New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Feature Event
At Spa Taken
.ByThunderclap
Oneck Stables Entry Wins
Hoosick Falls Handicap;
Odds-On V.oses Opener
By w. /. Macbeth


Stables Thundercla3 ~on tho Hoosick
Falls Handicap, at mile and a quar-
ter, the feature OF the racing card here
this afternoon. The victory was de-
cidedly popular with the regulars. for
Thunderclap was ar odds-on favorite.
R. T. Wilson, jr.'s, Thunderstorm was
second, and W. r. Goes Athlone
third. F. D. Weir's Tetley, which
brought up the rear. was the only
other starter.
Falrbrother rode an excellent race
with Thunderclap and brought him
home in 2:05. as fresh and strong, ap-
parently, as at the start. Thunder
storm, on the other hand, was all in at
the finish. He burned himself out in
chasing Athlone to the stretch. Tet-
ley was prominent for less than half
the way.
The card to-day was rather ordi-
nary one perhaps in view of the rich
prize money that will be given away in
three big stakes that always celebrate
getaway day here.
E. f. Bradley put over another good
one in the fifth race, at mile, in the
imported four-year-old Sunstar colt.
Porte Drapeau. P. G. King finished
out strong and took the place, while
Wilfreda was third. 1t was only a
breeze for Porte Drapeau, which felt
SO good after the race that he ran
around the track a couple of times to
celebrate. Little Boyle was unable to
stop him until Porte Drapeau ran
down.
Favorite Beaten in First
The day started with an upset.
Hurry, the odd-on favorite of the
opening dash, at five and a half fur
longs, had to be content with second
money. Buckhorn H. handed McClel-
lands colt a good trimming, principally
because of the fact that the latter
would not run kindly for Schuttinger.
Hurry tried to run out all the way
and Schuttlnger made so much use of
the colt in holding him in that he had
little left when let down. He refused
1t looked at the head of the stretch as
If Hurry could win as far as he pleased
and then he started to sulk Sadie D
finished third.
R. F. Carman's Startling won the
second dash, at six furlongs. under a
good ride on the part of Buddy Ensor.
He beat Sam Hildreth's Lord Brighton
by half a length. Old Rosebud finished
third, a length and half further back,
but was disqualified, so that George
Starr got third money Rosebud Just
first turn. Of them all Crank suffered
the most. Ensor steered his mount
clear of the trouble. He came on
around the field and won handily.
The mile race, which was third on
the programme, witnessed the down
fall of another favorite, Paul Con-
nelly's Dorcas, which was simply raced
into the ground by f. C. Gritfiths Sedan
Sedan won just about as he pleased,
while Dorcas folded in the last fuslonrg
so badly he could not withstand the
challenge of Harry Breivogel for the
place.
Truly Rural in Front
Harry Payne Whitney's two-year- old
hlly Truly Rural won the closing
dash, of five furlongs, in most striking
fashion and in the commendable time
of 0:5S 3-5.
Tomorrow marks the close of the
most successful race meeting ever con-
Quoted at Saratoga. Like the good
host of the parable, the racing asso-
citation saved its good wine for the end
OIL INe lcdSl. HICc STAKES Ol uu
interest are on the getaway card. The
most discussed, of course, is the Hope
full, for two-year- olds at six furlongs
This event ranks in Importance and
monetary worth with the Futurity, to
be run at Belmont Park week later,
and the best of the Juveniles will be
out for the glory and coin.
Samuel Riddles great Man O. War
which has baen beaten only once, and
then by huke, will be the odds on
favorite for the field of eight in the
Hopeful, which will be worth more than
900 to the winner this year.
The Saratoga Cup, at a mile and six
furlongs. has attracted only three en-
tries. The great three year-old. Pur-
chase, will meet Exterminator and
Thunderstorm over the route. Some
isappontment is expressed that Com
mander Ross did not send out Cudgel
considered one of the best horses in
training over a distance of ground
The Saratoga Steeplechase Handicap,
at about two and half miles, brings
together four good timbertoppers-
Babcock Elysian. Hibler and Belle O.
the Sea