Saratogas Turf Carnival, Daily Racing Form, 1918-08-06

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SARATOGAS TURF CARNIVAL With the advent of the liorse at Saratoga the season at the famous Spa may be considered well under way Not until racing begins do the Springs take on their carnival aspect and from now until the curtain is rung down jit the end of the month Americas great watering place will echo with the hoofbeats of the thoroughbreds and the shouts of jubilant patrons of the sport sportNifvor Nifvor has Saratoga enjoyed a more auspicious opening The picturesque track in the foothills of the Adirondacks has been improved and beautified from gate to paddock the stables are filled with the fleetest thoroughbreds in training and the great hotels are crowded with society and those who worship at the shriiif of King Horse Roamers wonderful speed and gameness a enabled him to finish first in the timehonored Saratoga Handicap a feat he performed in 1915 and 1JI17 He is one of the most remiirkable thor ¬ oughbreds ever produced in this country and un ¬ like most race horses the older he grows the faster he runs New York Herald


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