The New York herald., 1921-08-03
THRILLING FINISHES
AT SARATOGA TRACK
Careful Beats Naturalist a
Neck After a Stirring Con-
test Of Six Furlongs.
BAD RIDES, POOR STARTS
Wilson and Keogh Careless in
Saddle and Cassidy Out of
Form at Barrier.
BAD RIDES, POOR STARTS
BY HENRY ". KING.

BY HENRY ". KING.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 2.-For the
first time w. r Goes famous colors-
green with white polka dots--fiashed
home In front here to-day. They were
Stakes by Sportiboy. an imported colt
which Mr.. Coe bought in England as
foal three years ago. His margin or
victory was the smallest possible. for
It was not until the very last stride that
he stuck his nose in front of John San
ford's Killala. Sportiboy was ridden by
f. Wilson, the young Western jockey
whom Mr.. Coe suspended early in the
spring for insubordlnstion. Wilson rode
a bad race but his finish was much
stronger than that of frankie Keogh.
who had the leg up on Killala- In fact,
keogh's ride was crirninally careless.
With two lengths advantage six
teenth Of q mile from home Keogh be-
gan to ease up his mount and while
doing so Wilson, by hard work on
Sportiboy, managed to get his mount
home before Keogh could realize his
danger. Early in the race Wilson rode
like a novice. Sportiboy was outrun. but
Wilson made only feeble effort to keep
within striking distance. Rounding the
turn and all the way down the home
stretch he guided his mount over the
overland route. Copper Demon finished
third. He got in close quarters next to
the rail all the way and received a
weak ride from Ted Rice.
Killala and Wellfinder stepped along
head and head in front of the field until
the final furlong pole. There Wellfnder
quit and Killala went on by himself and
appeared an easy winner. But with
victory within his grasp Keogh took a
tighter grip on the reins. and Sportiboy.
which seems to be something of a dis
tance runner. closed fast on the out
side and nipped him on the post.
Careful Fast and Game.
The Expectation Handicap was the
feature. but despite its sensational finish
it wasn't the best race. The most stir
ring contest of the season came In the
opening event, a dash OF six furlongs.
1t was won by Walter J. Salmon's little
filly Careful. She beat Joseph K. Wild
eners erratic old gelding Naturalist by
a head. Half dozen other good sprin-
ters. including Commander J. K. L.
Ross's famous Billy Kelly, started. but
they were never serious contenders.
Careful and Naturalist ran stride for
stride the entire route, and 1t was what
turfmen call a horse race when they
refer to real thriller.
WHO hfy galdip0 hr0ke in front hut
before he had stepped fifty yards Careful
had stuck her nose in front Then they
began to measure strides. Ensor rode
Careful and Turner was on Naturalist.
Each rode as he never did before. But
neither was able to get an ounce more
of speed out of his charge. Careful
always has been known as speedy flly.
but few If any racegoers believed she
possessed half the courage she displayed
In this race.
She sped along at a terrific clip and
entered the homestretch with her neck
still In front, but Naturalist was racing
beside her. and almost every one present
believed the big fellow would race her
TO death and then go on and win easily
But all those who had such thoughts
were greatly mistaken. Naturalist was
on his good behaviour and full of run
ming. He was doing his best, but that
best was not good enough for the little
flly. She Just outran herself, and. fight
ing on as only great thoroughbred can
fight. remained In front all the way to
win by the neck's advantage she gained
in the first furlong of the race. George
Il. widener's Lanius finished third, four
lengths back. Dartmoore. from Harry
PAYNE Whitney's stables, was fifth and
Billy Kelly sixth. Billy Kelly showed
little speed in the first quarter OF a mile
and then quit badly.
Crowd Small, sport Thrilling.
The race was run in the good time OF
1:114-5.
The steepiechase furnished a good con-
test with j. Lumsden's old Robert Oliver
the winner by eighth lengths. Surf was
second and New Haven third. Surf and
Robert oliver raced as a team for a
mile and q half Then Surf falfered and
Robert Oliver went on by himself and
had little difficulty taking down the long
end of the purse.
David Leary. Sam Hildreth's assist
ant returned from Devonshire. where
his great colt Grey Lag won the $4,000
Devonshire Plate. and announced that
the great colt pulled up very lame after
he had beaten Black Servant by n head
and VIII nave TO De tnTOWn out OF train
ing for several days. The injury was
not serious. His feet became sore In
the race All of the progeny of Star
Shoot suffer with bad feet and he Is
no exception.
Mrs. l.. Ambrose Clark started lie Cyp-
rim In the race with an English Jockey
named d. Dale In the saddle. lie Cyprin
was full OF run and bounded to the
front in the first fifty yards. He was
bounding along three lengths in front
when he reached the obstacle In front of
the club house. over II he stumbled and
almost threw Dale over his head. But
the English Jockey did an acrobatic
stunt and clung on. In the mix up he
lost one OF his stirrupss and with one
leg swinging - the air lie Cyprin ran
out and round the turn bolted suddenly
and threw Dale. The jockey was
stunned. BY the time the ambulance
reached him he was on his feet. He was
suffering from q few contusions and
went home.
The final event gave promise OF being
a stirring race, but Mars Cassidy killed
II at the start. He sent the field OF
Juveniles away In struggling fashion.
John Il. Madden's Harridan. a son OF
Friar Rock, followed the pace to the
final furlong pole. where he stepped TO
the front and won galloplng by two
lengths. John Sanford's Pierre Qui
Roulc was second and Bud Fishers Evil