New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
THE RACETRACK.
ORDINARY SPORT AT sARAToGA-KING
LIEF MAKES A GOOD SHOWING.

Saratoga. Aug IA CSpeciaD.-Some ordinary sport
to-day was accepted without complaint for the rea
son that it devoid OF the olunoeFs "h'cii
-nsrred Yesterdays racing. The feature OF the al
.srnoon II there was one. was the introduction OF
q two-year-old much above the average IN hlhs
Lief the winner Of the opening race humors OF
fast work in private prevented any hoeraI odus
AGAINST him. still friends Of the stable took 10
and believed they were getting gooo VaIue loi
their money Their calculations proved correct Tor
after leaving the post last Of the field he shot 10
the front before furlong had been covered ano 81
9the finish simply galloping
Gold Heels, the favorite, was second ana Likeness
a moor third II is said that after the race j. D.
Smith. the owner Of King Lief was offered $1,000
for the colt but declined it, saying he was valued
at lust 5000 more. He may be a remarkable colt,
but he must meet better lot than he DID To-Day
10 be entitled to the classification.
The veteran Peat was favorite for the second
race and those that backed him cashed in, but 1t
was far from the good thing It had been counted
for It was only in the last jump that he caught
Protus. and even then il a question which OF
the two had until the numbers were posted
Myth who, usual, was slow to begin. was close
third. The journey was a trife short Tor MIN.
1.-THE Burlington Route was left at the post He ap-
reared to break with the others but wheeled and
galIoped in time after the others
In the third Bannockburn was the faVorite
and winner. Bullman was content 10 sit still with
him until the homestretch was reached, then moved
up, and at the finish under pull by length
the entire trip beat John Yerkes out half length
for the place money.
L. Y. Bell furnished the favorite for the fourth
gace in that disappointing maiden Radford- He
was in with a bad lot. but bad they were he
failed to win. Einus. z TO l chance thanks to
O'Connor's vigorous finish. winning by head from
Cvrano who beat Radford 4 length and half.
f6Tf "0 o6S eari9e head pbnd The
Chamberlain seemed all astray IN the mud and
The Kensington Hotel Hurdle Handicap, which
was scheduled as the closing race Vas ORDERED I,s
The short course substituted. This promised well,
9s eF to Hd pda tho 5e T z 5H5 rsaeb5s xasH IT aG
4ng9mar were found to be the or only eon5eaders end rs
Ingomar refused the first jump ana Arque3us went
the course alone After dozen attepLs az
the second. and as the time limit had expired he
vas ea2sd eI%sdsq the '3 SO second as @ money @ B
the owner Of Ingomar vas severely cqnoeTnnec q5ao
has been sold TO Carruthers & Shields: the owners
of Advance Guard. The summaries follow:
FIRST RAcE-For two-year-olds; $500 added special
weights: allowances. Five and one-half furlongs
GRs''infT 59t FI
). D Smiths oh King Lief By CE9 Prince an
+ faa32f & gf5aH2 IS e e 6d Heels. oiaenF'' -
!9o,ConnO1 Ii out
faa5 fsHa wee 1es s8fsf 81 -
Salary i ''ie'
Start good Won gaIloping by three lengths: eight
lengths between second and third.
SECOND RACE-For four-year-olds upward; S4oO
added: special weights; selling. Seven furongs.
J. J. MccaHerty's b. &. Peat by Jim Gore
e. II Hof & COS ch- =; g Protns; 6. io7:
=. J. KittIeraans h. g. Myth. G. Il2..-.
E2se;;ss EggTs : ia lfs5s 3T5sn} 81 81 g-II
Holland 4 1OS (Bulman) 70 II
sThe Burlington Route 4 1oe CRchards) eO-l 2O-I
Time-1 35i4-
sLeft AZ the post
good Won driving by short head; half length
between second and third
THIRD RACE-For thnee-year-olds upward; $500
added; allowances One and one-sixteenth miles.
Hayden Edwarcs-Bette Blsise
1Ie (Burnan) / e-l0 out
n Aurphys en- n Raftaelo. 4, 1l6-....
Robinson & Teaehs b. c. John YeFkes, q,
Start good. Won easily by length a half: halt
length between second third
FOURTH RACE-For three-year-olds: $500 added: allow
ances One
Wood & Co.'S ch- c Etnus, by Eousa--
~ W1-oE,je ~ - c,--s-o 90 ~ O0'llo' IL 81
Weddersrand)2 T. 6-5
I. '. Bells br. Radford. e9... Henry 9 1l-6 "a
NaTDuncle, lOs .(AcCue) . 81 2-l
annoy So -..-..--......-.C .CDangnan) 10-1 81
Rochester, 1oe OditchelD 12-l Al
TIE Chamberlain 116......... CEreenah) II 2-I
Osceols7 80 lSr1enJ 2l-1 II