The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-15

BILLY KELLY TAKES
SANFORD STAKES
Two Year Old Colt Recently
Purchased by Com. Ross
Wins by 8 Lengths.

Saratoga, Aug. 15-Commander ].
K. L. Ross saw Billy Kelly, run for
the first time in his colors yesterday
and was well repaid for his invest
ment of $4,000 for the crack two
year-old when he romped home in
front Of the field for the Sanford Me-
mortal Stakes. This victory added
to his successes in the Flash and
United States Hotel Stakes makes
the tson of Dick Welles-Glena stand
out as by far the best youngster seen
here.
He carried 100 pounds, was away
from the barrier slowly, but left no
doubt of his quality when he shot by
the added starter, Lion dor, soon af-
ter entering the stretch, and won with
eight lengths to spare. There was
some regret that W. R. Goes Teren-
tia, rated now as the best of the
FLIES, did not start, owing probably
to the heavy track caused by rain
storm just before the races began.
But Billy Kelly furnished another
proof of how great gelding he is by
showing that all tracks look alike to
him. He reveled in the mud in much
the same fashion that he did in the
fast going, and his time of 1:14 3-5
was second faster than Papp made
year ago, when he carried the same
weight to victory in the Memorial
Since coming to the Spa Billy Kelly
has started four times and was only
beaten in the Albany Handicap, in
which he carried 1913 pounds; and
was rather poorly handled.
Sande had the mount on Billy Kelly
yesterday afternoon and was unfor-
tunate at the start. He was pulling
his mount up as the barrier rose, so
that when the field was under way he
was in next to last position. Mean
time P. A, Clark's Lion dor was away
winging from the inside berth and
opened up a gap of several lengths
| at the bottom of the back stretch. By
this time Billy Kelly had worked his
way up to third place. Col. Living
ston was the closest follower of Lion
| dor, but going around the bend
Billy Kelly made up more ground, SO
that he was Tapped on Colonel Living
ston as he turned into the stretch.
Lion dor still had a lead of three
| lengths when Strengthened out for
home, but it vanished like smoke
| when Sande called on Billy Kelly for
his real effort. The bay gelding
| leaped forward with an amazing
burst of speed that sent him to the
front at the eighth pole in spite OF
the desperate efforts of Ensor to keep
Lion dor in the van. Once he began
to race there was no stopping the son
of Die Welles, and he tore ahead I'M
til he passed the judges eight lengths
in front of Lion dor. Colonel Liv-
| ingston held on 10 third place, five
lengths back of Lion dor.
Favorites were bowled over again
with great regularity, the greatest dis
appointment being caused by the fail
ure of w. R. Goes Polymelian to las:
out the seven furlong route in the
| fifth race. There were no excuses
for the imported colt, as he was in
motion when the barrier went up, and
raced into a lead OF five lengths al
the back stretch. Fairbrother did
his best to keep him under control
but he began to weaken at the end -ot
six furlongs, and refused to answer
to the whip as ]. S. Wards Boniface
ranged alongside. Boniface won by
two lengths, and Gloomy Gus, which
! once before beaten Polymelian got
up in time to snatch the place from
him by half a length.