The Washington herald., 1916-08-20
HOURLESS RUNS FIRST
in SARATOGA feature
McIasgart Pilots Belmont's Imported
Entry to Victory in Grand
Union Hotel Stake.

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Aug. 1s.-Au-
gust Belmont's imported runner Hour
less, cleverly ridden by Johnny 'McTag-
CART, scored an impressive victory in the
N,5OO Grand Union Hotel Stakes this aft
ernoon. He finished two lengths ahead
OF Rickety, a Whitney color bearer,
which. in turn was a neck ahead OF Tom
McTaggart. Hourless ran the six fur
-,nss in ;:l2 3-5. the fastest three-quar-
KS of the meeting. The victory Of the
colt must be credited to the daring ride
of Johnny McTaggart, who took des
perate chance at the turn for home.
Hourless closed at to 2, a slight fav-
ortte over Omar Khayyam.
The Finn captured the Merchants and
Citizens Handicap in clever fashion,
equalling the track record Of IS for the
mile and three sixteenths. Ed Crump and
Roamer finished behind him in the order
named. The Finn paid to ?. while Ed
Crump ranged around to l. and Roamer
was heavily played at to 5. In the
running Ed Crump took the jump, but
hoamer passed him going up the back
stretch Nearing the turn The Finn be-
gan to move up. As they swung into the
stretch, he came on like a wild horse,
passing the leaders on the outside. Sum-
mary:
FIRST RACE-Au ages; handicap; selling: 500
added; sir furlongs. BrzZ, lB Buxton, : to /.
to l. to S. won; Cash on Delivery. lis &c. Gar
nerl' too l. To l. To l. second Plumose, liz
l:52 IS Nausbon. Andes, Jul!st. Buckshot. Grasp
FaravaJ. Ny Donnie Alberta True. DR.. Gremsr.
Tie Pin. LongfeIlow. and oodfa!r also ran.
SECOND RACE-Ths Saratcga Steeplechass
Handicap. 1850 added; +year-ohs and upward
about two and a half miles: Pebelo l55 Powers
TO !! TO ?. out. won; Hibler. I55 CParettel.
20 5. to ;, out. second; Bill Dudley l39 (Allenl
10 10 J. % l. out. third. Time Sis. Bonnie
Lsddie and LysLnder also ran.
THIRD RACE-Ihe Grand Union Hotel Stakes
$50: 2yCar olds: six furIongs Hourless, I5 u.
McTaggartl. Is 20 S. TO 5. ? TO 5. won; Rickety.
ll9 lNotterl. to !. even. l to . second; Tom
MtTagsart. rs IT McTsEgart). 6 to l. 2 to l.
even third Time l:lZ55 Nashville Omar
FOURTH RACE-Merchants and Citizens Handi-
cap Purse. $500; 3year-Olds and upward: one
ME and three sIxtesnths. The Finn. - (Schut-
finger, 70 >. to 5. out won; Ed Cump us
- tButwein - 5 to 70. out third. Time
] = Flying Fairy and StrOmhoh also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Three- -ysar-old Handicap: 500
added; one mile. Daddy's Choice. S UOudsp, 5
q" 1. to ) : to 10. won; Julia l.. lC2 CMcAtee)
10 Q" ], , TO J. II 10 5. second; ]. J. Murdoch
u tBuy,ont. = to ). to ). l TO 3 third. Time
l:-9. Sprint. Airman. and Kilmer also ran
~lNTH RACE-Madens; 2ysar- oldSs 500 added
five rurlon=s star Master. l22 (ButweID } to :,
D 20 = to T. won: Pulaski ID Hoffman, TO J.
70 >. ~ >. ! to I. third. Time. 90. Kill
my. EIDoSlyn. Ponce De Leon BuckbOard King
ETod. X b.. ScarDii. and Flash OF Steel also
-EvENTH RACE-Maidens; 2yearoIds: 500
pi'-f. i've futongs. Warsaw. - CTroxlerl. to !.
20 T. cen. won; CudscI. IL Garner. Is to l.
g, ]. TO B.. second; storm Nymph. ll9 iSchut-
..r=srn 10 >. even. l to > third. Time. INI.
T." Of the Wave, Crepusrule. and Corn TasseI
Jso ran.