New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

Andrew Mllers Roamer-the gall
ant Roamer. which has SO often vim
dicased public trust; the Roamer that
SET a worlds record around the turns
o. Saratoga -trailed home a gallant
bat besten third in this feature of the
day. Roamer lost one of the most
courageous duels of his venerable
career TO A. Il. Macomber's War
Cloud, but It was one of the few times
Of his career that the duel was for
second honors and second money.
AS matter of fact. in the opinion
OF close students of the game, Roaner
should never have been asked to face
such AZ unequal issue as that Of yes
.erday. The aged gelding, which was
ougdened with top weight and which
had never shown his best form on
such a sloA track as prevailed, showed
plainly in his workout prior to the
trial that he was sore. and sore as q
boil. He went to the post tender
.ooted as an old man neglectful of his
cornS.
Defeat No Surprise
SO the defeat of Roamer did not
come as a surprise to many. He
opened favorite but went begging. A
s.rce he returned from Saratoga
seemed verified in his workout. 1t
was not the real Roamer that faced
the starter yesterday.
That regretful circumstance was
evidenced plainly shortly after the
start. Roamer went to the front but
4 Daddy's Choice, rank outsider, light
ly weighted. OUTRAGED the gallant geld
4 ing through the first half mile. 1t is
true that Robinson took the old geld
ing in hand for breathing spell at
| hn oc hon ctr ofch Pnh
let Roamer down after hitting the
bend and the Miller gelding movel
rapidly away. This was a true burst
II Of Roamer speed. but it was quickly
seen that both George Smith and War
q Cloud had not been fooled by the pace.
q They came away quite as readily if
n aot more so, as the redoubtable
4 pace maker until, when they hit the
;traiglltaway for home the three OF
them seemed running head to head.
George Smith, as usual slow to begin,
tirst gave hint of what he had in store
as the field swept round the bend. He
had been running last, but he moved
81 up quickly with his great Looping strides,
Il I'LL from the outside he had Tapped
q Smith and Roamer as the three
s. Strengthened for home. 1t did not take
81 George Smith long, once he got up, to
a wear old Roamer down. Quarter Of a
q mile from home it was hard to dis
q tinguish any advantage among the
"a three. Then George Smith began to
q draw away from the others. He drew
way gradually unto lead of four
lengths and maintained that advantage,
+ eased up, at the end.
The duel between Roamer and War
T. cloud for the place was soul-thrilling
+ affair and one of the most interesting
spectacles of the meeting 1t was a
test OF endurance and heart between
= Jockeys Lotus and Robinson, quite as
much as one between the great thor
T. oughbreds. Roamer hung on gamely,
War Cloud quite as gamely. But in the
tery last stride, it seemed, Lotus
lfted the Macomber colt ahead just the
NJ nch or two necessary to gain the YER
VI 'iict. and gallant old Roamer had to be
satistied with third place.
Taken by and large it was q pretty
az sort of getaway. Four favorites
Fon, which is as much as can be ax-
eected in any racing vicinity. There
we're three wonderful head finishes that
lad the crowd on chairs, raving mad
a trough the closing sixteenths. The
irst Of these tight squeezes developed
n tn third race, which was for two
Year olds at six furlongs. Madam
5yng, ridden to the last ounce of her
Stamina, was lucky enough to get off
# nylng and open up such lead as Won
E derman could not overcome. The
latter, under Robinson's skilful horse
manshlp, closed with great rush
q through the stretch and would have
81 Won in another stride.
N Madam Byng was a winning favor
n tie, as was also W. K. Goes gray two
year-old fllly, that won the closing five
Iurlong dash. This Herodias had the
ame of her life beating out ]. w. Nc
81 0!elland's Phantom Maid at the end,
The pair raced head to head through
out the final furlong, and no one dared
hazard guess as to the victor before
the official numbers were hung out
rairbrGther, who won the brackets
w'th the gray, took a desperate chance
81 through the final sixteenth, when he
rode Phantom Maid dangerously close
70 the fence. Those who had bet on the
lsvorite did not breathe easily till it
was seen Schuttinger did not intend to
lodge a claim of foul. Phantom Maid
undoubtedly would have won had she
not been in such tight quarters. She
stride f' ''' ''''''N9'
Wins at 10 to /
me Quincy Stables Barry Shannon
mon Cne mile, fifth, at the attractive
odds of 10 to /. The favorite. Colnm.
one, trailed the field of four ali the
way. Barry Shannon showed more
courage than he had displayed in his
sesent start, and hung on gamely un-
s;u. ssr Scnuttlnger's lash through the final
snsaS s,Mteenth. He made use Of his early
peea Sena, 10 good advantage, but Smart
aoney undoubtedly would have won
f. turn. 0' y" y" 'he 1ai
me steeplechase, at about two and
sha aait miles, was unsatisfactory, to say
the he fa.. ieast. Instead of going out with
his ;s 1avorite, Brooks, Jockey Bush held
MIL. .ount under triple wraps for two
~sD ss, then when he let him down il
WAS found the steed had been choked
VI oeath. Trumpator. coupled with
nloanao. and second choice, won as he
S'esssed after the first mile. ''
Of 'anhsparagon ma II proved much the best
Olaca nrst race. Knocked back to last
H. pioCe and bumned about r;,h4 - ~, =