New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-02

When Roamer gave six POUNDS 70
Borrow and eight TO Stromboh ana
beat them both few days ago ~
Saratoga Springs the question as TO
the best horse in the older DIVISION
was definitely settled in the minds Of
many. There is a feeling now. how,
ever. that Sam Jackson. SOUND ana
right. could riGhuully dispute inc
proud place at the top.
Rorrow ran a brilliant race yester-
dav. making his own pace. shaking on
SfromboT. the Suburban Handicap
winner. and responding gamely TO tne
challenge by Sam Jackson. but all ms
only reflected the more credit on Ihe
last named. as the son OF larry teIt
mann Ravello II. lame horse as ].
turned out. was surely ms equaI a.
the difference IN weights. , L.
The race carried thrill from pc
ginning 10 end and proved "'l'uE
feature for the return OF racing 70
the metropolitan district ai'et ms. ms.
succes. ful meeting at SarSlogd
S1riDos The crowd was of goodiy
oror .rtions. although hardly so Dig as
e,Dec.ed in view Of the surprising AZ
.o,5s,ce m The state Still. II was
Good sized crowd for mid-weeE
oneninr and most enthusiastic one
particularly over the great russIe
,brouch the stretch between boiro"'
sam Jackson and STomboH lH ''e
Municipal Handicap
The Broadhollow Steeplechase o., also
r,rrisbed plenty Of excitement oha"-
non River. we'll handled by Alien naU
ms work cut out 20 race CnerIy VIC"
'ot,o INTO submission. and that over
cominr 20 the last hedge was calIeu
nm 70 do fresh battle with SWish'
an added starter. He was equal 70
Inc task. and won well deserved VIC
tory. Ill b.. oollod
shannon River might well De cai-eu
.ho most consistent horse IN IRAN
he has not been worse man thILu III
seventeen out Of his last elgn 'e e',a
races. and in that time suffered on'
f.u in the race I'm which he was uH-
,iacod The aged gelding Is by the
comnarativelv unknown SIRE a0N
O;ct bu+ he is we'll bred for all that
piack Dick is a son OF Sir Dixon.
Rally BAY made the early running
IN his stable companion Shan"oitf
Piver but gradually dropped out OF
:, and. like Sam Jackson, pulled up
lame.
Tommv NcTacgart, who is riding bet,
.er than al any time IN ms me- car Iou
N the Jockey honors by handing 'hlee
winners out OF four mounts rue as
steel i'm the opening race NeInloH' ~
The second race and Edna henna III '"e
last.
The stewards took some OF the Joy
ont Of his day. however by imposing
F,c ~ S25 because of what they con
.idcred a nuerile excuse for ms IAN
nv. "a ride Daingerfeld IN the third
raco Tommy accepted the mount. Dut
rIoeded illness because Of reducing so
Nat ms brother. Johnny Mel aggar''
was substituted. Tommy then TOOK the
mount on Gamer m the next race anu
Ia rode Edna Kenna TO the 'front.' so
the stewards felt called upon 10
impose penalty
August Belmont started Trend son
~ Fair Play and one Of ms tuturlN
candidates. I'm the second race out me
COLI ran grcenly and finished FAR Dack.
he was bv all odds the best LOOKING
1ouncster In the field, beng one OF
those strong ouartercd, close coupled
t,vo.vear-olds which so often turn out
we'll lie is slightly dishgured oy
Growth on one Of his tendons, where
he was cut down as yearhng' but
mis- should not interfere with has de-
vclopment Mr. Belmont has always
thought highly Of the colt. but was
rather disappointed at his race yes
terdsy.
l.. $. Thompson's Vermont made such
show Of his field that IL is quite
possible that he rs much better
,oungster than indicated by his two
previous starts, one M April and one
late IN July.
u. X. Knapp. who has been ill most
Of the season. was at the track and
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