New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-27
" eird Racing
And Poor Card
At Spa Track
Scratches Spoil Program and
Upseis Feature; Last Event
Looks Like a ''Shoo-In"
By W. ]. Macbeth

SARATOGA, Aug. 26. One Of the
poorest programs of the present Au-
gust meeting, as well as the most I'M
satisfactory one by far, entertained a
handful Of dwindling visitors at the
Saratoga racetrack this afternoon.
As is usual for entertainments pre-
ceding the Saturday blow-off, the class
Of thoroughbreds engaged ran away off
form, and to make matters worse the
card was so badly scratched in spots as
to ruin the speculative thrill Of COM
petition. The third and fourth races
especially. which had the only preten-
sion to class, were wrecked by the
blue pencil.
In the so-called feature Of the after
noon, the Kentucky, with l,5C0 added
at five and a half furlongs, for two
year-old FLIES, only three of the six
named went to the post. The Rancocas
Stables Budana. odds-on favorite, rid-
den by Laverne Fator. won, TO the con-
sternation of the players, for of late
her form seemed to have taken wings
This was one of two winning favorites.
Jock Scot, the odds-on choice for the
fouth race at mile, was piloted home
by Sande.
In the other events sensation fol
lowed sensation, upset followed upset
in such startling fashion that the poor
players were running around in circles
hike & mad canine in dog days.
A peculiar" Victory
The greatest reversal Of form Of the
entire year closed out the days sport.
furlongs for two-year-olds, seven of
which went TO the post. Certain cir
cumstances connected with the betting
and with the running o. the race looked
so shady as to merit investigation.
Long Island, which won like cham
pion a few days ago, to-day trailed the
field ten lengths behind the sixth
horse. He hadn't the speed of hack
horse. He opened favorite at to 5
and skyrocketed to to l, irrespective
of the official odds TO be found in
the chart.
Long Island was ridden by Earl
Sande, star jockey of the Rancocas
Stable. John T. Madden's Santa Clara,
which was ridden by Fator, another
Rancocas star, was hammered down
from to to 2 to l. Long Island
couldn't work up q decent exercise gal
lop. Santa Clara was practically left
at the post. SO w. L. Schwartz Toll,
which was backed from S to l to 6 to l,
got all the money.
Toll opened up big gap, rounding
the turn after putting away Long Isl
and and Bravo. It seemed he would
spread the field, but the terrific pace
told, and he was stopping at the end
Lord Baltimore carried his heavy i'm
post we'll and held on gamely to take
third money.
AS to the other head-spinners. There
might have been only one winning IA
vorite but for Cassidy's poor start on
the field of three in the Kentucky. Faucr
beat the gate two lengths at least with
Budana, while Scobie, On R. 7. Wilson 5
Duncecap, was practically left at the
post. Duncecap ran such fine race
she was running over the favorite at
the end. Budana was switching her
tail and quitting every stride, but man
aged to win by length and half.
Jock Scot Wins Handily
Sande won quite as handily with
Jock Scot in the fourth. He waited OIL
the pace. however. to the last furlonS,
where Old Dad, the early pacemaAer,
began to tire. Episode folded up at
the eighth hole and stopped to walk
after racing with Old Dad. He ran Ike
4 billy goat all the way.
John Paul Jones, Frigate and Tody
came down to the wire inches apart IN
the fifth. at mile. 1t was one Of the
most exciting finishes of the meeting:
r. 7. Wilson'S Kirklevington finished
fourth, after being practically left at
the post He made up world OF
ground, and doubtless would have won
with an even break with the others.
Fator landed the opening dash Of SIX
furlongs with Valley OF the Moon.
Polythia was second and Last Straw,
the favorite, third
In the steeplechase Sur stood up
for once in his life and won just as
he pleased from Franc Tireur, the
heavily played favorte
The presence of Mad Halter, Ex-
term nator, yellow Hand, Thunderciap,
Servings Park. Gnome and Paul Jones
in the Merchants and Citizens Handl-
cap to be run tomorrow, is q guaran-
tee that it Will be q corking contest.
George, considered a sprinter, is fly
ing high, but at the weight he will be
n front some part Of the journey.
The presence Of Miss Joy in the
Spinaway is no doubt responsible for
the size Of the field in that classic for
fllies. At the weights she will have
no tine to loaf, as Calamity Jane and
Collinga arc both fast. Jeanne Bow
Dire was sent on from Kentucky espe-
cially for this race.
The SARATOGA Steeplecnase has every
jumper of note in the United States
engaged, with Sweepment carrying top
weight, as he should, because of his