New-York tribune., 1920-08-20
Seyen-Furlone
Record Twice
Broken at Spa
Yellow Hand Lowers Mark.
Then Milkmaid Covers
Distance i'm Better Time
By w. J. Macbeth

By W. J. Macbeth
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Aug
l9.-R. T. Wilson jr.'s three ear-old
bay gelding, Yellow Hand, the most inrs
proved horse Of the season, won the
Catskill Handicap, at seven furongs
the feature race of the program here
this afternoon. Yellow Hand sprinted
the seven furlongs in 1924 X, thereby
clipping one-ffth of second from the
/ former track record, which was estab-
IIshed at 1;242s by August Belmont's
Priscillan on August 81, 1910. But this
new record stood for less than three
half hours. for in the closing race of
the day at the same distance J. X. l..
Ross Milkmaid raced over the same
route in 1:23 35, clipping three fifths
seconds off Yellow Hands record
Milkmaid, at top form to-day, had
, plenty in reserve at the end
Though the field was scratched down
to three, this years running of the
Catskiil. which has a guaranteed cash
exhibition of thoroughbred class ard
gamenoss as can be we'll imagined.
Throughout the first five furlongs
Larry Waterbury's imported Tore
bearer and jefferson Livingston's Jadda
raced head to head, with the latter on
the outside. Turner had Yellow Hand
under restraint off the pace about three
lengths back.
Great Race by Yellow Hand
Rounding the far bend the terrifi,
pace began to tell on Jadda. which fal-
tered and tailed off. 1t was then that
Turner set Yellow Hand down as he
swung wide around the Auelling pair
in front of him. 1t did not take Yellow
Hand long to race Jadda into submis-
sion. But Torchbearer had plenty Of
courage and hung on gamely.
Inch by inch through the long stretch
run Yellow Hand shortened the gap be-
tween himself and the pacemaker until
finally at the eighth pole ne succeeded
in getting on even terms. Once
Yellow Hand looked Torchbearer in the
eye it was all off with the front runner,
for Torchbearer is somewhat faint
hearted and loves best to run in front.
In the fifth race to-day j. H. Rossc-
ter showed the racegoers a new filly
that is likely to give Prudery and all
the rest OF them a whole lot of trou
bic before the season is over, if she
does not, indeed, figure as new Re
gret.
This flly, Valley of the Moon, by
Friar Rock-Masq querade, won at FIVE
furongs as she pleased, and as far as
she pleased from a field Of sixteen
more or less illustrious maidens. Val
ley of the Moon, though never once let
down, opened up a gap Of ten lengths
on the others before the stretch was
reached. Jockey A. johnson had the
flly pulled to canter through the
final furlong, and still she stepped the
distance in 0:59 2-5.
Valley of the Moon was a very we'll
received winning favorite. No public
choice Of the season was more literally
supported. even though the quota tions
were but 3 to 3. Cassidy was guilty Of
a very inferior start. The field of six
teen was strung out a sixteenth of a
mile. But Valley Of the Moon was one
of the few to break. and in few
strides had drawn out to commanding
lead which was increased at will. John
son took a lap full of his flly and
chose the shortest route home. 1t was
all over in sixteenth of mile.
Vista a Good Filly
J. W. McClelland uncovered a very
fine two--year-old flly in Vista, by Nc
Ghee-Marty Lou, that won the open
in commanding fashion. The favorite,
Sunny Days, was second and Slip Along
third.
Vista was much the best of a field
of nine, and though it was her first
start, she behaved like a real thorough
bred and ran true. She had to be much
the best, as she was pinched off on
the far turn and had to race around
the leaders coming into the stretch.
The second race, at mile, was
marred by an accident shortly after
stumbled about the first eighth, un-
seating Johnson. St. Allan, to the out
side, was also bumped down, throwing
c. Ponce. But fortunately neither the
horses nor jockeys were seriously in
jured
The race was won by Samuel Rosss
old gelding, Crank, who took the track
shortly after the start and led all the
way Crank, in his old age, is q very
unreliable and contrary individual, but
off in front he decided to behave and
give of his best. He Just lasted long
enough to beat out William Martins
Bridesman at the end AS it was,
Bridesman, which would have got up
in another stride, might have won
had not j. Callahan regarded the pace
maker too lightly.
Callahan worked up gradually with
Bridesman. which is a slow beginner,
and, racing around the leaders on the
far turn, took commanding position
\ ,
was just bit careless making his turn
home, and went wide, losing a couple
of lengths. Evidently he expected
Crank to come back to him, for it was
not until the final sixteenth he went to
work in earnest with his mount, and
then it was too late. Lunetta closed
with a rush and took the show money.
The Long Lake Handicap, at a mile
and furlong proved another bonanza
for Samuel Ross, who has put over
many good thing at this meeting.
His -year-old flly Knot, which was
hammered down from 8 TO l tc to 2,
got away winging in a very struggling
start and soon opened up gap of
twenty lengths in the backs tretch. Knot
ran the mile and a furlong in 1852 s.,
which was only four-ffths of a second
behind the track record of Advance
Guard, tablished away back in 1902.