The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-28
AFRlCANDER In HARD LUCK.
KNOCKED no MS KNEES AT TEE
START or THE SARANAC.
john sanfOrd's Molly Brant Wins inc
5000 Handicap Mt the Spa From
sIiorthOse--Four Fayorites win Money
for tho Talent ON Getaway Day"

SARATOGA. Aug. 27.-Africander. the king
Of the turf. was sent in to win the IS. 600 Sara
mac Handicap for three year-olds at a mile
and a furlong to-day. carrying l27 pounds
on his back The track was heavy and
Owners Dcimc and Dwyer believed that the
great Star Ruby colt would win. but the sharp
bettors allowed him to reCede to 10 to 5. while
they made the GOughacre Stables Sh0rthose.
with ago pounds, the favOrite at to b. Jonn
Sanrord's Clifford fllly Molly Brant. who
had a big pull at tho weights. was played
down to to i. and won sprcadeagle victory
by leading from start to finish ana having
two lengths to spare at the end
Afrioander was bumped and knocked to
his knees by Sheriff Bell "a they were leaving
the post and after that the star Ruby phenom-
enon had no chance TO get UP, although ruler
applied the whip in the run up the backstretch
Odom kept Shorthose second at all times ana
the AthelinR colt took the place from r. IT,
Hitchcock 8 Grey Friar. 10 to /. by four lengths.
Afrcander being head back. The race was
run In IS is.
Deimel and Dryer. however. had the salts
faction OF seeing their Russell three-year-oio
Rostand win the handicap for all ages at
mile. The colt ruled favorito at to 8. And
receiving twelve pounds from Julius Fleisch-
mann's Hurstbourne. second choice. he beat
the latter In . drive. after making all tho
running, by a length and half In l42 10
Lord Advocate. the outsider in the betting.
was third. six lengths before the Western colt
Corrigau.
O. l.. Riohards's little Tenny colt Race
King to 1. picked UP 10 pounds ana won
the handicap for two-year- olds ut hve ana
q half furlongs by neck from the favorite,
I,onushot. His victory was chiefly due to
"a magnificent ride by odom. who caught
Martin mapping in the final strides I.
Hitchcock. Jr.'s, Avenger. Is to 1. came from
the rear in the last quarter and got thrd
money, length and half back. Bath Beach
was in front for half mile but blew up as
usual. The time WIS l 0s 2-5
Odom rode another winner in the third
race, for maiden two-year- olds at five and
half furlongs. He had the mount on the Wal
deck stables ReQuiter. favorite at Is to 5.
Dutiful and Champlain made most OF the
pace, but when Odom went to work In tho
stretch the Reauital colt got home Mem IN rom
rushing into the place length before Duti-
full, who was a head in front OF Champlaln.
ReUuiter's time was 90 rs.
In addition TO riding Rostand In the sec
ond event, Fuller also piloted a second " In
ner in Foxy Kane in the openlng race LOT plat
the favorite. among his hackers being Book,
maker Joe Gilman, who Is said to have cleaned
up $1,000. Fuller took him to the front in
stantly and the colt stood the others on their
heads, winning in galop by three lengths,
with Star and Garter, 10 TO /, three parts OF
a length better than Paul Clifford. to l.
The time was 1915.
There were only four starters in the last
event for platers At a mile. The start was
poor Water Tower being left at the barrier.
Rcdfern rated Highlander. the favorte.
with consummate skill for nearly three
quarters of mile. where he let the Ben Strome
colt down to Il galoping victory by three
lengths in lac Dark Planet had mortgage
on second money. -Four favortes. there
fore. enabled the form players 20 make
make a concerted rush for the New York
trains The layers have had far and away
ing which closed to-day. and left for the
metropolis tonight in high feather.