New Syndicate After Havana Track: Rumors Heard to That Effect, but Nothing Definite Known as Yet--Latest Turf Gossip., Daily Racing Form, 1919-08-13

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NEW SYNDICATE AFTER HAVANA TRACK TRACKBurners Burners HeanMjp HeanMjpThat That EffectDutIfothiBtDefiaitft Known as Yet Latest Turf Gossip BY EDWARD W COLE COLESARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y August 12 Chat ¬ ter on Broadway last night and in the hotel lobbies intimate there is another syndicate being formed to buy the Havana track Nothing definite could to learned about it the talk being merely hearsay It was said H D Brown would to here shortly when more definite news can to gathered gatheredSo So far the Kentucky owners have not yet gathered much in the purse and stake line here but one can see Kentucky horses looming up into prominence as if approaching a race and it wijl not be at all surprising to see some of them much more in evi ¬ dence during the last two weeks of the meeting meetingOne One of the latest arrivals from New York is Dick Woods a club member of many years standing Just a few days for me saidMr Woods unless my speculating friends treat me kindly v vI I dont expect to win many races around here with my new purchase Mahony said II Neu steter but it looks is if I might win one or two in Kentucky next fall fallGeo Geo Kennedy a relative of Edward Soule ar ¬ rived here yesterday to stay the remainder of the season Mr Kennedy is a close student of form and a successful turf follower Dick Monahan who is an allaround sportsman from Sail Francisco having filled the positions of baseball umpire and referee in boxing contests is here He claims that Saratoga is the most beautiful racing center in the world and he has been in practically every country where racing is held heldHorses Horses for courses is a wellknown adage in racing It was borne out in the opening race today according to some of the tost known experts and observers in the case of Adele She will not run a good race when the track is quite hard said Mr Sonle His prediction came true for she ran about threeeighths and then dropped into the ruck quickly quicklyMax Max Hirsch yesterday sold the twoyearold filly Constancy to Commander J K L Ross and she will carry his colors in the Spinaway to to run next Saturday Prior to the sale Mr Hirsch worked her between the races and she covered threequarters of a mile in 111 which was an exceedingly fast trial considering she had about 110 pounds in the saddle The price paid was not uiad public


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