The sun., 1917-08-28
WAR CLOUDS SPEED
IMPRESSES AT SPA
MacOmber's Colt Is Severely
Cut, but Finishes Like a
Streak in Third Race.
Special Desoafch TO TWr euS

Special Despafch 10 TIVE eu~. .,
SARATOGA, Aug. 27.-War Clouds wcfl,
In the third race at the Saratoga trac';
to-day was SO impressive that after bo
had won by three. lengths from Top Cor
horsemen declared he In the youngsts
most likely to uncrown Sunbriar as ths
King Of two-year-olds.
A. X. Macomber's Saylish colt ran u o
i've and half furlonss over a dss 4
track in :07 l-5. He worked out Tive
full six furlongs in 1918. II wns I Is
second start here and his second trump,
Each race was won with pounds OF spe d
in reserve. A mixture Of good and b,d
luck lowered around War Clouds hex is
Shortly after the start, during the scra ~
Bile for positions in the first furIong. lac
was jumped on and cut.
The hair and skin In spots woro
scrapcd on his hind legs as if witf
| sharp knife. Blood trclsled down J.
| legs during the struggle. This was hi
bad luck. His good fortune consisted iu
escaping fatal injuries, Just half i0rh
deeper had the blow OF the steeIs ic Il
hoof been heavier. would have cut hin,
! down.
| The blow escaped the tendons b. 3,
fraction OF an inch. Had the wost lap.
! pened his career as a raoehorse w-'1
! nave been at an end. II was this ~
hap that caused War Cloud to tarry h.
! hind tho early n,can,.L.r. p,..L
Subahdar and Top Coat, 70 the turn tu',
| the stretch. lie was knocked abotr +,
action for more ;han ouar+ar a
/ mile II was at this period ~ ~. si .,,,
| gle that the men who had h,cLod n;,,, -,
! ! to 3 wished that their bets wore o,T :
soon OverbauJs Iesdcr..
| p,,,
>. ~. '" ne ur" lin "nen ne was 'Hh'
,n-,, ~ larry ne" arounu 'n'
| - v, ,'e "'VhS'rc'ch' ana ~ i'!'
y.s ~, Zen was reachei ~
r,c;,n ~, ~ VI "ne !sahers. He "'
con,as, q" IL Ia "es' - mus eecuon OF -,
1oct,a, ,.,.', .pe'" was 80 great 'h''
.,nd ,ho ~. "'H ""hoi' L" hoid b,n y
,-.,, ' ,"n !" 'he tn'dhie or ~
| W-bon g,,',i,,,t ''", VI "Ne '"iie
home bo a., @ Iut l"r me '"''
though tho ,,,o, 80 ''s "pp'hcn "
runnin, r,,,,or p'S.S' III W.
noriod y, ,i,a ~, '"I 'nh man SH'
to snrin, ,hro,,nn ,,, ,n's tenhsh'
horses ara s,o,',,;,',, @ 49," "nen M,
| hor.o,on 20 s,, ,ral va, n"S g."
priars most dangerous rival The Nl
This racc l., ,xor,i, e., ooo ar un nv, SlnS
20 ~ ,,.; ',.h s-o,uoo' anout ''"''
~ ~ ,,e winner, ana next to the Fr'u'.' :
IL the richest prize of the turf
wara Ma'''1sen NrI Mcsn,y % bought by M T."
s,s. 900 was scra,,hed - rS',ssro o,', os 70 -
race 1t was probably just as vii.
! she was asked to carry 1876 nom Il,
! los for .T,I,ialeon The ia,te, n, il,
, 80 -, e "a. az q"
nnu "ii 'he running aho steppI I'
fastest time Of the meeting "
!
INC eeVerw'ck S'anle' won IN" go"
race by nose from Wooden Nho"
twenty Yards. Pe,z claimed a fouI I'm
.ho ,ro,as, d,.,,i.s ,.u ~ ~"
.ne T1o'es was d'sn'Ss"h Mer.hhn
| was knocked down coming out Of ih'
chute. but neither Jockey nor hor, . va
seriously hurt. Night Stick, the fsyor,,r
pulled up lame ''''>'' '''7 - W wv
Rally made a runaway race Of t.
fourth Corn Tassel tried 10 cnuced
him siNtesn pound, hn, failed s',"r
60 ,o ~, Ex.,nS nt.,, wa" n,s
house, her early Price Of Is to noio:
forced down to s to l.
The Summaries.
s5i HS5'sSsa: ssst 9G; 80 ''''
Horse and Wy. Jockey g ~ I"'
! Tinz-a-hng 100. .jroise .-,','' 10
| lhornhiii lll''-''' nu.Weh ..'.s' - 4
Amalh. los -. .McTasgart iel 81 :: u.
| Time. ~ 30 ocean !'rlnce. iNi"' .
/ Mother Machree and AmoroC ala' r. ID
! Starr good Won ridden out winner. h =
| by Star Shoot-Lady Vincent Owner 4
Reilly Trainer T. G Blaksley.
| Second Race-Three year ohis and L ,, ti,l
| sellins: one mile; purse. s6oi-,s
Horse and VT Jockey, q. y Fu
! T o. the wave.Iio, Haynes ....-. 30 s. r'
/ Wooden Shoes ll5 PETE ....-.-.. 81 20
Kebo los........... .Obert ........ l5,l +.
! Time. l;4 3.5 Traction woodtrar .l.u'
| stick and Contestant also ran Nercha tDI,
! start good Won driving Winner 1h o., g.
| Bailo, -Speuddriit Owner J tnt.,.
aid Trainer n l.. Dyer
| Third Racc-Tvo. ycar.n nIds five and p4.
| furionas: nurse ss0l 30.
Horse and w, Jockey CT T. Fan
va. CIomd ~ IDf,us - -
Ton Sno, ;-r Eengh N, -
BIN iav - Rnh,nso- ''''