New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
Buffers Spur Takes
The Yonkers HandicQp
Four ear-Old Equals Tn,
Record After Batl.
With Clematis II
By W. J. MACBETH

James Buffers great four.v,,,
colt. Spur, cleverly ridden By y,,s.
won the Yonkers Handicap At Pa.
City track yesterday afternoon n
son of King James in this feature -.
displayed courage and gamene,, -.
gained him the plaudits Of the bI, ,.r
DAY crowd, irrespective of be,tip, =.
timent.
To win Spur had 70 equal Il. 49,,
record for the mile and a siYtee,a' a !,
1:44 3-5, set by Harry Payne Whlt,..s
Borrow, July IL. 1914. Spur, TOO y,
ried one pound more than po,...
shouldered on his record breaking ~,
ney, and conceded much weight r. h.
rest of a limited though high civ.
field.
The Yonkers Handicap no. orlr =,
tablished the fact that Spur Is on, y
the best four-yesrs-olds in tr,iri,,
but that he is not likely to be lcn.,sr.
for good company in the rensir,,
classics of the season. Only vort,s
full ride through the stretch BY Kns,.
en- a game colt that was ridden -,
at the end saved the 5000 pri,. "a.
Oscar Lewisohn's four-year-old inpor,
ed chestnut tilly Clematis II.
Lead see-saws
This pair staggered through the .r
fifty yards about as even as two hon,,
could be. The lead see-sawed Wa
each respective stride, but Spur eirehI
il with a few tremendous bounds Al n.
very finish. He was but q scant rse.
ahead of Clematis II. Lady Roth,
the fine bay mare Of W. H. Baker, e.
ished third.
Lady Rotha, by the way, which ku
been running as selling platter, IN.
covered her true stake worth n ,hi,
event. Jockey Barrett, shortly NJ,
the staxt, took the Baker mare out rA
a rush. and in a quarter mile had
opened up an advantage OF FIVE lengths
over St. Isidore. Clematis II was j,
turn two lengths behind St Isto,..
Spur trailed the field an equal lis.
lance from Clematis
At the turn TO the bacn.rs,tA
Rowan began 10 move up with s.. Isl
dore. At the half he had cut down Il,
lead of Lady Rotha 70 two lengths. n,
others maintained their relative -.
sitions. The run uphill on the b,,I
stretch seemed TO pull the cork Of s.
Isidore. He began 70 drop back quick
", clearly outfooted. Clematls the
challenged and began to worm he.gy
up to the flying pacemsker. Knapp, Q,
Spur, did not appear a bit distu'he
by this second menace 70 his chireet
He continued 10 watch the duel fro-
the rear, as if supremely conhden. I,
the rating Of his mount So the fed
Of four swept into the stretch.
Then Knapp began TO ride, he "a"
Spur his head, and the gallant Krs
James colt responded with will Lacy
Rotha, now hard pressed by S. lsi.
dore, flashed past the mile in 1889 tat
almost record time. Clematis II hsrs
was only a scant half length away
Spur was two lengths back Of Clemsah
Race Tells on Lady ROtha
The early pace had told on lad
Roths. She was through. But heen.
son, on Clematis, was not through. ~
rode with all the skill and desperate
of Knapp. He seemed 70 PICK nl
mount up and carry 1t along. spui
bowever. was both the stronger AM
fresher. Inch by inch he crept up q
Ciematis. Fifty yards from nome y
seemed 10 be on even terms; tIor
there in il was a horse race that hs'
the spectators standing on their cham
Yelling like mad. Clematis ran Won
derful race, but the odds-on tavorlH
was easily the better. -, =,
Red Sox, odds-on favorite OF the !M'
race, did not fare so well as spur, i''
when Knapp tried 10 come on VIII hl'
in the stretch he was unable TO over
take Kashmir, an outsider. Bur'e;
got away Aging with the latter ai'
outfooted the field all Of the way. bai'
ton also scored in the same tssnlo'
with La Russo, the odds-on favor"
in the second race.
Manganese, the second choice, 1a
the opening event. Lyke came throst'
on the rail very cleverly and W.,
going away. Englebert, suppcsecl
good thing, and also favonts, '''e
down.