The New York herald., 1921-08-06
WHITNEY SILKS IN
FRONT AT SARATOGA
Idle Dell Wins for Mrs. Payne
Whitney and Crocus for
III. P. Whitney.
by HENRY ". KING.
,tar Despatch 10 THE Nrw YoRK HERALD

Special Despatch to TTIE New YORK HERALD
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. y, Aug. g.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Idle Dell ran IKE
the wind in the Mechanicsville Handicap
here this afternoon. With the feathery
| impost OF 81 pounds on her back this
ordinary looking daughter OF Delhi and
Idle Tale ran a mile in the exceptionally
fast time OF :36 2-5 only one-fifth Of
second behind the track record made In
competition by w. S. Kilmer's Sun
Briar.
She was opposing three ordinary
horses-Deva station. Be1lsolar and Emf
| lade-and beat them In gallop. She
took the track as soon as the barrier
went up, stepped along at terrific
pace increasing her lead with every
| bound Turning into the homestretch
she was a half dozen lengths In 'front.'
but Penman kept her going as she de-
sired until a sixteenth Of mile from
home. Then he began to ease her up
and she went past the judges two lengths
in front OF Devastation. which was sec
ond three lengths before Bellsolar
Just before Idle Dell won for Mrs.
Whitney, Crocus. the three-year-old
daughter of Broomstick and inaugural,
carried H. p. Whitney's silks home to a
clever victory. She beat big field or
high class fillies, including ]. Salmon's
Careful. over the six furlong route. In
the fast time Of 1:11. She won by two
lengths, with Careful second and G. u.
| Widener's Last Straw third. Despite
her easy victory 1t Is a question II She
was the best filly.
Careful Poorly Handled.
Careful ran q bang-up race. but had
little chance because Of the start. She
drew the outside position and had Buddy
Ensor In the saddle. Under him she did
not break as she usually does. She was
away from the barrier flat footed and
ran wide all the way In the stretch
she finished strongly and under weak
| ride made up q lot Of ground and beat
| Last Straw on the post by nose Tor
the second end OF the purse.
The last race brought out Fair Phan-
tom. the Light Brigade Ally owned by
Montford Jones which on two occasions
beat Miss JOY. She carried 125 POUNDS.
ran an exceptionally fine race. but was
compelled to accept the third end OF the
purse. She undoubtedly was the best
horse in the race. Sixteen fractions
youngsters made up the field and for
| three minutes they kicked and pranced
! about at the barrier like so many Wild
| bronchos.
When the barrier went up the field
was aligned. but in the first rush Tor
positions there was a great deal OF
crowding and shuffiing about and Fair
Phantom was In the jostling. She was
buffeted about and knocked out OF her
stride twice within the first ruriong
BY that time Morton L. Schwartz's Toll,
| J. s. Cosdens Big Heart and Mrs. w. M.
! .Jeffords French Furze, which had left
| the most running, were far in front OF
her. But she fought her way through
the field and entering the homestretch
started rush that brought her nearer
I TO the leaders with every bound. At the
I end she was running as fast as any OF
| her opponents but Toll was length
! and a half In front Of her and Big Heart
| half that distance. The race was a fast
| one. the time FOR the five furlongs being
| fifty-nine and three-fifths seconds.
Fair Phantom n speed Marvel.
After the race Fair Phantom was
proclaimed a speed marvel and worthy
| opponent Of her more famous STABLE
mate. Miss Joy. Some horsemen said
! she was better because they believed
she would travel n longer distance.
! Joseph Z. Widener's Houdini won the
| steeplechase, with Lytle second and Free
| state third.
The xalapa's Farms The Trout was
keen contestant until the last obstacle,
where he stumbled and threw Jockey
| Nicklaus over his head.
Houdini received a perfect ride from
| Byers. while Nicklaus rode The Trout
| poorly. Going over the fence In front
| Of the club house the first time around
he allowed The Trout to bungle and ran
| from first place to rear. Then he rushed
| him up, and while in a contending posi-
| ton and apparently the winner enter
| ing the homcstretch he shot his mount at
| full speed at jump. The trout oa
not rise for Il and almost went head
over heels. When he went down Hou-
DIM. which had led almost all the way,
sped along and scored rather easily by
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