The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
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wired his congratulations to the owner
Of the victor.
August Belmont, Clarence II. Maokay.
affairs Of the Jockey Club inspected Wool
wich in the paddock. This colt was ex-
pected to run the race Of his career,
partly because the track was bit soft. II
It had been sloppy with mud the chances
heavily supported. H. p whitney sailed
for Europe some time ago, 40 that Trainer
John W Rogers was the only representative
OF this famous stable to look after the final
grooming OF Timber. The Keenes, father
and son, weEe on hand 70 ses The two lyaps'
but it was quite evident that neither looked
for success.
Jack bennett, the owner Of Flip Flap,
wRs one OF the Angrieet men at the scene
Of action. 1t appears that some time ago
Wnlie Knapp to ride Quorum in the big
race, When Mr.. Dryer decided not to
start Quorum 1t is said that he turned Knapp
over to Jimmy Rowe. As. Knapp had
ridden Flip Flap in several OF her best
has . contract with the boy, and tried to
get him for the mount. Bradley was
willing but at the last moment. Mr.. Dwyer.
II is stated, decided to start Albert F.,
which would tie Knapp down to his origi-
nal engagement with him. Whatever was
but the fact remains that Knapp had the
mount on Oyama while Bennett had to put
Burns up on Flip Flap.
SOCIETY NEaLEcrs vERoNEsE.
There was just one starter In the race
that did not attract society, and that was
veronese, owned by. Father Bill DAILY:
The Sage & Hartford bought a this son Of
a yearling, and as the colt had run q number
Of good races Of recent date, DAILY actually
believed that he had q chance to take down
the rich prize It mattered not to him
whether the colt was saddled In social
atmosphere or not, for Father Bll races
with sentiment completely out OF the
running.
william Aston. CHAMBERS Artery, q colt
that had never started and W F. Schute's
zienap, a Ally BY Florist; who had scored
up without much delay. John EMsdden. who
was not at the track, was we'll represented
in the race, although for the first time in
q number Of years his colors were not seen.
F. R. Hitchcock Vendor. Fred Bprlew.'s
Timber and Mr.. CHAMBERS Artery were all
bred by Madden at Hamburg Place, while
Sydney Paget's Jaoobite and Newton Ben
nington's Jerry Weinberg first saw the
light Of day at ths Heggin establishment.
res M n eliss the OPERATIONS IN the ing
wore fairly swamping the layers. Ninety.
one members Of the Metropolitan Turf
Association held Positions In the front
line on equal terms with the ten outsiders.
%ho p the way e t6 e Ss
With Tyler. the Humming Bird. at the head.
Seventy five layers were In the back line,
while $50 pencilers chalked the odds in the
field. Every bookmaker at the track paid
g a race to John 9. Cavanagh for .infornia-
Of $s,G72. This arrangement. which was
put into effect at Saratoga, will hold good
on all the local tracks, and will materially
aid the various racing associations In decla-
ring fat dividends.
John w. Gates was credited With wager
on Ofmondale that Melted him $25,00 While
the colt was liberally supported BY the
public. Mr. Gates's wager was about the
only one Of leyiathan proporttons which
was made on the son Of Ormonde. Joe
placed IS 900 on Wooiwich. Dave Johnson
had heavy wager on Timber. while Sol
Lichtenstein took q chance on Athlete.
who by the way, is owned by q Massachu-
sets clergyman.
ACCOUNTANT LEADS THE PARADE.
= 1t was 4 O'Clock when the field came out
Of the paddock. headed by Capt Browns
Martin wearing the cherry silk jacket and
blue cap. As the seventeen youngsters
walked In Indian file up past tho judges
stand there was no great demonstration
in favor Of any one IN particular, but .
general expression Of admiration for all.
The dice box had drawn the ran position
for Belmere, with his stable mate, Bells
nicker,. next to him. Then across tho
track the positions were allotted to Timber.
Wooiwich. Accountant, Flip Flap, Jerry
Weinberg, Athlete, Jaoobite, Vendor, Rum
ming Water, Kuroki, Zienap, veroneee,
Ormondale. Oyama and Artery on the
extreme outside.
The start was 80 far away that only those
with powerful glasses could see what was
going on, and even then IL was q difficult
mnttor, because Of the glare Of the sun, to
distinguish The colors Starter Cassidy
evidently made up his mind that there
send the Held away until every horse had
an equal chance. For that reason there