The sun., 1919-08-20
GRAB BAG HANDICAP
IS WON BY BLAZES
Raj PARIS Brown Colt Runs
Impressive Race in Sara
toga Feature.
ny HENRY ". KING.

SARATOGA, Aug. 19.-Blazes. the brown
son of wrack and Blazing Star, belong
ing to Raj Parr. was put to a real test
to-day and he came out Of 1t with flying
eolors He won the Grab Bag Handicap
in sensational style and left far behind
him such good Juveniles as Walter NJ.
Jeffords's Kinnoui and W. r. Goes
Cleopatra and Cinderella. 1t was the
third consecutive victory for Blazes dur
ing the meeting and he accomplished his
task to-day in the same easy fashion as
In his two previous races. At the end of
the six furlong route he was eased up
two lengths ahead Of Cleopatra, which
beat Kinnoul four lengths for place
honors.
SO impressive was his race that will
lam Garth. the veteran trainer who de-
veloped him, declared that he was now
ready to take the scalp OF the great
Man o. War.
Blazes 10 little colt but he II a
sturdy. muscular youngster, possessing
great speed and no end Of courage and
stamina. Early this spring he was
stricken with the ''nu" and a skin dis
ease which would have caused the aver
age thoroughbred to refuse to do any
thing but loll around his stall Not 80
with Blaxes. Despite his illness he al
ways wanted to be on the 60 and Mr..
Garth let him have his way to a certain
extent. He gave him few breezes and
az the veteran trainer said to-day he
showed great speed while no was Ill
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A few weeks here worked wonders
with him and on his FIRST trip to the
starter he showed signs of "olass." but
his race wasn't good enough 70 place
him among the first twenty top notch
Juveniles. He continued to Improve,
however. with each race, and even
though he won his last two races in a
gallop the race goers were not convinced
that he was a real high class horse.
Neither was Mr.. Parr nor Mr.. Garth.
While on his way to the post Mr..
Garth told his host Of friends that he
was going to ind out IL he had a gpod
horse or an ordinary one.
Hes done everything I've asked him
to do" he said.
Il know he can run IA the mud and
I know he can run fast and that he Is
in the pink OF condition, but don't know
whether he can beat such a good field a
that which is opposing him in this race.
1 don't know how much courage he pos
sesses and I don't know whether he
can carry his 1872 pounds and run HIS
best. I'm giong to find out everything
about him now"
After the race Mr.. Garth and Mr.. Parr
declared Blazes is OF championship cal
ibre and that not even the great Man o
War is his master.
And there are hundreds of good judges
a.
his 122 pounds as X 1t were feather. and
.. after following the speedy Kinnoul to
the head Of the homestretch came on
and won under q hard pull.
BIases Heavily Hacked.
The Grab Bag is a sporting event Cor
which a horse may be leased by any
subscriber. Fifteen were named over
night for the stake. but the rain and
sheavy track caused seven Withdrawals.
Johnny LOTUS was engaged to ride
Blaxes and although many horsemen
considered Kinnoul a near champion,
Blazes was made the favorite and heav-
lily backed at 9 to s.
When it came to racing Klnnoul did
what almost all other sons and daugh-
, ters of Prince Ounce do-show great
speed and stop at the crucial moment l..
Kinnoul broke on his toes and quickly
opened UP a big gap on his opponents,
He stepped along in front until enter
: hing the homestretch. There Blazes
, challenged and Kinnoul decided he had
enough. stopped almost to a walk, and
had to be hard ridden to land the third
J end of the purse.
The time of the race was 1.1<8-5
Considering the wretched condition OF
the track II was real good.
Just before Blaxes galloped of with
the Grab Bag. W. r, Coe's imported
colt Over There showed speed and
stamina enough to warrant the belief
that he will give a good account Of him
self In rich stakes later in the season
He made Pastoral Swain. Mormon Elder
and Crystal Ford look like the cheapest
kind Of platers in the third race. He
took command at the start, increased his
lead with every bound and at tho end
was galloping eight lengths in front OF
Pastoral Swain. Mormon Elder was
third Crystal Ford ran a dissracetul
race and was beaten more than six
teenth of a mile.
Coo Scores DoubIe victory,
Oven There's victory was the second
of the day for Mr.. Coe, for in the first
race his Air Raid sped homo in front
of a high class bunch OF Juveniles He
followed John e. Maddens Northern
Belle to the head of the stretch, where
ne went 10 tho dront ana won hanoily
by two lengths.
Air Raid Is one of the nine Star
Shoot colts Mr.. Coe purchased from
Samuel willets and Mr.. Madden last
year. He Is big strapping chestnut
and gives promise OF winning many
races.
Matinee Idol. the four-year-old geld.
ing belonging to the Cleveland stable
led home a big field Of platers in the
second race and then changed owners
When he returned to the sales ring Sam
Louis bid him up from S2.100, his entered
selling price, 10 $4,000 and got him Al
that figure.
When Ivry, the consistent little
platter. carried c. p. Winfreys color'
homo In front in the fifth race Mr.
Louis again went into the ring but thi'
time ne was not 70 successful He
boosted Ivry from $500 to $4,000, bu'
this was not enough and the little soL
OF Olambala was led back to his old
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