The age-herald., 1901-08-15
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training went to the post, and some idea of their quality may be gleamed by the fact that grand old Imp, said to be 1t as the proverbial fiddle. was quoted at the long price of 30 to 1 in the betting, The talent had figured Watercolor ana me Parader. and declined to believe that any thing else had a change. l liked Water cure for a place, and he ran second, ne was offered at 10 to l and upward. Just think of such giants of the track as All Gold, Blues, Brigadier, Decanter and Bon nibert not creating enough enthusiasm to give them reputable quotation when the flag fell Rockton. who had not ap- peared this season before, went out to make the running All Gold, Imp and Watercolor keeping company for awhile; ]; at the far turn Watercolor challenged Rockton and a shout went up for the good colt whose recent races at Brighton had made him popular. It looked Ike ne would win, for the telegrams say he was running the easier of the two leaders, but Turner put up one of his electrical rides on Roclkton Watercoor tired, Rockton drew away, and then once again Water cure came with phenomenal rush rom behind as he did in the Suburban and Brighton handicap, but was too late, as Rockton skipped across the wire nearly two lengths ahead, Watercure second and Watercolor third in the good time of 1:53A-the first mile having been ac- complished in 1:40A.
 The Alabama Stakes.
 On Tuesday this most popular event
 was run, President W. c. Whitney and his assistants Messrs. Hitchcock, Knapp and Miller, have every reason to be proud of the inaugural of their present enter
 Mackay. John Sanford, John W. Schorr,
 prise, from a racing as well as a social and financial point of view. Their track is one of the best appointed in the coun-
 try, and new ground has been purchased
 to make the track a mile and an eighth
 long, On this day it was meet and fitting
 under the circumstances that such rep resentatlve attendance witnessed this most popular stake, inaugurated more than a quarter of a century ago ana named in honor of Alabama on account of the liberal patronage extended by the
 wealthy and refined ladies and gentlemen
 of days gone by. At the running of the stake last Tuesday the New York papers mention only two Alabamians as being present: "The streak of ill-fortune that
 has befallen the Whitney colors on this
 side of the water so far this season had
 a pleasing break during the earlier days
 of the week. his good cold Goldsmith
 who has never been out of the money
 since he started, at last landed stake,
 s500c Flash Stakes, winning by nose in front only by meteoric rush up the
 homestretch. beating out speedy Lux Casta with Pullman on her back. Prom inent in the vast throng of distinguished
 gentlemen that crowded stand. lawns and clubhouse were prominent citizens from every walk in life Among these were J. G. Follenbec, R. T. Wilson, Jr.. Hon. w. c. Whitney Andrew Miller, August
 Belmont, Perry Belmont, Clarence J T. Williams. T. c. Mcdowell, Ex- Mayor Nolan, Senator Bracket. senator O'Brien, Dr. Smith, Rhody Pringle or Toronto Alfred Featherstone. H. W. Slo- l cum, George DeForrest Grant and scores of others"
 Five Allies started In the Alabama, Morningside. Rena. Sweet Lavender, Scotch Bush and Sadie s, furnishing
 medium of heavy betting. there being no | top-heavy favorite. Morningside gal | loned away and outran the field for two | furlongs. but the crafty Turner wisely | took her back and let Sweet Lavender | set the pace Tapped by Scotch Bush. | These two had enough of it at the home | stretch, and Morningside, followed py Rena. beat Sweet Lavender for the | place.
 | History of the Alabama.
 The Alabama Stakes was established | as one of the permanent features of the
 Saratoga races in 1872 as a compliment to | the galaxy of adorable Alabama women annually seen at the various hotels, and | in the private boxes at the race course l and the Harding Stakes in honor of the owner of classic Belle Meade at Nash l vile. the former being exclusively for | Allies. With the true motive of the breed | CT and through his chivalrous admiration