The sun., 1900-08-12
NEW RECORD BYCHARENTUS
RUNS 4 HEAT OF SIX FURLONGS
AT SARATOGA ~ rIS ID.


| Aho Wins the Kearney Handicap and De-
lights the Talent-Jockey Murphy Set Down
for Ipcompetent hiding on Pre- Jud ice-Rock.
away Lands u Hot Betting Event-Resaits.
| SARATOGA, Aug, 1.-THE card offered by the
Saratoga Association TO its patrons this after.
| noon was not up 10 the usual Saturday standard.
Whlle the quality Of the entries was good. guam
NV was missing and In the majority Of tho
| events the fields were small But this did not
hurt either the speculation or the racing. both
| being first class IN every way. The main feat
ure OF the card was the Kearney Handicap. for
| three year -odS and upward This was heat
| race of six, fTlongs and Charentus took the
| race In straight heats All Of the four starters
opened up at TO 1, but soon the
/ play was directed chiefly 10 Sanders and Mr..
| Jersey so that Sanders went TO the post tina
favorte at TO with Mr.. Jersey at II to &
| Charentus was al 10 ? and Gonfalon at 8 TO l.
| The race was between Charentus and Mr. Jersey
| all the way IA Sanders and Gonfalon were both
I laid up. Mr.. Jersey would have won the first
heat but for poor riding Iie made the running
| clear until the last sixteenth where Charentus
shot through on the rail unknown to O'connor
| and the result was ho got up In time to win
| by n head.
After his win In this heat almost every ono oun.
| ceded the race 10 Charentus who was made the
| favorite to5, Gonfalon ruled second choioe,
| having been backed from to to Z to 1. but
| there was not much play on the other two
Charentus got away in front and with the az.
ception Of the FIRST furloug w hen Sanders showed
| In the lead he led all tho way and won oasly
| from Mr. Jersey. Sanders acted very solYly
| after the first heat and 1t took some tina 70
| get him to the post Charentus's time for the
| first he'a was llS,, which eQualled the record
| for the distance In heats. Lizzie holds the
| record, which Is two heats in l:l3A, made q
a five yeaT-old with lls pounds up ut Louisyillo
on Sept 2S, 1883.
Ten two-year olds the largest field Of tho
day. went TO the POI III the first race with Far
| mer Bennett the choice, but he was beaten by
| Edgeteld. Juniper and Boomerack were the
| leaders to the stretch. where Bennett went 70
| the front, where he looked all over winner
TO the last twenty yards, when Edgehed closed
| strong and beat him out 10y length and bali,
Pre- udice was the favorite In the second
| race but Bangor. Precursor and Compensation
were all backed, Prejudice went right to TIE
| front and led by eight lengths turning into tho
stretch. Then Murphy began to ease up and
he never looked around so that Compensation
by by half a. a length in a hard drive Murphy
| made claim Of foul against Compensation
which was not allowed. but the stewards took
down for six days for incompetency.
-, The fourth was a great betting race with
Far Rockaway the fqvorite at 10 TO 5 and Luke
beat I the ir, faS to a bad start and led TO ths
stretch Then, Gold Heels and Far Rookaway
moved to the front and after sa.i hard drive al
IA time to win by half length.
warlng was, an even money favorite for ths
S%s S6 3 fa hut Mater eT Sfs Gogs to snd ho asSs rsss
The wire Advance NEG, Guard ESS was srst home By
Mayer 5.b Gb9y Sh9ua ia haze Won ana
burg pills money lie had backed the colt
from to to TO l. Shaw and Buliman divided
nMber 1oa"E Of 'T Which are e
bic for the Futurity received trials at the track
this morning. Elkhor99 and BalIyhoo Beg.
hoo oG Bey y "' worked II Ave furlonss in io,k snd
Elkhorn the same distance In i02. John Mad
den's Longshoreman went It In lo2x. and p0ts
WINNER sent Shnrpshootcr. also owned by
Mr.. Whitney, In l:ol'+. Summary:
FIRST RACE.
Selling, for twoyesr oldsi by subscription of 90
each 70 the winner with S400 added. Of which $50 q
second and $40 to thiEd allowances; nvs and . hah
A Nsidssss e. Edseneld. BY U.rsndon-BhAssc =
J. so scnorls S 3 Farmer Bennett los n:
w. sH.Ha !. Hoal.1;g.sSi Sn.,I: ,6t iksiin.ni ;:::
salvAl;'a oos'v' i,%, fnS MIS- Rsni'l' also ran
Farmer P% Bennett 10 SHARK. SHARK 100 % ySnipsr, Ss
Quiz Il; l2 70 BoSme,ack. y 70 Dtnmsn "a ThSTp.
SECOND RACE
% AND seS S ssS q
TO second and $40 to third: allowances one mile and
B T. Beschs br h. Compensation. 4. by Tourns,
J. McCaferys b. Prejudice, 5. 90 tMuIphyl,
Q. Fleischmann's Sons b. c. Precursor, 100 tT.
Bang or and Protu, also ran.
B.,tnr-Four to ! against Compensation . ~
Prejudice 10 Precursor. 70 Bangor. 500 vi
Protua
The Kearney Handicap; Q heat race for thIee-yeaf.
EDS and SDusd y .SS.S
second and siso to third: siI fuiions.:
Ssi Msso : Rh:: q: sSSilnss 9ss5:n'
ssssIa3s 81 rs s:sds;s Ssdis;s siiss Ss.as
B-tnr-s.,.n to %s ss.lns; ' 'sh.,n.u> mssxA
Jersey, ! to Sanders s 70 l Gonfalon.
Second Hea,-chaIentu,. l; Mr. jersey q O.
falon. g. Sanders also ran.
Mf s.ans jersey. y GoHiaon Hn ''S to ssDd:.
FOURTH RACE
each or SIS declared 10 tho winner with $500 sdds1
y s,.sf.m. ch; 2 EaI ROciaWay, by Sans
rMy rdMsysiSpsve siaPpSec Gcld Hs.Is iii to;oonnnocY
Scurry, Luke Ward and Sandpiper also ran
Time, 1l5A
Betting-Twelve 70 against Far Rockswayl e39
Gold Heels, Ie TO lnshot, 10 Seurry. b 70 Luks
Ward. 100 70 I Sand Pipef.
FIrrH RAch
For three yearod, non winners Of %, 900 p fleo1
BY subscription Of 81 each. TO the wnpcr; win poe
added Of Wch s7a to second and $50 70 third allow
Ances one mile:
Great Tom Nellie Van. llo IT burnel. I
O. z. Smith, b. C. Mayor 0ilroy, Ia tShav1.-s... !
p. NJ Taylor'sb C. Waring, iis CTurnsr).
Time, I:I0
Betting-Nine TO against Advance Guard 20 ]
Mayor Gilroy, even money Warng. 10 AAhoes.
A. Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1I,-Ths was . gala Day - 4aP
lem despite showers that threatened 70 make the Afts
noon disagreeabe, but which cooled on the atmoe.
phere and made II comfortable Tor the large crowd
Enough water fell, however 10 make the tack cuppy
q @. Wagner made killing on Branch, tho pfppsrtt
OF his trainer. Louis Thompson. He bet $4,000 "a
She local ring apd got as good a. ana = for hls
money Branch won as he pleased pu1ne the
weeks racing az Harlem so per cent Of the fAvores
have won. The summary:
First Race-Six furlongs-Sim W., ~ RnignC
. 70 I, Won: Miss Shsnlsy. 90 CWeL), ~ tot.
sscondI Carl C.. 1917 (Bergenl 80 70 !. third Time
Second Race-Pour and hsN fulIong>-Niss Den
Kuhn, 70 j, second; Fairy bay. iOS 2Bsfgenj. 20