The Washington herald., 1917-08-14
QUEEN ERRANT FIRST
IN SARATOGA FEATURE
James Buffers Capra !. Beaten in
Big Race-Nepperhan Wins.

Saratoga Springs. N. Y, Aug. Ia
Outsiders had their inning at the
Spa today, when four favorites were
Knocked down" in rapid succession.
The defeat of James Buffers Capra
in the feature race. the fourth num-
Der. an AFFAIR for mares at one mile.
was distinct shock to her follow
ers. She was looked upon as the
one best bet of the day, but third
was where she finished. The win
ner turned up in Queen Errapt. who
went to the post at to /. while
lima Frank was second. The But
Ter mare was an overwhelming
odds-on choice. 1t appears Of late,
in fact ever since the Empire meet
ing. that the New York grocery
mans stable seems to be in bad
luck. At the Empire meeting. which
is controlled by Mr.. Butler, his
horses. as a rule, came down in
front in many of the big events at
that course.
Another outsider, paying 80 to /.
grabbed the closing number, when
Nepperhan, cleverIy ridden by little
McAtee, galloped home in front of
the imported Jusqu Au Bout. while
Sein Fein, another 30-to-1 shot, was
third. and the fevorite in the rear.
Sam McMcekin. the $4,000 gold
brick. finally managed TO get down
In front of a poor field after many
trials. At one time McMeekin, as a
2-year-old. was looked upon as be-
ing a high -class colt. but he has
utterly failed his owners, and has
probably burned up more money for
his followers than any other horse
at the course. His victory today
was a hollow one, as he had abso-
lutely no one to beat.
Grant Hugh Browns King Her
rod made his first appearance since
he met with an accident at Bowie
last fall. While he did not win the
initial event, he was second by a
short margin. This race should put
him on edge, and Mr.. Brown still
has confidence that he will make
good. He apparently has recovered
from his severe injuries. and when
he returns to form he'd going to be
a hard horse to beat. The summa-
ries:
FIRST RACE-Conditicns for 3ysar-oIds; sI
furlonGsN Meteorite. ia noftusl. to 4. / TO
:. 10 s. won; King Herod. lis (Knapp). u TO
!. 10 !. TO /. second IcaruS.slJ5 (Robins0nl.
5 to !, to S. 4 to S. third. Tms. LIS. Con-
uiut, Bally. NGfaW, Harvest hins. Nutmeg.
Tslor. Queen Of the Water. Joanna H., The
Gsdder Leicester and NsEaska also ran.
SECOND RACE-SteeTiechase handicap; for
3-year-olds and upward; about two miles. Arch
dale. 10 tHendersonl. 4 TO l, Z To s. ) to S.
won; The Brook. is (klenckl, - 70 5. eTen.
to 2 scccnd: New Haven. lis Smith. 10 to s.
7 to S. ) TO 5. third. Time. AZ sasdi. North
wood. Woferton II and Msusolus aiso ran.
THIRD RACE-Conditions: for 2year-olds;
five and one-haf furlorgs. Plum, il3 CMartinl.
I to /. TO 2, even won: Rose dor. lq Rowan.
0 to 2 TO 5. Ito 2. secoDd: La Russe. llo
tCrumpl, to 5. 70 5. 10 6. third. Time,
u Is. Honey Dew, sabrAaSh. Rahu, Regal
Lodge. Bughouse. G. A. Comiskey, Teresa J.
and Continent also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Handicsp; for mares; 5-yesr-
dds and upward: onc mile. Queen Errant I6S
Martini. TO l. to s. to .. Won Ina Frsuk,
lis u. McTageartl. TO l, TO 2 ] TO ., sec
oDd; Csprs. I2i Uykel. II to 90 ! to Z. ont,
thiId. Time. / 10 45 Pan Msid America Ill
and Water Witch ,lsos ran.
FIFTH RACE-Claimirg: 3year-oh and up
ward; one mile. Sam McMeekin ls2 (Butveln,
II to 5, even. / to 2 won; Silver Szndsls IS
tTtoisel, II 10 S. even. l to 2 second; Toe
Grader. lis CONNOLLY. to ?. 20 S, TO TO-
thiid. Time. lSleS. Meditation. Ambrose,
Precise, Hicxouuut. Aonomoy and PiGndito
alEo ran.
SIXTH RACE-For maiden 2ysar-olds; six
furlongS. Nepperhsn, lli (McAtee), 20 TO /.
10 to l, to l. won: Jusau Au Bout. lis
iLoftusl, to 5. TO 5. TO 4 second; Sein
Fcin. liz tBymsl. % to /. 10 to /. 5 TO ]. third.
Time. lis Drb1dou. Aurum. Drill Master.
DairymAn. Ruthie VI. and Magnetic also ran