New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Papp Thrills
Racegoers by
Close Finish
Lofts Horse Wins Saratoga
Feature-Omar Khayyam
Takes the Kenner

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 4.-George
". Loft furnished the winner Of the
rich United States Hotel Stakes this
afternoon by sending Papp to the post.
This erratic actor put up sensational
finish and won the ss,975 purse by q
neck on the line.
1t was a marvellous finish and one
of the most startling Of the meeting.
An eighth from home Papp was run
ming with the big field, ridden in cloud
of dust. At the sixteenth pole he
doomed up on the rail. moving along
with the speed OF an auto racer. FIFTY
feet from ths wire ne shot his head in
front and then, under severe Iashlng,
increased his lead to a neck.
Behind him came Drastic and at the
latter's heels ran Nutcracker. As in
all his previous races Papp was at a
liberal price. The layers figured he
couldn't carry 1870 pounds and beat the
classy field against him. Once again
Papp demonstrated that the bigger the
price the better he runs. He opened at
IL to 1, but had enough friends to back
him 70 10 /. War Machine was the
favorite at TO 2, but he never was IN
the running.
Happy Go Lucky set the early pace
and for a quarter was bounding along
in front. Then Sun Briar took up the
running and speedily opened up gap
of three lengths. As he swung into the
stretch Sun Briar appeared unbeatable
He had all his close rivals whipping
away while he moved along under
hand tide. At the eighth pole he
started to falter and in another SIX
teenth was swallowed up among the
others.
As the field closed on him the Ia
niliar silks of Loft could be seen sneak
ing along the rail. and in an instant
thew flashed in front. Then the real
battle started, but Papp was going too
quickly and got home first.
Omar Kayyam Wins
Omar Khayyam, the three-year-old
champion, proved his fitness when ne
gathered in the honors of the kenner
Stakes. This was a mile and three SIX
teenths struggle.
Omar Khayyam laid of the pace uh-
til the home turn, when ne went 70 tne
front Then in a duel with War Star,
he outramed the latter and beat him
over the line cleverly. Omar hhayyam
was forced to carry 13l pounds and
give plenty of weight away. Despite
this handicap he was hot favorite at
Q to 10.
The opening event went 10 Fairy
Wand, which nipped out Marie Miller,
the pscemaker, right at the wire.
Queen of the Water, coupled with falry
Wand as the Cochran entry, finished
third. The winner was a 10 to l shot.
Julialeon was the to l choice, but
she didn't have enough early speed 10
become dangerous.
Victory in the Ballston Steeplechase
went to Bet. which won handily under
a perfect ride by Med Henderson. He
laid behing the pace until the last half,
then moved up and challenged Crest
Hill, the pacemaker. They iougnt IL
out to the last jump, when henderson
turned Bet loose and she rolled on 10
an easy win. In the betting Bet was
4 to 1. Bonnie Laddie, the to 1 Ia
vorite, finished absolutely last.
Record Crowd Present
Cleek won the fifth event cleverly
from Queen of the Sea and Mannchen'
Miss Kruter, the popular choice, nm
isbed n moor fourth. Nineteen two
year-olds, the largest field of the meet
ing, wound up the afternoon. Inc
winner turned up in Paul Connolly, a
Is to / shot. The field was so evenly
matched that 6 TO l was obtainable
against any in the race. One Of the
largest Saturday afternoon crowds IN
the history Of the association was pres
emit. The stand and lawn were jammed,
and the clubhouse was filled to over
flowing.
There was a sale Of yearlings bred at
the Belle Meade stud and Hamburg
Place. The embryo racers brought falr
prices. The real star of the sale was
bay colt, half-brother to the famous
Roamer, which was bought by, j. W.
McClelland for $4,000. ches.h9t
colt by Ballot brought $4,000 from A. ..
Kilmer, and bay colt by Assegai was
4 sold to bud May for $4,000.