Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
CRACK COLT AGAIN
SHOWS FINE SPEED
Harry F. Sinclair's Novice,
the Favorite, Captures
Excelsior Handicap.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
7 AMAICA RACE TRACK, N. Y,
May 11.-Mrs. Graham Fair Van
derbilt probably has shown the
~ champion colt of the year in her
Sarazen II. The colt gave
wonderful exhibition of speed when he
ron1ped away with the Youthful Stakes,
the secondary feature Of the card here
today.
The son Of High Time-Talisman car
ried III pounds and stepped 5 fur
longs in $685., which is the fastest time
of the meeting. w. R. Goes Caruso
was second and T. NJ Cassidy's Crack
Brigade third. For his little trip
around the oval Sarazen II earned for
his popular owner the sum Of S10,500,
bringing his total winnings in his two
starts to s11.7o0.
Sarazen II was q bit slow at the
start, but before the field had gone
sixteenth he rushed up on the outside
and then Willie Garner took him back
and waited patiently for the leaders to
60 wide on the turn. This Is exactly
what they did. Tombereau and Crack
Brigade went out bit and then Garner
rushed Sarazen II up on the inside.
The boy used the whip on Sarazen II
and the colt drew away and won gal
Looping By four lengths. Caruso came
fast and took down second money by
length from Crack Brigade.
Novice Wins Handicap.
The Rancocas Stable. owned by Harry
F. Sinclair. scored its first. success in a
long time in stake when Novice.
carrying the famous white with green
cap. won the Excelsior Handicap here
today. Novice was favorite and both
horse and rider received great applause
when they returned to the scales. Driv-
ing hard and length back came F. j.
Byers' Son o. Battle. with T. M. Cas-
sidy's Mi Vida third. Byrd was fourth.
The race was worth $1,000 to the
winner and the time was AS is. The
start was not so good, Algernon refus-
Novice rushed right to the front and
Fator let him gallop along. The 6
furlongs were run IN 1:l3 AS, with
Novice still leading. Coming to the
mile pole Novice held two-length adj
vantage. stepping the furlongs In
! :39 2-5. but in the next sixteenth Son
o. Battle doomed up and Fator had to
Novice held on gamely to win by a
length Son o. Battle nosed out Mi
Vida for the place.
The Jadell Stables Salyers, favorite at
IS to 10, scored In the first race. s.
furlong dash for two-year-olds. In the
face of high wind he ran the distance
In 100 fiat. Desert Light took the place
with Kenzie third. It was q two-horse
race right from the start.
Desert Light and Salyers drew away
from the rest Of the field and ran
head and head to the final sixteenth,
where Salyers drew away to win in q
drive by half length. Desert Light
beat Kenze three lengths
Ramoneur Proves Best.
The favorite players kept up their
good work by selecting another choice
in j. L. Hollands Ramoneur, with L.
Fator up. He made good in convincing
style, winning by daylight over w. r.
Goes Vanity, with G.. A. Cochran's
Propus third. The furlongs were run
In I:l2 Us. .J.,..
Mordrom attempted to steal the race
in the first furlong by taking long
lead. However, he could not keep up
the pace and Ramoneur, coming to the
outside on the stretch turn. took the
half. Vanity finished fast and beat
Propus q length for the place.
The nth race produced a spirited
finish when Caroler beat Old Dutch In
a drive, with Cog-Air third. Old
Dutch made the pace, leading by q
small margin to the stretch, where
Caroler came fast and won by head
The Fair Stable scored double when
Imperial Air, favorite, won the sixth
race by four lengths. Royal Tree was
second length before Marette.
The last race was won by Washakie.
with DR.. Rankin second and Stage
Struck third. Willie Garner rode his
third winner when he piloted Washable