New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-09
SLOAN'S Blue MONDAY.
HAS FOUR MOUNTS At SARATOGA But ONLY
BRINGS ONE IN FIRST

HAS FOUR MOUNTS At SARATOGA, But oNLi
BRINGS ONE IN FIRST.
Saratoga. Aug S tspecIaD.-The third week OF the
racing season here opened under clouded skies nut
not drop OF rain fell to mar the pleasure OF tle
large crowd which gathered 10 witness the sport
The ma jority of the heavy betting men are no" III
SARATOGA. and consequently the twenty bookinhk-
ers who did business in the ring had all the!
could attend to in supplying the demand. with the
ADVANTAGES all I'm their favor only two favoriies
won The programme consisted OF overnight
events and three Of them were under mhe'
Tod" Sloan had four mounts during the day, ana
those who followed him had a hard time OF H. dS
he was only successful I'm one race IN the hrs'
race FOR two-year-olis. the much-touted colt, MS
Lordshp by Rayon dor. out o; the noted Sallie
NIcClelland was backed as II 1t was all over espe-
cialy Sloan mad the mount, but he ran d very
poor second to Hilee. who giving him nine
pounds. the latter outrunning him from the start.
True It was His Iordship's FIST public trial. but
he did not show any OF the speed expected from
him. which, 1t was said, he inherited from his
dam In the second Tod" vas again on the
fsvorite Ruskn. but finished last In ned OF
nine This Was a remarkably good race for the
layers. as there were several good things whIch
failed TO materiaiize and High Jinks AT a sood
price won with conSummate ease. after running
second to Protus for three furlonss, JACK NJ
Donalds Flaxspnner. one OF the outsiders nn',n.
third horse MiIistream. cut his price down one
half Al post time the money going on by the hun
quite ripe enough. -, <,-,..,
/ he handicap a; a mile and a sixteenth Furnished
the only close OF the day. win only three
competitors Estaca the odds-o fnvorlte. winning
in a hard drive from Sir Nassar. iapped by argue
bus who had the fayorite driving throughout the
Criffins fast mare Martha II, who was giving
Hurley Burley FIVE pounds, but really gave her a
aftcen- pound beating. Strange TO say, huTIey
Burley Was an Odds-on favorite. . -,
The final selling affair. ,or two-year-olds fell 20
the favorite Favius who led all the way Mlth
Rec Mitchell second. Sloan made supreme euoL,
10 get Garrabrant home second. but Rec Mltchell
lasted long enough to get the place ny heai. A.,
" IL Clark ex - Corporation Counsel. mas added
10 his extensive stable the fast colt Candle bihcn
wnlch he bought OF ". \. Pinkerton to-day TOT
5000. Summaries follow:
Fist rnc, for year ODDS i've furlonss-HIec ~
II, "A Rarreu end eycn. won. His l0Tfship 10 ll'd
S!oanI t. and u > second Ah0m- u. 'M'Hpnt
II and 70 .. thid. Lost Tine ana bangor a'-'
Time O2ls. , lila
six furlorgs links uhrse years.. III 'Iup"el y
and . won. Fasspinner. ~ Olawsonl IL and . r-,'ni
Ml.eiream Ia t''rovhursD. II AMI :. thifa. HAM
pf~ss Turtle I.e. knight 81 the Garter frotus 'rh"u
pilot ana Rusbn also ran. Tlnr- T.. e..
mir and a s.steenth, Est1ca tour ''at.l i-' .kn'i'
. f0 ART our Von. Nassar tnsel "a &C. ~''an 5
nrd | 20 2 second. Arqu~hu, rhfeej lo' drvins = ,H
1 o. 'hri Time 81
milo. MARTA II. III r sl0an'. - anl OUT. won
Hg,., Hurley iIc ,trawsonl 9 90 md ou'. second.
Bsd~Ia. 70 a,d :, - / th'rL Fiarea"ay ais" ran
1,rne-l.t2 ,
Fg,y.us !0i 0Iawsonp. enni 20 10 won Re- Mitchell
los "a Bau.tu ana .. second: Garfahran'. lu- -.
sloani T. 2 and I .. third. Chappaqua. Extreme
and I.yro also Tim~-i.i1is