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WAR HERO WINS HURON 1 Again Defeats Stepenfetchit, but This Time by Small Margin. 6 Son of Man o War Is Master in Hard Stretch Drive Bold Lover Triumphs for E. R. Bradley. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Aug. 24. Samuel D. Riddles War Hero, after a hard stretch drive to. catch Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Stepenfetchit, this afternoon added the Huron Handicap to his recent victory in the historic Travers Midsummer Derby. The son of Man o War had beaten Stepenfetchit easily in the Travers, but in the Huron Gilbert had to drive him out furiously to have him winner over the son of The Porter. Far back of the first two, Snap Back, from the Brookmeade Stable, beat W. R. Coes Osculator for third, and the only other starter was William Woodwards Pardee. The prize had a net value of ,850 to the winner. Conditions were ideal for the sport, and a goodly crowd was out. Several of the finishes were excitingly close, and altogether it was a good day of sport. The stalls were dispensed with for the Huron Handicap, which is a test of a mile and three-sixteenths. There was a delay at the post, but the start was a good one, and it was Stepenfetchit that went out to show the way. He was closely attended by Osculator, with Snap Back racing third, and Pardee was showing the way to War Hero. That was the order as the small field raced to the first turn. Gilbert had War Hero down on the inner rail in order that he might save all the ground possible, and before the back stretch was reached the son of Man o War was right at the heels of his company and was gradually finding his way through on the inside. For an instant it appeared that Gilbert was taking a chance in selecting such a course, but he found his way up steadily until, when the far turn was reached, he was through and had only Stepenfetchit to catch. HARD STRETCH DUEL. Midway rounding the bend, Gilbert moved up on Mrs. Whitneys colt, but he liad plenty left and drew out slightly to have a lead of two lengths. At that stage of the running he sejemed to be holding the Riddle colt perfectly safe. Then Gilbert made his second bid going to the furlong pole, and War Hero drew up until he was right at the heels of the pacemaker. From that pole home it was a bitter duel, but War Hero proved the master, and at the end he crossed the line the winner by a scant half length. This final duel .took the pair out six lengths before Snap Back, which held Osculator perfectly safe to earn third by a length and a half. Pardee was another six lengths back after never having figured in the running. C. Harvey Pierces filly, Marciana, racing in her best form, was winner of the opening six furlong dash that engaged some cheap platers. The daughter of Waygood ran an excellent race when she stepped the distance in 1:11 to score over Regula Baddun, which appeared for the first time under the silks of Mrs. Jean Browning, with The Heathen saving third from Mrs. A. Car-fanos General A. RETURNS TO GOOD FORM. Although beaten, The Heathen showed, a return to good form. Breaking well, the big fellow forced all the pace and it was not until the closing strides that he weakened. The start was a good one and Regula Baddun and Marciana were always close after The Heathen as he cut out the fast pace. General A. followed these and then came Sergt. Donaldson. Novelist, a two-year-old of some importance a couple of years ago, was of the company, but he was farther back and never reached a contending position. It was not until inside the final furlong that The Heathen showed signs of weakening. There both Regula Baddun and Marciana closed on him and the filly proved to be the gamer and was going away at the end with three lengths to spare. Regula Baddun had saved the place from The Heathen by a length and General A. was at the heels of the bid son of Donna-cona. James Simpson, Jr.s imported Irish jumper, Cahanemore, made a show of his company in the selling steeplechase over the short course. The .old son of Seventy Five rushed into a long lead at the drop of the flag and McGinnis was powerless to take him back as he romped along in front for Continued on twenty-first page.l WAR HERO WINS HURON Continued from first page. the entire distance to easily beat Sidney W. Fishs Oui Monsieur, with Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Rockdale, finishing third. The winner came out of the race decidedly lame. Back of the first three came F. Ambrose Clarks Hari-Kari and The Awakening. Stinite, ridden by Mr. Greene, was a distant last. As the flag fell, Cahanemore, breaking from an outside position, swerved over sharply in front of the field, but he had so much speed that no harm was done. Hewas soon half a dozen lengths to the good and that lead was soon increased to ten lengths, with McGinnis trying vainly to take him back. Rockdale, for a time, was leading the others, but in the last turn of the field, Oui Monsieur moved into second place and he was not afterwards threatened for that part of the purse. Going to the upper end of. the field, the last turn of the course, Oui Monsieur closed some ground on the old Irish gelding and for an instant he threatened to run the son of Seventy Five down, but that was because McGinnis had finally succeeded in easing the old fellow slightly. In the front field he permitted hirr. to run again and at the end his Winning" margin was eight lengths. Oui Monsieur had beaten Rockdale for the place by a dozen lengths and Hari-Kari was another length away. The Worker had run an exceedingly dull, race, while Stinite was at all times far back. It was a great finish in the Lucerne, at five and a half furlongs, for juveniles when Edward R. Bradleys Bold Lover barely lasted to earn the decision over the Green-tree Stables Jungle. King,, with W. R. Coes Llandaff beating Lee Rosenbergs Kerry-patch for third. The start in this was a good, one, though The Pelican, racing for Joseph E. Widener, was last away from the stalls. Misguide had left in full stride and Jungle King went with him, but he soon gave way to Bold Lo er. Garner when he had The Pelican in stride rusher him around on the outside until he was right with the leaders and thca en by to go into a lead of a couple of lengths. The son of Haste had run up there with such a dash that he seemed a sure winner as he swung into the stretch. Bold Lover in the meantime had headed Misguide and Llandaff was coming into the contention with Jungle King following him. The Pelican began to" tire before the final furlong post was reached, and as Bold Lover drew up on him he showed his head in front. Misguide was doing his best back of the pair of them and then .came Llandaff and Jungle King. The Pelican, when caught by Bold Lover, quit utterly to drop out of the contention. Misguide also tired and Bold Lover drew out slightly. Then it was" that Workman came along .with a great rush on Jungle King that was just a stride short of victory. Bold Lover had his nose in front at the line. Llandaff was at the heels of this pair and only a neck before Kerrypatch, which also finished strongly to beat both Misguide and The Pelican. There came another close finish in the mile of the fifth race when Flagstone, from the Linton Farms Stable, showing improved form won over Andy Schuttingers Pilate, and the Sage Stables Microphone was an exr ceedingly close third over Semaphore. The latter cut out the running, with Microphone in second place, while for a time Cldtho was right with them. Workman was rating Pilate along back of that pair, but he slipped through with the son of Friar Rock rounding out of the back stretch to head the Greentree Stable colt, but Microphone was right with the pair of them, and Flagstone was back of the pace and enjoying its benefit. Pilate finally disposed of the other two and looked all over the winner until in the final furlong Leischman brought Flagstone up with his winning rush, and Microphone, coming again, almost caught Pilate himself. The Flagstone winning margin was a length and a half, but it was obtained in the closing strides, and Pilate had only saved second place by a nose from Microphone.
