New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Salmon Filly, Carrying
127 Pounds, Races to
Victory at Saratoga
By w. |. Macbeth

SARATOGA. N. Y, Aug. 5.-That
Walter ]. Salmon's two-year-old fllv
Careful is Just about the sweetest little
thoroughbred ever developed in this
country she proved to every ones sat
isfaction here this afternoon in WIN
ming the Schuylerville. dash Of five
and half furlongs with guarantee d
cash value of $4,000.
The pretty little Wrack- Mindful
filly, with 1877 pounds on her back,
sprnted the five and half furlongs
IN 1:05 35. This was one second out
side the state and track record for the
distance, which was established by
John Sanford's Tuscaloosa in the inau-
gural running of the classic in 1918.
Yet CarcfuPs performance was much
the better Of the two. Tuscaloosa ran
in ;od 3-5 with only lO7 pounds. Care
full carried twenty pounds more.
Careful is we'll built but under size
for her age, so that 1877 pounds is de-
cidedly heavy impost for her, yet she
is a wonderful weight carrier. To-
days victory was Careful's ninth win
in eleven starts this season. She has
already accounted for no less than
seven stakes. In FIVE of those stake
victories Careful has carried 125
ming accomplishments, on the authority
of the best available dope, approaches
or perhaps establishes a record-for
the American turf, at least.
Called Miss Man O. War
Because of her wonderful foot and
ar instinct which allowed her to an
ticipate the springing of the barrier
the stable lads down Maryland way
last spring named the then unbeaten
Careful Miss Man O. War. They were
clincning argument of to-day to back
the assertion that Careful outclasses
the 1920 crop of -year-old fillies
pretty nearly as far as Man O. War out
classed his company year ago.
The feature race to-day was run in
q fashion to prove the real quality of
this high class miss. There was op-
posed to Careful-for the first time in
her life when she has been really fit
an opponent possessed of equally SEN
sational quick breaking proclivities.
This one was E. R. Bradleys Believe
Idle Hour, the crack Western filly
which made her Eastern debut and
which, like Careful, was forced to carry
12T pounds.
Believe Idle Hours chances were not
improved any by the fact that this tilly
broke through the barrier with Lyke
and ran away for about a quarter Of a
mile However, this impromptu spring
did not seriously impair the Western
fily's chances. She broke with Care
full and through the back stretch, al
most to the turn, rode nose to nose
with Mr.. Salmons marvel. They
stepped along at such heartbreaking
speed it was q dead certainty one or
the other must crack under The strain.
Around the turn Careful gradually
shook off her relentless challenger and
drew steadily away to lead Of three
lengths.
Charity Runs Well
P. A Clark's Nancy Lee, the second
choice, was off slowly; in fact Careful
and Believe Idle Hour were the only
ones of the field Of half dozen that
got away. Nancy Lee and II. 2. Whit
ney's Charity had little duel Of their
own around the turn Clarence Turner
on Charity, finally decided his safest
way was the long route. He raced
Charity around the field at the stretch
turn, sacrificing several lengths.
frankie Keogh, on the other hand,
hugged the rail and saved all the
ground possible. The result was that
he was within striking distance when
the two early pacemakers began to
tire He easily ovcrhauled Believe
Idle Hour and was pulling up fast to
Careful at the cnd. Careful was firing
from her early effort and just did last
to win by head. Charity, which is
we'll to remember in the future, closed
with a great rush through the stretch
to beat out Believe Idle Hour for show
money by couple OF lengths.
George Bovee, of the Peterson
Stable, just did get the verdict IN the
opening dash of five and half fur
longs. Weiner followed the pace close