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ADIRONDACK HANDICAP DAY Cartoonist Races Himself into Favor by Defeating Bud Lerner. Fairway Repeats His Recent Good Performance" Toucana Wins in Fast Time. SARATOGA SPRINGS," N. Y.. August 22. Another two-year-old came into the picture with the running of the Adirondack Handicap this afternoon, when Bud Fishers Cartoonist was an easy winner from Bud Lerner, with Cherry Pie closing a big gap to be third in front of Banter. It was over the three-quarters route and the race was worth ,925 to the winner. It was a day of good sport that was served up by the Saratoga Association, although aside from the Adirondack Handicap there was not much in the way of good class horses employed in the racing. Ten went to the post in the Adirondack and it was a truly speedy field with Bud Lerner the top weight under 125 pounds. Cherry Pie, from the Greentree Stable, was second in the weights at 122 pounds and Cartoonist, the winner, was in at 11C, nine pounds less than Bud Lerner and six pounds less than Cherry Pie. Little time was lost at the barrier and Banter at once rushed to the front and, making the pace fast, sprinted into a good lead in the first quarter. Blanc Seing and Boys Believe Me followed closely lapped, while Cartoonist was on the outside of them and going exceedingly well. Sallys Alley was racing just on the outside of Bud Lerner, which, although he began well, was slow about finding his racing stride. Purity followed the Rancocas Stable colt, Spot Cash, Cherry Pie and Dustabout bringing up the rear. CARTOONIST GAINS STEADILY. Cartoonist was racing on the outside and Kummer worked him up gradually, until before the stretch was reached he had landed in second place, while Banter out in front was beginning to shorten his stride. Boys Believe Me was hanging on well, but when Sande attempted to move up with Bud Lerner he ran into trouble and for some distance he could not stride freely. Purity also met with some interference and was having a rough race-. Banter was still showing the way when he made the turn for home, but by that time Cartoonist was so close after him that there was no doubt of the result Then an eighth from home the Fisher colt rushed to tha front and it was all over. He won by five lengths. Bud Lerner in the meantime was weaving his way through gallantly and closing up several lengths while coming through the stretch he saved second place, although it was only by a nose. Cherry Pie, with a sensational rush on the outside landed in third place. Banter tired badly, but only lost third money by a head and Boys Believe Me was next. TOUCANA WINS OPENER. Toucana, from the stable of Samuel Ross, the Washington sportsman, was an easy winner of the opening five-eighths dash, framed for maiden two-year-old fillies. Miss Star raced to second place and third was the portion: of Harry Payne Whitneys Transom. There was a considerable delay at the post and when the barrier rose Bud Fishers Dream Star propped and was virtually left. But the others were away in good alignment. Miss Star rushed into the lead with Best Love, and Toucana was not far away. Miss Cerina was also in the first flight, while Silk Tassel was slightly cut off before she was fairly under way and had little racing chance. Miss Star held to her front position around the first turn, but there Toucana raced by her into a long lead and held the race perfectly safe for the rest of the way. Transom raced a bit green, but when she was fairly under way she closed up in excellent style, while Silk Tassel was another that was going fast through the last quarter, but her opportunity came too late for her to share in the purse. Toucana is a filly that was bred by Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield at Hayland, Ky. She was sold as a yearling for ,100. C. A. Stonchams Flannel Shirt was winner of the mile dash that was the second offering, with High Speed second, while Lucky Antoine, from the Rancocas Stable, closed an immense gap through the stretch to finish third. Back of him were Brilliant Star, Gunsight, Guelph and Jimmie. Fator gave a truly brilliant exhibition of riding in the third race when he piloted A. C. Bostwicks Fairway to victory over Ensor on H. Altermans Tufter. Right at the end Fator clearly outrode Ensor to bring Fairway home winner in the last stride. Lengths back of them Rebuke, starting for the first time under the silks of Samuel Louis, was third, easily beating Bridesman, Billy Bar- Continuod on twelfth page. ADIRONDACK HANDICAP DAY Continued from first page. ton. Cap Rock, Quesada and White Star. Bridesman made the running while Tufter was .close after him and Thomas had Rebuke next to the inner rail and, while he was racing gamely, he had scant room, and before the turn out of the backstretch was reached he was shuffled back. Fator kept Fairway well within striking distance and kept him carefully but of trouble. Swinging for home Ensor shook Tufter up and he readily disposed-of -Bridesman. Then it was that Fator made his wTnningrushir "He was alongside of Tufter before Ensor made a; move and even then he did hot go to, the whip, preferring to depend on a hand ride, while Fator was riding with hands and heels. Right to the end the battle continued and Fator landed his mount the winner in the last stride. William Dugans Leghorn, the filly that figured in the double disqualification last week, was the winner of the fifth race when she took the measure of Catharine Marrone. Little Merimee had the mount on Leghorn and he rode a particularly well judged race, saving the filly to the stretch and also saving ground on all the turns. Roulette set the pace and Catharine Marrone was close after her, but Leghorn was never worse than third and Merimee stuck close to the rail and saved the filly for a dash where it would do most good. Once around the stretch turn he called on the daughter of Celt and she readily drew up to Roulette in the final eighth. Right at the end Roulette was coming again and she was only beaten by a neck, while Catharine Marrone was almost four lengths further back. At the end of the program John E. Mad-dens Harridan ran off with a three-quarters condition dash, in which she was in under the feather of 103 pounds. Back of her finished the Greentree pair, Galantman and Pirate Gold, and The Dictator was fourth. The Dictator was the one to cut out the running, but Harridan was never far away and before the stretch was reached she had raced into the lead to get home one of the easiest winners of the day. Galantman finished in second place and Pirate Gold did not have much trouble in beating the tired The Dictator.
