New-York tribune., 1918-08-20
Spa Demonstration
As War Kiss Wins
Jockey Buxton Criticised
Slippery Elm Lands Red
Cross Handicap
By w. ]. Macbeth


19.-This was Red Cross day at the
Saratoga track and if the multitude OF
fair solicitors for this charity of
mercy had been quadrupled their 1.um
bers would still be too few to nurse
back to good spirits the sore heads
that quilted the course at the con
clusion of the thrilling sixth race.
One of the widest demonstrations
ever seen at the Spa attended the cur
tain number. To most every one but
the judges 1T appeared that the heavily
backed Minuet beat the outsider, War
Kiss, by a good neck. War Kiss was
placed first and Minuet second.
The crowd hooted and booed this
official verdict and many hundreds
gathered thrcateningy around the
judges stand. Nothing stronger or
more hefty than epithets were hurled
at the offlcials, the Pinkertons crowd
ing in force among the mob TO prevent
the threatened storm. This demon
straton WAS prompted, doubtless, be-
cause of a succession OF dlSappolnt-
ments, as after the opening events
favortes tumbled fast and thick along
Mr.. Meyers's we'll known thoroughfare.
The finding of the judges stood, as
usual, but they had few uneasy min
utes just the same, and to even the
unbiased appeared at fault on this
occasion. Minuet appeared TO have
nepped War Kiss at the end by good
neck.
A Strange Coincidence
Bv a strange coincidence, Buxton
rode the winner Of this fvefurlong
dash, War Kiss, of the Macomber
stable. which was a 20 to ] shot. BuX-
ton got off flying and drove his mount
at top speed all the way. taking the
shortest route home, and lasting just
long enough to win the brackets last
ing in the opinion Of the judges, that 49,
This was a much different ride than
this same Buxton showed with two
other of Mr. Macomber's horses; war
lister in the Red Cross Handicap
Buxton's weak riding of late has been
tolerated in the light of incomplete nee
| The stewards would do we'll TO lnvesti,
gate his ride of Hollister IN the Kec
| Gross Handicap. He had Hollister un-
der 9 terrific pull almost to the stretch
the colts head was bound around OF
his shoulder taking the stretch 1oI'
and Buxton never did attempo TO rnaNe
bid till it was too late. NOT gu nt
appear at all interested IN lhe i1'' u
J
slippery Elm won the Red cross
uandicsn n,dfre' a{ a mile. Little George
Walls got away winging and maze IL d
chase Tor the others all OF the way
Franklin fought it out with the pace
maker to the stretch, then tlred paaly'
Rondage. away last, had hard 1lhie
getting up but finished resolutely ai.u .l.a
was running over the oIhers a. Wv
end Hollistcr, away we'll, was lnlme
d;atelv taken back by Buxton, carried
INTO a pocket and finally chokeo'
Ioft,,s would have won with this prime
'rbe Mohawk, at mile with a guar
o,toad cash value of $4,000 was won
bv R T. Wilson's Wyoming sweep
Ip. I'd, and Panaman raced thelhSeises
10 death through the first haH. Ehsol
waited with Wyoming to the .;t.,, s;aeerm
then came away to handy victory
.,.l,r;ne, enen r';,, F'lmcndorf in the last fur
long.
Wins at Is to ]
Godfrey Preece, ir., put over pa1'' al
IS to | shot in the mlle nttn. re
came from away bacH' as G o.u 49, a,no
non threatened TO make 1t walkover'
hnt after leading by half dozen
lengths stopped to q walk IN the
StTste'' Ths steeplcchase feA ii lnadel II
Rvers on the second turn Of the held
raced this one away out to an over
uhelming lead and won pulled up by
more than dozen lengths. FIRST Vu' Vu
lost it's rider at the last fence. ana also
an excellent chance for the place sun
King. the favorite, would have hhlsneo
an easy second had he not broken
down fifty yards from the finish
In a workout this morning Koamer
which will go against time on W ednes'
dav. reeled off mile and turlong IN
1:51 1-5. doing the mile in l33 nat Inc
gelding carried much more weight than
he will be required to carry in ms ex-
hibition. Snapdragon, of the Miller
stable, will probably pace Roamer 1ol
the last half mile of the trial.
DR.. McCully, who examined Sun King
after his breakdown, expressed the
opinion that the racing days OF TINS
fine timber topper had been ended
the Sylvester Stable, for which Ed.
die Peters is the trainer. has bought
Repeler at private terms.
Keen Jane, which won the CLOSING
race OF Saturday last, was badly cut
in the quarter during the running OF
the event and will be out OF training
for month or more.