New Britain herald., 1918-08-27
QUESTIONABLE IN
 FIRST AT SARATOGA
Starts in Seventh Place But
 Leaves Field Behind

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Ques- tionnaire, the brown colt owned by Edward Arlington, ran like a cham pion in the Troy Selling Stakes, the feature of the programme at the Spa, yesterday afternoon. He got away from the barrier in the seventh posi- tion, ran around a big field of juve- niles and then won eased up by three lengths. Joseph E. Widener's Peter fin ished second and R. H. Potter's Blair gOWrie third. So impressive was Cues tionnaire's race that many hOrsemen declared he would give Q good ac- count of himself in the $30, 900 Hope full Stakes on Saturday.
 Frank Herold, trainer for MT. Ar hngton, had the colt in top form QueStiOnnaire'S recent trials were so fast that he was made the favorite, but there were so many other tips" in the race that the good odds of ? to 1 were obtained on him at post time.
 Different Eyes went to the front soon after the start and set a merry pace to the head of the stretch. At that point he quit and Peter took command. At the final eighth pole Peter looked like the winner, but by that time Georgie Walls, who gradu- ally had worked QuestiOnnaire into contending position, gave his mount a crack of the whip. MT. Arlingtons s colt sprang to the front and the race was over. GeOrgie had a tard time to keep from winning by too big margin.
 The track was dull from the recent rains and QuestiOnnaire' time of 1:05 4-5 was exceptionally good.
 Questionnaire was entered to be sold for $2, 900, and when he galIoped home a victor Joe Vendig dashed from his position on the lawn and when the colt was offered for sale bid $2,50O. MT. Arlington bid an eX- tra $5 and led his colt back to the barn.
 Fairy Wood, the chestnut lilly own- ed by Clifford A. Cochran, ran off with the Watervliet Handicap. With little Willie Midgley in the saddle she dart ed to the front as soon as the barrier rose and was never headed. At the end of the one mile and a furlong journey she was length ahead of A. K. MacOmber's Star Master.
 It was Fairy Wand's third race in less than a week, but when she re- turned to the paddock, she was far . week Frankie Robinson punished her so much with the whip that she re- fused to do her best and was cOmpel- led to accept third honors. She came back to the track the next day, and with the Junior Mid2ley in the saddle and no whip to hurt her ran a fine race and finished a bang up second. Fairy Wand will be retired from the turf this week. She will he sent to MT. Cochran's stud farm. That such a good runner should be lost to the turf when she is at her best seems a pity.
 I7lags the thrce-year-old son of Whis< Broom IT.. again showed that he is one of the best sprintcrs in this country. He gave away big Jumps of weight to u big field of high class horses in the Burnt Hills Handicap and won thn stake in sensational style Samuel Rosss Crank finished second and Joseph F.. Widcncr'~ Naturalist was third Flags travelled the six ! turlonG& over tn" dull track in i'll 1-5. only four-hfths of a secAnd { behind the track record held jointly by JYntcc and Polymelian.
 The first race, claiming affair at one mile, was won by MT. Arlington'a s old Lay gcldlnE Brother JoI'alhah. Tie won because several of the contend CTS met with bed racing luck. While rounding the first turn several of the horses cOllided and Erickson on Ecu q Artifce and Ted Rice on Christie went down. IIrckson's co1)arbone was broken. Rice escaped injury. It was Erickson second mount since ] his return to the saddle after a sc rious fall st the Jamaica meeting.