New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-24
alaska Wins
Feature Event
At the Springs
Is Able to Capture Albany
Handicap by Getting the
Jump From Bad Start
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y Aur %

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Aug. %.
W X. Goes two-year-old colt
Pahaska won the Albany Handicap, at
SIX furlongs, the feature event of to-
days racing at the Spa, which had a
guaranteed cash value Of So, 900. R..T.
Wilson'S Sedgetield was second and II.
Whitney's Ararat, an added starter
and heavily played favorite, third.
Pahaska ran the six furlongs in 1:12
rat over track that was trife hold
ing, an excellent performance indeed.
Inc race, as run, was very unsatis-
factory from most every standpoint
The fault could be laid largely at the
door of starter Mars Cassidy. Cassidy
however, was not solely to blame for
the fact that Ararat, the added starter
and favorlte, was practically left at the
post. Jockey j. Rodriguez, who rode
IN the Whitney colors, was sound
asleep and made no move when the
barrier was released
Start Is Poor
Despite this it was bad start, any
how, for not half of the field of seven
two-year olds was ready for the word
Pahaska was the only one that really
Got w. ic Auc Coll lOUk DuSJ at
the barrier and beat the gate by
several lengths. Ararat and Sport
ing Blood, which was also heavily sup
ported. were both practically left at
the post.
Then Rodriguez foolishly raced Ara
rat up from sixth to second position in
about furlong, taking so much out
of the favorite that he had little or
nothing left for the pinch. Meanwhile
Pahaska, out winging all the while,
was able to hold the race at all times.
SSedgfield, which was off in the first
fight, soon disposed of Quecreek and
was still fresh enough to beat out the
tired Ararat for the place.
The concluding dash for two YEAR
olds witnessed the upset Of another
prime favorite, NJ. H. Flctchel's Miss
Mullins. that went to the post at
odds on.
Miss Mullins was reported to have
worked three furlongs yesterday in
0:33 Is. If so she left her race with
the work. The FLY mad absolutely no
excuse, as she got off winging and soon
opened flm1.s up "a a gap Of ,;, four or + five
longs horse and stopped badly toward
the end. Raj PARIS Tidings hung on
gamely to the flying pacemaker, but
also used herself up following the pace,
so that Gossip Avenue, which came
through on the rail was able to run
past the pair of them in turning the
final sixteenth
The steeplechase had every indica
ton of being q boat race" both in
the running Of it and in the betting
The odds-on favorite Dorcris, and
Rhomb. the second choice, are both
trained by j. W. Healy Dorcris could
foo To \,
gunshot of the others at any time,
though Mergler put up spirited ride
from start to finish The smart money
all showed at the last minute for Flight
Captain, the winner.
Lord Herbert Winner
The fifth race, at a mile and five
siXteenths, was won by Lord Herbert,
with Natural Bridge second and King
Agrippa third. lemons Bon, the fav-
orite, was always outrun after poor
start It looked as if they were shoot
ing with Natural Bridge for the first
time in many starts, but Lord Herbert
outgamed him raight at the end.
II. G. Bedwell announced yesterday
afternoon that he had sold the stallion
Prince Ahmed by King Hanover, to
j., c. Milan, of Kentucky. Prince
Ahmed is a Herod horse and should be
IN demand with the breeders Of Ken
lucky, whose mares carry Eclipse and
Matchem strains. Prince Ahmed has
had little chance in the stud, but every
colt by him that was trained has been
returned . winner The big chestnut
was good bread winner for H. G.
Bedwell in. the days when he was con-
Quoting a stable of his own
Bedwel also sold for Commander
Ross the fine four ear-od horse Rose
lyon This English horse, which has
been q frequent winner this season,
especially over the Canadian tracks, is
by Sunstar out Of Desmond's Rose
by Desmond. The purchaser was How
ard Dots, the genial Kentuckan who
brought out McChesney, Banastar and
other good horses.