The Washington herald., 1917-08-29
HAPPY GO LUCKY IS
first in Feature
Captures Adirondack Handicap from
Classy Field at Saratoga.
Fayorites Score.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Four fav-
. orites galloped home in front today at
the Spa. For change the public
choices managed to win. However,
they were at such short prices that
they did not help much.
The Adirondack handicap, an affair
for 2-year-olds at six furlongs, went
to Happy Go Lucky, who beat Matinee
Idol and Jack Hare, Jr. The latter
on his last showing was heavily sup
ported, but third was the best he could
do. The event was made up OF a
field OF very fine 2-year-olds, perhaps
the best that has gone to the post
this season.
Sam McMeekin, at last has shown
that he Is not the gold brick that he
was touted to be. He won the fifth
race from Blue Thistle and the
Grader. This makes three in a row
for Sam, and it looks as though he
might so on winning now that he has
struck his stride. 1t also appears that
Jimmy Butwell is about the only boy
at the track that can keep him down
in front. AS a 2-year-old Sam was
sold for $4,000. but ran disappointingly
until OF late.
Serenest accounted for the closing
nuIllDcT "utH ne SUI hOhic Al AAOAt
Of Assume and Flora Finch.
Rapid Fire, at 7-to-1 beat Golden
Gate and Golding in the initial num-
Der. The winner paid 7-to-1. Collins
put a clever ride on the winner and
it was due to his efforts alone that
the winner got down in front.
The attendance was not up to the
usual crowd today. Many Of the best
horses are being shipped away to
Maryland and Kentucky. The great
er part Of the floating population who
spend the month of August at the
Spa are leaving in large numbers for
their homes. They have had very
bad month of It. The summary:
FIRST RACE-Claiming. for maiden fyear-
olds :; Ave and a half furlongs- Rapid Firer. III
(Collins), to l. s to 2, To s. won; Golden
Glow, lis Peak. II to 5. even, l to z, second /;
third Time. lO6l Is. Lucky Day, Tread
Lightly, Portia, Alteration II, CaTeman. Wood
thrush and Magnetic also ran
SECOND RACE-Selling; for Syear-ods; one
mile Silver Sandals, lo5 CMcTaggart). to 2,
out, won; Passing Fancy. 100 (Rowanl. 7 To l.
7 to s. j to 2 second; Mother Machree. lO5
tMcCrannl 10 to l, 2 to l, 7 to 10. third.
Time. 1922 sargOn II and scarpia IL also
ran.
THIRD RACE-seIling; for Syear-old FLIES;
one mile. First Ballot, lU (buNtonlJ 10 u
TO s. out, won; Queen Of the Sea, ITO
! CRowsn). "A to s. 4 TO 5. out second; Lady
Mol. 10 Pstzl. to l, 8 TO 5. out, third. nme'
l 40 IS. Right also ran.
FOURTH RACE-The Adirondack Handicap;
! 2year-olds; six furlongs Happy Go Lucky, 100
! (Rohinson). TO /. TO !, even, won; Matinee
| Idol, Ill (ButwelD. to l, to l. to !. SEC
ond; Jack Hare. IT.. Is (Peakl, Is 10 S, 6 TO s..
| } to 5, third. Time, II3 IS. Midnight Sun.
] The Spinner, Kashmir Debadou. Nepperhen.
/ Trancksend, Albert A. Pengourdine and Drill
master also ran. Drllmaster added starter.
FIFTH RACE-Claiming; for +year-olds; one
mile. Sam McMeekin, ll6 (ButwelD. to 5.
l to 2 to l. won; Blue Thistle, Ill (Obert.
8 10 !, ) 10 l, TO 5. second; The Grader. ls
| Rowan, 4 TO /. 7 to 5. TO 5. third Time.
IlH55 Tener. G.. NJ Miller. Meditation. Cliff
Haven and Cliff Field also ran
SIXTH RACE-Selling; for 5yea-olds; six
furlongs serenest, 10 tButwelD. even. to s.,
l to 8. won; Assume. lis (Schuttinger). to /.
| Z to 10. / to ). second; Flora Finch. nO
(Haynes), 10 To l, to 1. 70 5. third. Time.
li3l-5 Lottery, James F. Cummings, Polly
Anna Master Kama, Dixie II, Hesse, Sunset
| II and Leicester also ran.