Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1937, Page 23

SPORTS. —_— THE SUNDAY 8 TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST ' 8§ 1937—PART ONE. SPORTS Pumpkin First Home, Garners $8,000 Sweep in Saratoga Special FAVURWFEMSA Takes $50,000 Race, Sets New Track Mark MAETALL BY HEAD Bull Lea Third in Feature at 1 Spa—The Chief Again Runs Poor Race. By the Associated Press ARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Au- gust 7—A different complexion ‘was thrown on the 2-year-old situation today when John Hay ‘Whitney's Pumpkin whipped eight of the Nation's best in the thirty-fifth Baratoga Special, a sweepstakes event, in which the entire purse of $8,000 went to the winner. ‘With blinkers and a special bit add- ed to his equipment to prevent him from running out at the stretch turn, a8 he did in his last race, the son of Tetratema outgamed Maetall from Dewitt Page'’s Maemere Farm in the | closing strides to win by a head in a i “photo finish. Warren Wright's Bull | Lesa was third, trailing by two lengths. | Some 15,000 fans, braving the threat | of rain and muggy, sultry heat to| view the sport, installed Pumpkin the | 9-to-5 choice. He justified his role | by leading virtus from the start under Johnny Gilbert's guidance. The Tace, run over a fazt track, was| timed in 1:1235. Pumpkin now has a record of two victories and a third in three races. The Chief Again Fails. V. WHITNEY'S entry of The * Chief and Dauber was the sec- ond choice at 18 to 5, with supporters of the Eton Blue depending on the | first named to make amends for his | Tecent defeat in the mud after win-‘ ning the National Stallion Stakes earlier in the season. But once again | The Chief disappointed. He never | Wwas a menace and finished nxm,( with the three money horses, Dauber | and Mrs. Ethel V. Mars' C-Note in | front of him. The 6-furlong dash was a two- horse affair once Pumpkin and Maetall pulled away from the others in lhe‘ first quarter mile. The brown Whitney | colt led by two lengths into the | stretch. Maetall, winner of the Flash | and second in the United States Hotel | Stakes, spurted and drew alongside a | furleng from home. It looked as if the | Maemere colt would go on to vie- tory, but he hung in the final strides C Count Arthur Scores. ’I"HE mile and three-sixteenths of the Merchants and Citizens' Handicap and its purse of $8,400 went to Mrs. John D. Hertz's Count Ar- The 5-year-old son of Reigh Count | got up in the final strides to nip Mrs. | Parker Corning's lightly weighed 3- | year old, Up and Doing. A neck sep- | erated the pair &t the finish, with Walter M. Jeffords’ Jean Bart an- other three lengths away in third place. Count Arthur, clocked in 1:58 fiat, | was the split choice at 5 to 2 with | Page's Maerial a distant trailer all the way. Saratoga Springs |} Resulis By the Associated Press. BACE—The aliowances; furlongs, Macayres (Arearo) Could Be (Merritt) Fooled (Longden) Time, 1:073. Also ran—U Boat, gu. Sunny Shore, d’ Preity Pet. SECOND RACE — The ubseription | Steepiechase; 000; ‘;-yen!om: 204 up; about 2 miles. Flis De Lirsl (Murdock) 11-5 7-10 Tain De Cafe (Coliins) 3-5 Guidon 2d (Bauman) Time, 4:19° Modesty: pur, fillies; 2-year-old; B-1 8.5 4- 81 4. 45 Ty, Battle | Some Pep | Rash Hurry, Arachne, 1-4 1-4 2-1 b Valpuiseaux, Martin entry, RACE—The Modesty; THIR , 1:090; allowances; 2-year-old fili " | L1Y | 18-5 6-5 3.5/ 85 4-5 3 8-5 | Also 'ran—Kes ning Lass. Pockmantie, Feddums, Maravila, Doily & and Cioud o | FOURTH RACE—The Saratoga Special; | rae, $8.750; 2.vear-olds; 6 furlongs, | Dkin (Giibert) -5 4-5 1-3 aetall (Arcaro) 2-1 4-5 il Lea (Anderson) 2-1 Time, 1:12%. Also ran—a Dauber, & The Chief, C Note, War Perfl, Red Glare and Bourbon King. a—C. V. Whitney entry, FIFTH RACE—The Oitizens Handicap; purse -year-olds and up; 1/ m unt Arthur (Balski) '» And Doing (Renick) ean Bart (McDermoii) 1 ran—a Corinto, _Thorsen, aTwo Bob and Maeriel. a—Mrs, E. Denemark entrs. Star | SIXTH RACE—Purse, $1.200 added: the Ticonderosa Handicap: class C; 3-year-olds and up; the Wilson mile. | Advocator (Wricht) Blr Ouest (Kurisinger) mee Alone (Renick) Time, 1:39) Also ran—Chancer. Kenty and dGosum. | d—Won but was disqualified. 16-5 1-1 85 Handi- 3-year- H_RACE—The Oriskany ®ap: purse. $1.000 added: class D olds and up: 1% miles Old Story (Wright) 31 63 Allowance (Chall) 2-1 Fiying Banner (Renick) Time, 1:53 Also 'ran—Mistralkin Abbaters. Bonny and Reminding COUNTY SOFT BALL | RIVALS FACE TODAY Carr Bros.-Harvey Dairy Double Contest Has Big Bearing on Second Half Flag. Trn: second-half championship of the Prince Georges Post Soft | Ball League may be decided this afternoon when Carr Bros. & Boswell | and Harvey Dairy, county rivals, hook up in a double-header at Magruder Park at 2:30 Harvey Dairy needs one victory practically to clinch the second round | unless & protested game between | Oair Bros. and Columbia A. C., won | by the latter, is replayed. On the other hand, a double victory by Carr Bros, & Boswell would place the team in & commanding lead. Temp Jarrell | of Carr Bros. is leading the league in batting with an even 500 League Standing. Harver Dairy Carr Bros. & Boswell Art s iners .‘:‘“ 5 DoLcurTrnu ement Mansgers Columbia 4. C. o "~ Leading Batters. Jarrell, Carr Bros. _ 3 T Bros. P i . Harver Dalry _ m Resettlement 3! 2- Rouse et Clabber, Chance Nour King Mrs. A. A. Gray's Sylvia G, the early | (dor drew away to win as his rider | | pleased. Mrs. J. Bowes Bond's Inactive. 3-vear-olds and up: 50 T Sainted, Credulous, More Poise and Felwyn. ing; 3-vear-olds and up: 6 furlongs. The Bailiff (Tucker) E¥T Tarping (Porter) Kabo (Marrero) Prince Danny, Sadie F and Col. Bixer. Gay Bal Woot Bubblesome (Craig) James N, Atiante and Ladfield. ing Litte Medius Dies (Morgan Baby Sweep (Schieh) Also Ronfalon, Handicap; olds and ‘up; 114 miles, Sea Biscuit '(Pollard) Caballero 2d (Le Blanc) Fair Knightess (Howell) | Countess Ann_ (Morgan) 153 | Pass Shot (Crair) Seabiscuit, Mrs. C. S. Howard’s ace, romping home in the rich Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs. one-eighth in 1:49. Caballero II was second and Fair Knightess third. Seabiscuit ran the mile and —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. ARDOR SHOWS WAY IN MUD AT BEL AR Wins as It Pleases Over Sylvia G. in Big Race of Closing Day. Special Dispatch to The Star. EL AIR, Md., August 7.—The Harford County Fair Handi- cap, mile closing feature of the 10-day Summer meeting here, saw J. Sensenich's Ardor plow through the 8 furlongs over a track fetlock deep in mud to win by two lengths from a half dozen opponents. The veteran Bill Smith waited in third place the first half with Ardor. Once Smith set the gelding down he quickly raced to even terms with | pacemaker. After a short brush Ar- Sylvia G, although tiring badly through the home stretch, managed to save the place by five lengths from The latter tossed her rider en route post~ ward and ran away for a quarter mile. Tod: closing program was wit- nessed by 7,500 fans, who braved se- vere rainstorms. Suffolk Dm:‘ns Results By the Assoclated Press FIRST BACE—Purse, $1,000; claiming; ‘mile, G'rden Message (Scheib) 5.00 3.80 3.20 ) 580 40 Al Yankee Skipper. Any Chance, Heartease, Two Edged. Kaleida, SECOND RACE—Purse. $1,000; claim- 10.20 540 3.80 5.00 Time, 1:127% Also ' ran—Wigele In, Vitex, Loloma, RACE—The Bay State -year-olds and o (Duffy) (Morgan) THIRD Purse; 1,000; up: 6 furlongs 2080 8.80 : 8.80 Also ran—Sir Michael. Boston Mary, FOURTH RACE—Purse, $1.000: claim- | year-olds and up: i mile. leora (MeC'mbs) 17.60 %20 4.8q | 1060 500 ran—Happy Helen, Blacknose, Light and Grandma's Boy. FIFTH RACE purse, The Massachuseits £50,000 added; 3-year- 4.00 320 3.20 500 4.80 1) Time, 1L 1:49 (new track record) Also N ran—Esposa, SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1,1 feliow Purse: 3-vear-olds: Dark Beau (Cubitt) 2 Panther Creek (Luther) Little Sleeper (Mauro) 3 e S Holluschick i 50 ran—Holluschickie, Swivelneck an Careful Miss. S E RACE—Purse, $1.000: claim- ing: 3-vear-olds and up: 1/s miles High Diver (Marrero) 20.20 U Demon (Jaekle) ime, 1:45%. | Also ‘ran—E| Puma. Count Me. Roval | Tread. Leonard Wilson. Kindacorn. For- eien Legion, Hours End, Prince Dean and Bounding Count. | — | . EIGHTH RACE—Purse. $1.000: elaim- ing: 3-vear-olds and wp: 1's miles Brass Monkey (Duffy) 1840 7.20 4.80 640 480 4.80 Would Dare (Marrero) Time. 2:06 Also ‘ran—Wileo. Mr. Bun. Top Hich, | Treasure Ship. Atcines and Droll Story. | | Outraces The Pelican, Favorite, in Dade Park Inaugural. DADE PARK. Ky Little Nyn August 7 (P)— | 4-year-old filly, owned by Mrs. R. J phy, Evansville, Ind and ridden by Jockey W. L. Johnson, won the Inaugural Handicap at the opening of the fourteenth gnnual Summer meeting of the Dade Park Jockey Club today { The Pelican, the favorite ond, and Candle hird The time the 6 furlongs was 1:1225 over a rather slow track. M was sec- ‘GERTIE TAKES ANOTHER. | | AGUA CALIENTE, Mexico, August 7 (#)—Gertie, owned by Pred Marmet won the 1 mile and 70-yard feature race here today, making it five vic- tories in a row for the entry at the current meeting Selections for Fast Track at Suffolk Downs Tomorrow. (BEST BET—SCATTERBRAIN.) FIRST RACE— MORPHEUS, SOLITARY, TWOSOME. MORPHEUS didn't like the long route when running here last week, but cut out a fast pace for the first mile. SOLITARY showed a very good effort Saturday and may get a share. TWOSOME is in light and can take care of the others, SECOND RACE—OPOCA, SIGHT- ING BAR, LADY DEMO- CRAT. OPOCA met a field here last Monday that was too fast, and failed to get into the picture. SIGHTING BAR has been going well at this distance and can get up in time to take second. LADY DEMOCRAT is better than the others. THIRD RACE—ROYAL RHAP- SODY, BOB C, TO THE RESCUE. ROYAL RHAPSODY turned in a fine effort against the clever Devil's Mate not long ago, but won’'t have to contend with that classy filly in this event. The Whitney racer needs only a little racing luck to beat out BOB C for this prize. The latter is a fast one and can make this decision very close. TO THE RESCUE is sure of a share. FOURTH RACE—STEEL WORK- ER, DISTRACT, SLAVONIA, STEEL WORKER turned in a fine effort in a sprint here Tues- day and was coming fast through the last sixteenth. He sheds six pounds for this encounter, enougl to bring him out on top of th: crowd. DISTRACT is a fast geld- ing and is perfectly suited by this 6 furlongs distance. SLAVONIA 1s going pretty nicely now and can take the show spot FIFTH RACE—TEDDY PATIC, T'M SC DRY, SUPERWICK. W. 8. Kilmer's colt, TEDDY PATIC, is ready to take the measure of the crowd. I'M 8O DRY gets a big weight pull and may be able to cause some trouble, SUPERWICK is better then any- thing else that is going to the post in this event. SIXTH RACE—WISE KING, DIE HARD, GOLDMAN., ‘WISE KING won handily over a field of this class Wednesday and drops a few pounds off that win- ning effort. DIE HARD sprang a surprise last week, but is stepping up here and will have to do his best to get second. GOLDMAN can get the third split. SEVENTH R A CE—SCATT BRAIN, BREEZING ALONG, BUSTER BOY. The gelding SCATTERBRAIN is at the top of his form now, as was shown by his clever win at this distance last week. BREEZING ALONG is the most dangerous foe and will benefit by the weight pull BUSTER BOY rates consideration for a share, EIGHTH RACE—JODA, NOTICE ME, CHAMBERSBURGER. JODA has been rested up for almost & month and the mare comes back here in prime shape. 8he reeled off a fast mile in a trial spin the other day and can beat this cheap bunch if running back to that effort. NOTICE ME is in good form now, but is giving away too much weight to the top one. CHAMBERSBURGER is best of the others. Bel Air Results FIRST RACE—Purse, $400; for 2-year- olds: 51 furlongs. ne (Mayer) 11.10 440 390 2 Do It (Hernander) 4.50 3. Can Bloom (Garrett) 5.5 Time, 1:132%5, Also ran—Green Water, Marine Maid, aCartridge. Cast Abonu d_Mealing Home, a—T. Roderick.] Flannery entry. SECOND RACE—Purse, {ell-oldl and upward; longs. Mint Bud (Snyder) Packaway (Garret) Dornoch (Fowler) Time, 1:18%. Also ‘ran—Dolly Tour, Broomones, mae, Never Home and Grand Baker. THIRD RACE—Steeplech: 400; claiming; for 4-vear-el for 3- i 6 fur- 1140 7.20 3.80 920 520 2.90 purse, about 3 miles. Dark 8'pinet (R'berts) 30.70 Rouge Catalan (Thorndrke) Kepl ¢ oung) ime, 4:39%. Eve. Walter K. 4 aSamanthy Jane. FOURTH RACE—Purse, £400; for 3-year-olds and upward; 1 Fife (Hernandes) 800 4 Chessie (Garrett) 430 Prince Pettle (Snvder) ime, 1 Fasstick. Au_Yolly, Also ' rai Bandersnatch and Dudley C. $700; Harford FIFTH RACE i for 3-year-olds and County Fair Han upward: 11.50 4.20 3.20 330 260 3.80 claiming; mile. Aufein, Ardor th . (Hernander) Inactive (Scott) Time. 1:49. Also ‘ran—Monelogue Alva and Sun Wa SIXTH RACE—Purse, $400; claiming: 4- Year-olds and up: 17 miles. Queen Flizabeth (Seott) 23.10 1 Lady Nymph (Divite) ar Chat (Snyder) Time, 1:539% Also ‘ran—Fair Billy, chief Maker. Deep Run, Fred 1.00 8.40 5.30 SEVENTH RACE—Pur: ing: for 3-year-olds and 0 | Parmenarch (no_bo: Warned Off (Coffman) . 7 Licht Action, Hu Nathan Hale. EIGHTH RACE—Pui ing: for 3-year-olds and up: 1 miles. Darling Pat (Coffman) 29.40 8.10 1.00 Jim Brown (G t) 450 340 Flageolet (Cu: 34 me. 1:1%, Also ran—Channing, James Boy, Little Brother and Erin’s Sun. DRAFT HORSES IN SHOW Class Added Event Starting Wednesday. WESTMINSTER,- Md., August 7 /) —The fifth annual Carroll County horse show will be the opening feature of the fair here from Wednesday to Saturday. A new department, for the exhibi- $100: elaim- to tion of draft horses, has been added. | Another new class this year is for ! beef cattle, Zivey and Mis- | 0 | Thistle Westminster | Suffolk Downs Entries for Tomorrow. | By the Associated Press. | , FIRST RACE—Purse. $1.000: clatming; 3-year-olds and up: 1 mile, Yenoor (Cooney) i xMorpheus (Morgan) ___ x"‘fil‘. Rl(ver (Jaekle) . E L. xErnie Manzer (no boy) Landscape (Corbett) _ xGolden Bpur (Sena xDilwin (Cubitt) XAura (Scheth) Custer (May) __ H5555525500 %3323R3RR0w SECOND RACE—Purse. $1.000; ing; 3-vear-olds and up: 1 mile ocrat (no boy) ger Claw (no Royal Flight (Barl THIRD RACE—Purse. $1,000; ances: 2 2-vear-olds: 8 furiongs. Sun Eg ig) - Tal Warlaine (no boy) . Homburg (Hightshoe) _ = Autumn Quest (McCombs) To the Rescue (Dabsan)._ aScots Guard (Woolf) __ Miss Leon (Barba). Triek rates 7 C. M. Willock entry. bJ. H. 'Whitney entry. FOURTH RACE—Purse $1.000: ing: 3-year-clds and up: 6 furlongs | Bteelworker (no boy) xLucky Jean (Morgan) xDistract (Marrero) __ __ XCynwyd (Leishman) xEuryalus (Ray) x8lavonia (Jaekle) Home Loan (Tucker) Narise (McCombs) Parlor . claim- | FIFTH RACE—The Brookline; £1.000. allowances. ) d-vear-olds; " 1 purse mile ¥ 10 Superwick (Barba) E - 11 | Im 80 Drv (no_boy) Teddy Patlc (Craix) Tinder Box (Howell) Combatant (McCombs) Bachelors Bower (Deering) SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1,000; elalming vear-olds and up: 6 furlongs. Jock (Marrero) | xDie Hard Goldman (May) Wulfstan (McCombs) | xHigh “Torque (Huff) xCatchall (Jacques) xWise King (Jaekle) S (no_boy) SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1.100 | ing: 3-vear-olds and up: 1. miles. Scatterbrain (Barba) Buster Boy (Duffy) | Wise Will (no bov) | xBrince Fox (Lejshman) | xBreezing Along ~(Marrerc) xPrince Ssador (Jaekle) EIGHTH RACE—Purse ing: 3-year-olds and up: x8torm Angel (no boy) .. | xNotice Me (Jaekle) General A. (Tinker) Occidental (Barba) __ - Adamite (Saunders) xJohn Tio (Marrero) xJoda (Morgan) % | xBlandishment (no~ boy) xColtman (Jacques) $1.100; claim- 1 mile. xChambersburger (no boy) Whitney horse, wearing blinkers and a the rail as he dashes h.ameain front of Maetell in the Spa feature.—Copyright, A. 4 éaratoga Special Is Pie for Pu l cial bit to keep him from runnin, mpkin S Camera Captures Angles That Deceive Optic, Asserts Scientist, Defending Turf Decisions BY WALLACE DUKE. T I8 a question of eyes and angles, ladies and gentlemen. Step right up and get a cheerful earfull. Dr. I F. Gardner is speaking, and the good doctor is not about to pull a chicken from your sleeve, out the aid of an egg. It is no medi- cine show. The reference made is to close finishes on race tracks, the use | of the camera in determining the winner and the oft-repeated asser- tion that the outside horse at the finish is the one favored in all “photo- | finish” decisions. Dr. Gardner should know. Not only is he in charge of the optical division of tne Bureau of Standards, but a recognized authority and an inventor who is responsible for many improvements in lenses and shutters. Took Sun Eclipse Photos. DR. GARDNER was selected by the National Geographic Society last year to visit Russia to obtain photo- graphs of the sun's eclipse. So re- markable were the photographs se- cured that the society prevailed upon Dr. Gardner to journey to the Can- ton Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just 3 degrees south of another imaginary line, the equator, where, with a camera perfected by him, he secured on June 9 another wonderful group of photographs of Old Sol's antics, When the New York State Racing Commission asked the Bureau of Standards for an expert to investi- gate the “outside horse” mutterings and to pass upon the accuracy of the camera in use, Dr. Gardner was given the assignment. The doctor, after visiting the Em- pire and Baratoga race tracks, came to the conclusion that the “outside horse” contention can be explained best by considering the positions of the spectators. To quote Dr. Gardner, “At a race track the spectators are grouped in two stands, one in advance of the other, beyond the finish line. The spectators in the stand on the approach side of the line are pre- vented from judging accurately the finish of a close race because they cannot see the horse's noses. Eyes Favor Rail Horse. THOSE in the stand beyond the fin- ish line view the horses approach- ing the finish. Their line of sight necessarily cuts across the track at an angle with the finish line, in such direction that the horse next ty the rail is favored. Although this inter- pretation may not be susceptible of direct proof, it presents a condefent picture. with the outside horse leading® the spectators erroneously place the inside with- | a race finish. beaks absolutely even. finish line is crossed. Here is a good illustration why a camera shot is needed of It was the dead heat between Teddy's Comet (on outside) and Tiger in the Arlington Futurity at Chicago recently. To the naked eye it appeared as if Teddy's Comet had his nose slightly in front, but the camera showed the two In many cases a depends upon whether a horse has his head up or down as the i i | victory or defeat —A. P. Wirephoto. horse ahead because of the angularity | of the view, and the camera is cred- ited with having favored the outside horse. On the other hand, if the in- side horse is only slightly ahead, the spectators place him farther ahead and the camera loses credit for giving a close decision to the horse next to the rail. Consequently, the belief has developed that the camera favors the outside horse.” To prove his contention the doctor produced a photograph showing the rump of the rail horse at the finish of & race, apparently a yard in ad- vance of that of the outside horse. To the spectators near the wire there would seem no argument as to the winner, but the camera caught the was reached, while the outside horse dropped its nose, thus winning by the | proverbial ‘“nod.” Judges Pleased With Camera. N ARY close finish there always is | & Lobbing of the horses’ heads, espaeially when !not (s go to the “hat” but to hand- [ ride it out | There is danger in placing the horses from a photograph when the called “blanket finish.” are not easily discernible, photo, for blue takes would appear black, etc. white, pink rail horse raising its head as the wire | the jockeys decide | :an easy second that apparently there fleld is bunched closely or in a so- | The pumbers | and the | If the race is nearly even,scolors cannot be distinguished in a | | explained it by saying that “the hand The placing judges on the New York tracks, to a man, expressed themselves as pleased with the cam- | era and said, too, that not once had they questioned its accuracy. Now | that Uncle Sam officially has passed | upon its integrity there seems noth- ing to do but end the argument and post the official sign, but old-timers still contend that the judges in days gone by always gave the rail horse the dicision when there was only a whisker's difference and now the | camera gives it to the outside horse | even though the “insider” may have a three days’' growth of beard. Quicker Than the Eye. E professor who once pulled a couple of rabbits out of our hat | was quicker than the eye.” Now we | are told the camera also is quicker than the eye. The “eyes” no longer have it. It would all be much clearer to us had we not seen with our two little peepers what three placing judges and 10,000 fans saw last Fall in a stake race at Laurel. The winner gal- loped home, the secopd horse, such was no guestion, for the judges im- mediately posted its number with a “photo finish” sign for the third horse. When the photo was inspected it was shown clearly that the horse placed -— Race Selections SUFFOLK DOWNS (Fast), BY WALLACE DUKE. 1—Aura, James River, Morpheus 2—Lady Democrat, Opoca, Bull Market. 3—Royal Rhapsody, Bob C., War- laine. 4—Lucky Jean, rise, Distract 5—8uperwick, I'm 8o Dry, Par- menarch. 8—Wulfstan, Jock. T—Breezing Along, Scatterbrain. 8—Chambe¥gburger, Joda. Best bet—Lucky Jean. Die Hard, Thistle Wise Will, Notice Me, SUFFOLK DOWNS (Fast). By the Louisville Times. 1—Morpheus, Twosome, Aura. 2—Opoca, Sighting Bar, Bull Mar- ket. 3—Wnhitney entry, To the Rescue, Bob C. 4—Steelworker, Narise, Slavonia. 5—Teddy Patic, Combatant, Tinder Box. 6—Wise King, Die Hard, Thistle Jock. T—Breezing Along, Prince Fox. 8—Chambersburger, Adamite Best bet—Morpheus. SUFFOLK CONSENSUS (Fast). By the Associated Press. 1—Aura, Morpheus, Landscape. 2—Bull Market, Oriley, Lady Dem- ocrat. 3—Autumn Quest, sody, Warlaine. 4—Slavonia, Narise, Lucky Jean. 5—Superwick, Combatant, Teddy Patic. 6—Die Hard, Wulfstan, Wise King. T—S8catterbrain, Buster Boy, Breez- ing Along 8—Chambersburger, dental. Best bet—Autumn Quest, SBcatterbrain, Notice Me, Royal Rhap- Joda, Occi~ SARATOGA By the Louisville Times. 1—The Runner, Top Radio, Cosmic Ray. 2—No selections 3—Bel Air 8tud entry, Count D'Or, Bandelero. 4—Wise Mentor, Quick Getaway, Equerry. 5—Dressy, Evening Tide, That One. 6—Paradisical, Genie Palatine, Jewell Dorsett T—Bushmaster, Glittering, Apertif. Best bet—Paradisical, (Fast). CONSENSUS AT SARATOGA (Fast). 3 By the Associated Press 1—Top Radio, Transmuting, Clam- orous 2—Greatorex, Ondott. 3—Minimum, Bel Air-Wheatley entry, Calumet entry 4—Wise Mentor, Easter Holiday, Worry 5—That One, Butter, Dressy. 6—Paradisical, Jewell Dorsett, Broad Ripple 7—Bushmaster Top. Best bet—Top Radio LINCOLN FIELDS 1—Captain Red, dine. 2—Noah's Pride, Cottingham, Cor- vus. 3—Jean Cloud, Ebony Boy, Techy. 4—Incognito, Overtrick, Night Gail. 5—Frontier, Denbigh, Conrad Mann. 6—Watersplash, Robert L., Thread- needle. ' T—Safe and Sound, Dark Zeni, Our Count. 8—Boom's Pal, Image. 9—(Bub)—Mouse Trap, Marie Jean. Best bet—Watersplash, Flying Feathers, Apertif, Chimney (Fast) . Jabberie, Acti- Lifelike, Irish Court, HE ordinary “system” for beat- “ing the races compares favor- ably with the swell bunch of fish order at that air-cooled res- taurant. Good to look at, but just about as useful. called such, that we ever heard of that was a success, was to play the favorites, come, what may. About the dawn of the twentieth century several outlaw tracks, mostly half milers, were operating in Mary- land. As we remember it the most prominent of these tracks were at Iron Hill and Elkton. They raced during the Winter months and all the horses that performed were barred on tracks operated under the juris- diction of the Jockey Club. Some one got the idea if the favorite in the race was not the best horse, it was at least supposed to be. That being true, there could be no complaint when the favorite won. the wish of all tracks. Naturally some one other than the horses knew of the plan. For a while the way the choices came home was a joy to the form players. The New York bookies were first to take a tumble. They stopped taking bets on the outlaw tracks. When the bookmakers operating at the local tracks commenced to get a drubbing they clubbed together and offered $50 to any jockey that would win on a 10-to-1 shot. The judges finally took a hand and a few suspensions of jockeys seem- ingly interested in seeing that the favorite won, caused the end of the biggest percentage of winning choices known before or since. Turf War Due in Florida. PRFSIDENT JOSEPH L. SMOOT of the Hollywood Jockey Club has announced that the new Florida track, which is 12 miles outside of | Miami’and will cost $1,500,000, will be | ready for racing January 1 and that | the dates previously allotted to Hia- leah will be used. He made no state- ment about what Hialeah would do. Dates for racing are allotted by the State Racing Commission. Also & license has to be obtained before a track can be built. Col. R. R. Saun- ders, a former member of the Florida State Racing Commission, is inter- ested financially in the new track and is one of the sponsors. The colonel knows the ropes. It is inconceivable that such an expenditure would be made unless it was known that dates would be allotted. in opposition to the beautiful Hialeah | plant, there is only one answer—a survival of the fittest. President Jos- | eph E. Widener, on sccount of his | connections in the East and Belmont stables for Hialeah. If history is re- peated badges may be had for the asking. If one track distributes freely, the other must follow suit. President 8Smoot also has announced a $100,000 added handicap as a feature of his inaugural meeting. This doubles in amount any stake offering by Hia- leah. The only “system,” if it could be| It indicated merely formful racing, | If the new Hollywood track runs | Park, probably will obtain the best | PARLAYING " PONI parsiey that decorates your | New Orleans. At the time the Cres- | | racing and the Fair Grounds plant | | | | it at each appearance at the mutuel second had finished third. New Orleans Case Cited. EFORE Hialeah was thought of, there was a race track war in| cent City was the mecca for Winter Was prospering. The Corrigan interests invaded the fleld and built the City Park Track. It was well laid out, nicely located and more modern than the old Fair Grounds plant. Free badges were to be had at all the hotels. But New Orleans oould not support two tracks. Both lost money. The City Park Track was first to quit. It later was purchased by the Fair Grounds and now is a part of New Orleans’ park system. THE assertion has been made by Smoot there are enough vis- itors in Miami during the season to support two tracks. Maybe so, but we doubt it. When the mer- chants and other resort owners real- ize that there is little of the dollar left for them, after the track spends the afternoon plucking 10 cents from window, they will get together and support a Governor who is opposed to racing. Hialeah should know. President Widener had much trouble | getting a Legislature to legalize rac- ing. The plant previously had been closed by a stringent State law, Texas Is an Example. much racing will kill any community or State. Texas is an example. The handsome plant at Arlington Downs was doing well. Purses and stakes were large and good horses performed. Houston built a track that enter- tained big crowds and meetings, then commenced to spring up at other points in Texas. The sport got in | disfavor. There were races that to all appearances were run the night before. | When the starter on one of the | Texas tracks was seized by G-men for selling “dope” to the trainers for their horses, public opinion asserted itself. Gov. Alfred called a special session of the Legislature. Legalized racing in Texas now is a thing of the past. Politics makes strange bed-fel- lows, but public opinion in the long run is an odds-on choice to win. GOLF ACE UNREWARDED Fort Meade Man Misses P. G. A. Prize as Course Has No Pro. The Professional Golfers' Associ- ation today announced a hole-in-one award, one of the few awards now given for aces made on golf courses over the land. If the ace is made on a course whose pro is a member of the P. G. A. the lucky golfer will get a little charm made in the form of a golf ball. It's presented by the P. G. A. if an attested score card is turned in. The offer started August 1. But Capt. Marvin B. Durette, 34th Infantry, U. 8. A, won't be eligible, even though he scored an ace on the third hole of the Fort Meade, Md course. That layout has no pro. Capt. Durette played the shot to the 1680~ yard hole with an eight iron. His playing companions were Capt. O. A. Prizer and Lieuts. R. H. Chard and C. F. Kearney. e MAX “HEAVY-WAT®.CHAMP. A Chicago wisecracker cally Max Schmeling the ‘heavy-wait eham- plon.” [ MARICA BRILLIANT INTURF TRIUMPH Adds to Filly Title Claim With Three-Length Win in Crete Handicap. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, August 7—Running one of her greatest races, Tom Taggart’s champion 4-year- old filly, Marica, carried his French Lick Spring Stable’s colors to a three-length victory in the tenth running of the Crete Handicap a$ Lincoln Pields today before nearly. 20,000, the biggest crowd of several years. Marica, coming from behind the | dizzy pace set by Bien Fait, scored in track-record time, running 6 furlongs in 1:10%4 She completed a double stake tri- umph for Jockey Bobby Dotter and Trainer Howard Wells, for that com= bination had accounted for the Dear= born Handicap, co-feature cn tne proe gram, with the juvenile Cross Keys. Strengthens Title Claim. ARICA’'S brilliant performance topped the fine card and strength= ened her claim to top honors among the Nation's fillies. The Crete Handi- cap was Marica's sixth win in eight starts this year, and in her two losses she finished second to colts. To win the Crete she had to eatch Bien Fait, which three years ago was rated as handicap champion of the West. Marica carried 117 pounds in her victory and added $2,330 to her win- nings. The daughter of Epinard—Can- berra was second choice in the betting. ——e Lincoln Fields Results By the Assoclated Press. FIRST RACE—Purse, + elaiming: 4-year-olds and up; 15 miles. Jokester (Rollins) 740 400 320 Watercure (Smith) 48 430 80 Palasa (South) Time, 1:4434. Also ran—Jay Vee, Rich Girl, f 8ir Bos- ton, fStepahead. Boon Time, Red Rogue, Griner, Coligny and Crimson, eld. SECOND RACE—Purse, $800; 2-year-olds: 514 furlongs. + Distillation Tecky (Smith) Sunberra (Dotter) Time, 1:0684. ran—i Miss Dolly Kay, Hands Down, Bestest. Bell B, { Silver Sarah, Gold- kin. Prince Alex, f Lanell and Westy's Hero. f—Field. clalmingy 20 80 4.20 THIRD RACE—Purse, 3804 3-vear-olds and up; 6 furlongs. Wild Pigeon (Smith) $3 %8 xied_In (Roberts) 360 Domine Player (Mora) 440 Time, 1:114. A%o ran—Sir Gawaine, f Crout Au Pot, Ottoman, Winged Vietory, { Transtu LAlwintsar, Red Masic, Inseription an Skalkahoe. f-~Field. FOURTH RACE—The Cornell Towersy purse, $1,000; claiming; 3-year-olds and up; 1 mile. lerry Mood (Mora) Prince Thorch (Ryan) %0 Top, Dox_(Wilsen) * ime, 1:354%. Also_ran—Lady Montrose, The Queen, Grey Sireak, Flying Breess and K eeve, FIFTH RACE—Purs, 500 ad + th Dearborn Handicap; 2.5 e 852 -olds; Allies; 51y furlongs, a Cross Keys (Dotter) 21.00 14.00 Smith) 14.00 ) elatmingt 66.80 35.80 13.80 12.20 a Dixie Land (G. Robe: Oaaens Heien, Froamon. Liite . Oddesa Heien, alou, Little Flar. Genevra M. On Delivers and b Shin ink Heels. a—MIdKiff and Wells entry. { b—Al and Mr; erruson eniry, 4 | SIXTH RACE--Th Crete Handi purte, $2.500 added: 3-rear-sids and ooy 8 furion; Marcia 6.40 4.00 3. 1126 8 6.80 Fantine (5 tter) aBien Fait (South) Mainman (Mora) Time, 1:10% (equals track record) Also ran—aRushaway. Rifted Gold Mesh. Candescent. Millie M., Dell ator, Virginis J and Pompa. a—A. G. Tam C SEYENTH RACE—_Purse, ing: 4-year-olds and up: 1% Pegzy’s Pegry (Dotter) 5.40 Discourse (Mora) Mr. Quick (Morlan) Time, 2:0614. Also ran—Fair Boy. Sisko snd Longus, EIGHTH RACE—The 00: claiming; mil e Veeks (Ryan) 10.00 540 3.40 Wegoway (J. Richard) 400 320 Night Bandli (South) 8.40 Time, 1:434. Also Hardware, American Prince, Lamac, Teralice, Linas Son and Veloctter, Saratoga Springs Entries for Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. FIRST RACE—The $1,000; claiming Clamorous The Runner. teno: purse, 3-year-olds and up; 1 Kempton; purse, 3-year-olds; 8 furlongs. 14 xCare For . 08 18 Sun Lamp _ 08 Transmuting 18 Top Radio__ 18 xSun Power_ 18 sun Fighter 1 1 1 : 1 Airlap Harvesting SECOND RACE—The Green Meadow: purse, $1.000; steeplechase: 3-year-olds and up: selling: about 2 miles. 2sFlying F'th'rs 137 zHarem Honey 139 Ondott ______ 147 Drill Master__ 144 Clonard ~_ 144 Pimochio __ 47 Greatorex ____ 144 Barricade 2nd. 135 THIRD RACE—The North Creek: purse, $1,000; maidens; 2-year-olds; coits and ®eldings: 6_furlon aGallant_ Priar Sturdy Duke aRon - Short Notice bThree Bangs Gipsy Minstrel Bandolero dAt Play Bonnie Sea Worry Redbreast - xLone_Gallant_ a—Belair stud-Wheatley Stable. b—Calumet Farm entry. c—Mrs. John D. Hertz entry. d—Marshall Pield-R. L. Gerry sntry, Phil Gough ._. cCount D'Or_ 7 Gentle Savage Razzle Dazsle _ Company Halt_ dBlue Dragon _ ettty SS555555555% K Dissembler FOURTH RACE—The Troy $ guaranteed; claiming: 51 furlongs, Suburbanite 110 Equerry Quick Getaway 110 Credence Wise Mentor__ 122 Worry On The Dot 110 Easter Holiday 113 Stakes: 2-year-olds: FIFTH RACE—The Crown Poin $1,000 added; 3-y: Uppermost, Black Mistr Dressy SIXTH RACE—The Crown Point Handl- cap (second division): purse, _$1,000 added: 3-year-olds and up; class C; fillies and mares: 6 furlongs, Jewell Dorsett. 113 Genie Palatine W Broad Ripple._ 109 Albania 1is Coronfum ____ 100 Paradist Parscout _____ 105 Warrior Dunlight 110 K SEVENTH RACE—T] $1.000; _claiming; Wilson mile. xBushmaster xCrius SSai (| Glittering _ XAperitif 10 Black Mischief 117 Border Queen _ 112 2—5_pounds ciaimed for rider 22—7 pounds claimed for rider. x-—Apprentice allowance claimed. Clear and fast REPAIRING SPEEDOMETERS AMMETERS, etc. qusen 108 een_.. 108 Hebron: . urse, 3-year-olds an upi 7 xJudge Blake xFlying Faleon 151 19th ST N W DEcarar 4220