New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
One-Mile Mark
Goal Set for
Great Roamer
Racing at Spa Improves
Prospects for Sport
Bright This Week.
BY w. ]. Macbeth

:.
is-The greatest racing crowd of the
season was n hand for Saturdays fine
card OF SIX races, and as most of the
visitors came to remain Through the
Two final weeks of the meeting the ola
town has taken on all its customary
holiday appearance.
The hold-up programme is now large
II confined 20 the citizenery and its
treatment OF the transients, for bcvy
Of plainclothes men from the big city
have been showing the crooks and
burglars short shrft. Dozens OF
yeggmen, pickpockets and sure thing
operators have been deported. The
local hoosgow IS crowded with the more
desperate characters. The streets once
more are almost as safe as before the
infuy OF criminals early last week.
Bumper" Crowd Expected
The racing association hopes for a
bumper Monday crowd tomorrow
afternoon. This is to be Red Cross
Day. The free list has been absolutely
suspended, so as to swell the general
admission funds. which will be turned
over to the American Red Cross.
In honor of the day there is TO be
a stake feature, the Mohawk, with a
guaranteed cash value Of $500. for
three-year- r-olds over the mile course.
this in addition to the Red Cross
Handicap for three-vear olds and up-
ward at mile. With $1,000 yesterday
the sum Sl0.400 was realized for the
Red Cross from a special race Each
OF ten nomnatorS contributed $1,000.
the racing association 81 900 and the
Jockeys $500. One of the conditions OF
the race was that the winner should
save his entry fee. II is believed that
number of to-morrow's purses will be
contributed to the Red Cross fund IN
the event that they are won by promi-
nent stables
The racing of the past week was a
declded Improvement over the first ten
DAYS and there is reason to believe
improvement will continue. Many OF
the most important stakes of this
popular meeting are still to be decided
Tomorrow comes the Grab Bag" one
OF the richest classics for the two
yesr-olds. Billy Kelly, the sensational
Young Western gelding recently pur-
chased by Commodore j. X. l.. Ross.
has been assigned top weight in this
event, and If he can win will gain
recognition for the time at least as
the most prominent candidate for the
class championship Of the year. Track
conditions. OF course. may affect the
SIZE of the field ultimately. But if
the weather continues dry il is a GER.
tainty that as many of the good two
years-olds as the track can accommo-
cate Will parade to the post for this
event.
On Wednesday afternoon Andrew
Al!ers seven-year-old sensational
selcing Roamer., which is in the very
inest racing form. Will attempt 10
ever the American mile record of
80 2, which was set by Salvador, ard
n all probability will be ridden By
sca,ushnger, the stable jockey. Poly
nelisn. the wonderful Splinter. viii
Face Roanler the last half mile.
The Empire City Racing Association
announces the following stakes for Ia
lail meeting. October ID to &c. entries
lor which will close on Wednesday.
August 2s: ''''
For two-year-olds - The Ardsley
handlcap; about six furlongs, $1,000
added; the Hartsdale Handicap. five
ana half furIongs. $1,000 added; the
longs, $1,000 added.
ror three-year-ol Yorktown
sn,andlcap. one mile and a sixteenth.
1l.oov ~ added: Kingsbridge Highweicht
nsnolcap, mile and furlong. $4,000
added; Pelham Bay Handicap. one mile
end a sixteenth. $1,000 added: Kings
erldge lightweight Handicap. abou. Six
iarlongs, $500 added; Fordham Sell
lnS Stakes. one mile, 81 900 added Bed
sord selling Stakes. about six furlonys
si'ooo' and the New Rochelle Handicap.
cnc milo. $500 ~
me Scarsdale Handicap. al a mile
shn seventy yards, with $1,000 added.
VII be for all ages.