The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-02
SARATOGA HANDICAP
AGAIN FOR R0AMER
Andrew Miller's Gelding Wins
Classic for Third Time; Bet
ters Own Track Record.
CVDGEL IS HOME SECOND
Outrun by Three Lengths in
Mile and a Quarter Test
Billy Kelly Wins Flash.
CrpGEL IS HOME SECOND

c.pAroGA. y. Y, Aug. ANDREW
Nrer's Roamer ran to immortS! fame
,.ro to-day before the largest crowd that
70, has attended a midweek opening Mt
me Saratoga racetrack. The mighty
son OF knight Errant and Rosetree III.
non the Saratoga Handicap in record
time Without touch OF whip or spur
no .ned over the mile and a quarter
4, tho ohenomenal time OF 2 :02 is. clip
r,,, ore and four-fifths seconds from the
,r,rk record, which he established four
years ago.
For I'VE years this little gelding. which
Mr. Miller bought as two-year-old
RON Wopdford Clay for the proverbial
.on. has won stake after stake ana
smashed record after record.
To-day, in his seventh year. he earned
, nlace in the equine hall of fame be-
SIDE the mighty Hamburg and the un-
beaten Colin. Even II he were placed
above these two immortal descendants
o. the Godolphn Arabian the honor
would not be too great in the opinion
o. the thousands VINO saw him beat the
great Cudgel, Bondage. Fairy Wand.
war Cloud and Priscilla Mullens Had
Omar Khayyam been able to start he
TOO no doubt would have been forced
10 take Roamers dust.
Great horses have received great ova-
tons but never was horse showered
with such praise as that which was
heaped on Roamer when he romped
home the winner. The crowd which
taxed the huge grand stand. clubhouse
and lawns cheered him loud and long.
Wave after wave OF applause rent the
al from the second he passed the judges
until he cantered out of sight on his
way back to his barn.
His for the Third Time.
It was the third time the gelding won
the famous stake and the second time
he hung up new record in the event.
As a !our-year-old he was returned the
victor in the record time OF 2 :04 2-5, and
.ast year. as six@ear-old, he led n
bc field over a dull track In the fast
time Of :0s Is. The race has been
contested since 1901 and Roamer is the
only horse that has won 1t more than
once
In winning to-day Roamer did every
thing great horse could do. He carried
100 pounds. met worthy opposition and
came from behind In record time. Com
'nander J. h. l.. Ross Cudgel. whose
performances earlier in the year had
earned him the crown which to-day was
placed OF the head OF Mr.. Miller's geld
ng, ran great race. too. but the best
fe could do was take the second end of
TIE $1,000 purse.
Roamer was too fast for Cudgel and
beat him home by three lengths. Mrs
James Arthur's bondage finished third,
two Lengths further back. They were
sAGrcTing as they crossed the line. and
so were Lieut. Clifford y. Coyhran's
Fairy Wand. A h MacOmbers War
loud and Commander Ross's other en-
want. Priscilla MuiIens, which finished
the order named. far in the rear.
To describe the race needs only A few
cords Fairy Wand. with only 9S
loInds on her back. sped to the front
~ soon as Mars Cassidy sent the six
away to a perfect start. She
printed at a terrific pace. and going
own the back stretch was three lengths
head of her field. Roamer was in
e roni position. romping along under a
s'out pull Rounding the bend Robin
oo gave Roamer his head and the race
as decided in the next fifty jumps
Wen the home stretch was reached
RNamer was at Fairy Wand's saddle
swh and bent on going faster. When
Auai eighth pole was reached Roamer
49,. far in front and going away from
BIS fed.