE tur-
longs and a half. but Korfhage was slow
n get going. and Superintendent, several
times a winner at Belmont PARK caush'
Salon in the last sixteenth ana beat MN
half a length, Lily Orme bringing Up
third.
The mile for platers brought the VET
| eran Grasmere. a good horse IN tAeSs
parts I'm 1903, 10 the post with s"lsh'
/ Juarez winner. LOdona. Breaker boy
| Koruak Daingeriield and Kate X. ms
/ last named. taking the track at the st'H,
/ showed the way home. She vas hs!a
PRESSED through the stretch by SWISH am
| Grasmere, but stood them of right ofa'e-
! " ,---.. md .
/ TIE la.t. a sprint OF five furlongS ana
half for maiden two-year-o.ds OF 0'',
sexes. brought 10 the post the usla cso"H
! ~ good things, and the interest Was sen.
Tba upstaters fancied John oanloro
! chr Field, a product OF the Hurricaha
! Stud. but Walsh struck GIN t1eld oNS'
tho head with his whip at the oar'Ie''
and the Cliffcrd colt. resenung such oal'
barous treatment. bolted 70 the ouls'ue'
and when Mars Cassidy shouted Oo"''
| on was out of the scramble.
Va Penny and Humiliation were inc
leadars 10 the turn for home, where h1'
initiation chucked IL. Ha' Penny "en' :"
gamelv enough. but King Mcpo"eH
caught him within about hundred yaius
- ths finish and beat him home IN h's''
/ drive. ,.o,
Anthony L. Aste said this at'ernVV"
| that his good three year-old len runs
which had won his last race IN CanaH'
after showing disappointinsY ID ~
lucky. had come 10 Saratoga IN hrs' 'a''
condition and that he would MI MS ~
ragements. Ten Point will start VIZ
Hawthorne, Cock o. the Walk hooN ia
! Prince Eugene and FREDERICK l. d" Wv
| Travers on Saturday.