Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-18 | Page 40 | Merits of Racers at Saratoga Track Bring on Debates

Merits of Racers . at Saratoga Track Bring on Debates- SARATOGA SFRIXGS, N. T., Aug. 17. More differences of opinion exist among horsemen as to the merits of thoroughbreds thor-oughbreds here this season than in many years. it am hardly be said that l he sport provided is as brilliant as in other seasons, notwithstanding records have been made. Most horsemen as;ree that the quality of horses is a little below the standard. The great champions hav ; ben developed, and one after urother the near-greats have been put awav. .lust now most everybody appears 'will-, 'will-, inn to accept last season's champion two-year-old. Sun Briar, as the best of the three-year-olds, and all because he established es-tablished a new American mark for a mile in the Delaware handicap. The fact that selling platers can run in close to 1-37 doesn't mean anything, apparently. ' YV ithout detracting from Sun Briar's well-earned victory, it must be sail that w.'.en careiuily analyzed the performance was not remarkable. The Imported colt earned only 113 pounds, and. while he won easily, he avoided the pace and in tne. stretch passed tiring horses. Moreover, More-over, tho fact t;iat Micvav way second to Sun Eriar does not add anything to the brilliancy of the race. When Sun Briar carries his weight and clelc-ats Ro-imer. Cudl and the otiier aood ones, he will be entitled to the crown. It is abo'it the same with the iuveiules. There is not one upon -whom trie cvin-pior.sliin cun be conferred un-iiesit3t:i,g;.-. fcjHy Keliy, until he failed in tli? Alhiny. was regarded as the best. t;.--oro Slarr and PolynvM'.n n are looked uuon as th- i.e.-t of the sprinters. rn the p-ily n.vjMon t h r. t- nlPt, Poh niclian defeated de-feated George sta.r and boke t:l.- record for six fiir!"!,-.r. Cieorie gssrr came right ha--!.', and, with wiziit up, won easilv in 1 10 4-5, and uas privatelv tinted in 1:09 4-V He was a better horse the last time when he met Polvmoiiaii. If all those gamblers in Boston are. : forced to go to wotk. the death of base-j ball v.'LU not have been in vain. 1