Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-27

Sweet Gretchen Captured Adirondack
Handicap in Olsver Style.

Sweet Gretchen Captured Adirondack
Handicap In Olsver Style.
Frequent showers Kept the track muddy
at Saratoga yesterday and also limited tho
attendance to the few regulars remaining
there. The card was attractive In spots.
tho feature being the e5OOO Adirondack
handicap for two-year-olds at six furlongs.
which brought q good neld Of youngsters to
the post. W. C. Whitneys Leonidas. a flu
turity candidate. was the favor1te, al
though his price went back to to q r.
T. Wilson, jr.'s. Montreson. top weight war
played down to tours, the same odds pre-
vailing against the Columbia stables Ora
ziallo.
haif-mile mark, where Leonidas took up
the pacemaking. But Fuller, who had han
died J. w. Schorr's Ally. Sweet Gretchen.
backed down to SKIES. with extreme pa
thence, let her down in the stretch, and
with a dazzling turn Of speed she defeated
Mr.. Whitney's colt In a drive by half q
length in LIS As Gold Saint. q length
and a half back, took third money from
r. r. Hitehcock's Greencrest by short
head.
George Hendrie's luck turned when his
three-year-old colt, Reservation, won the
II GOO handicap for three-year-olds and up
ward at a mile and a quarter. Reservation
In previous races had showed inability to
get away from the post. but in this in
stance there was little trouble, and Hicks,
after rating him nicely, came around on
the outside in the stretch and won in
drive by three parts Of length. Reserva-
ton closed equal favorite with Faulcon-
bride at II to 8. and the latter. who made
the bulk Of the running, experienced no
difficulty In taking place money from Lord
Badge by four lengths. The time was
200 2-5.
T. Hitchcock, jr.'s cdaors were twice car
ried to victory. His good jumper. Tankard.
odds-on favorite. won the steeplechase
handicap. after leading all the way, in a
gallop by two and half lengths from Step
Lightly. second choice. Mr.. Hitchcock's
plucky little colt. Jocund, also favorite,
IN the NTH event. for two-year-olds at five
and a half furlongs did the trick after a
game run through the stretch. Collector
Jessup, the pacemaker to the last sixteenth.
tired there. and Jocund. showing remarka-
bic stamina. beat him in drive by a
length and half in 1.0S 3-5. Monastic was
a close third.
There was an upset In the first race, for
platers at six furlongs. when Julius Fleisch-
mann's Stroller, a 10 to l shot, spread
eagled his field and won In canter by
four lengths from the favorite, Sweet Alice.
who was the same distance before Cas-
Italian, second choice. The latter beat Guy
lis 2-5
The last race also for platers. at a mile
and sixteenth. on the turf, went to J. W.
Smyth's Bob billiard. third choice, who,
under a great ride from Fuller, defeated
Mabel Richardson by head in 1.43 Dink-
sic. backed down to fives, was third, a head
before Beverly. Choate, the fayorite was
away well. but stopped In the stretch
Three favorites got the money and Fuller
again was the star jockey with two win
ners, two seconds and a third
Summarizes:
First race, six furlongs-Stroller, 10s Reed) 10
to and to 1. won; Sweet Alice, 1903 (Fuller) 2
to and to 10, second; Castalian Jos a. Rurnsl
to and to 10. third. Time, 152k Guy Parks
Lass o Linden, Mary Street and Lord Turco also
ran. f
Second race, steeplechase handicap short course
-Tankard ISL g. Green. to 5 and to g. won
Step Lightly, 1874 (Ray), 16 to 8 and to g. second
Silver Twist, 1873 Connolly. z to / and to g.
third. Time 4.122s. Borough also ran. Farmers
Foe refused.
Third race the Adirondack, six furloncs-sweet
Leonidas. lis Qedfernj, to and to s, second;
Gold Saint. 112 Oh. Cochran), 10 to 1 and to l.
third. Time, 1.15M. Greencrest Topic, The Buck
Montreson, Crown Prince, Sails added starter) and
Grazialo also ran.
Fourth race one mile and a quarter Reservation
10s Hicks. II to and to g. won; Faulcon-
bridge, 102 0Tuller) II to 5 and to g. second;
Lord Badge 104 tRedfern), Z to 1 and to 2, third
Time, 2O976. Surmise, Flara and Gold Bell also
Fifth race, five and one-half furlongs-Jocund
ITO IT. Burns), II to and even. won; Collector
Jessup, 112 (OdOm). to and 8 to 8, second; Mon
astic, 40 Fu.ler), 4 to l and to g. third. Time
10Sss. Bath Beach. Saiada. Rain or Shine, Auf
Wiedersehen, The BoSery and Short Cake also ran.
to and to s, won; Mabel Richardson, 1O1 (Mc-
Cafferty), to and to s, second Dinksie 90
(Redfern), to and to 1. third. Time, 1.43
Beverly, Choate, Pass Book and Alsike also ran.