The Washington times., 1902-07-24
SARATOGA STAKES ALL
PROMISE GOOD SPORT
Books Are Out ard Please
the Many Turfmen.
Spa Special the Star Event of Meetins
Worth Nearly Twenty
Thousand.

| NEW YORK. July 23.-The Saratoga
associations stake books. which have
been anxiously awaited by turfmen
were distributed yesterday. The meet
! ing. which begins on August and
closes on August IS. is rich in promise
of good sport. and marks 4 new era in
racing at Saratoga.
The list of rich stakes offered by the
Saratoga association is indeed formid
able and generous one for any race
meeting outside the patrons of the
great New York racing public. 1t in
cludes q number of new stakes. and in
addition the association has revived old
stakes like the Travers and the Kenner,
the running of which made some bril-
liant turf history at the old track
decades ago.
From the opening day, with its $1,000
Flash Stakes, Saratoga Handicap and
Ballston Cup. to the closing with the
Champlain, saranac and Kentucky there
is a succession of rich events that
should be vastly pleasing to any horse
man who has a useful thoroughbred.
The new seven furlong and mile
chutes, reducing the number of sharp
turns, will. without doubt. change the
complexion of the racing materially.
Saratoga Special Event.
The star event of the Saratoga meet
ing, from money value point of view
at least. is the magnificent Saratoga
Special for two-year- -olds, at five and
cna-haif furlongs, to be run on Au-
gust ..
The Saratoga Special is by subscrip
tion of 81, 900 each, half forfeit the as
sociation to add piece of gold plate
OF the value of s1,500. Subscribers to
name three horses by May l, and only
one starter to be named for each sub
scrioticn.
Twenty-four owners subscribed TO the
race under these conditions. naming sew
enty-live horses. II would not perhaps be
too much to expect the race to be worth
in the neighborhood of $50. 900. making
il equal in value TO any OF the two-year-
old events of the metropolitan tracks.
with the single exception of the Fu-
turity.
" Nnt DdA dtOEd spttldl
include August Belmont. Perry Belmont,
S. S. Brown. p J. Dwyer, W. C. Whit
ney, Whitney a. Duryea. Alfred Feather
stone. James B. Haggin, J. K. & +. y.
Keene, ]. Z. Madden, +. c. McLewee &
Co., Andrew Miller, j. G. Follansbee, W.
X. Vanderbilt, G. B. Morris. r. T. Will
son, jr.. and other prominent stables.
Travers on Same Day.
The Travers of $4,000. to be run on
the same date as the Saratoga Special,
will make this one OF the brilliant days
of the meeting. The Travers is for three
year-olds at a mile and furlong. and
includes the pick of this division, East
and West Yankee, Blue Girl, King Han
over. Goldsmith. Heno. Pentecost.
Major Daingerfold, Arsenal, Homestead
and Hermis are in the list of eligibles.
There are three other $4,000 stakes
during the meeting. These are the Sara
toga Handicap, on opening day. the Unit
ed States Hotel Stakes, TO be run on Au-
gust IS. and the Grand Union Hotel
Stakes. to be run four days later, Au-
gust 20. The latter two are both Tor
two-year olds, and with the Saratoga
Special will bring out all the good
youngsters in training.
The list OF 5000 stakes includes the
Alabama. for three-year- fllies, |
August 5; the Spinaway. for two-year-
old FLIES. August 6; the historic Nenner
Stakes. for threeye olds, at a mile |
and one quarter, August "A: the Adiron-
dack, for two-year-olds, and the Sara
tcga Cup for three-year- -olds and up
ward, August %. and the Saranac Handi- |
cap, for three-year olds, August 2s.
For the jumpers there has been made |
adequate provision with the Bailston
Cup. the Beverwyck. the Trouble and
the Shllelah Steeplechases