The Washington times., 1903-08-21
The Four Time Derby Win
ner Calamity Responds to
Days Call and PZozvs
His Way Home in a Sea
of SNnd.
Saratoga Plungers Drop I'M
mense Rolls Into the ring,
Gates, Drake, and "Ffffs-
burg PhiI'' o4mone Them.

SARATOGA. Aug. n.-Heavy rain
Wednesday night transformed the track
into mixture of water and soil Tt
was through this kind OF mud that
Claude. the four-time derby winner. won
the mile and a furlong handicap yes
terday from a good field of horses His
success was due as much to his courage
as to his speed
At one time In the contest Claude
was apparently beaten, but his heart
responded to every call of his rider. and
wearing down feet Faulconbridge at
the end, he won the race by sheer game
ness. 1t was rare exhibition. for
Claude was unquestionably beaten a fur
long from home, and was receiving the
whip in liberal doses.
Claude was shipped to the Fort Erie
track last night IN order to fill an i'm
portant stake engagement there.
Gold Saint Easily.
Gold Saint ran of with the Albany
Handicap, six-furlong dash He made
fast field of youngsters appear slow
in comparison to the speed he exhibited
He ran the first three furlongs through
the mud in s36 seconds. and won gallop-
ing under a pull in lis 20
The opening race was remarkable for
the utter defeat of W. c. Whitney's fast
sprinter, Leonora Loring She ran
wretched race. For a half-mile shs
raced with Cobourg. then she stopped
suddenly and finished last. In the last
furlong Cobourg became SO leg-weaJ
that Futurita and Duke of Kendall
passed him with a rush. and beat him
home. James r. Keene's flly securing
the decision by open daylight
The same old story-fortunes won by
the Northumberland the fat bank ac-
counts of the plungers depleted Ii four
OF the races the winners were practically
unbacked, and the ring won 100000
Only two favorites, Claude and Past.
landed first money.
The largest individual winners were
Billy Cowan, who increased his saw
ings by $4,000: George Rose. Sc. 600.
and W. Snow. $16. coo. These weE the
largest sums corralled by the hyers-
The other seventy~two pencilers won
from $1,000 to $1,000 each.
Plungers Lose.
All the plungers lost heavily. John
w Gates backed several losers for
thousand of dollars. In the last race
his fancy and money went TO Longspur.
while his bosom friend. John A Drake,
played Exclamation heavily. Gates
choice finished third, and brakes Sec
ond. both being beaten by Anirad. colt
that did not carry a dollar of Sidney
Paget's money.
"Pittsburg Phil" backed Cobourg for
several thousand dollars, He tried to
"cinch" by giving odds, l to 2, for the
place on Cobourg. but failed. Past.
Ally in which Smith is interested. won
the fifth race, with her owners money
on KingraIne. a horse that was badly
beaten.
Joe Yeager. Frank Lanterman. and
several Of the Western plungers lost
from $4,000 TO s25. 900.
The only visitor at the track who
managed TO take away thousands was
Young Corbett," the pugilist- He
backed Gold Saint, and is reported to
have cleaned W $4,000
F. NJ. Dick and Lawrence Waterbury.
who own the Pleasance Stable. will re-
tire from the turf. Ill-health and the
uncertain condition Of the stock market
are responsible for the order to sell their
thoroughbreds on Monday. One OF their
racers, Sweet Alice, won the third race
today,a nd Toi San. another. won ths
last race yesterday