New-York tribune., 1921-08-10
i ator''s Riding
Costs Odds-@>,,
Favorite Z urse
Jockey on Crocus Faces In
Zoo Soon and Idle Dell
Wins by Nose ct Saratoga

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 9.-Throueh
the careless riding Of jockey Fator
Harry Payne Whitney's speed fllv
Crocus was beaten a nose in the rich
Delaware Handicap here this afternoon
~ the Greentree Stables Idle Dell. Bat
th sting Of defeat was sostened bv the
TACT that the winner is owned bv his
brothers wife, Mrs. Payne Whitney.
and Harry himself led of in the an
pause when Idle Dell came back to the
judges stand.
That Crocus should have won was
the opinion expressed BY everybody
who witnessed the race, even Mrs.
Payne Whitney admitting that her
colors were carried to victory through
the shortsightedness of the rider on
her brother-in-law's fllv
Swinging into the homestretch with
a comfortable lead. Crocus came down
with Fator sitting still and apparcntls .
satisfied that he had everything behind
him beaten At the eighth pole he
looked over his right shoulder, and.
seelug nothing near him, started to
take things easy. This was his fatal
mistake, for Penman, on Idle Del. had
sneaked up on the rail, and it WAS ONLY
the shouts of the crowd that made
fator look to his left.
Peulnan Rides Hard
Perman was working like demon
and Idle Dell responded with rare
gameness to his urging Stride by
stride he cut down Crccus's lead, and
when Fator finally did get busy it was
too late, and Idle Dell showed her nose
in front just IS they went over the
line.
Ten Of the best handicap horses in
nd fc 90 tD
in the Delaware. but Mad Halter. Nat
uralist and Knot were Withdrawn an6
Yellow Hand added. This made the
race one Of the biggest puzzles of the
season. Every starter rad follow ny.
with Crocus being the most favored
After d short delay at the start, they
we're sent off to good break with Billy
Kelly first to show his head in from
He was closely followed by Royce
Roofs. Crocus. idle Dell. Blazes and Yel-
low Hand. Lanius and Best Pal were
the last two to get of.
When they settled down to running
Crocus shot 10 the front and turning
into the backstretch she had nice lead
OF two open lengths and setting kill
ing pace. Idle Dell led the others with
Billy Kelly, Bes- Pal and Lanius II
close order. Going to the far turn
Billy Kelly had enough and Best Pal
moved lNLO lNlfQ place
There was TO change in positions
until the eld got Strengthened out for
the run to the wire. 1t was during this
sprint that Factor practically tossed
the race away with Crocus Royce
Roofs, which was badly ntertered with
on the backstretch, came along with
rush and finished third. five lengths
behind Crocus. The rest Of the field
was beaten off
The race was worth s4,o75 to the
winner.
Frgate Has a Gallop
The opening race was just eallop
for the Oneck Stables Frigate, favorite
in the betting and coupled with Pa
haska. The latter came from differ
ent barn. but the fact that he was
trained by Kenneth Karrick. who also
trains Frigate, brought them under the
rule that two horses trained by the
same man must run as stable
Frlgate got away in motion and ran his
company dizzy, winning as be pleased
by six lengths
Polly Ann. much benefited by the
let-up Trainer Rites gave her after
the Aqueduct meetin~, was in Il rum
ming mood to-day and nosed out two
feathers in the second race. Her VIC
tory was partly due TO the wonderful
ride Teddy Rice gave her in the run
through the last furlong. At the six
teenth pole she looked to be hopeessly
beaten, but Rice kept Mt her and got her
up IN the last stride. Love Tap. the
odds-on choice, was third, four lengths
back.
Bantry Pass took the third race in
hollow style. Breaking in front she
raced Early Bird into submission in
the first quarter and then came away
to win as she pleased by eight lengths.
Early Bird remained in second place,
crossing the line a length and a half
before Doughnut
The Western contingent had It's in
ming in the fifth, when Incog tow
roped ms field, winning under wraps
by two lengths from SnapGragon,
which beat Gipsy Lad a short head for
the place.