New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-09


Bon Homme was the 1-to-2 favorite
II a field of three. Mrs. Louise Viau's
George, the only other starter, was
lost so far back in the ruck and the
snud that at the finish most everybody
mistook him for an entry warming up
for the next race.
This defeat of Bon Homme, 6 re-
houbtable mudder that found u track
made to order, was no less startling
than the sudden improvement of Blazes.
Last Friday over the same route--a
mile-when the track was not quite so
deep and sticky Blazes was beaten not
only by George, but by Thimble as
well, in 1889 SO. Blazes to-day won
bard held in 1:43 rs. Much improve
ment might be looked for in him, in
view OF the fact that last Fridays ap
pearance was the first for the Cosden
morse in more than year. But how
Bon Homne and George could slough
30 far from established form seems
question for the coroner's jury. Its a
gay time here. Fast life and slow
horses form murderous combination.
Talent Scared OFF Lawn
There was more than one laugh In
*he entertainment, for form did not
always work with the reverse english.
Several of the favorites won by city
Zev in the closing race. But here, as
elsewhere. prices were so prohibitively
low as TO scare the students off the
lawns and into the stands. The steeple-
chase, which developed q winning
favorite at odds-on, developed also
some Wild West and Cossack riding,
which, unfortunately, terminated in a
broken collarbOne for Jockey A. Will
Hams.
Because Of an almost uninterrupted
downpour Of three days the track to-
day was probably worse than Saratoga
had known in many years. There
seemed no bottom to it. The horses
sunk so deeply they labored like cat
tie running over crusted snow. Per
haps the horsemen were justified in
such wholesale scratching as was seen,
but they had fair reason to know when
entries were made that they could hope
for but very little better condition
even had the weather turned fair
Here is a sample of the havoc wrought
by the blue pencil: Six of the nine
originally named in the Delaware were
withdrawn; seven of the twelve good
-year-olds named for the closing
race were scratched. No field escaped
depletion except fields that failed to
fill we'll
Little punch to the racing to-day
Little class or balance to the trials.
Take the Delaware Handicap, which
promised so much before it was shot
full of holes. Blazes, under Hummer
simply galloped in front all the way
He was never out of stout pull
George could not keep within Mailing
distance of the houndering Bon
Homme, a shattered idol, from barrier
rise to flag fall.
Wilderness Finishes Second
Had all the two-year-olds gone to
the post the closing dash of five fur
longs alone would have been worth the
price of admission. But the seven
scratches represented about so per cent
of the class. The only one that re.
manned which seemed to have a ghost
of chance with the Rancocas Stables
recognizable mudder Zev was R. T. Will
sons highly touted Campfire colt, vii.
derness. This one showed early that
he did not like prevailing track condi-
tons and had to be hard ridden to
save the place, while Zev, the even
money favorite, simply rolled home a
half dozen lengths in front of him.
r. T. Wilson'S Tangerine, which won
the fifth at a mile, was the most popu-
larly hailed of the afternoons win
ming choices. Tangerine, slow to be-
glns as usual, made a move on the far
turn, after running out almost to the
outside fence. Wellfnder and Red
Legs fought themselves to death max
ing the early pace, Thomas Monahans
Rebuke, the heavily played second
choice, was simply lost In the going
and was outrun all the way.
The third race, at six furlongs, was
another Indian file procession. Pen
rose, the 4 TO favorite, could not keep
within gunshot of Ten-Lec. The other
two, Prelude and Polly Vale, which