New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
THE KEENES' REVENGE.
DELHI WINS HOPEFUL.
Irish Lad Takes the Champion and
LO1cers Track Record.
La rl,1.EnRArH ro rHE TRIRuNE. ]

Saratoga n y Aug 15.-Unless Waterboy and
McChesney accept the opportunity Wnlch the re-
newaI of the Saratoga Cup next Saturday VIII d.
ford them it Is safe to assume that the Saratoga
meeting reached the height of It's midsufnHler
spendor with the running this AFTERNOON OF 'i'e
Hopeful the Beverwyck and the champion staAeS-
Both in quantity and quality the attendance sur
passed even the formal opening, and between
twelve and fifteen thousand persons were III the
various Enclosures when the starter sent the hrs'
group of spr!nters on its way
With all the wealth of material from winch the
field for the Champion Stakes might have been Sc
lected it was a source of regret that only four
owners should have seen fit to start their hoises'
The Hopeful and the Beverwyck both Jared oetter'
and their fields were lacking neither IN numbers
nor class. The former stake gave the keenes,
father and son. an opportunity to square the &C
count with Mr.. Whitney which has ranked since
the day at Sheepshead Bay when Baltyhoo Bey
took the measure of Tommy Atkins in the Fiat
bush The hurt of that defeat must have been
very appreciaby assuaged to-day when their Drown
colt Delhi. bred at their Castleton stud and run
Ming in the name of Foxhall P. Keene, galloped
away from the most formidable trio of youngsters
that Mr. Whitney could send to the post.
With Pambearer and Delhi carrying the blue
polka dots and Stalwart. Mercury and Alliance.
carrying William c. Whitney's blue and brown. the
tilt between these two turf rivals was the sharpest
in years. Nor was the interest confined to these
entries alone John E. Madden was represented
by his Plaudt colt. Adbell "as great colt as
Hamburg" he told his friends The Pepper Stable
sent the chestnut youngster crown FrInee'
The Buck carried the Hitchcock all green Inc
Memphis brewer represented by the Esher
colt Moharib Gay Lothario carried g. NJ Browns
Jacket; Baseful Mike" Murphys, and Highoall'
w. NJ Shelters colors. Each carried III POUNDS
Mr. FITZGERALD had his hands full in trying to get
them away and when the barrier finally went up
it looked as though Mercury the pride of the STABLE
had been left at the post. He was. so far as his
chances were concerned, but it was not Mr.. Fltz-
gerald's fault. The colt broke with his field but
before the others were in their stride he whlrled
and propped himself. Odom. who had the mount on
Mercury made no attempt TO regain the ground the
mishap had cost him. To have done so would nave
been merely to needlessly punish the youngster.
Until the head of the stretch was reached 1t
looked as though Adbeu would verify his owners
opinion of him He showed tremendous speed and
seemed to be running we'll In hand until Cannon,
who had been at his saddle grth on Delhi all the
way. hurried his mount along. Then Adbell
stopped and almost the entire field passed him.
Delhi had the rich prize won as soon as the Mad
den youngster was disposed Of Until the sixteenth
pole in fact, Palm Bearer was his nearest com
petitor. Fuller on Hghball was stronger than
Coburn on Palm Bearer at the end and sent the Ben
Strome colt into the place lam Bg b a %s and
M was GGG aga99 his he Chances were
50 to l. The Whitney entry most in demand at
to 3. The Keene pair closed at TO J. Inc HopeIu!
exceeded its guaranteed value Of $4,000 by about
The withdrawal of Africander from the Cnam-
pion Stakes at mile and quarter "t h Igr
night list of starters robbed the race of vast
amount of interest, he ana MS great InTeS-Sed-
old rival, Irish Lad would have met on even
terms F. p Hitchcock's Grey Friar was also kept
in his stable. and the two great divisions were
represented only by Hermis and Heno in the older
group and SaVable and Irish Lad in the younger
The two former carried 126 pounds each ana the
three-year- olds, 116. The form players seemed TO
take it as a foregoue conclusion that irish Lad
would win. and what little even money was on top
was eagerly gobbled up. - =,
The race merely a jolly outing Tor him. IN
the Journey up the backStretch he was always
under restraint, and although Odom, Herms.
got his throatlatch one at the mead OF the
Stretch he never in any real danger, and he
won without being touched with the whip. Hermls
finished seconu three lengths back and Heno
easily disposed OF Savable. The distance was COW
cred in pos, beating Cunards record for the track
by three-ffths Of a second, and the time.
in view of the fact that the colt MADE
all his own running and was never really
hurried, merely strengthens the reputation ne
has already obtained. The Beverwyck Steeple-
chase over the full course was won by Lava
tor from a big field and in one of the prettiest
races run through the field this year. illuminate
third Rockstorm fell and Ohnet refused
said here tonight that w. C. Whitney and
Harry Payne Whitney Jointly won $4,000 the
victory of Irish Lad, the money being scattered
through several books by commissioners. -
The other winners Monte Carlo. Stonewail
and Carbuncle' the last named ridden by Mr.. Clark
in a race for gentlemen riders.
The stewards decided that Odom must fulfil his
contract with Mr. Shields. and he therefore had
to ride Hermis in the Champion Stakes.
SUMMARIES.
| FIRST RACE-For all ages handicap: furlongs
st. Pr
| G. NJ Browns Oh. C. Monte Carlo, by
Pontiac-Troyana, 3, 90. NIcCsnerty} 15-l 81