New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-13
Cleopatra Wins
Feature Event
AT the Springs
Coe FiIly Puts Silver Lining
to Cloud of Gloom;
Blazes Springs Surprise
By w. J. Macbeth

Ill mere were seven races at Sara
toga this afternoon to entertain the
VISITORS, and all Of them appeared
pretty we'll entertained at the end. As
was 10 De expected in track that was
crying out from the effects of a
lreshet last night form did pretty we'll
TO make three choices stand up in even
seven shots. A lot of talent which
went to seed in futile effort over the
uncertain track was uncovered which
VIII bear watching in future when the
course dries lightning fast.
W. II. Goes Cleopatra, very con-
slstent three-year-old flly. helped nut
some silver lining to a cloud of gloom
by winning the feature race Of the
afternoon. This was the Alabama at
mile and quarter with guaranteed
cash value of $4,000 Cleopatra was
just about the best supported favorte
OF the week, the good lads taking her
down from 7 to to 7 to 10.
From an artistic standpoint it wasn't
much of race as horse races 20.
cleopatra was pounds the best of the
fleld OF five fillies that went to the
post. But Cleopatra knew she had
been to race before the finish.
Off to Good Start
Cassidy got the field off in good
alignment. In the run to the first turn
Ambrose drew off into the lead with
II. P. Whitney's Afternoon, closely fol-
lowed by the Oneck Stables Edwina
Cleopatra was third and Ethel Gray
fourth, length away, sweeping around
the first turn. On the backstretch Cleo
patra outsprinted the two in front of
her and Sande, with Ethel Gray,
moved up along the softer going of the
wilma one after the other.
1t was to be seen then that nothing
outside Ethel Gray had a chance to get
within gunshot OF the Coe FLY. But
Sande never once lost heart with the
challenger. He was four or five
lengths to the bad as he struck the
far turn but he worked like a demon
with his mount and put everything be
had into million dollar finish.
Slowly, stride by stride, Ethel Gray
narrowed the gap that separated her
from the pacemaker until, at the final
eighth pole, she had got within q length
and one-half of the winner.
Under Sande's masterful handling
Ethel Gray came SO fast that McAtee
himself was worried and he had to
hustle his mount through the last six
teenth to stand off the spirited chal-
lenge
Cleopatra raced the mile and a
quarter in 2:07 4-5-fair time, consid-
ering the condition of the track-to
beat Ethel Gray by less than length
Indian file. Edwina, which took the
show position, was eight lengths back
OF Ethel Gray.
A Sensational Upset
The Burnt Hills lightweight handi-
cap, third on the program, developed a
sensational upset, as Raj PARIS Blazes,
the odds-on favorite failed to finish in
the money. Jockey j. Rodriguez put
up horribly weak ride on this
favorite, which had plenty Of speed
hut which speed could not offset the
weak handling
To begin with Rodriguez took up at
the start and lost lot OF ground. Then
he raced up to commanding position
on the outside. He was we'll within
striking distance at the stretch turn,
but instead of coming through on the
rail, where there was plenty Of room
carried away wide, losing several add-
tional lengths and putting his mount
under such severe handicap that
Blazes eventually tired in the drive
through the final furlong.
Brookholt, which won the race, went
with The pace on the outside, and after
being carried wide by High Cost at the
stretch turn outgamed the latter in
the final drive to win by scant head.
War Marvel saved ground at the turn,
but weakened right toward the end,
and just lasted to save third money by
q neck from the favoritc
The seventh race. which was in
atty the second half of the sixth race
ono field having to be broken UP into
two heats because Of an unusually
heavy entry--uncovered a couple Of
very promising colts that were seen
under silks for the first time.