Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
GREAT REPUBLIC STAKES
feature OF Saratoga Racing Will Be
Pulled Off TODAY

seven horses have been named to oo l.,
the $4,000 Great Republic stakes. one milo
ana quarter. at Saratoga this afternoon
fiermis Is not among them because of bis
serious lameness Waterboy. with ton
weight l29 pounds. will only start under
favorable track conditions. The Picket
with l26 pounds. is liable to have mucb
support In view of his recent trials James
H. heene's Delhi appears to have too mucb
"eieht. Il9 pounds, to stay the distance Fl
b. Duryea's Acefull and Mercury NAV 6,d
IaFoi' particularly as the former won the
nrst time out. on Wednesday, In good stvIe
Knight Errant has shown some fair work
and Grey Friar is ready for a hard race
The field. on the whole, Is disanno,nt-
ment
Inc rich Saratoga special, for two-year-
oids' AT fve and half furlongs has
dwlndied down to three starters James r.
heenes Sysonby seems to have frightened
of everybody but John A. Brakes Rrit-
isher and John E. Madden's Hot Shot. The
trio VIII meet at even weights, and the
ne heehe coit VIII be an overwhelming favor
ite. for the Beverwyck steeplechase Fox
hunter, Land of Clover, st. Jude and Tin
Gallant Will find favor. no doubt
In the handicap. at a mile and furlone
Afrtcander will pick up the top weight with
Pulsus. Grazialo Cloveriand and others All
In receipt of pounds. For the ven-furIong
sprint that opens the card Courtmaid w
R. Condor Dick Bernard. Old England
and Monte Carlo figure WELL while Elliott.
Unmasked. Courtmad. Fire Eater Sir Shep
and Old England should make the fifth race
at a mile worth looking at
Five favorites went down to defeat yes
terday in distressing style for those who
are under heavy expense with limited bank
rolls. The track was fast and large fields
were In order. There was no stake event on
the card. but three handicaps served to
provide some interesting sport Woodford
Clay. the young Kentucky horseman, en-
toyed the sensation of seeing two of his
horses. both bred by him. win at generous
odds. Flying Ship. at 10 to ]. was the first
to score, the filly taking the first event. a
handicap. for mares of all ages, at six fur
longs. ]. B. Duryea's Armenian and John
A. brakes Ocean Tide were equal favorites
at to !, but both were badly beaten
Shrine. to 1, was in front up to the
last furiong. where Helgerson got Flying
Ship through an opening. and putting him
under the whip won by head. Shrine Sc
curing the place from Letola, 10 to !, by a
length.
Young Mr.. Clays Sir Dixon FLY, Outcome.
at s to l. took the handicap for all ages a a
mile and sixteenth. f. E. Smathers
Grand Opera carried both the top weight
and the wise money. ruling favorite at IL to
and finishing far back in the ruck New
York. to I, and The Musketeer. Fuller up,
raced out In front for three-quarters Of a
mile where the latter had enough. Martin
assumed the leadership with Outcome at the
mile. but 1t was drive home to win by a
head from New York, who was length be-
fore Prince Ching % to I. Claude, slow to
begin. made up much ground In the last
quarter. The time was las.
In the second event, for two-year-olds. at
five and a half furlongs, James r. Keene's
Augur. to favorite. ran Waterslde into
submission at the last sixteenth, but was
firing himself as he passed the judges a
winner by head from st. Bellane. to /,
with Jack Lory. 8 to 9, a head back.
Frank Farrells champlain. favorite in
the third race. at a mile, got of poorly and
after being shut In never had chance to
be near the money. F. r. Hitchcock's
Greencrest, backed down to to /, on the
other hand, made a runaway race of 1t. and
was going away at the end. when he won
by four lengths In I40 2-5. Brooklynite,
10 to 1. came from nowhere and secured the
place by half a length from The Globe, a
100 to 1 shot. Glisten and Monster both
burned up money.
e. r. Thomas Lady Potentate, II to 8.
favorite In the fifth race, at q mile and