Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-10
SARATOGA RACES.
Whitney's Battleaxe Captured Grand
Union Hotel Stakes.

Harry Payne Whitneys Battleaxe was
victorious in the Grand Union Hotel stakes.
for two-year-olds, six furlongs, at Sara
toga yesterday. He was coupled with Mi
das, the pair ruling the choice at 8 to s.,
heavily backed. Newton Bennington's Jer-
ry Weinberg was next in favor at threes,
with much support for Vendor. who car
ried f. r. Hitchcocks colors, and also S..
S. Browns Accountant and the Waldeck' s
Stables Ben Holder. Vendor and Account
ant each carried 127 pounds and were un-
able to get inside the money.
Midas, with Hildebrand up, went out in
front at the send-off and set rapid pace
for Jerry Weinberg, with Vendor. Ben Hold
der, Battleaxe and Accountant in bunch
behind At the half mile pole Redfern let
Battleaxe down partially, and he forged into
the leadership. There was nothing to it
after this incident, for the Hamburg colt
won cleverly by half length in LA. H.
NJ. Zieglers Sandy D., played down to
10 to /, came from away back in the
stretch and ran over Jerry Weinberg, from
whom he took the place by length and
a half. with Midas the same distance back,
Midas will be hard to beat in future as he
was clearly short and in need of couple
of races.
A ragged start had much to do with the
result of the first event, a five and a half
furlong dash for two-year-old FLIES. Jack
McGinnis Aviston. to 1, got off running
and was never caught. winning in a gallop
by four lengths. August BelmOnts Bivouac,
to l. closed resOluteIy and nailed the
place, while Ruth W., the favorite, after a
poor getaway, ran a fine race and took
third money by a head from Margaret NJ,
a good thing, who had been second nearly
all the way. but was short. The time was
1.OS.
T. Hitchcock, jr.s, good timber topper
Jim Newman, to ) favorite experienced
no difficulty in capturing the handicap
steepiechase Gentlemen riders had the
mounts. and Mr.. Harris rode the winner
In clever fashion. bringing him home eight
lengths In front of Presgrave, played down
to 3 to /. who was handled by F. Ambrose
Clark. Punctual, with MIR. Dexereux up,
was a quarter of mile away with to l
about him. Punctual fell. but remount-
ed. while Graceaway and DaffO-down-dI lly,
the former backed down to to !, both
took tumbles.
There was a big surprise in store for the
crowd in the handicap at mile and three
sixteenths. When Uncle Urigh. the favorite,
quit furlong from home after making
the running up to this point, Bragg, a 10
to 1 shot, looked the winner. only to tire
in the last few jumps in favor of the Kirk
field Stables Wire In. a 10 to shot, who
took the race in drive by three parts OF
length in 2:01 Is. Bragg was second,
neck in front of Oarsman. the top weight,
at to 1. who was badly ridden by Dugan.
Iyron ran TO form, ana Red Frfar, after
showing early speed, stopped at the three
quarter pole.
Tichenor's Loretta M, 16 to 5 favorito
10 a big field of ree-year-olds, who ran in
the fifth race at mile, was lucky to win
by head after being the runner up most
of the way. s. S. Browns Ascot Belle,
backed down to 8 to 1. would have been
successful. however, If she had not been
shut off soon after the start AS 1t was
she ran a great race and nabbed the place
from Our Sister, II to I. who also ran
spiendidly under the circumstances, by a
neck. Colossal and Little Woods, the early
pacemakers. both quit. The mile was run
In 1:41.
A killing with Graziailo. the top weight
in the handicap for all ages. seven ftlk-
longs. failed by narrow margin. tSrazialio
was backed from 10 to down 30 Tours,
but after meeting with much hard luck
was finally beaten In drive by Pat Bull
ger. Is to shot, who had an advantage
OF three parts of a length as he flashed
past the judges. Councilman. running In
the Tichenor silks, quoted at 10 to I, was a
close third. beating Inferno head. Fon-
casta and Goldsmith. who showed the way
for 1--WE furlongs, stopped as II shot The
time was L27.
Three favorites got the money The
track was fast and the attendance good.