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TR AVERS TO WAR HERO Gusto Among Unplaced in Famous Old Saratoga Fixture. Easy Day Surprises by Graduating From Maiden Ranks in Spinaway Stakes Barometer Triumphs. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Aug. 20. Samuel D. Riddles War Hero, the three--year-old son of Man o War and Whetstone, gained fame this afternoon by running the greatest race of his career. He was an easy winner of the famous old Travers Stakes. This was one of the big attractions of a remarkable day of week-end racing that attracted a brilliant crowd to the beautiful Saratoga Association course. Earlier in the day Easy Day, a maiden from the Green-tree Stable, was winner of the Spinaway Stakes, for juvenile fillies. Her triumph was one of the most surprising of the year, "though the utter failure of Gusto in the Travers, after his victories in the American Derby and the Classic, also furnished a surprise. The third big feature of the afternoon was the Beverwyck Steeplechase, and it fell to E. R. Bradleys Barometer. The Travers added 3,150 to the earnings of War Hero and until this, his greatest victory, his entire winnings for the year were but ,050. After the finish of the Travers there was a long delay before the stewards confirmed the result, though there did not appear tn be any reason for questioning the victory. Mills, who rode Sunmelus, lodged a claim against Fields, who rode Monday, but there did not seem to be any good reason for the complaint and it was not allowed. Stepen-fetchit, Pardee and Osculator caused some delay at the post and both Mrs. Whitneys colt and the Coe colt were placed on the outside of the stalls before an alignment was obtained. The start was a good one, though Osculator had a bit the best of the break, while Gusto was particularly sluggish and when the field was in motion was well back. GUSTO FAR BACK. Sunmelus and War Hero were under restraint and, galloping well back of the leader though they were soon three lengths clear of the others. Stepenfetchit followed the Riddle colt and he was in front of Pardee, which, in turn, led Monday by a big margin and Gusto was plodding along a bad last when the back stretch was reached. Sunmelus hung right to Osculator until the Coe colt showed signs of tiring, but it had cost him an effort and then Monday dashed up to keep the Kilmer colt busy and War Hero gradually improved his pace until he was soon lapped on the pair of them. Monday was first to show in the stretch, but Sunmelus was close after him and War Hero, outside the pair, was going in better fashion. Then in the final furlong the son of Man o War raced past to draw away into a .long lead and as he crossed the line he was four lengths clear. Monday outstayed Sunmelus to take second place ty a length and the Kilmer colt was three lengths before the tired Osculator. When Easy Day, by her sensational rush through the stretch, was winner of the rich Spinaway Stakes, it marked the first score for the silks in a stake engagement this year. Easy Day was a maiden when Bren-nan sen her to the post. She was admirably ridden by Coucci and had to catch Joseph E. Wideners Crazy Jane, which she only beat by a head. A length and a half back of the first two E. R. Bradleys Barn Swallow had a close finish with both W. R. Coes Sunny Queen and the Wheatley Stables Edelweiss, for third. Hilena, winner of the Lassie Stakes at Arlington Park, and generally considered as best in the field, was far back of these, finishing seventh in the field of twelve that started. The race had a net value of ,425 to the winner. GREAT SPEED DISPLAY. As Hilena and Crazy Jane raced along for a first quarter in :22 they were five lengths before the others and it was a duel to see which one would crack first. Finally the pace told on Hilena but the half was reached in :46 and there Crazy Jane drew away slightly. Sunny Queen was holding Continued on twenty-second page.. TRAVERS TO WAR HERO Continued from first page. third place and then came Iseult and Star Fairy. Easy Day was making up ground but she was too far back to attract any attention. Then swinging into the stretch Crazy Jane effectually put Hilena away and drew out to what appeared a safe lead. Iseult was two lengths back of her and Sunny Queen was holding to her position and it was not until the final sixteenth that little Coucci shot out of the pack with Easy Day. Garner went to a frantic drive on Crazy Jane in an effort to save the day, but it was of no avail and the maiden, in the final strides, dropped her head down in front. The race was such an improvement over the other performances of Easy Day that she was not considered as having a possible chance for victory and the score was a stunning surprise. The opening race on the big card was a six furlong dash that attracted a nice band of plater sprinters and it resulted in an excellent contest, with Happy Scot the winner over Portden, while Condescend closed a big gap in time to finish a close fourth to Mabla, which had forced the pace. As the barrier went up Condescend went in the air slightly and it was a handicap that probably cost him the race. Mabla was off in full stride and she was rushed along at a killing pace when she ran the half in :46. Happy Scot was chasing after her and then came Contribute and Judge Schilling, while Portden was leading Condescend. Mablas speed kept her in command almost to the stretch turn, but Happy Scot was gaining on her as the turn was made for the run home and in the final furlong she tired badly and the Grayson colt drew away slightly. Portden, in the meantime, was closing with a great rush and he was second right at the heels of Happy Scot. The score of Edward R. Bradleys Barometer, in the short course steeplechase handicap, which netted him ,075, was one of the easy victories of the day. It was Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Hamptonian that raced to second place and third was the portion of Jack Anthony, from the Greentree Stable, and back of him in the order named came Joseph E. Wideners Indigo and Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Spar, which was ridden by the amateur Rigan McKinney. There was little pace in the running and for a turn of the field Spar was showing the way, but when the others settled to a racing stride they quickly ran past him so thoroughly that he finished last. Indigo and Hamptonian were the ones to go after Mrs. John H. Whitneys gelding, but they were both under restraint. Spar tired and when the top of the field had been reached, he dropped from first to last place. There for an instant Hamptonian showed in front but Barometer was saving ground on the inside and it was evident he could go to Mrs. Clarks hope at the first asking. Indigo had been cut a bit as Byers made his move, when Jack Anthony I swerved slightly and all four of them were in a winning position two jumps from the finish. Bellhouse, however, was riding a confident race on Barometer and at the last fence he had his mount head and head with Hamptonian. In the short run home the Bradley four-year-old readily shook off the son of Star Hampton to cross the line an easy winner by three lengths. After his sensational victory with Easy Day in the Spinaway, Coucci came right back in the fourth, at a mile and a furlong, for platers, to score an easy victory with J. P. Smiths Night Patrol. In this it was J. H. Louchheims Al Neiman that raced to second place, while, in a fighting finish, Arrow Flight just saved third from Colossal. Al Neiman was the one to cut out all the running and Coucci was content to rate Night Patrol along back of him, but well within striking distance. Colossal followed these closely and then came The Crane and Arrow Flight, while it was Honey Grove that raced at the tail of the pack. It was not until the stretch was reached that Coucci asked Night Patrol for his best and when he called on the son of Under Fire he quickly moved into command, to score by two and a half lengths. Al Neiman saved second place by two lengths and the belated rush of Arrow Flight saw him just beat Colossal by a head for third. The Crane was another four lengths back and the others were in strung-out order. Louis Rodriguez claimed Caplin, from T. j Rodrock, Saturday. out of the third race at Saratoga Augustus F. Goodwin announced Friday that the Eastern Horse Club will give 0 in gold to the trainer of the winner of the Geneseo Purse, to be run here August 26. This race is at seven furlongs, the horses i to be ridden by amateur jockeys.
