The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-13
CORN TASSEL is
BEATEN AT SPA
Wilson's Star Colt Loses to
Hollister in the Hoosick
Falls Handicap.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 13-For the
first time since the race meeting be-
gan the colors of A. K. Macomber
flashed home in front yesterday after
noon. They were carried to victory
in the Hoosick Falls Handicap by
HOLSTER, the four-year-old son of
Sun Star and Our Lassie.
'Hollister passed the judges three
parts of a length in front of Richard
T. Wilson, Jr.'s Corn Tassel, which
took second honors by two lengths
from Harry Payne Whitney's Tum-
bier. The track was dull, if not slow,
from the recent rains, and the time
for the mile, 1:39 3-5, was exception
ally good.
Corn Tassel ran a great race and
he would have won with a more ener-
getic ride. Buddy Ensor had the
mount on Mr.. Wilson's colt and did
not ride to instructions. AS a result
he was reprimanded by his employer.
Mr. Healey told the jockey to keep the
colt close to the pace and if neces-
sary to use the whip vigorously and
frequently.
Ensor ignored that Injunction. He
got Corn Tassel away from the bar
rier in a bad position and then allow
ed him to drop back more than a
dozen lengths in the run through the
back stretch. Even while rounding
the turn the boy did not show much
energy He kept a tight hold of the
reins and kept them tight until enter
ing the home stretch.
When he was more than a half
dozen lengths behind the leaders En-
sor began to ride like a Garrison. His
move came too late, and although
Corn Tassel was running over horses
during the final furlong the best he
could do was to reach the heels of
HOLSTER
Highland Lad set the pace during
the run down the backstretch, closely
followed by Lucky B., Tumbler and
HOLSTER. Rounding the turn Tumbler
went to the front and entered the
stretch a. length ahead of HOLSTER.
When Strengthened out for home Hol-
lister challenged, but Mr.. Whitney's
colt put up a game fight and held
command until near the 18th pole.
There he faltered and HOLSTER went
past him. So did Corn Tassel, and
the best Tumbler could do was to take
| the third end of the purse.
! The Seneca, the other stake event
| of the day, was won by James R.
SINNERS Sweepup IL, a rank out
slider. Lieut.. Raymond Belmont's
Jyntee was second and E. R. Brad
! 1ey's Blue Paradise third.
| It'll. -
big surprise. He went to the post al
| Is to l, but ran like a 1 to Is shot
| Jockey McAtee got him away from
| the barrier on his toes and sent him
swinging along at the head of the
| field at a fast pace. The colt was full
of running and increased his lead with
every bound until 18th of a mile
! from home. At that point McAtee
| looked around and when he saw his
| opponents staggering along far in the
rear he began to ease up his mount
he was a length and a half in from
of Jyntee.
The first race at six fur1ongs, fol
| two-year-o lds, started the days spor
with a big surprise. Willis SHARP
Kilmer's Mormon won by two length:
with Willie Knapp tugging Justify or
Their ems to hold him in check.
Walter J. Salmon bought Shady
the brown filly. which finished third
in the first race, from Harry Payne
Whitney. The f1lly is by Broomsticl
and Sylvan.
Sun Briar and Johren made sensa
tional trials over the muddy tract
early yesterday. Johren worked {
mile and quarter in 2:0S pulled VI
and Sun Briar stepped mile and {
furlong in 1857. Johren covered the
mile in lao rs and the mile and
furlong in 1854. Sun Briars frac
tional time was II As, 25, 81, 40 3-5
1902 25. 1:16, 1870, 1:43 3-5 ant
| 1:57. The trials were in preparation
for the Travers, the $4,000 stake
which first was run in 1864 and which
will bed ecided next Saturday.