The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30
PURCHASES VICTORY
 MAKES SPA TALK
Form Somersault Staged by Juvenile - Papp Earns
 First Success of Season.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 30-A heavy thunder storm early yesterday spoil ed the programme at the Saratoga track. It left the track ankle deep in mud and caused the withdrawal of more than fifty entries. Purchase the big chestnut colt owned by the Brighton Stable, turned form som- ersault and last night it was said that the stewards were Investigating He beat a small. but select field of juveniles in the last race in sensa- tional style.
 Purchase ran as the heavy bettors expected him to run. He got away from the barrier well and for fur long he, Joseph E. Widener's Peter and the Triple Spring Farms Senator Crow raced head and head. At that point Senator Crow quit and Pur- chase and Peter went on at the head of the field as a team. Half way down the home stretch Peter falter- | ed and Purchase went on and won | by a length and half.
 Papp, the juvenile champion of last year, scored his first victory of the season in the fifth race. He won, but few knew it until the official numbers were posted. At the end of the mile journey only his nose was in front of s. c. Hildreth's Poacher. To many it looked like a dead heat and to others it seemed as if Poacher had won. During the race Papp was kicked and suffered a severe cut in the rear right leg l I ;e T ;+ an ugly wound and might cause the colt to be taken out of training.
 The Wilton Handicap, the feature of the card, resulted in an easy vic- tory for Joseph E. Widener's import ed colt Naturalist. His only oppon- ents were c. H. Berryman's Valol and Samuel Ross's Crank. Natural. ist, the favorite at 1 to 2, never Jeff the result in doubt. He is excep tionally fond of the mud, and wher the barrier rose he went to the iron and was never headed. At the enc he was under a stout pull, lengtf and a half in front of Crank.
 Flags, the great sprinter belonging to the Brighton Stable, showed in thu second race that he could run well ol slippery track with 12S pounds up He ran away from small but higl class field.
 The first race at five and a hal furlongs for two year old fillies wen to F. D. Weir's Ambassador III. Tha she passed the judges first was du to a great ride by Molesworth. H got the lilly off in front, set tn pace all the way and reserved enougI 7 of his mounts speed to withstand determined challenge in the stretc by Major August Belmont's Duches Lace. At the end Molesworth lit
 erally had to lift Ambassador owe
 the line to earn the verdict.
 Johren and Roamer worked be
 tween the races in preparation fo
 the Saratoga Cup, which will be on
 Of the features on Saturday. Johre
 With his weight up and euuippe
 With blinkers covered a mile and
 half in PAP. Roamer, minus hi
 Drinkers, which are an indispensab bl
 part of his equipment, went a mil
 and quarter in 2:14.
 On account of the condition of tb c course Sun Briar's trial against in
 one mile record was declared off. b1 I MT. kilmer has asked the steward
 to permit trial some day next wee
 when the course is as good as it WIZ
 when he hung up 1:36 1-5. MT. Ri , mer offered to pay all expenses connection with the preparation (
 the course and the sending of sneci. = OFFICIALS to supervise the perform 0 ance