The Washington times., 1903-08-13
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY
WINS HIS FIRST RACE
Hippocrates Carries His
COiOrs to Victory.
M0NTRESSON'S BIG PRIZE
K. I. Wilson's Two Year-Old Takes
United States Hotel Stakes From
Good Field-Daly Claims Slideu.
M0NTRESSON'S BIG PRIZE

SARATOGA. n. Y. Aug. William
u whitney won his first race of the
season at Saratoga yesterday when Hip
pocrates. colt bred him. passed the
judges scant length in advance OF
Glad Tidings, the fayorite. Redeem
rode the latter. and. despite all the
Jockeys efforts, she ran cut on the
home turn, just as she did In her pre-
vious race Redeem whipped her in
eessantly. and up to the last fifty yards
1t seemed that she would win. sudden
ly the Elton blue, brown cap" was
seen to be coming fast on the outside OF
Glad Tidings. and the rush was irresist-
ibIe
Thoroughly satisfactory in every re-
spect was the steeplechase. II was for
gentlemen riders. and Messrs. Page.
Holloway and Ambrose Clark all had
mounts. Mr.. Mabee's mount, Ten Below
Zero, refused at the first jump. bur
Tankard and Rowdy afforded one OF the
most pleasing exhibitions OF clean Jump
ing seen this season. For the greater
part of the race Tankard was the pace
MAKER, but about half mile from home
the difference in weight told in favor
of Rowdy, who was making his first ap-
pearance this year. and whose victory
under the circumstances was all the
more creditabIe
Too Much Weight.
Self Protection, required to cencede a
lot OF weight to the winner. was
thoroughly beaten and pulled up lame.
A piece of plate was given to the rider
of the winner, and for the remainder OF
the afternoon Mr.. Clark. who is a step
son OF Bishop Potter. was busy showing
the trophy to his friends.
All the good trainers declared that IL
Embarrassment ran up to his work he
would win by a city block. He opened
at 4 to 5, and was backed in chunks
down to to 10 Choate was practically
left at the post. and no attention was
paid to him thereafter by the general
public until he was seen coming through
the stretch with an electric rush. En-
barrassment, forced TO run in the heavy
going for about six :urlongs, slipped
and fioundered somewhat IN the last
eighth. and Duellist on the extreme out
side flashed past the judges first. with
the long shot. Slidell. second. a head in
front Of Choate. who in the opinion of
the shrewd division was only twenty
minutes the best horse" In the very
last betting Choate was we'll played
Montresson First
For the United States Hotel Stakes. a
guaranteed stake of the value of s10.-
600. and to which there was a surplus OF
$3.50. making the value 10 the winner
S11 100, there were nine starters. Mont
resson's races here have been consistent
and the going was in his favor. Red
fern handled him we'll. and the colt won
for R. T. Wilson. IT.. his first good two
year-old stake of the year. Coniurer,
conceding the winner eight pounds. was
fourth. only a head in front OF James
V. The second colt. Reliance. owes his
prominence at the finish TO the fact
that Burns brought him along on the
outside in the comparatively good go
ing.
Rapid Water shot out in the lead very
fast. but seemed 10 fad the heavy track
not TO his liking. Moharib come through
the stretch very fast. but pullman had
the colt in deeper going than Reliance
was IN. and that lost Mr.. Schorr's colt
the place.
Notes and Gossip.
W. c. whitney viii sell at auction
here on August - fourteen yearlings.
the product OF his stations Lissak and
Meddler.
W. c. Daily claimed slidell out OF tia
third race for 81 $50 There were FIVE
owners having equal rights who claimed
the horse. but DAILY vas lucky enough
10 win the privilege by drawing the
right number. Embarrassment was
claimed by J. MCGUIRE. owner OF Sliden.
for 2.29O.
Frank Clark. the Coney Island Jockey
Club superintendent, was here, and after
taking a look al the track declared that
1t would be fair track in day or two
IL the rain ceased.
OnX AMI DAD ksEET,