New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-03
Goes Entry Noses Out Kill
lala; Sande Again Rides
for Commander Ross
By w. ]. Macbeth

SARATOGA, Aug. 2. - Running as
game race as has been witnessed this
season, W. r. Goes Sportiboy, with r.
Wilson in the saddle, captured the
Expectation Handicap, the chief
feature Of the card here this afternoon,
defeating John Sanford's Killala by
the shortest of heads. The Quincy
Stables Copper Demon, the heavily
backed favorite, took the short end of
the purse Harry Payne Whitney's
Wellfinder finished fourth and Mrs w.
NJ. Jeffords's Two Feathers poor last.
The Ave starters left the gate in good
order. with Killala first to. show in
front. Wellfnder was a close second
and Copper Demon third, few lengths
back. Sportiboy could not seem to get
into his stride and trailed the bunch.
lThey ran in this order to the head of
the stretch, where Sportiboy began TO
improve his position.
Coming around the field, Wilson
brought the colt within striking dis.
lance OF the second horse, but it looked
like hopeless chase for him to catch
Killala. Passing the eighth pole Will
son was riding desperately, and the
colt, responding with rare gameness,
began wearing down the leader.
At the sixteenth pole Keogh, on Kill
lala, looked back and, seeing Sportiboy
closing rapidly on him, began to shake
up his mount, but Sportibov's deter
mined rush was not to be denied, and
he got his nose in front Just as thew
passed. over the line Copper Demon
was length and half back of Killals,
Wellfnder was half length behind
Copper Demon, while Two Feathers
trailed home ten lengths in the rear.
Sande Pilots Billy Kelly
The regulars who we'll remembered
the falling out between Commander J.
K. L.. Ross, the Canadian sportsman.
and Jockey Earle Sande were dunn
founded when they saw Sande's name
posted as the rider of Billy Kelly in
the opening race. Few thought the
breach between the famous horse owner
and equally famous rider would ever
be closed, but those who paid an early
visit to the paddock were more than
pleased to see the two chatting pleas
antly.
Billy Kelly was far from his best
and finished fifth, His front legs still
showed the marks Of the firing iron
and he is apt to show Improvement the
next time he starts. Sande laid off
the early pace with him, but the
geld1ng was not there when let down.
Careful, running in her real form.
set killing pace, with Naturalist
right at her head all the way. Buddy
Ensor, who rode Careful, got away
with neat bit of jockeyship in the
last fifty yards. Careful was on the
inside, and as Naturalist was coming
up on her right, Ensor kept waving
his whip apparently to keep his own
mount going, but at the same time the
whip was swung up and down in front
of Naturalist. While this had NO
bearing ON the result, it did not help
the old sulker any.
The steeplechase was just a gallon
for Robert Oliver. Pat Brady sent him
to the front on the last turn Of the
held and he won as he pleased by
eight lengths. Surf was second, fifteen
lengths before New Haven.
Rose Brigade Easy Victor
The Rancocas Stable scored its first
victory of the meeting when Rose Bri-
gade breezed all the way in the third.
She broke running and carried the
field along at a terrific pace. winning
under wraps by four lengths from,
CARPENTER, a 30 to shot. Cydonia
finished third.
Royal Duck was another easy win
ner in the fifth. Kept off the pace to
the far turn, he went to the front and
SIMPLY galloped the rest of the jour
ney. Sunny Hill took second money
and Ticacey third.
John Madden's Harridan won the
closing event of the day from a pretty
good field of maidens by two lengths.
Pierre Qui Roule was second five
lengths in front of the early pace
maker, Evil.
Harry LANCER, better known to race
goers as Dollar John, collapsed on the
lawn during the afternoon. and was
removed to the Saratoga Hospital
where it was said his condition was
not serious.