New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Richest Stakes
Yet in Prospect
At the Springs
Inchcape To Be Seen Under
Colors Again This Week;
Hopeful Worth $35, 900
By w. ]. Macbeth

SARATOGA, Aug. 15.-The Saratoga
race meeting has warmed up to the
boiling point, and for the next two
weeks and half plenty Of entertain
ment and excitement in the thorough
bred sport is promised. Though a
number Of high-class stakes for the
two-year-olds, the three-year-olds ard
the older divisions have already been
run, by far the richest are yet in
prospect, and for these all Of the best
thoroughbreds in training are being
pointed
1t Is not likely that all of the best
two -year-olds will meet on a common
battle-ground for championship honors
before the treasured Hopeful is run
at the tail end Of the meeting. The
Hopeful enjoys a prestige second only
70 the Futurity. 1t stands 70 the
Futurlty in two-year-old rating as the
rich Preakness stands to the Kentucky
Derby in three-year appraising AS
the Hopeful is likely to be worth some
$4,000 this year it can readily be
realized what ambitions it stirs in the
lh1nos or the owners and trainers.
Several Rich Stakes
Several rich two-year-o stakes are
to be contested prior to the running
Of the Hopeful, and these should bring
out practically all of the favored can
didates. 1t is quite likely that some
will sidestep others for the time, but
more than likely entries will be made
in such way that all will receive
race.
1t is understood that 1pchcape, gen.
orally conceded the most promising colt
OF the season, is to be seen under
colors against this week. Samuel c..
Hildreth paid $4,000 to J. II. Rossiter
for the two-year-old after Inchcape
had won a couple of impressive races
a Aqueduct. Shortly after the pur-
chase Inchcape was afflicted with a
skin disease, but he has entirely re-
covered after rest in this healthful
horse haven and is galloping at his
bestMa gain.
Good as he is or was, Inchcape is
bound to experience far keener con-
ago. Some very exceptional FLIES and
colts have already flashed brilliantly
across the racing horizon.
Harry Payne Whitney has a strong
pair in the unbeaten colt Tryster and
.he filly Prudery that ran one, two
Saturday in the Saratoga Special.
Friends of Jimmy Rowe insist there
are several more in the stable not yet
seen under colors that may eventually
surpass the two named in class.
J. w. McClelland's colt Leonardo ID,
Mrs. Wilfrid Viau's filly Ten Lee and
7. j. O'Brien's colt Pluribus, the rank
ing candidates for two-year-old honors
at the moment are all so closely drawn
together in the matter Of form that
the question of superiority can be de-
cided only in actual competition among
one another.
Outsider May Triumph
II the word of the checkers stands
for anything there may be one or two
under cover able to outstep any of
those mentioned at the Hopeful dis
lance. 1t is every owners ambition to
develop another Man O. War this year,
and many shrewd trainers are kidding
themselves into the belief that such
ambition will be realized
The Quincy Stables Playfellow, a
full brother to Man O. War, showed
little in his first two starts But in a
race last week, after being herded into
the top Of the stretch, he shot down
through the field after the fashion of
his illustrious brother. Playfellow will
bear watching from now on.
j. e. Widener is reported to have
several high-class two-year-olds that
are still to show for the first time. He
uncovered one the other afternoon in
Nahant, which would have given H. P.
Whitney's Ararat, an impressive victor
on its first start, a real argument had
Nahant ran true for Turner through
the stretch. Mr.. Rosseter, who sold
lnchcape. thinks he has a couple left
in the barn superior to that colt. These
are Montalvo and Merchant Marine,
which have not yet gone to the post
The Western delegation, which has
begun to cut some figure in the racing
swirl, has also designs on the remain
ing stakes. E. R. Bradley has shown
one or two high-class -year-olds. It
is said he has others upon the point of
springing
But the real race of the season here.
IN the opinion Of everybody, is the.
Saratoga Cup at mile and tfree-ouar-
tiers, in which it is expected Man o. War
and Sir Barton will meet at weight for
sge Certain it is Man O. War will not
dodge the issue. Nor will Sir Barton.
Ihe Ross four-year-old is right at the
top OF his form, after long rest. and
1t will take a Man O. War at his very
best to beat him over such a route.
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