The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
TO OAKLAND TO COMPLETE HIS TRAINING
SARATOGA CUP TO BELDAME,
DAUGHTER OF OCTAGON
The Bennington Entry Beats
Africander Five. Lengths.
The Cricket Third.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 20.-Upon a
sloppy track, the result of twelve hours
of almost incessant rain, the beautiful
three-year- flly Beldame set the
seal upon her fame by winning the
Saratoga cup, at one mile and six fur
longs. She carried weight for age, los
pounds, and defeated Africander, The
Picket, Gaughnawaga and Major Dain-
serfield, in 3:03 AS. nearly six seconds
slower than the track record of 2:5S,
which is also the worlds record.
The difference in time is accounted
for by the difference in the course to-
day as compared with the course on
the cup day last year, when the adj
mirably handled Africander, with Full
Ter up, defeated Heno a head in one Of
the most thrilling races of the year.
The cup failed to bring out the con-
test looked for, Beldame proving so
much the best that at no stage of the
journey was there a question as to her
winning. O'Neil's orders were to go to
the front and make things merry, and
this he did in a style that in the opin-
ion of many makes her the greatest
mare seen in years. For the first mile
there was little disposition shown by
the others to go after her. but when the
attempt was made there was no per-
ceptible closing of the gap. In fact
O'Nen was looking back over his shoul-
der while the others were driving hard.
AT the finish Beldame was five
lengths in front Of Africander, which
was half length in front of The Pick
ct. Caughnawaga tired badly at the
end of one mile and three furlongs.
Summary:
FIRST RACE-seven furlongs; three-year-
olds and upward selling:
Betting. Horse, Weight, Jockey. st. q Fin.
8 to 1-Castalian, log (Martin).. 1h1
. to Elliott 115 (Daly) )....... 54 . z
Time, i:2O Is Start good. Won driving.
Winner, J. W. Colts ch. g. by Bathampton-
Castalia. Armenia. Canajoharie, Honolulu,
Atwood. finished as named.
SECOND RACE-About two and a half
miles; four-year-olds and upward; the North
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey ST. z Fin
? to st Jude. 142 CO'Bren). 5 23 10
to caller. 156 Donohue)... 1913
Time, 5:14 20. Start good. Won easily.
Winner, Mr.. Cotton's b. g by ST. Andrew
Jude. Bonfire, Adjidaumo. Dromedary, I'm
ished as named.
THIRD RACE-Five and half furlongs;
two-year -olds; the United States Hotel Stakes
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey. ST. q Fin
Is to 5-Woodsaw. 10 Lyne). 12 13
Z to 1-Wildmint, 10 Lodom)... 9 40 21
Time. 1:09. Start good. Won easily. Win
Austin Allen, Sparkling Star. Jack Lory.
Merry Lark. finished as named.
FOURTH RAcE-one and three-quarter
miles; three-y -year-olds and up; the Saratoga
Cup;
Betting Horse, Weight, Jockey. St, q Fin.
to 5-Beldame. los (ONenD... 2 16 15
Z to 2-Africander. 126 (Fuller).. l 2 h 2 u
I t. THE Pickett, 126 Gyne)... 5 81
Time. 1903 As. Start good. Won easily.
Winner N Bennington's ch. f. by Octagon-
Belladonna. Caughnawaga, Major Danger
field, finished as named.
FIFTH RAcE-six furIongs; two-year-olds;
purse;
Betting. Horse. Weight Jockey. St q Fin.
II to 20-Agile, 122 (Burns) -. 2 PHI q
20 to 1-Lochinvar, 117(DeSousa) 3 1 2 2
to 5-Linda Lee ia (Phllips) 1 3 3
Time, 1:14. Start good. Won easily. Win
ner, S. s. Browns br. c. by Sir Dixon Alpeno.
SIXTH RAcE-one mile; handicap; all
Betting. Horse, Weight, Jockey. St. q Fin,
- to 10-Claude. los q. Daly).. II LII
IL to 10-Grey Friar. 102 Qohilips) 2 6 2 Is
10 to 1-Illyria 90 CIV. Daly).. 3 8
Time 1:41 As. Start poor. Won driving
Winner, j. w. Schorr's gr. g. by ST. George
Una b. @Claude disqualified