The sun., 1919-08-21
'SARANAC HANDICAP,
GOES TO PURCHASE
All Except 3 Horses Scratched
, in Saratoga Feature-Race
Run in Slow Time.
BY HENRY ". KING.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 20.-Purchase
won the Saranac handicap here this aft
ernoon in a gallop by n length and a
half. He didn't run any impressive race
| and thousands OF the racegoers present
were of the belief that he would have
been beaten II all of the horses named
| over night to start had accepted the
| issue. AS 1t was. all were withdrawn
except ]. Fl. Rossiters bay Ally, Passing
Shower, and ]. ]. Makers The Trump,
| and they were unable to make Purchase
do hin best.
Purchase carried the crushing weight
Of 1873 pounds and this. coupled with the
heavy track, made his stride labored
and trihe choppy and It took him
LAP 1-5 to run the mile, which was COW
cred much faster by inferior horses in
! two other races. w. r. Goes Over There,
| won the North Creek handicap at one
mile in 1.40 AS, and the North Shore
! stables Woodtrap ran mile in the
! fifth event In lao 3-5.
The Saranac has a cash guaranteed
value Of $4,000 and three score good
handicap horses were nominated for It.
Entered over night were Purchase. Lord
Brighton. War Pennant, Routledge.
Over There. Athlone and Tetley, but all
but Purchase, Passing Shower and The
bad condition of the track and the fear
Of meeting defeat by Mr.. Hildreths re-
| nowned colt
At Prohibitive ODDS.
Because of his weak opposition Pur-
chase was made a prohibitive favorte
1 at 1 to 7. On past performances even
this price looked real generous, and
| many wealthy men wagered on him at
these odds
For half a mile the race had the
| semblance of a real contest. Mars Cas-
sidy sent the trio away from the bar
! rier together. Purchase h&d the most
| early foot and was the first to show
| in 'front.' but before the first furlong
| had been covered Passing Shower
| ranged alongside of him. and then The
| Trump came along and raced with the
! leaders.
Half way round the bend Knapp gave
| Purchase his head. and In a few jumps
| he was in command, but he was not
swinging his head and fighting to go
| IA ter. The weight and the heavy track
were telling their deadly tale. and II was
only with the greatest effort that he
was able to gain a length and a half
| in front of Passing Shower, which chal-
lenged when The rump quit at the half
| mile post ..-
To the fnal furlong pole Knapp was
| compelled to put I'D a vigorous hand ride
| to keep the aspirant for championship
| honors in front. Passing Shower was
| showing more speed and courage than
| usual and stepping along at Purchases
| heels. .'.
over There Wins in a Romp.
Over There's victory was the most inn
pressive of the day. This imported three
year old son of Spearmint showed no Ill
effects from his race of yesterday when
he beat SMALL but good field in romp.
! In fact, he seemed better than ever and
| after bad start raced to the front In
the first furlong and held command TO
the end. to win by five lengths from
| Andrew Millers Recount.
Woodtrap's mile was the fastest or
| the day. He took command at the start
and never was headed. He won eased
up by two lengths from Wiltred Wars
Camoufleur. James w. McClelland's
bay colt The Trout showed good speed
and courage in the last race. He fol-
lowed Peace Pennant to the head of the
stretch, where he challenged and in n
driving finish wore down Peace Pennant
and won, going away by two lengths
In the first race the Curb Stables
Nelsweep pulled up lame. He will be
out OF training for several weeks.