The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
Gets Down ON Aristocracy at 20 to 4,
winner OF the Special
stake Event
ADA NAY TAKES THE TRAvERs
NAGGIS's FILLY EASILY BEATS THE
WHITNEY AND KEENE OTIS.
Race Is n Procession, the Winner
Leading All the way-Dick weIles
Chicago Stake.

SARATOGA, ~. Y, Aug. S.-A fine days
sport was afforded the 1900 persons who
witnessed to-day's racing at the Saratoga
Association Park. The day was fine. the
track fair and the scratches few. The fea-
lures were the Travers stake event OF &c.
90 for three-year-olds at one mile and
a furIong, an event which, with the execep-
ton Of one year, 1896, has been run annual
ly since 1864; and the Saratoga special. for
two-year-olds at I'VE and one-half furlongs'
run for the first time in 1901 Ada Nay. j.
3. Hagsin's ch. (. by Maxio-Nayada. won
the Travers by six lengths from william
C Whitney's Watercress colt Reliable,
which was two and a half lengths ahead OF
James r. Keene's Gimcrack. II was some
thing of a procession, Ada Nay leading all
the way.
1t was reported that 'Pittsburg PHIL won
$4,000 on Aristocracy. the 20-to-1 shot, win
ner OF the Special. which was two lengths
s5es1 Of Broomstick, which got place
money by a head from Stalwart- The second
event. a steeplechase handicap for four
year-olds and up. over the full course, was
won by Tankard. G. Green up. Daryl re-
fused to take the jumps and Woolgatherer
was second by about six lengths. The sum-
maries:
First Race-Seven furlongs: Hermis. 126
(Rice). 16 to 5, won; Major Dangerheld, ia
(Odom), 8 TO 5. second; Stamping Ground.
Second-Steeplechase handicap, full
course: Tankard, 40 &c. Green), 2 to 8, won;
Woolgatherer. AZ (Graham). to 2. second.
Third-The Saratoga Special; five and one
half furlongs: Aristoeraey, 10 (OfNeilD, ~
20 1. won; Broomstick 122 (Odom). & TO ).
second; Stalwart. IL IT. Burns), 3 to /.
third. Time, Ill 40.
Fourth-The Travers; one mile and a fur
long: Ada Nay, 1S (O'Neill), 5'to ], won;
Reliable, 126 IT. Burns). Is to !, second;
Gimcrack. III (Gannon). 8 to 5. third. Time
~Fifth-seIiing; five and one-half furlongs:
The Lady Rohesia, 104 (O'NeilD. 2 to !, won;
Sailor Knot. 17 (Hicks), IL to 5, second;
Time. ITO 3-5.
~sixth-selIing: one mile: Rostand. 1Oa
is to 5. second: Cottage Maid. 100 CHicks).
Is TO 1. third Time. 1:42 As.
First Racs-F1ve and one-half f~urfongs: Grace
ful. Grenade. Sweet Gretchen. Divination, Ill;
Merry Moments. Coal Black Lady, Adrintha.
Standard. Palette. Hippocrates. 100; Naughty
er, I56. Big Gun. l55; Daryl. 1f7; Enright. ohnet.
40. Holland, 1Ss. Caller. Amur. 1875: Your Grace.
Third-The catskili. seven f~urIongs: IN
masked, lis; Royal, 11s; Tam o Shanter. ia;
The Musketeer. Highlander. Ill; Vincennes,
conundrum, knight OF Rhoades, Carbuncle. los
Castilian. 107; Trinity Bell. Elsie L., Virgin Soil.
i06; Counter Poise. Duelist. 103.
Fourth-One mile and one-quarter. handicap:
Hunter Raine, us; Cau~ghnawaga, 109; Charles
Elwood. l07; Injunction. l02. Carbuncle. 100:
Circus. SO; Irascible. 81.
Fifth-six furlongs, handicap: Abdell, 122;
Divination. 1l9; Bobadn. Long Shot, lis; Cascine.
lis; Champlain. High Ball. Ia; Strephon. Wotan.
Pats. n2; Juvenal Maxim. Rockaway, Ill; Re
velle, i04.
Sixth-One mile and one-sixteenth. on turf.
selling: Conundrun. l04: Easy Street, l03: Orlon.
f91s Rhoades. CarbJncle. IS; St. Sever. go; Lord
Advocate, Gold Bell. 81; Florham Queen. S..