New-York tribune., 1902-08-29
i GOOD DAY FOR THE LAST
ROT SING FINISHES AT SARATOGA
HERNIS WINS THE SARANAC
HANDICAP.
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meeting the Saratoga track has had came to
an end this afternoon, with six races that fur
nished close finishes and good sport Harry VIII
cox, the official bugler. played a special pro
crarnme of bugle calls calling the horses to
the post for the last last race with Taps the
sweetest and the sa3dest bugle call in the world
the hand played Home. Sweet Home" when the
numbers went up for the last time, and then the
layers their clerks, the track attendants and
small army of the regulars made wild rush for
the ,rCavanaugh Special which left Saratoga at
S.29 O'Clock, in two sections. for New-York.
The bookrnakers glad, without exception,
thar the meeting has ended It has been bad
session for them Almost a! are losers, and more
than q score OF those who did business on the
meetings first Gay gave il up in disgust time
ago. The big players the contrary, wish the
meeting We're to run another month. Most Of them
have done well ''P;ttsburg Phil Billy Barrick.
Dave" Gideon and several others have picked
many winners while the Drake-Gates crowd and
the Cana iian contingent headed by Alec" Shields,
has good showing on the right side of the ledger.
The Saranac Handicap. for three-year-olds. was
the feature Of the closing day. and here Hermis
another clever victory Despite Rice's oad
rides Baron Pepper. Mr. Bell had the courage
70 nut the boy up Hernis. and he was rewarded
for his taith in the little jockey by victory at
p to that proited him very materially. Rice
rode good this time The start was un-
fortunate for Francesca, who was a length nehlnd
the field when they broke. That i'll tempered brute
Whskey King not sour as usual, and Red
fern alert and agile. shot him away first when the
starter said. Come on
When the field settled into its stride Rice had
got Herrnis second place. a length and a half
behind leader Gay Boy. wnom c r hlli
brought up from SLeepShead Bay especially 10
run in this race, in third place, q length be
fore Caughnawaga- Along the backstretch Cunard
crsHed I'D to third position but the first pair held
him safe by ample margin, and came INTO the
straightaway not far apart. though the hantaha
colt had a Bit the better Of it Rice rode HermIs so
energeticalIy his mount. despite his top weight
Of le2 hounds got his head in front and in rous-
ing finish kept it there TO the end. equallns the
track record of 1:5l 2-5 Cunard was two lengths
and half behind whiskey King. and beat Caugh-
nawaga three-quarters OF length LOT 're sio"
there was rousing finish in last race Sad
ducee despite his 120 pounds, was an odoS on "a
.tci ro[1tei hut Wary Worth and Cornwall closed
strong. and in a hot drive Redfern a landed the
a length behind Nary Worth -,
ran tha3 Nay Coming fast at the end reaching
Rough Rider and The Amazon in the last fuTIong; g;
q length before the former s Janice got of badly
Pt- The es Stewards did not admire McCue's ethargy
II The sssd 50 in da 5h efoTe
1 his run that Red Knight had little trouble in get
The summaries:
FIRST RAcE-seling; , years and one mile
ST Betting Fl
qssssesss ss4se,s 60 Moor By gssss7 H9
3z5e i5 ,.Is ios IS5ii16S Gdnno2 a. -
"i'I Know los Burns IS to Peninsula ,"s S
fRedfernl 10 l and to 5: Prince Richar9' ,i ios
c1e, II 10 ana even. also good Driving by
Time. 1897
SECOND RACE-Fsandioap: 2-year-oids; furiongs-
p ( P Randoph-s Knight. by
knight Ellersie-Bele Daily. IT., q . *
Meltonian eMscue,2 = ID %
Dr. saSlor ii5 enan) ena 70 / SeOffsT iGs
MichaeIs,. 20 l. and Americana les tG go,
fsIH1 fy I. . ls2gt6s s2 siio Tine liz, -
THIRD RACE-THE sARAHAc HANDICAP Of %
:3-year-olds: mile furlonE
L Y. Bells Oh. HeTInis. by I4ernenSe- 4ss 70, 5r
Kay q ,r 1he e.' s. edfafn 5ttiTe ID 81
Arsenal ioa fo'connor), S 70 ! geno Iia ~
,wonderly % to and 10 20 i rTanR; me- 5fS;,-1s
tn nd ; - >. Cav Boy i12 CMcCue,. 10 and 70
J. Gold cure brennan. 70 and to Sna sfaar' mar
frvins 81, IgS bT SSisliirs hesd9 Tine I:51s5
FOURTH RACE-ssrins: maiden 2-year-olds' 81 fur
4 conrad's ch. Z. cloehe d'oE, by s. .,
Itnan; 1o5 iolon' i1Si5n1 al s.
MeTPy Fsoyai io7 tedfern and TO p piaman5e
9e, 5io IAa5ie 10 to and - 10 TO i Wheeler b io
saowdrift 70. tHn!el 90 70 slld 30 70 70 g !,
Start fair. Driving by a length Time LOST
FIFTH RaCE-Handicap ali ages: miles and fur
long
James csal~ay's tr- 9 Belvtno, b. B,l.
1idere--VTntase !. 1ls------ r1McIue,
Rough Ri3er. ) lo9 ---..-----t tBTenneh, I'D
o5a At i1.1 eiscI.soni i II to and Janice o
fv I5reeZuuarters Of a length. Time. l 80
SIXTH RAcE-selling: years ana over furlonss-
". N. Barrick's Cornwall bE pas1srI asTsqy - 3.
olsrS WoFfh 3 Burns 81 IL
faadgSss iiGTst = chimes hin ioi lichseis, y
Roue 09 Brennan. - 10 and 70 :. op'i5n1i' 16i
g5enderson, % 70 and 10 ana .r F@PI eai Driving
hy head Time, i:l5is