The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-20
Spa Demonstration As
War Kiss Is Favored
Crowd Certain Minuet Is in
First by Half a Neck
Jockey Buxton Criticised
Slippery Elm Lands
Red Gross Handicap-In-
fidel II Takes Steeple-
chase.


Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Aug. Co.
Yesterday was Red Cross day at the
Stratoga track and if the multitude of
fair solicitors for this charity Of mer-
cy had been quadrupled their num-
bers would still be too few to nurse
back to good spirits the sore heads
that quilted the course at the conclu-
sion of the thrilling sixth race.
One of the widest demonstrations
ever seen at the Spa attended the
curtain number. To most every one
but the judges it appeared that the
heavily backed Minuet beat the out
slider, War Kiss, by a good neck War
Kiss was placed first and Minuet Sec
ond.
The crowd hooted and booed this
official verdict and many hundreds
gathered threateningly around the
"judges' stand. Nothing stronger or
more hefty than epithets were hurled
at the officials, the Pinkertons crowd
ing in force among the mob to pre-
onstration was prompted, doubtless,
because of a succession of disappoint-
ments, as after the opening events
favorites tumbled fast and thick along
MIR. Meyerss well known thorough
fare. The finding of the judges stood,
as usual, but they had a few uneasy
minutes Just the same, and to even
the unbiaside appeared at fault on
this occasion. Minuet appeared to
have nipped War Kiss at the end by
a good neck.
By a strange coincidence, Buxton
rode the winner Of this f1ve-furlong
dash, War Kiss, of the Macomber
stable, which was a 20 to 1 shot. Bux-
ton got off flying and drove his mount
at top speed al the way, taking the
shortest route home, and lasting just
long enough to win the brackets
lasting in the opinion of the judges,
that is.
This was a much different ride than
this same Buxton showed with two
other of Mr.. Macomber's horses, War
Marvel in the opening event. and Hol-
lister in the Red Cross Handicap.
Buxtons weak riding of late has been
tolerated in the light of incompetence.
The stewards would do well to inves-
tigate his ride of HOLSTER in the Red
Cross Handicap. He had HOLSTER
under a terrific pull almost to the
stretch, the colts head was bound
around on his shoulder taking the
stretch turn and Buxton never did at
tempt to make a bid till it was too
late. Nor did he appear at all inter-
ested in the fate of War Marvel in the
first race.
Slippery Elm won the Red Cross
Handicap at mile. Little Georgia
Walls got away winging and made it a
chase for the others all Of the way
Franklin fought it out with the pace
maker to the stretch, then tired badly
Bondage, away last had a hard time
getting up but finished resolutely and
was running over the others at the
end. HOLSTER, away we'll was imme-
diately taken back by Buxton, carried
into pocket and finally choked. LOT
tus would have won with this prime
favorite.
The Mohawk, at a mile, with 6
guaranteed cash value of $4,000, wa:
won by R. T. Wilson's Wyoming
Sweep Up, I'd, and Panaman raced
themselves to death through the frs
half. Ensor waited with wyoming t.
the stretch, then came away to {
handy victory, outgaming Elmendorf
in the last furlong.
Wins at is to 1.
Godfrey Preece, Jr., put over Dan
a Is to shot, in the mile fifth. H
came from away back, as did alst
Deckmate in the stretch. Barr.
Shannon threatened to make 1t
walkover, but after leading by a hal
dozen lengths stopped to a walk in tn
stretch.
The steeplechase fell to Infidel II
Byers on the second turn of the fell
raced this one away out to an over
whelming lead and won pulled up D
more than a dozen lengths. First Gu
lost it's rider at the last fence, and ais
an excellent chance for the place. Su
King, the favorite, would have finish
ed an easy second had he not broke
down fifty yards from the finish.
In a workout yesterday Roame1
which will go against time on Wed
nesday, reeled off mile and a furlon
in 1851 1-5, doing the mile in 1888 fla
The gelding carried much more weigh
than he will be required to carry i
his exhibition. Snapdragon, of tn
Miller stable will probably pac
Roamer for the last half mile of tn
trial.