The sun., 1919-08-07
FRUIT CAKE FIRST,
BUT LOSES RACE
At Least So Declare Race
goers When Herodias Is
Placed in Front.
NJ HENRY V. KING.


SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. &C. H. Pet
tingill made one Of the worst biunders
Of the decade here to-day in announcing
tho winner of the third race. He placed
w. r. Goes gray oily Herodias FIRST
| when as q matter of fact she was
beaten by A. X. Macomber's bay mare
Fruit Cake by half a length. Mr.. Pet
tingill was the only person among, the
$4,000 racegoers present who, said Mr..
Goes filiy finished in front. s.
Interviews with more than q hundred
persons who viewed the finish from diff
ferent angles brought the same answer,
that Fruit Cake had scored decisive
victory. Men in the grand stand. to the
left of the finish line. men and women
In the boxes, on q direct line with the
judges stand and men and women in
different parts Of the clubhouse agreed
that the aged Judge had '.pulled bone"
Even members of the Jockey Club de-
clared Fruit Cake finished in front. Five
of them said So but all refused to talk
for publication. Jockey Hummer, who
rode Fruit Cake. said he won by a
length. and Jockey McAtee. who had the
leg UP on Herodias, refused to talk.
When the numbers were posted hun
dreds of racegoers gathered about the
stand and Kissed the aged Judge for sew
erai minutes.
Herodias rslters at Finish.
The result was not even close. Fruit
Cake caught Herodias twenty yards
from the finish and gained with every
bound until at the end she was a good
half length in front and going away.
Herodias ran an exceptionally hne race
and deserves credit for It. but she did
not earn the purse. She had a world of
early speed and quickly opened up a
tgap of three lengths on her opponents
At the Anal furlong pole she began to
falter and q sixteenth Of a mile from
home Fruit Cake was within striking
distance. In the subsequent jumps He.
rodias hoisted the distress signal and
Fruit Cake came with q rush and went
past her without Hummer doing his best
1t was the third straight victory fol
. Herodias and It tickled Mr.. Coe i'm,
, mensely. She Is one Of his pets. She
is a three-year-old imported gray filly
by The Tetrarch and Hcnora- Mr.. Coz
bought her in England with sixteen othel
colts and flllies two years ago. Besides
: being q real good racing mare she Il
lone of the most Intelligent horses on tn,
turf.
: An Intelligent Fflly.
Daily she shows almost human in
tellisence and like humans she has he
likes and dislikes. She isn't fond o
- William Karrick. her trainer. He make
q her work. But never did any kind o
a animal show such fondness for a persol
, as she displays for Alonzo Aiken, tn
!. negro hostler who has charge Of her
|. Unless he iF at her side she will neithe
!. eat nor sleep. ...-
ALI the other stable hands can heal
!, her stall with feed. but unless Red. a
D the negro is called, Is present she will
l. not touch it. And IL Red fails to slee
:. in her stall she won't sleep. II sh
feels like either eating or sleeping Il
the afternoon she will 60 to the doc
of her stall and whine until Red ar
rives. To make her lie down II l
necessary for him to build a bed o
= straw for himself and lie on It. .
minute or two after he is asleep o
, pretends he Is asleep she throws hersel
% to the ground and lies beside him.
st Kannour Wins the Albany.
" Walter NJ. Jefford's Klnnoul, a two
year-old son Of Peter Ounce and Iyche
J., Nut, ran on with the Albany Handicap
the feature Of the programme. He di:
played q great burst of early speed an
unlike most Of Peter Ounce colts di
- not quit when challenged. He led froi
the start and won in q driving finish b
length and q half from Kallipolis Pa,
Jones was third.
nd 1t was kinnours first appearance VI
der silks since the Pimlico meeting, q
which he was the star Juvenile. He
particularly fond Of the mud and II
track to-day suited him.
Elysian, the imported four-year-o
gelding which Mrs. F. Ambrose ClaI
recently bought from Tim Donohu
proved to-day that he Ia a cross-counti
=. horse far above the ordinary. He VIC
: the Weldship Handicap In such impre
sive style as to warrant the belief TIL
he will go on to better things and ri,
a good account Of himself In the rich
and more famous stakes to come lat
in the season.
He carried only 13s pounds, but
cleared the obstacles faultlessly al
showed an abundance of speed on d
fiat. At the Nend of the two mile jou
ney he was galloping four lengths
front Of Raj PARIS old campaigner Ro
VI ert Oliver.
In the last race, at five and a hs
furlongs. Raj PARIS Blazes, a son
Wrack and Blazing Star, scored an eal
victory over a big field of high ella
Juveniles. He won eased up by I
lengths.
Franc Tireur. a 100 to shot. finish
second, and End Man. carrying I
colors Of George d. Widener. was thiI
Musgrave Reinstated.
Phil Musgrave. the Jockey. was !
instated to-day. At a special meeti
OF the Jockey Club he was granted
license to ride. He will be seen In {
saddle tomorrow.
Musgrave has been "on the groun
for five years. He earned the wrath
h'S the turf authorities for bad loolci
ride on Frederick L. at Laurel in 10,
He will ride for Samuel Ross, the Was
ington. D. c., sportsman. Before
Suspension Musgrave was a first ella
Jockey. He Is a lightweight and c
Ids ride at 104 pounds.
DONALDSON TENNIS VICTOR