The sun., 1918-08-17
CUDGEL SETS MARK
IN GRUELLING RACE
Beats Westy Hogan by a Nod
and Runs Mile and Three
sixteenths in :56.
Spscia, Despatch 10 Tns Sun.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 1s.-To-days
racing at the famous old track here was
the best Of the year. Two records were
exceIled and ensaticnal finishes marked
Ave of the six contests. More than
10000 persons were present and they
received thrill after thrill.
one OF the records toppled over was
a worlds mark 1t fell before the strides
Of Commander J X. l.. Ross renowned
Cudgel IN the Schenectady Handicap.
This great four-year-old son of Broom
stick and Eugena Burch ran one and
three sixteenths miles in the remark
able time OF ! :56. This clipped three
lfths OF second from the old worlds
figures established by Milton B. at La
tonia In 1913
in the last race J. w. McClelland's
two-year-old brown colt Eternal clipped
four-fifths OF a second from the Ave fur
long track mark hung up last week by
Harry Payne Whitney's Sticking. Eter-
nah stepped over the course in S. 20
seconds.
First by q Nod.
The Schenectady furnished the great
est equine contest since the day Wilfrid
Viau's Omar Khnyyam defeated Major
August Belmonts Hourless in the Real
ization last year. Cudgei won, but
only by nod When his head went
across the finish line westy Hogan's
head was high In the air preparatory to
taking a mighty bound.
II was even a more gruelling and bet
ter contest than the memorable Rea l!za-
ton. In the Belmont Park classic Omar
Khayyam and Hourless jockeyed for
positions until the home stretch. with
the result that IL was in reality only a
dash of quarter OF mile. To-day It
was a desperate struggle over the entire
one and three sixteenths miles.
Cudgcl, westy Hogan, Bondage and
Ticket were the starters. but II was q
two horse race from beginning TO end.
Weety Hogan had the most early speed.
He went to the front soon after the
start and quickly opened a gap of two
lengths on Cudgel which led the re
mainder of the field by twice that dis
lance. In the long run down tho back
stretch Westy Hogan tried his mightiest
to increase his lend. but his efforts were
in vain. Cudgel had an abundance of
Speed and always kept within striking
distance.
Rounding the bend Cudsel challenged
and when the home stretch was reached
he was at Westy Hogan's saddle girths
and apparently able and ready to gallop
to the front at this point.
Almost every one present proclaimed
'Cudgel an easy victor. All 'racegoers
know the mighty finishing qualities Of
Cudgel. and they thought they knew that
Westy Hogan would stop. Cudgel fin
ished as theT expected. but Westy Hogan
handed therl big surprise. Mr., viau's
colt did not quit Instead he travelled
faster during the final furlong than he
did when speeding along as the pace
maker.
Stride for stride he measured speed
ri
ponent. and It was not until the very
last jump that Cudgel poked his nose in
front During the great struggle
through the stretch there was little
vocal enthusiasm. The crowd stood as
though spellbound. They expected westy
Hogan to crack after each bound, but
when he finished on almost even terms
with Cudgel he received even greater ap-
plause than did the victor.
Ordered to start Colt.
Although Eternars victory brought
forth new record 1t was a big dis
appointment to nine-tenths Of the on
lockers Eternal is a, really great colt
and vast majority Of the crowd were
prepared to wager on" him. but while
the thousands were scamperins around
looking for odds on him Kimbail Patter-
son. his trainer. went before the stew
ARDS and asked permission to withdraw
the colt on the ground that Eternal was
too stiff and sore to race
me oHeials heard his plea and then
ordered the colt brought before them
a public inspection followed. The Of
hcials decided he was In good enough
condition to race and ordered him sent
20 tne post As a result. from
favorite at to s he became one Of the
al ~ l.