New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
TT VINO HANDICAP WEIGHTS.
The weights for the Flying Handicap Tor three
vcar-olds AT six furlongs. to be run al S"eePS"e"
Hnv on Thursday. nre As folOWs:
SiRATOGA'S CLOSING WEEK.
OPENS WITH BIG ATTENDANCE AND SEW
ERAL EXCELLENT CONTESTS.
lnY TuLEOnArM TO Tnf TRlNr

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RiHlNEl
Saratoga Aug. 22-The association had no cause
10 complain Of the first day o. the closing week. FOR
the attendance Of spectators was large. tho track
IN fine shape and tho progra mmc attractive. Train
ors took fun advantage OF their pryiler" 10 scratch
only twenty-cne horses going 10 The post IN the i've
contests yet the racing was exceilon; ana afforded
an pmplitule 81 good sport. Tod Sloan remained
over to ride IN the four and won two OF them
with Kentucky Colonel and Poc;oss. Marin
stopped on his way to Sheepshoad Bay TO ride DR..
Caflett He vii, have the noun, Sir Hubert IL
the Futurity.
The Spencer handicap orc mile and quarter
was the feature Of the card OF the seven an
nounccd starters. only Bangle. Poeicss aud Dr.
Catle,t appeared with Tory" Barrett on The three
yoar-old II was n well-concS ted race. with three
sknful Jockeys doing their best Poctess. as usual
delayed the start but the horses nrally got m IN
good shape bangle set fast pace 10 the stand
the trio being Tapped AZ Martin attempted 30 20
10 the from. with Catlctt on the turn Bangle n
creased his speed. At great clip the pair finished
the first half-nile like team, two lengths I'm front
OF Poetess Turning into the stretch Catlc;t had
half length the best of Bangle and then Sloan
began his work Passing the las furlong Poetess
got up 10 Ca,iet: and hung. !, seemed 20 he the
Doctors race IN the last hundred yards and Sloan
was driven TO the whip. The mare responded
Gamcly. wlilc IN the mean time Catlett faltcrcd.
and Martin In Turn drew his whip. Sloan landed
his mount a winner by q snort length. Win bangle
~ Catletfs girth The tin" yy'l.; wa; '"rv inS'
Ths Is the fourth race Mr.. lanib.crs mare has
here
The frs two races were the poor ones OF thc day
for Orimar so IA outcaasel his three competitors
IN the initial event that after the FIRST half-GIlc
LEFT them far leh'rd and cnntcrcd homo In ltra
Kentucky Colonoi. with l2s pounds. had his field
neh IN which hE I IN in When , made d 5s a
race In the Grani Union Stake on Saturday some
] thing Of mystery. Slonn rode LAloue'tc in Tho
tic with the fast Zen Iiadad strongly supported u,
the Western division Another magnificent fnist
! the result. with the verdict in favor Of the
| Western colt by half length. water Girl. VIII,
| length ana half
The Bevcrwick stceplechas. with 5000 added
dragged his Jockey several yards stopped boNDr,
| doing any Injury. and was rcmOun'od Royal Scar
let IN tho las, round In the far turn famed himself
| and finally Lady Dainty went wrong The contcs
narrowed down TO Trillion ana Khcinstrom and th'
latter having n big pull in the weights. won. Th'
, summaries:
First nor three yeaI-oids and upward selling on
mile, Ormar 10 dfaus'p: O. 10 and . g. WI
| ,nhi Tims Nii. organ Pho, also
ses"nd rnee Nos Two year OK 'dro"s.
i0s,s Grvny) 10 ! and 20 !. second Dimnullve.
10 Z and 5 to 5. ih,ri Timc-i:i5,. Reckon Ml-
Third Chc spencer stakes for three year ids
upward handicap one mite and quarter .l9''ers II
cr sloan. 9 to and ou, won; Or Ia'ir,, lo 'Martin
and 10 b. third. Time 2D1'..
Fourth Tor all ages five and haf furonrsl-
LA.ouet,e 1916 IT. slam. even and 20 10 secon'
Water Gr 81 d'upec,. to md 70 :. third Time
FINN race ;Bevervck sieepi,chase full course)
Rheins,rom ~ Ct Murphy % 10 and s 90 , = wgf
100 twynne). 10 ! ana 70 . th''a. Ilme-o'i'- Lac
ts, nd