New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-30
HOBBY Baker
Wins Feature
AT Saratog ga
Salmon's 3-Year-Old Geld.
ing Comes From Behind
i'll Amsterdam Handicap
BY w. !. Macbeth

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 29.-Walter
). salmon's HOBBY Baker, won the
Amsterdam Handicap, at mile, which
was the feature of to-day's racing card
at Saratoga. The good thrce-year-old
gelding came from behind in hard
drive through the stretch and, jamming
his way through between War Note and
Scrvitor in the last hundred wards pot
up to win in the very last stride. The
margin of victory was a short nose
War Note, which finished third, was
only scant half length behind the
other two.
Hol'ey Baker raced the mile in the
very commendable time Of 1888 fiat
RE was admirably handled throughout
by +. Coltllctti, who can ride with the
best Of them when so DISPOSED. A
held OF tive went to the post in this
feature. The start was good. but War
Note had all the early foot, and soon
opened gap of several lengths on the
others.
Shortly after the turn into the back
stretch HOBBY Baker moved up on the
outside into second position Coltiletti
prayed waiting game, evidently be-
ieving War Note would tire from the
pace, bat when the leader whirled
round the far turn several lengths to
the good, he decided it was about time
TO go after the pacemaker.
About the same time that Coltiletti
began to move with HOBBY Baker Pen
man also made move with Servitor
AS they swept down to the finish it
seemed anybody's race Through the
last furlong all three were under the
whip. Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Edwna
which opened an even favorte with
Hobey Baker, but which scared in the
market before post time, did not seem
able to untrack herself and ran in the
ruck most of the way.
Recount Surprises Players
Charles A. Stoneham's Recount, which
won the fifth race at mile. furnished
the real surprise of the afternoon, for
ne was the outsider of field of three
The lX-year-old horse reeled off mile
IN the very good time of l :3S Is. The
race was run just to suit Recount, for
the pace on the backstretch, where the
track is hard as asphalt was not too
fast for the Stoneham horse. As a
consequence Elected II did not take
advantage Of his early foot.
Quecreek raced with Recount for
nearly three quarters of mile, but quit
when about half way round the far
turn Recount moved up fast rounding
this turn and finally got up to Elected
II at the final furlongs pole In the run
and was simply breezing at the end
J. S. Cosden's lie Marsouin won the
steeplechase. This French gclding had
been patched up by Billy Garth. About
year ago in a race he met with an
accident, one of his tepdons being al
most severed. He behaved after the
fashion of a real jumper this afternoon
He fenced we'll and showed plenty Of
speed on the fiat. He went to the front
when ready and won just about as he
pleased. New Haven, which set all the
early pace, managed to take the place
handily. Ben Hampson finished third,
length ahead Of Wisest Fool, which
opened the odds on choice, but closed
the same as LIE Marsouin, at evens.
Tulwar Takes Opener
The first event, dash of six fur
longs, was won by John Z. Maddcn's
Tuwar, which ran around his field on
the turn. Avista, the favorite, also
closed fast and got the place from Evil,
the early pacemaker, in the very last
stride.
Eleven fine two-y ear-ods contested
the closing dash of five and half fur
longs. The II. p. Whitney pair, Blunt
ing and Whskaway, were I to ia
vortes, and Bunting won from Snob II
by good half length. Mr.. Kllmcrs
Sunreigh was third after being slammed
and knocked back many lengths shortly
after the start
Mr.. Vosbureh made public yesterday
the weight for the Tomboy and Man
haitian handicaps, which will be the