Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-18
SARATOGA RACES.
Four Favorites Defeated Over a Slow
Track

Sydney Pagets Cairngorm by Star
Ruby-Linda Vista. ran a sensational race
in the Saratoga derby, one mile and five
sixteenths, at Saratoga yesterday winning
by a head from S. s. Browns Glenecho
Cairngorm was prohbitive favorite and
as the race run he was pounds the
best. Either Willie Davis was weak from
his recent Illness or the Star Ruby colt
was very rank, for the fact of the matter
was that Cairngorm ran out at the lower
turn, carrying the whole field with him.
and again, at the head Of the homestretch
he bolted to the outside of the track only
to come on finally in triumph. Won Tromp
In the Keene coors was the runner-up for
nine furiongs, with Cairngorm in front all
the way up to this point. Then Won Tromp
dled and Martin hugging the raj with
Gienecho as he turned into the stretch took
the lead. AS soon Davis got Cairngorm
Strengthened out, however, the Star Ruby
colt rushed up to Glenecho with much
gameness and won in a smashing finish in
the slow time of 2.1S Andrew Miller's
Merry Lark was third, half dozen lengths
back
Pagets Woodsaw, a receding fayorite.
was left stock still at the post in the first
race for pldters. at seven furlongs Mean
while t'uStlan. backed down to to l. made
all the pace and won in gallop by three
lengths in l.29 30. Miss Jordan ~ to /
shot. who made Jack Ratlin Quit in the
stretch took the place from Ralbert. Il to
l, by length and half. Orfeo and Col
White were close behind
Buck ODowd third choice. showed the
way in the Steeplechase and won easily by
| four lengths. He was well handled by Rod
rock, and held the others safe at all stages
| Ruth's Rather. warm second choice. who
| ran second, got such queer looking ride
| from w. Kelly that the stewards suspended
| him pending an investigation. Knight OF
Harlem was an Indifferent third Connover
| the favorite. fell, but Mr.. Harris remounted
him and finished. The time was 5.37 80.
Calabash, good thing backed down to s
to l. made a great rush through the stretch
and won the third race. for wo-year-olds,
1--WE and a half furlongs, by two lengths in
10 Kansas Prices Confederate 8 to 1.
also dropped from the clouds and took the
place from Flavigny, 3 to l favorite by a
length and a half The latter beat Astral
IL by neck.
Only three mares started in the fifth
race, mile handicap, Schulamite being
scratched. Shrine, 8 to 5 favorite went to
the front at the half mile pole and re-
manned there to the end, where she beat
Canteen, IL to 5, by three parts of a length
in La New Mown Hay, also closing at 8
to ), was outrun in the first quarter, and
came home last.
Willie Shields cut loose good thing In
ialagal, Whitney bred filly, who is a full
sister to King Cole. in the last race, for
maiden two-year-olds, six furlongs She
was played well at I to l. was in front from
the outset, and romped home four lengths
in front of Monterey, 80 to l. w. H. Sny-
ders Third Alarm, - to 1. was third
Holscher, the favorite, was interfered with
at the start. while Frank Farrells Mintia
Z to >, second choice, short of work
The Quail seemed to be of no account
Four favorites lost over slow track.