New-York tribune., 1920-08-11

anu JilHey drivers reaped
harvest, as everybody had to ride out
TO the course. In many places on the
main thoroughfares the running tor
rents of water swirled knee deep.
Naturally, owing to the sudden switch
In weather and track conditions, there
were great many scratches, and mud
iarks came into their own with a van-
geance. But, on the whole, racing was
OF high class and we'll contested and,
barring the feature race, the fields were
or sufficient quantity and uualitv to
develop the keenest speculative thrills.
Perhaps 1t was as we'll that it did rain,
Tor many of the fields would have been
lar too unwieldy had all gone to the
post.
Both Horses Exhausted
j. K. L. Ross's Boniface won the mile
feature, the Delaware Handicap of
$4,000 added, after beautiful duel
through the stretch with j. E. Winener's
Naturalist. Boniface, which is one
OF the most consistent horses in train
ing, outlasted his noted rival in going
that left both these good handicap
horses leg weary and blown at the end.
Through the last sixteenth it looked as
if either might drop from exhaustion.
Only three Of the original eleven
named went to the post in the Della
ware, and of the three A K Macomber's
Royce Roofs never figured. He was
outrun at every stage Of the Journey
and was dozen lengths behind Natu-
ralist at the end.
The Ross connections were out for
revenge on the Widener gelding and an
nounced the fact broadcast. Last
Wednes sday Naturalist took the measure
of Bonlface on a fast track The Wi
dener gelding ran one of his very
best races then, setting the pace all
the way. But on that occasion Sande
was in close quarters through the
stretch and dit not get out of the
pocket until the eighth pole was
reached, when it was too late for him
to overhaul the leader.
Naturalist Gets Early Lead
Naturalist again took the track to-
day and, running kindly, soon opened a
lead of a couple of gaps over Boniface.
Sande rated the Ross horse always
within striking distance. He made his
move about halfway round the far turn
and, racing around Naturalist, finally
got up at the eighth pole 1t appeared
in the backstretch as if Naturalist we're
we'll in hand, but he began to tire when
Strengthened for home and Turner was
forced to go to the whip.
once Bonlface got up to look Natur-
allst in the eye it was oil over, though
both thoroughbreds were we'll spent, at
the end. AS might be expected under
the circumstances, there were a few
mild upsets and still two we'll played
favorltes romped home on the chin
strap, while Boniface was almost as
favorably regarded as Naturalist.
Mlnata, which won the steeplechase,
was one of the favorites.A This one
was pounds the best of the field Of
five. Haynes rated Minata off the pace
the first turn of the field, but went to
the front readily when he so desired
and won with whole lot in reserve.
Midas II looked very dangerous until
ne made bad landing at the water
jump the second time. The accident
took a great deal out of him and though
he was rushed up to the front on the
inside, he had little left to offset the
final challenge of Minata. Surf, the
early pacemaker, was soundly beaten
when he fell at the fifteenth fence.
Syrdrya hung on we'll throughout, but
Vlgllante was always outrun
Jefferson Livingston's Oriole, favor
lite OF the closing dash at five and a
half furlongs, was one of the most i'm
presslve winners of the afternoon. J.
K. L. Ross's Hildur, which was backed
from to to II to 5, got off on even
terms with the favorite. but Oriole.
right at home in the going, put Hildur
away in quarter of mile.
Orlole then opened up big gap
and for time appeared about to
spreadeagle the field The colt. how
ever, tired toward the end and Rowan