New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Clever Ride by LOTUS
Lands Handicap; Over
There Has Easy Task
By w. I. Macbeth

SARATOGA. Aug. 1e.-Ral PARIS
-yearold brown colt Blazes
won the Grab Bag Handicap at
six furlongs, the feature OF to- days
racing programme. W. r. Goes flly
Cleopatra, was second. and Mrs. Wal
ter NJ. Jeffords's Kinnoul was third
Blazes, under clever ride by Johnny
LOTUS won just ab.ut as he pleased,
III LA 40. The performance wasn't
much from a time standpoint, but it
must be remembered thai the track
was seconds slow.
Blazes didn't have great deal TO
beat not so much as the Grab Bag
winner usually has to gra4 Kinnoul,
which was expected TO furnish the
chief opposition, folded like a jack
knife a, the head OF the stretch and
quit cold.
1t looked for a time as if Kinnoul
would get the main part of the prize,
for he was off like shot out of d gun
and through the stretch and around
the bend opened UP lead of three
lengths. Nolan took kinnoul wide at
the turn for home in order to take
the advantage Of the better going, but
out there his mount began TO stop
LOTUS rated Blazes OF the pace
around the bend, then moved on the
inside turning for home and simply
walked away from the carly favorite
1t was no contest through the last
quarter. Cleopatra, which finished
second, ran a wonderful race McAtee
was in trouble with her in the early
stages Of the journey, being in close
quarters 70 the tor of the stretch.
Cleopatra finished out very storing and
made up lot of ground in the stretch
Easy for Over There
The third race at mile was next
hing to a walkover Tor W r Goes
imported Over There. The field was
scratched down 10 four. McAtee got
held him in hand throughout the
journey, which was accomplished in
the Indifferent time of Lii So Crys-
tai Ford, the favorire, never was =
contender being badly outrun all the
way. Mormon Elder, which was the
early contender, tired in the stretch
and Pastoral Swain took the place
rather handily.
The fifth race, at a mile and a quar-
ter, was only "a romp for c. ?. Win
frey's Ivry. Queen OF the Sea showed
All the early foot and led into the
strotch. bur she stopped badly toward
the end and had all she could do 70
crowd INTO the money hummer laid
of the early pace with the favorite and
started his drive about hall way round d
the far turn. Once he nipped Queen y
the Sea, Hummer took his mount in
hand and rolled the rest OF the wav.
". R. Goes AIT Raid won the open
lnS dash at five furlongs. Northern
Belle was second. The rest Of the field
OF ten might as we'll have been IN the
barn It was one Of the worst starts
seen this season
Northern Belle took q burst al the
barrier and got off three lengths to the
good All the rest. with the exception
of Air Raid, were left a. The post TO
all intcnts and purposes. Simpleton
ran grand race and finished third.
he might have got all the money had
the field broken on even terms.
20 to Shot Is Second
Matinee Idol, which Won the second
race. at q mile was sold to Sam Louis
Tor $4,000. Tailor Maid, backed from
20 to l down 10 10 10 l, closed with
great rush through the stretch and
finished second. Happy Valley was
third. r. T. Wilson's Straight For
ward, the favorite, which opened a o
5, receded to to and then was ham
mered back to 8 to ). broke down so
badly al the sixteenth pole that he had
70 be destroyed after the race
The sixth race. at SIX furlongs. fell
to the odds-on favorite, Damaris. which
was well handled by Sande. Cock o.
the Nam had all the early foot, and
opened uo lead Of six lengths around
the turn. but 1t stopped badly toward
the end, and los. the place in the last
strides to Forfar.
Jockey Erickson SAID lhat he was
winning with Straight Forward when
the little horse broke his 'eg. Straight
Forward has been good winner in
Mr.. Wilson's coiors. and u is pity
that ne had to be destroyed. He is
half brother TO Be Fran.
Blazes, winner of the Grab Bag Han
dicap, cost $500 as a yearling. Blazes
was one of four yearhngs bought for
$4,000 from A. r. Bahcock. He looks
Ike one Of the oldtime wear and tear
year-olds that go through cam
paign and improve on hard work, Like
his sire he IS not big horse, but $
we'll muscled, and not only fast but
game as well. Wrack, his sire. was a
winner both on the fat and over the
hurdles in England