The sun., 1903-08-05
FIVE FAVORlTES VANQUISHED.
ALL OF THEM FURNISHED by
WHITNEY AND DRAKE.
stamping Ground Takes the Alabama
Stakes mt 2O TO l-ROsI and Beats Trim
ley He'll and keene's Glmcrack Trims
High ChanceiiOr-kang Pepper Wins

SARATOGA, Aug. A cold, cheerless day
with steady rain made the racetrack dismal
place this afternoon, only the regulars turn
ing out to see the sport The course was
a sea of sloppy mud, which caused many OF
the trainers to keep their horses under cover
The racing provided bitter disappointment
to W. c. Whitney and John A. Drake. Mr.
Whitney's star threc-year-old hllies. Girdle
and Judith Campbell, were badly beaten IN
the $4,000 Alabama Stakes. while his much
talked OF two-year-old, Stalwart was trimmed
in the first event chiefly because Of Il poor
start Mr. Whthey'a MineOa was also beaten
In the third race Mr. Drake and the Western
contingent plunged on his mare, Trinity
Bell. in the second race and again on his three
year-old, High Chancellor. in the closing event
only to see them 20 down to defeat. All OF
these horses were favorites and IA only one
FIRST choice passed the judges in front the
ring pOcketed some heavy winnings
The Alabama Stakes, for three-year-old
fllies, at a mile and sixteenth on the turf.
was the feature OF the day, Mr. Whltney's
Judith Campbell and Girdle were coupled
and the big bettors loaded the money on until
they closed at II to5. Astarita was at 10
with Wild Thyme at skies. and ). = Haggns
Stamping Ground, by Lamplightcr, got the
cleverest kind of a ride from Fuller and won won
by two lengths with 20 to about her ne
NDltney UlLNS DOlil Sot away al wv
far back In the ruck. Astarita was in front
at the half mile pole with Gravina, y to /,
and Stamping Ground pressing her CLOSELY.
Then the Mexican Stables filly began 70
tire under her heavy impost. Nda Nay mhIe
a bold bid to get up AT the head of the stretch,
as did Wild Thyme. but they stopped. ana
Gravina in u drive took place money from
Astarta by a length. The time was i:38 40
The Western contingent. headed by JACK
King the Chicago plunger. made k!lilns
In the first race, for two Iear-olds. az 1Ne
and half furlongs. taking 100000 out OF the
ring. They backed Woodford Gay Slr
O'Nel driving her home two lengths in front
of Stalwart.
Drake & Co. made Trinity Bell an II 70 10
favorite in the second event, at mile but she
was easly beaten by the Hampton stable
Rostand, who made all the running and was
well in hand at the end with three lengths
over the Drake mare Dinksie, the outsider.
beat Lady Potentate by neck.
H. VI. 2iegler and his associates cleaned mp
well when his Deceiver colt Bobadil. ham
mpfed down to to ! took the ihlrd race. LOT
maiden -year-olds at FIVE and half fur
longs Mr.. Whitneys Mineola. odds on.
ran second, three lengths away.
Frank Farrell's King Pepper was, the only
at evens and won the fifth race, AT six fur
longs, in a gallop by four lengths from Il. r
Thomas Yardarm in 1910 3-5 Birch Rrooms
the Brighton Oaks winner, was third, nan
length back.
In the concluding event. at mile. James r.
Keene's Gimcrack, = to s. held High Chancel-
lor safe at all stages and beat him easily by
three lengths in 143 as IL was n field day
for Fuller. who rode three winners.