New-York tribune., 1905-08-15
GOOD THING GOES WRONG.
PLUNGERS HARD HIT.
Defeat of Oarsman Causes Woe
Among Saratoga Bettors.
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Saratoga. N Y. Aug 14-Saratoga began
the third week of its race meeting this
afternoon with little to redeem II save the
glorious weather The felds-of ordinary quality
throughout-were more than cut in two in sew
eral instances by Withdrawals. The two win
ming favorites at prohibitive prices, so
the patrons Of the association found cloudess
skies little compensation for moneyless pocket
books.
The running of the kentucky, selling stake
for two-year-old hlles. nominally the
attraction of the afternoon. but a speculative
medium and, incidentally. as a horse race it
failed 10 attract the interest that was bestowed
upon certain other contests.
q, A handicap for the older horses. at one and
one-eighth miles, provoked some OF the heaviest
betting since the meeting began The plungers
supported the chestnut gelding Oarsman, and
the commissions which were alleged to have
been sent into the ring on this son Of Hastings
were large enough 10 make the pikers speak of
them in awed whispers and TO cause the layers
20 use the sponge frequently.
The best the plungers received however. was
a qualified run for the money. Although there
were only four starters. there was as much
humping and crowding a field Of twenty
green two-year-olds could have INDUCED in, and
at two different points in the 1t looked as
though a serious accident would occur.
At the paddock turn Oarsman was squeezed
into the air and for a moment looked as though
he would be carried through space with his
legs dangling and his feet searching for the
ground. He came down, however, and, what is
more to the point came down in his stride.
Dugan, who rode him, evidently decided that
he did not care for any repetition OF this per
forTnance and he sent the gelding sailing through
the backstretch at the top Of the hunt
Just before the upper turn was reacheu Mon
sieur Beaucaire dropped back so suddenly that
the first impression was that he had broken
down AS a matter OF fact. he had merely
yielded to a temporary Of the sulks. and.
by a humping match, which threw the chestnut
colt onto the rails he experienced change or
heart, and, coming like mottled cyclone caught
the weary Oarsnan and beat him home Blandy
had TO be content with disposing Of Bragg. the
only other starter.
The plungers went to The Quail in the next
race in order TO get out. 1t will take weeks,
however, to ercavate some OF the less opuient
of them.
The Quail was one OF three youngsters that
started in a six furlong sprint for meldens that
had not started at the meeting, and Burns. who
rode him. succeeded IN the almost unprecedented
feat OF placing him IN three distinct pockets in
a three-horse race. The result was that both
Reidmoore, the second choice, and Dave Lewis
reached the judges first
The victory OF Colonial Girl Alvin in the
last rac and that Of Punctual in the steeple-
chase saved the players from utter rout Both
were odds-on favorites-
The Meddler mare was starter in a race at
one mile and so emphaticaly did she outclass
the rest OF the field that all save four Of the
twenty named TO start drew out She won from
Alvin IN spite of the fact that Sewel had to pull
up and go around the outside.
Bauble won the renewal OF the Kentucky with
comparative ease from watergrass and Fla
vtgny. Memories captured the first race with
Shrine second and Mabel Richardson third.