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SARAZEN REPELS THE INVADER ! $ Decisively Triumphs Over Epinard in the Third International Special j Mrs. Vanderbilts Marvelous Gelding Runs Mile and a Quarter in the Remarkable Time of 2:00 4-5, With Epinard Second and Mad Play Finishing Third -f LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 11. Sarazen, Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilts swift-running three-year-old son of High Time and Rush Bex, was winner of the third International Special at Latonia this afternoon. Pierre Wertheimers Epinard, for the third time, was a gallant second and Harry F. Sinclairs Mad Play, another three-year-old, was third. Never in history was there such a coritest and when the time, 2:00, was hung out only once before was faster time displayed for the mile and a quarter, when Whisk Broom 11. won the Suburban Handicap in time reported as 2:00, though the correctness of that time has always been questioned. There were eight horses that went to the post and the prize was worth 5,500 net to the winner, while Mrs. Vanderbilt also received a beautiful gold trophy in commemoration of the prowess of her great three-year-old. After the finish Mrs. Vanderbilt was escorted to the stewards stand, where she was presented with the tr,ophy and warmly congratulated on the magnificent performance of her great gelding. The race was a truly run one and George Babin, who rode the winner, showed excellent judgment in avoiding the killing early pace and, timing his run to a nicety, came away in the stretch until he was a length and a half to the good as he swept by the finish line. Following him only noses apart came Epinard, Mad Play and C. B. Heads Altawood, while eight lengths farther back was the Audley Farms Princess Doreen, followed by I. B. Humphreys Little Chief, the Lexington Stables My Play and Gallaher Brcs. Chilhowee, last of the company. It was a notable fact that the three placed horses had all been shipped from New York training grounds. Epinard has completed the three races for , which he was brought to this country and in each he showed himself a remarkable horse, but in this, the final and greatest test of the three, he had no excuse. He saved ground next to the inside rail at all stages of the ra.ee and, while he hung on gamely under punishment in the stretch, he could not match the electrical speed of Sarazen. AWAY TO GOOD START. Starter Hamilton had some little trouble in finding an alignment to his liking, but the barrier rose to a good start Epinard had the inside position, with Chilhowee in. second place and Sarazen was third from the rail. The three of them milled about a bit and Sarazen was the chief offender. The others were crowded to the outside of the course, where, as a matter of fact, there appeared to be a bit of advantage for the reason that it meant a straight run, while the rail horses had to come around a slight bend to find the straight At the rise of the barrier it was Chilhowee that jumped into the lead under the alert Mack Garner, but Epinard and Sarazen were closely lapped on him and Haynes went away from the post whipping to avoid the possibility of being shut off in the early scramble for positions. Little Chief was fourth, Mad Play fifth, Princess Doreen sixth, My Play .seventh and Altawood brought up the rear. . When Garner sent Chilhowee right along for a first quarter in 22 he vas leading his opponents by two lengths. Babin had Sarazen tinder restraint back of him" arid just a length further away Epinard was - galloping strongly next to the inner rail. Mad Play had movedihto fourth place and he was" well out in the middle of the track, while Little Chief led the others, with My Play and Altawood bringing up the rear and well out of the running. , CHILHOWEES KILLING PACE. There was little change in their positions as the horses swung, around. -the .clubhouse turn, except that both Sarazen and Epinard had gained slightly on Chilhowee. The half was reached in 45, a pace that was calculated to kill off all but the stoutest, yet Chilhowee held to his command. Epinard and Sarazen were well lapped and it. was evident that Haynes was convinced that the gelding was the horse he would have to beat, for ho timed his moves with those of Babin. It was but natural that this pace should take its toll and Chilhowee began to shorten his stride after that killing pace and when he Continued on sixteenth page. . i , SARAZEN REPELS INVADER Continued from first page. faltered slightly Babin" moved up with Sarazen until he was showing the way. Laverne Fator had circled around with Mad Play and for just an instant it. seemed that he would go to the leaders. He did reach second place, just a length back of Sarazen and the tiring Chilhowee was still a head before "Epinard. The French colt still stuck to the Tail and was racing evenly and strongly. Swinging for home Babin called on Sara-zen and once safely around the last corner the result was no longer seriously in "doubt The little gelding, running straight and true, had his opponents beaten and they were all driving furiously back of him. In making the stretch turn Sarazen had gone outjust far enough to afford Epinard an opportunity and, under a vigorous, drive, he was coming again, but Mad Play was still battling along with a bulldog courage. Then came Altawood with a magnificent charge on the outside. He haa closed- an immense gap and circled around his company. He was going in better style than any in front of him, but as he came alongside of Mad Play they bumped and he was knocked off his stride. The bumping was also a slight handicap to Fators mount and then the pair of them finished so closely lapped on Epinard that only those on the finishing line could tell accurately which had been second. After his suicidal pacemaking, Chilhowee dropped back, badly beaten and ho was last of the eight at the finish. My Play had cut no figure in the running and Little Chief was never a contender, while the performance of Princess Doreen was so far below. her .promise as to be. a. bitter disappointment in the light of her brilliant trials. But there never was a better race and never a more brilliant victory. It atoned for the. early disappointments this year of both Max Hirsch and Mrs. Vanderbilt, and the condition of the winner testifies to the skill of Hirsch in bringing him up to such a race. A study of the fractional time for the race tells eloquently of the greatness of Sarazens victory. These fractions are: 22, 45, 1:10, 1:35, 2:00. IMMENSE THRONG PRESENT. Long before the gates were opened there was an immense throng waiting for a chance to take ah early point of vantage. These swarmed over the beautiful course and long before noon every available seat in the grandstand had its eager occupant Others took places along the rail and from tho head of the stretch and the new grandstand to a point well below the lower turn the lawns were thronged. And it was a truly representative gathering. A better dressed and a better behaved crowd never assembled on any race course. Ideal police arrangements had been made, so that there was nothing approaching real congestion, except about the mutuel machines. Provision was made early in the day for those who wished to back an opinion on the International and the various machines were kept constantly busy selling from a. full hour before the running of the first race until the champions were called to the post. r . - " Never was there a fairer racing day and the track was at its best Harrows had loosened up the top soil until it was not as hard and possibly not so fast as it was earlier in the week, but it was a; more grateful footing for the horses, and it was a change that was commended by all of the trainers. - While the International Special was the outstanding feature that held interest for i the big throng, the other six races were not without thrills and the big crowd, if it only . had to be entertained by witnessing these, would, have b.een amply rewarded, for the sport was. of the -sensational variety, with several -of the finishes "close enough to suit the -most exacting. The Hilandreth-Sinclair confederacy, assisted by jockey Fator,. had .designs on .four races during the, afternoon. Their mainstays to ; carry off the honors were" Mad Play, Honor, Cardiff and Zev. - The latter was the only one to score a triumph, though the other 1 three figured extensively, "Cardiff and Honor landing in second place and "Mad Play fin- ishirig third in the International.. 1 The whirlwind Zev scored his second successive victory in as many days when he r came home practically " unattended in the third race, a three-quarters dash, in which he met some fairly good sprinters, including " Pegasus and Alice Blue Gown. Kentucky - partisanship caused extensive support for 1 the filly, but in the running the eastern-owned colt displayed evidence of his old-time 5 form and led his opponents for the entire i way to "win well under restraint in the fast i time cf 1:10. Alice Blue Gown followed f Zev closely until the last eighth, where she 3 began tiring and it enabled Pegasus to head her for second place. . ;
