New-York tribune., 1901-08-16
THE RACETRACK.
BARON PEPPER. AT ODDS OF 20 TO /
CAPTURES THE KENNER STAKES.
IsrpoR MAKES NEW TRACK RECORD
AT sARAToGA-BIG ATTENDANCE IN
SPITE OF RAIN.
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SPITE OF RAIN
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Saratoga N Y. Aug 15-The attendance at the
track this afternoon was ample evidence that the
crowd has here TO see the races ana that
poor weather conditions would not keep il away
The rain kept of until il was time 10 go 10 the
track when showers fell. But this failed TO keep
the crowd away for the five races scheduled prom
Used good sport, and the public was not disap-
pointed as all Of the were interesting.
The principal event on the card was the Kenner
Stakes a race for three-year-olds al mile and
three furlongs. which had value Of 5000 R. J.
Wilson. Jr's, good three-year-old. The Parader'
had top weight in the race The presence or A
Eeatherstone's Black Fox, who was making MS
first start since the Norris Park meeting, ana VINO
had worked well for the race. added considerable
interest 10 the event
Just before tho second race was the rain fell
an torrents. and this caused The Parader, Arak.
Golden Grain and Vitelus TO be withdrawn, leaving
only four TO run. The race, however, was run on
q fair track and resulted in big upset, the out
slider Baron Pepper who was at 20 TO !, was the
winner Black Fox opened the favorite in the race,
but as The Rhymer is at his best on wet track
DE was the medium Of big plunge which caused
him 10 be backed from 10 TO 10 5, while All
Green's odds fell from 10 70 Is TO 5. This. Of
course caused Black Fox TO recede, and he closed
At to ! When the nag fell The Rhymer and
Baron Pepper went out and raced together for the
nrst half mile Then The RhyIner drew out ana
LED 10 the stretch where the other three challenged
and he quit For the next furlong it was any ones
race. and then Black Fox had enough which LETT
An Green and Baron Pepper to fight II out, the
satter getting up in the last jump and winning by
neck
A field OF ten horses which had not won race
since July were the starters IN the opening event.
and was by the TO chance, Alfred Var
grave. Hammock was the favorite for the race
with Barbara Frietchie the second choice, and had
O'Connor gone on in the stretch with Hammock he
would have Hammock raced Guesswork into
the ground in the first six furlongs and then drew
out a trife. but instead Of going on OConnor took
matters easy. In the last furong Alfred Vargrave
closed with rush. and when OConnor sat down
70 ride Hammock did respond very well, and
Alfred Vargrave won by head While scrambling
for positions at the first sixteenth Barbara
grietchie jumped on Mercer cutting him down very
badly and also throwing him. Cochran. his rider,
received a nasty fall He lay where he fell, and
when picked up unconscious. but revived
shortly afterward and his only injury was a shak-
ing Up. Making the turn into the stretch Barbetto
threw out q stihe and had to be pulled up.
Six good sprinters in the second race. and
Isidor was backed from to l to to 5 by his
owner. Pittsburg Phil, while lot of money went
IN both Kilogram and Wax Taper Istdor was
the only one in the after the flag fell. he
went right 10 the front and stayed there. winning
by two lengths from Ben MacDhuL The seven
1urlongs were run in 1:25 Is. track record,
the former figures being 12s, made by Bardella,
who. with 1ls pounds up. ran it in that time
August 16 1888
TNWo-year-olds ran in the fourth race with Dark
Secret the favorite but Flora Pomona was said 10
be the real thing. that she closed az to s. with
Dark Secret at TO 8 Flora Pomona brought the
a@hs The sfoh S she and 69S S9S 4s Paye f f9m oa
eieyerly by neck Playlike fouleo Oclawaha at the
1urlong, which prevented the latter from being
second. but no claim was made.
The closing race was for maiden three-year-olds
and Lucent was the faVorite at odds on with
Sharpshooter warm second choice and Arak
the last furlong pole, where Lucent Joined him
and after q hard drive Lucent was the victor by
hali length During one Of the false breaks at
the post Hayward a son Of the former well
1no%n Jockey OF that name, had his first mount, on
IhrAlea, ano his performance in the saddle earned
him lot Of applause In OF the breaks he
ward was lifted from the saddle He ciung to the
reins for fully hundred yards and then slipped
himself up unhurt the crowd cheered wildly for
several moments Then Thrilled was caught and
LED back 10 the stand, and Hayward rennounted
and again the crowd broke out and for several
moments the applause was deafening for the
The poor showing made by Wax Taper in the
second race caused the stewards 70 announce later
on N the afternoon that his entries would be re-
j Gardner has purchased Satire from J W
sScherT ioT private figure Schorr took Satire
A9r 9 S'aT9Sfr IN selling race few days ago.
shq WIN PreS6a5y start in the Grand Union Hotel
trial before the second race in I0H eased up The
1ractons were O:llla. o;235s 0S6l4, 04S1h and lOH
who have not ridden in some time and Billy Por-
ter the trainer who has not handled any horses Of
late were taken up at the gate to-day. on the
ground that they were not pursuing their vocation
The summaries:
miles NS~N+N' -@--O
Alfred vsrgraye. lI4 d4andry) 81 81
llditllA'0h lla NsgConnoT) 80 II
Barbara FT1etchie &c. Thompson) 5 - IS
Barretto. Little Daisy. Belgrade Thoroughbred Hard
shell Gussswork and Mercer also ran The last named
fell Time Iss.
SECOND RAcE-Handcap for all ages tur1ongs
Ben MaeDhui 1os.- -----------. (IandryD I0-I al
6lo8f41Il III -(WoncerlyO Al 6-5
Wax Tapsr. Nontane and speedmas also ran Tine
J.26H. ~
THIRD EAcE-T'HE KENNER STAKES; for s-year-olds:
mile and f1Elongs- '
Baron Pepper 10 lBeauchanp1
All Green. l2O.....-.--.........-.C shaw IA
Blsck FOX l2o.--------.---.. (orC COnnor) 2-1 l-2
The RhyEner also Time 2:2l%
fOCkIH RAcE-Seling 2-year-olds: 81 fu-longs
Flora Pomona lO1.--..--...-.-( o. Woods 9-5 az
tleyIke w. CacGinn) Isl 81
ocla~ahs l-....-.......-..-d q smith 81 81
Dragoman. DARK Secret. Fired Krupp GoIdsby Fr1vol
and Aontana Pioneer also ran. Tine. l.OS%.