The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-26
HURONHANDICAP
TO SMOKESCREEN
OVER FAST FIELD
Tryster, Sporting Blood,
And Bit of White Beaten
By Added Starter.
BY ED CURLEY.

SARATtSiA, N. Il, aug. -S'-S AN
Evans, the clever trainer Of the
Clifford A. Cochran String. decided
this morning that It would be good
idea to add Smoke Screen in the
Huron Handicap at one mile and
three sixtenths this afternoon. lin
did that little thing. and blessed II
Smoke Screen didn't come homo on
the bit.
This, coming on the top of Smoke
Screens victory in the Pittstowr
Handicap yesterday. sorter proves
Smoke Screen is runnin' fool
Evans said to his friends this after
noon that yesterdays race was only
a warm up.
He'll do the same thing today
boys" added James. Then he hob
bled away to saddle the colt
1t makes no difference to Jim that
Smoke Screen met Tryster, Sporting
Blood, Bit Of White and Flambette
They will chase him all the way
was his observation.
James was absolutely correct In
his dope. Smoke Screen got off fly.
ing. First .Tryster took a whack
at him. The whitney black colt got
up to the winners saddle cloth al
the half. That was the nearest any
horse got to. him. Hummer let loose
a wrap and off bounded Smoke
Screen and showed a few lengths
between him and the rest Bit oil
White stepped along with Tryster
but couldn't do anything with the
fleeing wrath in front
When they circled into the stretch
Smoke Screen had the race in hi:
lap. He slid away from the Others
and wended his way to the wire
Then began a furlong duel for sec
ond money. Bud Fishers $4,000
Sporting Blood dashed along anc
hooked up with Tryster and Bit OF
White. There was short skirmisl
and Tryster threw the sponge into
the ring. Fator drove Sporting Blood
along like a fury. but the best
he could get was the second money
Bit of White collected the short end
Smoke Screens share was $4,000
He covered the route in 1883 1-5
He was as good as 6 to on the
lawn. Tryster was favorite around
8 to 9. Bit OF White lowered around
to .. Sporting Blood was at to
!. and FIambette around to 1
Evans has only sent a few Coch-
ran runners to the post, but they
nearly every one, have come home
with the money. 4 pretty nifty
trainer is Jim Evans.
Just before the opening event I
kiyi Hoped along the course, thereby
indicating what kind of bosses were
going to run. Kinda mean on the
part of the mongrel, but he did his
duty, B'gosh.
II was a great scramble for the
thirteen steeds. When the dust set
tied down. Dolman, s to l, was vic
torious by 2 head. Vendor. at 10 t.
l was second. The close finish
nearly gave a stout man apoplcxy
for he had given his wife a tip on
Vendor and then refused TO go dowr
and get a two-caser on il for her
She was ready TO turn loose the
vocal barragc when Dolman's num-
Der went Up. Nose Dive was the
third animal.
DouShnut was the 11-to-5 choice
but was not found around the line
when they selected the first three
Dimmesdale behaved very nicely
in the Berkshire and therefore
skinned past the judges an easy
winner. The Wilson color bearer
opened at Z to 10 and receded to
to 10. Fator had the leg up an"
once off kept his mount under re.
straint all the way. Servitor the 13.
to-5 choice, tried to keep step with
DimmesdaIe. but quit at the turn
This gave st. Allan a chance to cor
second money. Mercury. theN other
starter. threw his rider. Penman, as
soon as the gate went up. This was
severe blow to his owner. George
II. Carpenter. who bought him the
other night for $1,000.
One of those stirring finishes
bringing together Sande and Fator
was staged in the third race. Fatol
won, but only by an eyelash. He
piloted HOBBY Baker. the W. ]. Sal.
mon silk carrier, and Sande rode
Donnacona. Down the stretch from
the eighth pole the two star Jockeys
fought it out. Fator had Hopey
Bakers head in front, and there il
stayed until he fitted past the
judges. 1t was a climax that caused
thunderstorm of applause TO rock
the stand.
Though Donnacona was a luke
warm favorite, at . to 5, there were
plenty of HOBBY Baker rooters. Fator
got HOBBY Baker off flying and
never gave Up the lead. Sande rode
n sensational race. He managed to
make Donnacona break, an almost
impossible task, only a few lengths
behind the leaders