The New York herald., 1921-08-31
MODO RUNS FAST 6
FURLONGS AT SPA
Wins Albany Handicap by
Head in 1:11-HOpeful and
Cup Races for Wind Up.
by HENRY ". KING.

Spfcfdt DeSpdtcH 10 THE NEW YORK ItkAALD.
SARATOGA, Aug. 30.-The crowd which
had been in attendance at the track here
since the opening of the meeting has
thinned out considerably but those who
and they will see better ones tomorrow.
the final day. when the rich and famous
Hopeful Stakes for Juveniles and the
Saratoga Cup for older horses will be
decided.
The feature OF to-day's programme
was the Albany Handicap. for two-year-
olds. at six furlongs. 1t furnished a
contest that could not be beaten If the
stake were a Futurity. Only four
youngsters went to the post in quest OF
the $4,000 purse, but Walter Vosburgh
had arranged the weights SO nicely that
II was any ones race before the barrier
went up. At the end 1t belonged to
George Odom's greatly improved Modo
by head from Lawrence Waterburys
GalantInan. Admiral Cary T. Grayson =
Hea was third and Oil Man last.
Galantman and Modo fairly flew.
Galantman stepped along at terrific
pace. and at one time was breaking
records five lengths In front of Modo,
which was running In second place. At
the final eighth pole Galantman began
to falter and little Penman went to the
whip. This caused his tring mount to
swerve little and lose a little ground.
But Modo probably would have won
anyway.
George Odom has developed MIN into
n frn faI- onIt fxzv
platter. and he ran like Man o. War
through the home stretch. With Ponce
giving him a hustling strong ride he
fought on and on and while defeat
looked probable he continued to do his
best, and fifteen jumps from the judges
stand had his head in front. In the
next few jumps Ponce allowed him to
race on his own courage and win by a
scant margin.
From time standpoint it was one of
the best of this meeting or any other
this season. The official clocker hanging
out 1 IL for the six furlongs. So good
was Modo's race that there were many
horsemen present who declared he would
have a chance of winning any stake
against any kind of horses. Modo Is by
BrummeIl, out OF PAMELA. and Judging
from his last two races has more than
an ordinary amount of class.
SnOTliy before MoQO scored IOT ouOIl
the youngsters trainer saddled another
winner. 1t was Arrow Of Gold. belong
ing to r. Penn Smith. He beat a trio
OF high class platers easily, and in the
good time Of IL As. Alexander Hamll-
ton was second and Bright Lights third.
John Sanfords Chateau Thierry,
which has disappointed several times,
led home a small but select field of
mares and fillies in the fifth race Rid
den by Fator, she followed the pace
until a furlong from home; here she
went to the front and won easily by a
length and a half Belsolar was sec
ond and Lunetta YVES third The race
was at one mile and a quarter, and
Chateau Thierry covered the distance
in 2:03 3-5.
Norwich will be the favorite for the
Hopeful and on all past performances
should be returned the winner. Harry
Payne Whitney will be represented by
three real good youngsters-Buntiug,
Whiskaway and Calamity Jane-and NV
doubtedly will be the second choice or
the majority of the gathering here. June
Grass. which Clifford A. Cochran bought
recently from Emil Herr. will have
host of friends because of his brilliant
record. and Morton L. Schwartz's Toll
will be well supported because OF his
extreme speed. And despite the TACT
that Harry Sinclair's Kai-Sang Will
shoulder 100 pounds, he. too, will be
among those heavily supported.
But there is a dark horse In the race
which may upset the calculations OF all
the form players. He Is j. Z. Madden's
Deadlock. This fellow was started
couple of times and showed only medi-
ocre form. but in trial yesterday morn
ing he stepped Ave furlongs over the
Oklahoma track In / :02. The Oklahoma
track is the slowest in the East. 1t is
sand two or three feet deep, and any
horse that runs six furlongs over 1t in
1T is considered a. wonder