The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-16
PAIR WEATHER. GOOD SPORT.
Hot Finish at Aqueduet-JOckeyH Hurt
at Saratoga.


Saratoga. y. Y. Aug. 15.-The attend
ance at the race track to-day was an
Improvement over that OF yesterday.
The weather was fair and the track fast.
The principal attraction was the race
for the Beverwyck steeplechase stakes.
valued at $3.50. over the full course.
and was won by Sayonara. who finished
only a short neck in front OF St Luke.
Beverwyck fell al the water jump and
threw his rider. Clark. The jockey was
50 badly bruised that he had 10 be car
ried on the track
First Race-Five furlongs. Waltzer.
l05. Griffin. TO ? won. with Runaway
second and Prig third. Time 1.0liz.
Second Race-Five and one-haf fur
longs. Floretta. lis. Griffin. 10 6, won,
with Clissie B. second and Coda third
Time I.09.
longs. La Gallienne. los. Cochran. TO !.
won. with Florence Colville second and
Predicament third. Time 0.5614.
Fourth Race-Alile and fUrlong. Merry
Monarch, 103, Perkins. 1 10 !, won. with
Candelabra second ana Kilkenny third.
Time 1:564
Fifth Race-The Beverwyck steeple-
chase. value. $500 for all ages, full
cOurse-about two ana one-half miles.
Sayonara, Ia. Dunlap, TO /, won with
St. Luke second and woodford third.
Time $40
Aqucduct Race Track. Aug. ia good
sized crowd, ideal weather, a fairly well
filled card and a fast track was productive
of as much sport here this afternoon as
the class of selling platers, and
youngsters would permit. The feature of
the days sport. however, was the dead
heat between Crimea and Yankee Doodle,
the first and second favorites respectively
IN the fourth event. Yankee Doodle set
hot pace around to within a sixteenth of
the finish. Crimea then made her effort
and a fierce drive ensued. Crimea gradu-
ally cut down Yankee DOodle's lead until
they crossed the line so close together
that the judges were unable to separate
them. In the run of Yankee Doodle led
10 within a few yards of the wire, when
Crimea forged ahead and snatched vic
tory by a scant head.
At the conclusion of the fifth race, Bal
lard. who had the mount on w. B.. COM
planned that McCafferty, who rode Pay or
Play, struck him several times with the
whip while he was passing him at the turn.
Ballard showed several ugly welts on the
face. McCanerty did not deny hitting him.
He said he had to do something to make
Ballard, who was bearing him into the
fence. pull out. All the jockeys In the
race were called before the stewards, who,
AFTER listening 10 Lntlf SldltllltlAos us
missed the case. The stewards, however,
took occasion TO caution both riders
against reckless racing.
Firse Receive furlongs. Helen H,
107, Hamilton, 10 to l. won. with Eliza
Bell second and Ben Maid third. Time
1929
Second Race-Six furlongs. Panway. 81,
Keefe. Is to l. won with Gold Dollar sec
ond and Speculation third. Time 1:16i4.
Third Race-One mile. Kinglet. ia.
Sheedy, IL TO 10, won, with Logan second
and Annie Bishop third. Time 1:43A.
Fourth Race-Five and a half furlongs.
Crimea, 50. O'Leary, even, and Yankee
Doodle, 112, Overtors 2 to l, ran dead
heat; Volley third. Time 1;09. Run off
Crimea won. Time 1:OSiA.
Fifth Race-One and one-eighth miles.
W. B., IA. Ballard. to 5, won, with
Pay or Play second and Sprite third. Time
158.
Sixth Race-One mile. Campania, 1O5. j.
Reagan, to l. won, with Mirage second
and Inquirendo third. Time 1:4.