New-York tribune., 1902-08-20
HERBERT WINS SIN THE MUD
MERCHANTS AND CITIZENS HANDICAP
AN EASY VICTORY FOR HIM.
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SARATOGA. y Y. Aug. 19-Herbert. the Mud
domino" v-alk away with the Merchants and
Citizens Handicap today. It rained most Of
the night. and though the sun broke through
bv the time the races began, II would not dry
-ba track enough 10 make II anything but
heavy. Consequently Advance Guard, Hyphen.
-rblir. Roxane Reina and several others were
er-arcEed leaving a field OF five. Among the
starters was Articulate, whose owner some
tine ago expressed a willingness 70 match him
against Herbert at even weights in heavy going.
7 was not heavy enough 10 suit him yesterday,
apparently
WhIshey King, one Of the nleanest horses that
ever worried a starter. broke through the bar
r3sr and ran a quarter Of a mile before little
Re6fern could pull him UP. At the start he
ran into the lead and held it for half a mile.
Then Herbert simply walked by him. and II
al over Cochran got keynote TO his saddle
r4r-h al the eighth pole, but Smith gave Her
bert his head, and he shook of the three-year-
olds easily. Fourth was the best Aruculate
could do though Odom rode him we'll enough
Els partisans said the going was not sloppy
enough 20 suit him He likes il when he has
70 swim.
Krog-am is running well for Lawrence
Waterbury. his new owner. He has started
7ir7e The third time was to-day, when he won
The first race by a neck from Bar lie Due. after
= v-au Judged ride by Odom. Lone Fisherman
me- with interference on the back stretch or ne
might have had something 10 say about the
finish
A7erlu. who was bred by John E Madden,
scr5 10 Clarence H. Mackay, bought by o A
Jones and resoId to M Madden for Se-ooo, ran
an impressive race today. defeating Dig he-o
containing some fair rwo-year-oids. de won as
he liked by three lengths, and justified the con-
hdence that made his favorlte- he IS a'iliVs'
sure TO start in the Derby
Brandy Smash Won his annual race, getting on
@ztpg and lasting long enough TO beat Lazy
Radnor by the smallest Of noses Lady hadflot
was out for a killing, was heavily played
and i looked as # q cut Of the whip would
have won the race.
Cloriosa had narrow thing TO beat W r
Condor. the false even money favorite, but she
did il garnely and courageously-
Zoroaster was heavily played to beat Car
buncle in the last race but got knocked TO his
knees in the backstretch and thrown out Of the
race O'Connor told the stewards that Cochran
or Huntressa knocked against zoroaster Arse
nal got cash on one Of his hind legs as re-
Himself led for 4 time but Carbuncle crept
ahead when OGom made his move hnntressa'
despite her hard race OF yesterday, mace q
Carluncle out 70 the last ounce TO beat the
fly. but the last ounce was Just enough 1-7
summaries:
rPsr gAcE-seIng: years ole and mile and
q ''5'''s- 81 Ps'fias f
L va: wa:srfg5g: 3-.ssy a RsssE5ss ( Ellas': iss ~
Bar 1s ,pue 10! ---,-. CEgs.} CRsd.ssT} 81 II
Looue Io3 R zendeTson2a b Is 70 9na = i r7S h2Ps
Fisherman. 1G6 % Connor). p % ana 70 !
ii ,C-eauer) IS 70 ard 70 / Nay q 5, 20 ayr;
erz 70 > start good Ridden cut 10y -7Ts
-.le 1913.
SECOND RACE-Two-yssr-o-ds; tl'longs-
: : Nad5en's ch G AcetUIl, By Ni-rhtul
ny tie Harkness Id lRe41ern) - 81
Ss Siae Spot iu- - G-aadryp al Il
-oscau IL Smith ; 70 and even; sp6q4e 1g-
C 51derIy) 30 and 10 to ! SalEsble IL z fe.l,
5 ~ ! 0gzood i05 fT)sIya 80 l and u 70 !. and
si5 % I02 tStichaels( 100 70 3Ia % Il aS'
Taa stzIt good Easily by lengths Ilrls i-I'e6-
THIRD F,aCE-seling: ) years and over; fuElongs.
Ben stT5HssliHt JuleP. 4 100 ez.ss osssa} 81 II
Lao EadIor. 3 sl------------' '5tf-tetpp( - 81
Today. 8. ioO--------- 'SIil-th) . D
-e=sEra Jackson 20 10 and % 70 ! ''2iaen %
= and 20 !. Kings Favor.te as Cochran, 70 !
ars 70 1: Ap-ointee. I0l lR Henderson 30 70 a3o
n "a Bo7srer iO4 Cdichses 70 ana 3 % = MUS
dora 20 Clahsnl. 20 70 ana Is 70 !: b2sHet - ~ %
cs1r-s, 10 70 ! and ! l. Start good Driving by q
head Tine. l-3l-
FOURTH RACE-MERcFANTs AND CITIZENS HAN
DIcAP: years and over; mile and = furiong.
II C. Rollins hr- 4. Herbert, by AtbeTtE . i,
zly!5-e ; g5.---.. .....----.- Ccochrsnl 10 81
1T6sEsy K.rg ,. (I7edfeTH) III Il
z--uia-e I23 DOOM. 70 and 70 D ana Eranceseo
1Gs fSI-rselsl 10 >. start tar 1-asliy y