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KHORASAN DISPLAYS SPEED Threatens Fort Erie Track Record in Hotel Buffalo Handicap — Only Five in Field. FORT ERIE, Ont., July 14.— Racing to within two-fifths of a second of the track record of 1:43%, Mrs. J. Badames sterling handicap performer, Khorasan, burdened with top weight of 120 pounds, administered defeat to four others of the best grade to account for the Hotel Buffalo Handicap, that was the fifth and featured event at the Fort Erie course of the Niagara Racing Association today. Chasing the winner past the line in one of the most stirring finishes witnessed at the present meeting came Miss Monoa and Spey Crest, separated from the winner by a nose as they flashed past the finish, with a distance of similar margins between them. Crout au Pot, W. I. Newmarchs three-year-old, the only one of that ager was just. a length behind the pair as she stubbornly fought for a major honor, then, followed Finalist some distance back to complete the small field. . .•»•• i- The withdrawals of Stealingaway, War Plane, Shady Well and Hokuao robbed; the event of considerable interest, but fortunately the brilliance of the finish compensated somewhat after the field was reduced to five starters. .r- Little time was lost in the feature and, with a good beginning, Spey Crest as. usual took command. Miss Monoa went along with the Wright gelding, while Crout au Pot and Khorasan both had speed enough to outstep Finalist. Spey Crest was setting a rapid pace as he moved along smoothly in front, and Miss Monoa was holding on stubbornly to force the running. No change in the respective positions of the starters took place in the first six furlongs, but there was a general closing up of the field as the front stretch was reached. Straightened into the stretch Miss Monoa momentarily displaced Spey Crest, but Khorasan was right at her flanks,, while Crout au Pot, racing on the inside early, was taken outside the trio by Foden. This move practically eliminated Crout au Pot, but the three leaders waged a long, stubborn battle artd it was only in the last strides that Khorasan was able to win. Showing vast improvement over his recent dull effort a few days ago, Syndic, from the C. and C. Stable, proved best of seven homebred sprinters of cheap grade that met in the second event. Strongly fancied and second in demand to Sea Kale, the four-yeaF-old accomplished his success in a stirring drive to land major honors in the closing sixteenth of the six furlongs journey. Ridden by Madeley, Syndic lost little time in movin« into a position close to Ardawn and Becautious, the early leaders, during the early running. Swinging to the outside of Ardawn as the latter shook off Becautious, the two waged a" thrilling duel the length of the home stretch, with Syndic proving the better stayer to register by half a length. Becautious was three lengths away from the pair to save third, while Sea Kale, the disappointing choice, headed the others.
