New-York tribune., 1921-08-24
Southern Owned Colt
Scores It's First Stake
Victory on Spa Track
By w. 7. Macbeth


SARATOGA, Aug. 23@"Gusher Bill"
Rowe, the man who put Shreveport.
La, on the map and in the oil business,
scored his first big Eastern stake tri
umph when Oil Man came home
in front of field Of a dozen high
class -ycar-olds in the Adirondack
Handicap this afternoon. Oil Man
proved himself a colt Of exceptional
merit by running the quarters
in the very creditable time of 1:11 a.
The Adirondack was particularly in
teresting, as many of the Juveniles
that comprised the field will be seen
in the rich Hopeful, which will close
out the meeting. There were two
scratches from the original field
named, but at the last moment Modo
was added, so that one Of the best
two-year~old tests Of the meeting de-
veloped. OIL Man was very heavily
supported, as was also the Rancocas
Stables Little Chief and the added
starter. Laverne Fator, who had the
leg up on Little Chief, always com
mands the respect Of the speculatively
inclined these days, but there was no
excuse for his defeat. He was outrun
all the way by the three that landed
the money prizes.
Modo LoseB on Turn
OIL Man and Modo fought it out
practically from start to finish For a
while Toll was very much in the Law
out, but this one weakened before
the end of a half mile and curled up
under the dizzyng pace. Oil Man ana
Modo hit the home turn so fast that
they couldn't take it and as q result
Modo on the outside lost considerable
ground. This permitted NJ. Garner to
sneak through on the rail with Sir
Hugh.
For time it was real horse race
down the stretch, the three Of them
being almost on even terms Oil Man,
however, proved his courage and game
ness by standing hard ride and he
was drawing away from the others at
me end. He won by q good length.
Modo was three lengths in front of
SIR Hugh, which in turn beat Little
Chief like distance.
Next to the Adirondack perhaps the
most interesting event was the third
race, at a mile and fve-sixteenths,
which attracted field of five thor
oughbreds. 1T is unusual to see so many
try for distance laurels in these days
of sprinting.
1t wasn't so much of race, after
all, for 1t was only a gallop for the
patched up Natural Bridge, now owned
by j. S. Cosden Rice only had to sit
tight alter taking the track and he
coasted most of the way. 1t was
very popular victory, as Natural Bridge
was prime favorte, though at odds
on at post time. Leatherface, which
was third was slow to begin, but he
closed with an astounding burst Of
speed and seemed capable Of going on
all day. Father Bill Days Rockport
stopped as if shot inside the sixteenth
pole when it seemed he had second
money at his mercy.
Favorite Wins Jump
The result of the stceplcchase was
also pleasing to the big mid-week
crowd, for the Smart Bean entry
Overmatch and Peccant-fnished one
two. Masterful was beaten off nearly
a quarter Of a mile, but took third
money, as both Woodruff and Sea Bryn
lest riders. Ovcrmatch fenced we'll and
had plenty OF speed on the fiat, but it
is doubtful if Peccant was doing his
best, as the two had the race to them
selves from start to finish.
Charles A. Stoneham. president of
the Giants, was in on melon cutting
ir the first race, which fell to R. j.
Horner's The Lamb This was one
good thing that went wrong at EN-
pire. The checks were down again to-
day a-plenty, some Of them at 10 to 1.
l.iEht Rose cut ont the early pace and
led until turned for home in the
stretch. At this stage Of the journey
The Lamb which had been rated off the
pace by Clarence Turner, moved up at
Will, took command and won galloping.
Tom McTaggart beat out Light Rose a
place by nearly length.
The fifth a gallop or mile, proved
ridiculously easy for Sagacity, which
ran greatly improved race over the
last previous start. On that occasion