New-York tribune., 1919-08-26
His Choice Wins
InRace .Janlned
ith Mishaps
Ross Silks First Again;
Air Raid, Favorite, Cut
Down and Is Destroyed
By w. |. Macbeth


SARATOGA, Aug. 25.-Commande,
j. X. l.. Ross's silks once more were
most prominent in the feature race OF
the day at Saratoga. His two-year-old
black filly, His Choice, ridden by E
Sande, galloped home in front of field
of eight in the Troy Selling Stakes al
five and half furlongs R. T. Wilson
Jr.'s, Simpleton was second and Samue
Ross's Herd Girl, a rank outsider
third.
Because of an unexpected accident tc
w. r. Goes Air Raid, which went to the
post favorite, this feature was robbed
OF the usual charm. Air Raid, shortly
after the start, was cut down so badl,
by Fait Accompli that the $500 coli
of w. R. Coe had to be destroyed. All
Raid was hammered down from to
to even money, while His Choice. the
winner, which opened odds on at 4 to 5
scared up to to /.
Plenty of accidents and lots of speec
were shown at various stages of the
competition. McAtee got away with {
burst at the barrier and should have
drawn clear easily had he been less
timid. Threatened by jam, McAtet
pulled up sharply, 80 that johnson
could not be blamed for running into
the favorite
John E. Madden's Northern Belle, OF
the outside, was burning up the tract
as the field swung into the third fur
long and soon raced up the front ant
opened a substantial lead His Choic,
and Slmpleton were III close pursui
and wore down Northern Belle, which
stopped in the last furlong. Here
Girl came from away back in the sprin
home and in the last sixteenth bea
Hurry out of the place.
Hurry Shows Possibilities
This lastmentioned colt of ]. w. Nc
Clelland ran really wonderful race
and will bear watching. j. Sullivan
an exercise boy, had the mount. 1t wa.
his second experience under silks. HI
broke we'll enough from second posi-
ton, but lost his nerve in the ensuing
jam and began to pull up. He continued
to pull up until the whole field hae
passed him, then he drove Hurry VI
on the outside.
Coming into the stretch he was ava,
over near the outside fence, but a
that stage Of the journey il looked 70,
while as if Hurry would race pas
everything. But such race as sui
Ivan showed Hurry was too much fo1
any thoroughbred. The colt ran abou
a quarter of a mile further than anv
thlng else III the race, and inside til,
last turlong was drunk and diZzv from
the killing pace. Up to within fit,
yards OF home it seemed he might b,
IN the money. He stopped then as i
shot.
Air Raid came limping in with Nc
Atee in the saddle. The jockey did no
dlsmount until almost back to tn.
stewards stand. 1t was then seen tina
Air Raids left leg had been almos
severed behind the fetlock SO soon a.
the colt could be led away from IT,
ran the five and ha furlongs in 10.
fat, which was excellent time. consid
erlng the slow condition Of the course
The Watervliet Handicap at mil
and furlong was scratched down te
three, but nevertheless proved one o.
the most exciting competitions of The
day. The Oneck Stables Thunderclap D
which was ridden by McAtee, and whict
was also favorite, won handily enough
with James Buffers Spur second. Gif
ford A. Cochrans Fairy Wand was
beaten away off
Fairy Wand Takes Lead
Fairy Wand is bad actor at the
post, yet OCCASION Il but slight de)av
ard the three We're sent off on over
terms. The Cochran mare used he,
early foot to advantage and in tb(
sprint to the first turn drew of to ?
couple of lengths lead over Thunder
clap; Spur, always slow to begin, wa:
trailing.
They held these relative positions
until well up the backstretch. Ther
Ihunderc!ap went after the pacemaker
ABOUT the same time Fairbrothel
moved with Spur. AT the far turn ths
Wand length in front of Thunder,
clap and the latter a length before
Spur. Around the far bend McAtef
sent Thunderclap along to his bes-
pace, and before the home turn was
reached had headed the early pace
maker Once caught, Fairy Wand
quickly gave up the struggle.
But Spur YVES not through by an,
means. He came to the outside Of the
other two and hung on doggedly in the
drive home. At the fur!ong pole i
looked as if he might win, for he hac
crowded up to Thunderclap's saddle
girths. He tired, however, in tn,
heavy going, faltered and dropped
back steadily in the last sixteenth.
Thunderclap ran the mile and fur
long in the excellent time of 1852 g. )
This was only l-5 seconds slowe,
than the track record 1t was really
q record performance in way, TO,