New-York tribune., 1903-08-27
FEW LEFT AT SARATOGA.
END or MEETING TODAY.
iS5ceet Gretchen Wins the 4dirOn-
dack Handicap.
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Saratoga. n Y Aug. 26-Only the regular army
and even its ranks wofully thnned out-re-
mains at Saratoga To-day the natives stood about
street corners in the shelter of the giant elms,
and watched the mournful procession Of baggage
vans make its way to the railroad station.
At the track it was even more melancholy. All
the bright plumage was gone, and with it the dia-
monds 1t was estimated that there could not have
been more than four bushels-honest measure-left.
The crandstand was empty and desolate, and the
same diagnosis could be applied TO most Of the
students. Many animals that were named in the
overnight entries were either on their way to
Long Island or had already arrived there. The
track was a great oval slough of despond: holding
in places, slippery in Others possessing an ] t1e m
gradients Of a mud pie. The performers SnouId l
aquatic thoroughbreds had any business in it,
The Adirondack Handicap, with It's guarantees T e
value of 5000, was an inducement sufhclent @ 10
send eight two-year-olds out TO walloW through
fng b2gS SIX naoaS 2 Bound5 on Mr. Wilson'S Mon
treson, and it anchored him. The Memphis breW3 G3
pounds. Settled the argument Gold Saint and
Leonidas were having between them py ca CafcHle i5
png BY half length len from N a4e MI agg e9gth and
Mr Hendrie's thTee-year-old colt Reservation,
came to the Springs took the measure of such
overnight handicap performers as m @ i
Lord Badge. Surmise and couple OF otherS @ IN tba
mile and quarter handicap With los pounds up @ trse
but e seemed TO ike the going and after lingering
along behind Fauconbridge and Lord Badge unSI uL
outside and Won by almost length from The
Bard colt Lord Badge had had only My hall length
Thomas Hitchcock jr.s. good Mirthfui colt ,a2f 10
fuTong sprint 0s arranged for animals that had
Won at the meeting The meeting ends to-day.
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Seling; 3-year-olds; furlongs
GPe''nF2 s. 81
.: a:: q s. - =
Guy Park 90 connelD. 100 and 80 TO /; Lass .,
S agto i IN aas ana a 10 and d Nd Ta4S6 lo
Sn 2S s9gf1 ss5ijy Il Tine 10 i5a sae 10 " also Tall
SECOND RACE-steeplechase handicap; years and
T Hitche9ol. IT. br G. IT TankaTd NJ r. by * IA
s{i1R.i SIZE Iis5{iS 5.5 ,o466i} ay} 1s-i Is
rdn Start good Won easily Time, 41S35 Refused
THIRD RAcE-THE ADIRONDACK HANDICAP;
years old; furIongs.
rps NJ se4S55f R sTis' B:Is IS'4SS
sss 9s.grs.s ss,s. +. ss$::s sH:::s 81 g s.
Geencest lo7 Burns, 10 to and to l. IL ToRiG 9,r lo7
CdcCaery). Is 70 and 10 /: The Buck los lHcksl
to j. 'a cToTn Prince i67 6iarn 20 to and to i
fs m fSm } To ana 3 g TO ana % also 20 ran ana taf sooG
Won driving. Time. 1;l5's.
FOURTH RAcE-Handcap; : years and over: IL miles
George Hendrie's ;. c. Reservation. by
Es:s ssSSss5.s: s.S5. lo. S:s: : -
s. sqTmss 100 d'qrnTi 5i 70 % TO and and 6s to M Tla[e q
CAIartin) 5 to and 3 |. start good. Won
driving. Time, 2:C93s
FIFTH RAcE-2-year-olds; 53s furlongs.
I Mi@55taFi2a Ds- oaara5 5a55 IL i, i,
&onsstic S&5HssSd5 'ff5P ae9 (fa29 %-1 S-
Bath Beach 11o oIicks,. 10 to ! and to l: salada
a 55 70 to and q9 ID T. &a % ! Eeia 5A7s G De }e