New-York tribune., 1902-08-24
GUARDS RACE.
HE TAKES THE SARATOGA CUP FROM
A FINE FIELD.
THREE JOCKEYS SET DOWN FOR THEIR
WORK AT THE POST-CLASHER GETS
STEEPLECHASE.
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nossiblv even better loved by racegoers than the
son of the Bard himself. won the triumph or ms
career on the Saratoga track to-day when ten thou-
Sand nersons saw him take the Saratoga Cup OF
So coo from the best field that has started TINS sea
son in a long distance race. In achieVlis l'ils
victory the fine old horse, who has made his place
In the hearts OF the turf public by WeilIhsh IN
domitable courage and consistency in many a hard
fought contest left behind him s. Sanford & Son S
Potomac geldng Douro, holder with Chuetanuhoa
of the Saratoga track record OF LIB lot hle'
John w Schorr's Kingston colt Andy Wliha;ns'
John A. brakes American Derby winner YEN
and W C. Rollns's tiptop handicap horse Herpelt.
Moreover. he came within four-hfths OF secono
of eoualIing the track record for the distance
though he with ease
The old horse was known 10 De IN perfect e"ii
ton and he warmed up with more fire than usual
The result was that he was always Ihe puoio
choice TO win. Douro in second favor at Io
at the close with Herbert at SKIES. Wyeth al tens
and Andy Williams away on the OUTSIDE at ~ "
or more Much to the surprise OF horsemen' the TWO
three year -olds finished in the money. Advance
Guard was heavily played by the professional eIe-
ment his owners and their Canadian triends ieao-
ing the play. Herbert had never gone the distance
i, rubIic and moreover, though II showered gently
for half an hour early in the afternoon there was
not more than enough rain to lay the aust, not
enough to help the Mud Domino or to hlnoer
Advance Guard.
7,he race was run TO suit Advance Guard II
his trainer could have dictated the manner in which
the race should be run he would prooaoiy nave
ordered things precisely they Were Ihere was
no carly pace of consequence, and Advance Guard
WAS never a whole length behind the fourth morse
Consequently he was on practically even terms
with the leaders when running into the nome
stretch and the horse does not live that can peat
Advance Guard to the wire II the TWO are heau
and head al the top OF the stretch
There was the brIefest possible delay when the
candidates lined up the barrier and MI
PettinEiH got them away in a line. AFTER the lEsl
few Jumps Bullman took Andy Williams hait 4
length TO the front with the other four CLOSELY
punched behind him. Advance Guard being OF
course last They like this past the granu-
stand for the first time. and as they passed the
Judges there was streak OF dayhshL oel"eeii
any TWO horses 1t was plain, however that as
yet the race had scarcely begun. Every one OF the
bows was standing up in his stirrups, trying 70
hold his horse IN.
Not until the middle OF the backstretch was
reached dld the jockeys begin to let their horseS
down Herbert. who had been chahng most Sc
yerely from tie restraint, was the first to move
up Al the far turn he headed Andy "5ilams. tba ans
p9uro moTed Ga up adya5ee 40 m Guard began to crawl
up outside them all Every boy was rlcihg nov, no~
rdden rS5 an before "A Advnnce @ Guard was the
knew the grand old horse felt that ali over
except hosting the numbers ,-u, ,.,,e,e5 bis
stride with every jump and at the fuTong pole was was
in the lead finishing strong as orn Gq' 9rrered f9f
back 10 the rear and the three-year.olds str1ggie
enI on qaeT naTeS 59e TR With them The further he
the he left them behind sno ne TS tSn -Sog
sands who love game and honest horse' oS tni &C
Wyefh cot up Just in time to Andy Williams
head for the place The runnins f o. p tnS to fsbi
a horse for mile or more choking the Ie out ute, Q,
reeios nun go foiy Let such horse wait in front
He needs his strength 20 run wlth not 10 hsH' ~
g Sanford Sons have produced fine horses
the latest addition to this sunoer sne got g G nd
De-, atf he
keep anything from setting near ner- Saf i9 beSimd
the ne 4e h05se 6s we're M ali trying to get
the best Of Mr.. Pettingl. and the start when It
out and Africander being actually Left For their
in the set a oW1 sG or E the rest of the
meeting but the Keene stable will not be much
sheepshead Say This discipline, while severe was
much NEEDED but should naye been m bas ecSped
Bensonhurst ran his first for Mr. schorr and,
leading three furcngs shut up as @ usual @ %aen Trns
Sq@sh d9g Is marS a2s Gshar GH ef won the
Steepechase because the owners of the other
linn pMsgb6en lS nGt and Risng Sun let her get
long lead that there was no overha4E E heT eLgfbs Ia
jim Megbben fe at the second & ,n hedge , from 3he
niS nnd remoanied and finished The steeplechase was
named for MI HI 'S old }Psy Sreaehia Shsah
the tll9 silver II e tankard that Went the winner
and king Hanover at auction at the sheepshead
Bay paddock on Futurity Day and the m former IS
the light weight handicap to-day, his first OF tho
season. Bluff practically left at the post or
The proposed special race for the purpose OF
breaking the worlds record for mile WILL as pre-
dicted in this column to-day, not be run: as it is
Impossible to secure entries for 1t so late In the
meeting.
FIRST RAcE-IAght weight handicap all ages; fur
81 Betting Fl.
W { whtneys b. c. slipthrift. by
spendthrlft-varin 3. 1o9 -. Burns, 9-dI 81
Bsi3Ho BSG4%atsr 10 + scaeS aS@, 81 81
sa@ y 70 20 na nnf II 10 70 edt I ~ @ an3 80 It?
Satire 100 fsmthl. so 70 and 70 TO l. and Or sayoT
Driving by a length Time. :27.
SECOND RAcE-THE sH.LLELAH sTEEPLECHAsE;
4 years and over; about 254 miles.
r. S. Pages ch; T. casher. by Medder-
RowdEy iaSsnE Gun a. 1so barry 5 ii 81
MesO5en. lS2 ar Clarke, to and 8 5. also ran
furlongs
S. Sanford & Sons ch; +. Molly Braat; by
sr Mria 1ooaEes. 1aERs IL II ondsrl} 81 81
Judith Campbell. III Gedfern). and Bensonhurst. liz
an sa5" 30 to- and IL to % Mss@eT los ioc 70
d fo to los d 10 to To ahd H to to saa to D
6MccueJ. TO q sailmaker 107 CDoggeto. and
Merry Acrssat. Saics? and to l. Captain
3n % ocan 100 to aan and 20 70 to als so 3aG ran
Start bad Ridden out by length. Time. l:lsis.
FOURTH RACE-THE SARATOGA CUP: $1,000; 5 years
and over: mile and furongs.
Carrutbers g. Shields ch h. Advance
Guard. by Great Tom-Neiiie Van. o.
127 .tMccue) I lilo I-3
Andy INDY" Williams s. ia GIiuiiman} % 5-i
Herbert, 127 Smith to and to O. and pouro i2i
by three lengths. Time 3:o1t.