Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-05
SARATOGA RACES.
Rainy Weather Kept the Attendance
Down to Regulars.

A cold. cheerless day with steady rain
made the race track at Saratoga a dismal
place yesterday afternoon only the regu-
lars turning out to see the sport. The
course was a sea of sloppy mud, which
caused many of the trainers to keep their
horses under cover. The racing provided
bitter disappointment to w. c. Whitney
and John A. Drake. Mr.. Whitney's star
three-year-old FLIES. Girdle and Judith
Campbell. We're badly beaten in the 5000
Alabama Stakes. while his much talked
of two-year-od, Stalwart was trimmed
in the first event. chiefly because OF a poor
start. Mr.. Whitney's Mineola was also
beaten in the third race. Mr.. Drake and
the western contingent plunged on his
mare, Trinity Bell. in the second race and
again his three-year-old. High Cham
cellor. in the closing event. only to see them
go down to defeat. All of these horses were
favorites and as only one first choice passed
the judges In front the ring pocketed some
heavy winnings.
The Alabama Stakes for three year-old
FLIES. at a mile and sixteenth on the turf
was the feature Of the day. Mr.. Whitney's
Judith Campbell and Girdle were coupled
and the big betters loaded the money on
until they closed at IL to ). Astarita was
at to 1. with Wild Thyme at skies, and
]. B. Haggin's Ada Nay went down to
fives. F. r. Doctors Stamping Ground.
by Lamplghter. got the cleverest kind Of
ride from Fuller and won by two lengths
with 20 to about her. The Whitney FLIES
both got away we'll. but finished far back
in the ruck. Astarita was in front at the
half mile pole. with Gravina. Is to /. and
Stamping Ground pressing her closely
Then the Mexican Stables filly began to
tire under heavy impost. Ada Nay made
bold bid to get up at the head of the
stretch. as did Wild Thyme. but they
stopped. and Gravina in a drive took place
money from Astarita by a length. The
time was 1856 As.
The western contingent. headed by Jack
King. the Chicago plunger. made killing
in the first race. for two-year-olds, at five
and half furlongs, taking $4,000 out of
the ring. They backed Woodford Clays
Sir Dixon FLY Memories from 20 to ! to
tens. ONeill driving her home two lengths
in front of Stalwart.
Drake & Co. made Trinity Bell an IL to
10 favorite In the second event. at a mile,
but she was easily beaten by the Hampton
Stables Rostand. who made all the run
ming and was we'll in hand at the end with
three lengths over the Drake mare Dinksie
the outsider, beat Lady Potentate by a
neck.
H. NJ. Ziegler and his associates cleaned
up we'll when his Deceiver colt Bobadil,
hammered down to to 1. took the third
race. for maiden two-year-olds. at five and
a half furlongs. Mr.. Whitney's Mineola,
odds on. ran second. three lengths away.
Frank Farrells King Pepper was the only
successful favorite. He was heavily played
at evens. and won the fifth race at six fur
longs. in gallOp by four lengths from r.
r. Thomas Yardarm in 1:16 3-5. Birch
Broom. the Brighton Oaks winner, was
third. half length back.
In the concluding event, at MILE James
r. Keene's Gimcrack. 8 to 5, held High
Chancellor safe at all stages and beat him
easily by three lengths in 43 40 1t was
field day for Fuller. who rode three win
nerS.