The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
RACING.
swiftmas wins tho Citizens and Merchants
Handicap at Saratoga.

Handicap at Saratoga.
SARATOGA. Aug 1e.-A good card was pre-
scented by the Saratoga Racing Association to-
day! in fact. the best OF the meeting. The
Citizens and Merchants Handicap. the last big
event for the horses OF thel older division was
run. out OF tho ten horses who were sent out
as starters. Thomas Cat, Gen. Mart Gary and
Tragedian were withdrawn. Ethelbert. with
Maher In the saddle. was made red-hot
favorite. He gave signs OF not being At, with
the result that he finished fourth. EtheIbert
made the running for quarter. whore Hurry
Burly passed him and led to the arturn. Ethel
bort again went to tho front at this point and
led his field until well into the stretch. Here
the field took close order and from there to the
finish II was o pretty race. Swiftmss. well
ridden by o'Leary. proved the best and won In
hard drive by a half length from Kinnikinnic.
who was neck before May Hempstead. The
latter fir ished length before Ethelber Swift:
mass time. LAT. broke the track record hall
field Of ten ran raj, IN the lr't race With High
Devil who had been backed from rs to to- 15
70 l, won by neok from the two year-old aily
two-year- ODDS, in the second race, but he was
ipterfered with on the far turn and put out Of
ss 5y SsOfs Ii al the r SaS and
wh 9shsd tnTd o %Is
The, Bachelor. ruled a strong favorite. with
Adolph Sprsekeis nef.: AImest any price rice
the b% fe tens the
Bachelor. who had led from tho far turn. lasted
long enough TO win in hard drive by a short
Jockey Patsy McCue made his nrst, appear.
nnce in the saddle since his accident at
Beach on 0ay in the last
poorly fin ished last. Belle Of Troy won the
nS y ShEa az EaS Suso Of s1
p. Keene's Futurlty candidates. were. worked
secured the services Of JOCKEY Nash Turner
The T, latter was engaged to EgEeue Leigh, who
Leigh, in turn. got Dick ClSwson. who was Vn.
der contract to paxSt end big mSney sonsid
a1S TOR rd h os as @as % " of
Martins SUSPENSION was due to his betting
the Jockey Club. When the Association learned
the sGs they %meaqsey him.
| betting commissioner. was warned OF the
| to the Brighton stakes Of 1901.
e1 Rpf P Ss .sE p peaod ta 5ssS
| 113 pounds up. made on Aug. Is. 1894. 49,
| The time for the long distance race. 2:2oH.
First Race-Five furlopgs-Blue Devil. ia
| t0'Leary) is to ! and to I: won; serdine. 100
Burns, to 1 for place. second L'Alouette, ia
| Cspencer). third. Time. 1:ooH Cormorsnt, Miss
Marion Caoutchouc. Island Prince, High Degree.
| Pearsall and Harry Pardee also ran.
Second Race-Five aud one half forlongs-Cleora
| 81 C'urns). TO- and to /. won; To-day 1904
(Spencer). q to for place, Becond 6ulden, los
,Maher, third; Time. 1;o7h Lieut.. Gibson, ia
| foullng To-day. Decimal, sidney Lucas. Sir Guy
Mauvilla and Sarmatian also
Third Race-Tho Citizens and Merchants Handicap
for thr,e year-olds and upward; guaranteed value
$4,000: ono mile and Q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ia
lspencer), g to for place second; May Hampstead
1l2 (Bullman), third Time. 1:47. Ethelbert. Anu
| cena Hurry Burly and Previous also ran.
Fourth Race mile and three furlongs-Th,
Bachelor, 1o7 (Turner). to and out, won; Adolpt
Spreckes 1o7 CSpencer) out for place. second; Fan
| well. ITO WILSON. third. Time. 22oh. No othel
starters.
Fifth Race-One mile and q sixteenth-Belle Of
Troy, 90 burns. to and to 8. won; Lady Med
dlesDme, % WILSON, even for place. second; Mis-
Patron, 1oa Turner, third. Time, 1:4Sh. C6Qintry
Dance and Beana also ran,