Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-06
SARATOGA RACES.
Five Favorites Out of Six Go Down to
Defeat

Two Bathampton colts started in the
Seneca stakes at Saratoga yesterday One,
Counterpoise. was strong favorite, and
the other. Castaiian. was at Is to l. backed
down to TO- He is owned by F. r. Hitch
cock. and at one time last year was
thought to be as good as his stable COM
panion Grey Friar. 1t Is said that the sta
bic was In some doubt as to how Castalian
would run In the mud. but for which he
would have been a strong second choice
After the owner of Counterpoise J. L.
Holland. had wagered several thousands of
dollars on him he was told by some one
who knew all about the colt that he did not
like the mud. pullman had the mount and
did all he could with Counterpoise. but he
had no chance, for like flash Castalian
shot by Toscan on the far turn. and never
left the matter in doubt. TOscan slYpDed
repeatedly in the home stretch Redfern
seeming to find 1t difficult to use his whip
with one hand and hold the horse together
with the other. Under these circumstances
Virgin Soil nearly took second place away
from Toscan. Foxy Kane running in the
name OF J. L. Hayman, but who in the
west ran as the property OF Joe Ullman
was said to be a really good 'mudder," but
he was not in 1t. Another disappointment
was Nevermore. The stake was worth
2,SO to the winner. who was entered for
81 800.
Not since Hamburg Belle won in such
runaway style at the Grayesend meeting
has there been an easier victory than that
achieved by ]. P. Kraner's Graceful in the
two-year-old event for fillies. Her prelimi-
nary was remarkably attractive, but not
much more SO than Pirouette's. The latter
was favOrite. but Graceful carried a great
amount OF money. At the start Cochran
began riding her very hard to get away
from her competitors
Followed by TOT San. the two fillies dis
\ la rod rlro n 1Y 70 of l,,ro -
running three furlOngS along the back
stretch and half way round the turn in SO
seconds. All but the two mentioned SEEM
ed anchored. 1t did not. in fact, appear to
be race as far asIthey- were concerned.
TOT San could not overhaul Graceful, who
drew out in the last furlong and won by
eight lengths. Pirouette made up lot of
ground in the last furlong and just man
aged to beat out Mr.. Keene's Palette by
head in the last jump. Palette was slow to
get in motion. and hence. ran a fair race.
After the races horsemen wondered why
Graceful was not reserved to run in the
Spinaway stake today, race worth 81 600
to the winner. & *
Julius Fleischmann.x owner of Stroller at
last won a good wager on that somewhat
disappointing colt. who rather easily de-
feated Star and Garter, Bon Mot and 9TH
ers in the last race. Bon Mot now races in
the name of G. A. Anwick. and is trained
by Paul Miles. The horse did not seem to
have his true speed.-and ran a dull race.
though he was third. The winner. Stroller,
was steadily backed down from to / I'M
til at post time to was the best on offer
pullman has been suspended for one day
for rushing Counterpofse at the barrier.
He was fined so by the stewards for being
late at the scales.
It is estimated that at least 0,OOO was
won on Stroller, Joe Yeager and Charles
Ellison were the two heaviest winners. 1t
Is said that the two western plungers got
the cream Of the. odds.
Five favorites out of six were beaten, and
but for the killing Stroller the ring
would have had a big day.
John J. Ryan of get-rich-quick notoriety
is at Saratoga. and won heavily on Casta-
liam He was a loser up to that race.
John Staley of Pittsburg won $4,000 on
Setauket in his race.