Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-03
HELLO WINS MOHAWK.
Delhi Covers Fast Milo In Last Race At
Saratoga.

Inc Mohawk selling stakes for three
year-oids. at mile and an eighth, the
ieature OF the racing at Saratoga yester-
Gay. was won by Newton BENNINGTON 8
three-year-old Hello. The track was fast,
the attendance fair and the field excep-
tionaiiy large. Two races. the first and
the tnird. were won by head. In the Mo-
ha"k stakes Hello was two and a half
iengths ahead of Champlain at the finish.
Champiain took the lead and made the run
hing until the stretch was reached. At this
point Hello came up under a hard ride by
~ Neh ana took the lead and the race In
1avorite. ridden by Sperling. an apprentice.
advanced from the ruck and finished
strong in third position.
James H. keene's Delhi. the magnificent
tnree-year-old son of Ben Brush-Veva
carrying III pounds, ran the fastest mile
ever recorded on a circular track in the
east when, In the last race he covered the
distance IN 1.37 80. The figures were with
IN one-n1th OF second Of the worlds rec
ord. established at Chicago last year by
the famous Dick Welles. in a match race
with Grand Opera. Delhi was the favorite
at to ., and world Of interest was shown
III the result OF the race, as the Keene colt
was meeting among others. Sydney Paget's
great race mare, Hamburg Belle But at
the start Hamburg Belle got off poorly and
was used up in vain effort to catch the
other hand. was off flying and stood his
rivals on their heads in the first three
quarters. which he reeled off in LIZ. He
tired bit In the stretch. yet hung on
gamely under punishment. winning by a
half length from F. r. Hitchcocks Gray
Friar. to 1, who was gaining on him rapid
ly. Ten lengths back. Fort Hunter. 80 to l.
took third money. The fractional time was
as follows: O.12, O.23, O.35 is, 047. 050 1-5,
liz. 1877 80.
Ed. Alvey's McChord was considered so
much the best of the two-year-olds that
started in the first race at five and a half
furlongs, that he went to the post at 8 to ~.
Martin got him away running and he had a
commanding lead coming into the stretch
But after that he began to show signs OF
WEAKNESS and was stopping when he passed
the Judges. head in front of John w.
Schorr's Jack Lory. second choice, who
would have won in another stride or two.
$. s. Browns Broadcloth. 40 to L. a length
and a half back. beat John E. Madden's
Hot Shot third choice, by a length. The
winners time was LOT 4-5.
Big money was taken out Of the ring on
the success of the Midtown stables Ascetic
In the second race, at a mile and a six
teenth on the grass. The colt was backed
from 20 to l to tens and made the running
from the start Little Cummins eased him
up at the end, where he finished length
and half in front of T. D. Sullivans Al
Ian. 3 to 1. The Waldeck stables Requiter
well supported at tours. third. length
away. The talents money was burned up
by both Mackey Dwyer, Q to 5 favorite. and
Trepan, IA to ). who quit at the critical mo-
ment. The race was run in 1.49.
Much disappointment was felt over the
defeat of H. B. Duryea's much-talked-ot
Prince Hamburg. in the third event. for
maiden two-year-olds. 1t was the colts
first appearance and the talent made him
the choice at II to 20. He was tritie lame
on the way to the post and when it came
to racing he did not show the looked-for
speed Although he displayed gameness in
the stretch he was beaten three parts of
length for the place. John f. Madden's
Siglight, - to l, was in front up to the last
fifty yards, when Lyme came with a great
rush on Sydney Paget's Cairngorm. a 20 to
l shot, who won by head on the post In
l.O8 Glen Echo was run into the ground
in five furlongs.
John A. brakes Orly II. carrying big
stable commission at to 5. made run
away from large field in the fifth race.
for mafdens at six furlongs. He was just
breezng at the wire. where he had eight
lengths to spare. Aurumaster. 8 to 1. came
from far back and got the place by length
from Commonetta, % to l. Three favorites
winners.