The Washington times., 1902-08-26
LADY ALBERCRAFf MAKES GOOD
Takes t e Kentucky Selling
Stake Event in Rare
Style.
PLUNGERS BET ON FUTURITY
Nash Turner to Have Mount on Irish
Lad-Mizzen to Be Piloted by Jockey
Bullman Negro Thugs Hold Up
Snapper" Garrison.

SARATOGA. Aug. 25.-The Saratoga
Association entered upon The last four
days OF its meeting this afternoon with
clear and pleasant weather. \ large
crowd was on hand TO witness the six
races The sport was good and three
favorites won.
The Kentucky, selling stake for two
year-old fillies, with FIVE starters, was
the leading event. Shea's bungling ride
on the favorite, Wild Thyme, who wa7
sent off several times, allowed Lady
Albercraft to win. Mary McCafferty led
to the stretch, where Lady Albercraf,
took the lead, and in a hard drive beat
Wild Thyme half length.
In the opening event twelve horses
that had not won at the meeting start
ed, and Sadducee, the favorite, won east
ly from Ben Howard.
Easy for Favorite.
For the second race, selling steeple
chase, Victor was the fayorite. After
Zyno had led to the stretch, Victor
went to the front and won easily. Pc
rion and Inkerman fell, and Donohue
who was riding Pericn, had lee
broken. Moxley. Inkerman's rider, ano
Heider, who had the mount on Mr.. Stof-
fel, were slightly injured.
The fourth event at mile had Hun
tressa as favorite, but on form Clon
NELL should have been the choice. He
showed 1t in the race by leading al
the way and winning cleverly from th,
Amazon.
Fourteen maiden two-year-olds tool
part in the fifth event, with Counter
poise a slight favorite over Bouton
Mere Forward at to l, made all tbs
running and beat Virgin Soil a length
Cunard equal favorite with Zoroaster
led all the way in the last, and wor
cleverly by a length and a nalf from
Baron Pepper.
After Setauket had run third to Sad
ducec and Ben Howard in the opening, ]
McGeehan, owner of Delmarch, and W
T. McGrath, who owns May j., both pui
in a claim for him. and the horse was
awarded to McGrath, who secured hin
for 81 $50
This proved quite a loss to his owner
NJ L. Hayman the well-knnwn commits
sioner who only purchased him a few
days ago from H. NJ. Ziegler for $500
Setauket has run twice in his colors
once second and again third.
Makes Heavy Wager.
1t is said that J. W. schorr. the we'll
known Western owner, has wagered s10,-
600 against 5000 on his horse Onatas
to win the Futurity. Kid Weller, the
Western bookmaker, laid the odds fol
Schorr.
Nash Turner announced today that h'
will have the mount on Whitney &
Duryea's colt. Irish Lad in the Futurity
Turner has won the Saratoga Special anC
Great Trial Stakes with Irish Lad. anC
both Victories were due to his good rid
ing.
According to plans August Belmont
will have three starters in the Futurity
They will be MiZzen. who won the Ma.
tional Stallion, Eclipse and Juvenile
Stakes at Morris Park, to be handled
by the stable jockey, Bullman; Fire
Eater, who will be piloted by Patsy Nc
Cue, and Lord of the Vale, the colt
which ran such ragged race here a few
days ago. John Maddens only starter
will be the filly Mary Reel as Acefu
will carry Whitney & Duryea's coIors.
Although Madden owns half of him
victory in last years Futurity for Mad.
den, will be up on Mary Reel.
Garrison Held Up.
Snapper Garrison, the exjockey. wa
held up by two negroes out at the Lake
last night near Moons roadhouse, anC
is now nursing cut shoulder. He proved
more than match for the negroes, how.
ever, and succeeded in giving them &
severe beating, after taking a club from
one and a razor from the other Garri.
son allowed the men 10 go their way
after he was through with them.
Billy Oliver and his friends booked the
Pride of Surrey from 100 10 to 80 TO !
in the first race, but just failed TO cash
The Pride of Surrey was well up all the
way, but tired near the end and finished
fourth. Oliver and his friends got as
good as 30 to / for third, and in the las,
sixteenth it looked as though the money
was won.
Odom's appearance on Boutonniere in
The fifth race. and j. B. Haggins jockey
Wonderly riding Lipsic, set the racing
folk thinking, but it could not be
learned whether or not Haggin and
Wonderly had parted company.
SHU" Up wen.
All the horses but two from the sta
bles Of Clarence II. Mackay and Newton
Bennington that were sold here short
time ago have been winners. Kilogram
won three races for Larry Waterbury,
Mary McCafferty won the first race out
for Mason G. Burlow, Skilful won the
rich United States Hotel Stakes for c.
r. Ellison, and the first time out Ace
ful won for John Madden. Today Lady
Albercraft won for the first time in the
colors OF L. V. Bell, the well-known
broker
Burns was the only jockey 10 ride two
winners today, he having the mounts on
Forward ard Cunard. Jockey Cochran
will leave here on Wednesday night for
Sheepshead Bay. as he will be needed
there on Thursday to gallop with w. c.
WhitIey's Futurity candidate and sey
eral other horses in the string.
The Summaries.
First race-Selling; for threeyea
olds and upward; six furlongs. Saddu-
Gee. 120 lodom), to l, won; Ben How