New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-06
Second Choice
I,Two Lengths
Ahead at Wire
ea;.ney.s Chickvale Fin
;.hes Second, Cariooniss
Third. After Poor Start
pv w. I. Macbeth

"A championship. The bay son
q .ysrtinet and Lady Irma satisfied
g ,,;s count every good Judge Of 8
& -. who was at the historic Saratoga
e. ss This afternoon, and there were
~.,r thousands Of them. Martingaie,
n .....dinp weight TO every one Of the
& ,.,., that opposed him, romped off
B ~,.s tbs $4,000 United States Hotel
B ....s. the feature of to-day's card.
\ mere have been greater two-year-
\ ~ ,ssts at the Spa before, but few
h ,,stser than to-day's feature. Martin
n ~. had 70 race down most everything
h ~. opposed him to reap the rich
,.v.,S. Clarence Hummer did him
ii, proud in the way he handled the
i ,,,,s he had ticklish position in
.onrested field, but broke away
s%sss the frst flight and crowded out
.ffont. Within an eighth he sue
Issded in taking command and never
( thereafter lost his advantage. But
guus,er rated Martingale admirably
and selected bis own course, keeping
sonswhat out from the deadening foot
/ ina near the rail.
y. H. Hewitt's Metric and E. r.
grsaiey's Boys Believe Me in turn took
Il crack at the pecemaker, but crumpled
I completely under the dizzying pace.
For the pace was terrific despite the
bet that the three quarters was run
Il l:15. The track was worse than
q uuddy It had dried just enough to
& rake the top soil Of the consistency
j Il glue,
81 Chickvale Finishes Second
4 Harry Payne Whitney's Chickvale,
81 Chiele colt, ran fine race to finish
8 .seoad to Martingale. This one, coupled
sIh Enchantment, ruled favorite, but
.s unfortunate in breaking poorly
,rom an outside position. Penman
US forced wide ell the way through
ss baekstretch and around the bend.
e. did not get clear sailing till
enlightened for the run home. Chick
ale then closed with wonderful rush,
yNsing most Of the contenders, to
Irish only two lengths behind the
yianer Martingale, however, was
lser threatened. He was under wraps
arough the last eighth.
Enchantment was away absolutely
last so poorly that Morris was justi-
ted In leaving the issue to his stable
zrte. There was no excuse for r. T.
Wilson's Wilderness, or Walter ].
almon's Mark Twain, which ran as
IN entry, except weak handling Wilder
Tess, most highly regarded by Tom
Healy, one of the smartest of present
DAY trainers, might have cake walked
home had real jockey been on his
back. This fine looking son of Camp
3 IRE broke with the field and seemed
full Of running. But when the out
sdew began to close over on him, C.
l. Miller felt the frost on his feet.
He began to pull up and pull up and
n did not stop pulling up till his mount
M Taa in the ruck swinging for home.
b He came to the inside then, for the
b fsld had swung wide to avoid the
n worst going, but persisted in anchor
b ing his horse against the rail. In
II iste Of this Wilderness made up q lot
81 0! ground and indeed at about the
4 eighth pole did threaten. But the colt
81 wa bound to tire as he did through
18th at that in a we'll punched field
stsr all his bad handling. Butwell
vas we'll enough with Mark Twain, but
hvas in the middle of the pack and
% badly slammed in the first few
strides as to be put out Of the con-
81 tntion.
& Cartoonist Shows Speed
& Hud Fishers Cartoonist was another
sne mat suffered tough break in the
e&. kelsay, who had one of the in
aas positions, did not seem ready for
vac start. Cartoonist, usually light
llag at the barrier, as a result was
aatded in and knocked about. The
vst colt could not get racing room
yail after he had turned for home.
~ az came then almost as resolutely as
Iaesvale and finished only half
hngth behind the Whitney colt.
The United States Hotel Stakes was
gag only race of the afternoon worthy
shtoga' reputed class. The big holt
: crowd got its moneys worth in the
a. IRE. But even here as elsewhere
got a jolt, as Martingale was the
c)n0ite.
Miller Stakes proved mara or
Ssss of joke from every stanJnoinr
ias race was ruined by the with i oval
" harry Payne's Whitney Buntino and
ae Rancocas Stables Kai-Sano Tbfs
.slI only three to contest the Issue and
anas been the custom this seaso3 the
yTssider Of the trio won away of hJ,
unset. The outsider. which naid
=, happened to be Mrs. A r law
s sweep By. At the end he wss
81 ppsagtns In front Of E. R. Brad
b n neI Mosle, the odds-on choice.
ihs;Aerai pubic in this race got the
81 las;. g OF Its young life, as Bet
q I'm T was considered next to a walk
sa ;. M three-year-old that ran sec
I'd MSryleh IN the Kentucky Derby
Inn s .h mad big pull in weights
mhss..' oeeer two was supposedly at
ps,siisa oh Just the sort of going that
B sosId.sAe . nut Bet Mosie couldn't or
n run lick for A. Wilson.
II Soumangha Wins Ballston
W. !, Greentree stables Soun,angha
n ss me bailston steeplechase lust as
lpssased This was one of the high
fs.~ q an afternoon of general
- as the winner was PLAYED heav-
ts,, 1'a backed to even terms with
B r,s Areh at post time. For more
- nal SsH the distance Lytle set the
Sat only on sufferanee. On the
ls.,.s o. the field last turn Vincent
Hon;.l moved up to the pacemaker
sssaiekly raced him into submission.
s romp the rest of the way.
ssgna struck the last fence heav-
ssts am. ssinost unseated Powers, but
ms slip romped the rest of
lpn,.p ahoer strong pull to finish
issssths in front Of Lytle. HOW
sass mad little contention for the
snd Of the purse '''A -0f inc
ia pen,ng dash Of six furlongs fell
sxe.a,Ui, 5. Randolph's Sea Mint, a
tS.sSseole mudder that maid 70