The Washington times., 1903-08-14
THOMAS ENTRIES
WIN THREE RAC|S
At SARATOGA
HermiS at Last Rounds
Into Form and Runs
True.
7 FURLONGS In 1925
A Remarkable Performance
Since He Had 1913 Pounds
Up and a Dead Tra;k.
7 FURL0NGS In 1925

SARATOGA N. Y. Aug. 14-it fs rhs
iashion Tor the prominent sahies to
win two or more races a da. at this
track. Freddie Gerhard set he paea
with three. and James r. Keene followed
suit. It was left for z. r. Thomas
whose hopes were knocked abost cruelty
early In the season. to establish q rec
ord with his colors. For the first time
in their existence they were borne 70
victory twice In one Afternoon. when
Hermis and Yardarm won the first and
third races. respectively. yesterday.
Hermis ran remarkably pod race
the best, by twenty pounds. # any per-
Torrance he has shown tbs season
With lbs pounds on his bacl and prac-
tically left at the post, he ran the
seven-furlong course over q dead tracks
in 1:2S 2-5- Molly Brant bat the barr;
rier and showed the way TO the stretch.
Hermis. with odom In the saddle, had
to do his best to catch the Tying leader.
In the last furlong Molly Brant tired
badly. but hung on tensciously. and
Odom was compelled to d-aw his whiu
on the $4,000 colt The ex-champion
swerved slightly. but odon Strengthened
him I'D before any damage was done
and at the end he won by length.
Virgin Soil First.
The Amsterdam. a selling stakes for
three-year-olds and upward, the feature
OF the program, was wen cleverIy by
Virgin Soil. a 12-to-1 chance. This was
great betting race, AID every horse
that started, with the exception OF Iras-
chile. WIS well backed After Tam
o'shanter had showed the way to the
last furlong. where Elsie l. and Virgin
Soil Joined issue. In a stirring finish
the latter secured the DECISION
Disregard for distance cost Sydney
Paget purse. O'NeilI, who rode Gre,
made, the 7-to10 favorite for the second
race, steered his mount wide on all the
turns. losing at least six lengths. Gan
non, who rode Wizard, Rugged the rail
as miser does his gold, and finished
in front. Wizard saved so much ground
that from sixth place, swinging for
home. he was abreast O: the field op-
posite the betting ring. and won from
there to the finish. 1t was the winners
first public appearance in months. and
he won totally unbacked, much to the
Joy of the layers.
After the races more high-class horses
were gathered on the track at one time
than since the gates were first thrown
open in 1863. At one period Waterboy.
Irish Lad, Advance Guard.
Mercury. Adbell, and Gray Friar were
working trials. These horses, in the az
gregate, are valued at 5000. 900.
Irish Lad Breezes.
Irish Lad, in preparation for the
Champion Stakes on Saturday, worked =
mile and a quarter in 2:0s1z. This work
was considered by horsemen little short
of phenomenal, and he was Immediately
made favorite for the race. Waterboy
breezed mile and quarter in 2:22. He
will not start II the Champion, as the
BAD weather was against his training.
went a half mile easily in 50
and won many admirers by his
inc, easy style of travelling.
The two Futurity candidates that ara
n the eye OF trainers at present are Mer-
Jury and Adbeil- The former. owned by
W. c. Whitney, went the six furIong
route in lis. He has never faced the
barrier in public. Adbell. John E. Mad
lens big black son of Plaudit. stepped
hree furlongs without the slightest ap-
parent effort IN So 1-5 seconds. The first
urIong was covered in IL LIS seconds and
he quarter in % 80. This move was
title short OF marvellous, as it was ac-
on a turn.