The New York herald., 1922-08-27

STAR FIELD Is SURE
In LATONIA CLASSIC
Racing at Saratoga Has De-
yeloped Great Entry for
Championship.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW Yonx HnsALp.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 26.-Saratoga
racing Of the current month has de-
veloped the fact that ten or a dozen OF
the seventy-three colts. fillies and geld
ings still eligible to start In the impend-
ing renewal OF the $4,000 Latonia
Championship gallop of one mile and
three-quarters and the Kentucky Jockey
Clubs best autumn special for three
year olds, will, barring sickness and the
vicissitudes OF racing be ready for the
colors. The most formidable Of these
championship prospects are Whiskaway.
the $4,000 Kentucky Special winner;
Bunting. last falls Belmont Park Eu-
turity winner: Surf Rider and Rockmin-
.ster. Junegrass. Little Chief. Lucky
Hour, Southern Cross, Pirate Gold. Let
terman and Galantman.
There Is a possibility that Startle will
be At to race as she did at Churchill
Downs last fall when she defeated
flock Of smart two-year-old colts over
mile course in the Kentucky Champion
ship renewal. The winner OF the Ken
lucky Oaks and the best three-year- old
Ally that came this way from Kentucky
last month has not raced satisfactorily
here, but she has in no sense lost her
form. After her defeat in the Alabama
renewal John /. Smith put her aside and
she appears to be benefiting by the rest
treatment
With these three year olds competing
the fourth Latonia Championship will be
a better balanced race than any Of Its
predecessors and boast of q more bril-
liant and better conditioned field than
either the Kentucky Derby, the Freak
ness. the Belmont or the Kentucky Spe-
cial brought to the post in the spring
and early summer. Not all Of these colts
and geldings have raced at Saratoga
bad weather prevented the renewals of
the Miller and the Travers, Saratogas
brag three-year-old specials of annual
revival. from attracting the best ma
terial eligible for them. But all Of them
have trained splendidly and are about
ready for the colors.
Whiskaway. the son OF Whisk Broom
I'd. and inaugural, which defeated
Thibodaux, Pillory and Norwich in the
Kentucky Special inaugural. is the
championship candidate most in the
public eye just now. And Whiskaway
will go to Kentucky in the middle Of
September to race under the silks OF
c. w. Clark of Montana. who paid
Harry Payne Whitney $4,000 for him
not long since.
Whiskaway's work for the Travers
renewal. in which he did not start be-
cause the going was heavy, week ago
confirmed his Aqueduct and Kentucky
form OF the summer. Never smart
or willing worker, the big chestnut
galloped mile and quarter in 2 :o6
flat. He easily beat the veteran United
Verde. horse that raced with con-
spicuous success under the Clark silks
in the west last season. And after he
pulled up james Rove. his developer,
declared that in his opinion Whisk-
away could beat any horse in training
over any route.
Whiskaway was not named for the
Saratoga cup renewal last winter be-
cause Rowe was afraid he might not
carry his speed over a distance Of
ground. His antecedents suggested
sprinting rather than distance running
ability. But Rowe no longer has any
fear that Whiskaway will not go on.
There is possibility that Bunting
will go to Kentucky for the Special in
the interest OF some other horseman
than Mr.. Whitney, his breeder. Sew
eral offers of $780, 600 and up have been
made for Bunting and Whitney Is at the
point of selling. Clifford A. Cochran.
New York breeder and the owner OF
Junegrass. persuaded him last week to
part with the two-year-old Goshawk.
winner OF this seasons renewals OF
the Great American and the Saratoga
Special stakes. for the modest con-
sideration of s50.000. Mr.. Cochran is
one of the big bidders for Bunting and
he is apt to go UP on his offer OF last
week Bunting Is not as ready now as
is Whiskaway, but he is to have a
chance to show his stuff in the renewal
at Belmont Park on September OF the
Lawrence Realization