New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
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Score; Feature
ToCalnoufleu,'
kup,mer's Fine Ride Lands
Mohawk Stakes: Natural
ist Outruns Fast Field
Bv W. !. Macbeth

.s-ee.vear-old chestnut colt, Camou-
a.ur. sAMfuNy handled by Jockey c.
rr,,mer. won the Mohawk Selling
ss1e'o.t s.sSas q 81 SEQ at mile. the feature
:. today 5 racing card. r. T. Wilson,
y < TiisNedon was second. half
!snzrn lengths behind. while F. D.
Eeir's Aetley finished third.
II was q popular victory-of course,
setories of favorites always are-and
his was a day when form was really
r.djcated. The public choices made
clean up to the very last event Of
II looked for time as if Tom Healy,
,ts genial trainer for the president
= the Saratoga Racing Association.
S'irht have urloaded j fine line of
roods in Thistiedon. which was warm
IN and which was well supported. For
tar mile Thistidon tin-canned away
rom the others just like Hannibal tin
canned IN front Of his fields twice last
week. But Thistledon. unlike Hanni-
bsl. cane back a last
Hummer cook his time about stirring
m the favorlte. Around the first turn
nd through most OF the bach stretch
be traed Gath WAS prominent for a
ssor. time. bat soon showed conclu-
svey that he aid not like that particu-
lar kind Of heavy going. Tetley worked
No to third position.
Overtakes the Leaders
Near the start of the far turn Kun
mer began 10 let his mount down a
bit and he passed Gath and Tetley IN
order as if they had been tied. Thistle
don. however. was stlll several lengths
in front and apparently running strong.
~ ..an f,1+
where the footing was best and then
ssnt CamouAeur along at his best pace.
+. didn't take him long to come to
sven terms with the early front run
ner. and once Thistledon was headed
+. was al over Through the sixteenth
Camoufeur simply cantered-
The Bolton Handicap for thre year
oNs and upward was won by that fine
md honest thorough bred, J. +. Wide
ser's imported FIVE year-old brown
gelding. Naturalist. which had to prove
his heart and stamina at every stage
n the sticky going P. A. Clara's Lion
pOr finished second and Commander
K. L. Ross sensational Billy Kelly,
ou. for the lrst time since May, was
third.
The start was anything but a good
one Elm Queen, which misbehaved
badly and would not come up to the
barrier. got away in bust and IN .
moment had drawn out to lead Of
.wo or three lcugthS. Lion Dor. from
he rail position, was in close p1Ysuit,
with BIZ Kelly to the outside, a.
most laared on this one. Naturalist
rad been slightly bumped and knocked
oa. Of contending position.
But Farbrother. on Naturalist al-
ways illu -'ratcs the centaur, qnG he
ven: 7 ght to work with his mount,
ssjcn ore Of the very hest thor
ourhbreds in training. He worked up
gradually toward the inside and came
u on the raii where the going vas
bit heavier than elsewhere. bur where
there was bound TO be more or less
room under the conditions.
Elan Queen slows Up
Skirtina the far turn Elm Queen
began to slow up a bit, at least her
iulsuers began 10 overhaul The fly.
Lion D'Or. faif way round had closd
IN most of the daylight on the pace
maker. Bily Kelly was still to the
outside IF saa Clark colt 1t was here
Fairbro.hec began 10 display evidences
Of the fact tnat he was very mueh IN
the race
At the home turn he hugged the rail,
while the leaders swung out bit. I'll
fin Queen was staggering and dropping
back with every stride. falrbrother
raced Naturalist in behind Lion D'Orr,
the new pacenaker, until he had drawn
clear o. Billy Kelly; then he pulled
over to the outside and IN the last SIN
teentn fairly ran away from tiarks
colt
The steeplechase proved little more
j NIL q
Clsrk's five year-old chestnut geld'ng
Robin Goodfcliow. a winner at long
price on his last outing.
The tfth race, at mile, develored
one Of the worst spills of the season
10 date Bob Hensley. the second
choice, broke down shortly after the
slSrt. As he slowed up. War Tax col
lided and went down, rolling Wessler
among bunch OF horses. Stitch in
Time stumbled SNd fell over the Pros
trate War Tax. None Of the three
jockeys carried down was seriously in
lured
The race was just breeze for the
iarorite, -Poacheg. Captain Hodge fin
ished second, and Starter, long shot,
third.
The long chain OF favorlte victories
was finally broken in the last race
when Robinson got off poorly wish
John Z. Madd9n's Came Chick, found
bad pocket fnd finally finished ont
side the money. This five furlong
dash was won by Sam Louis's Prec-
ous Pearl. an outsider in the betting.
". S. Murrays Sandy Beal won the
~e and a half furlong dash shat
opened the third weeks entertain
mlent in the handiest fashion imagin
able