The Washington times., 1905-08-20

RACE TRACK. Saratoga, y. Y. Aug.
IS The Saratoga Cup. worth $500, one
of the oldest fixtures on the American
turf calender. for Kentucky won its first
running in 1860, went TO that valiant old
campaigner. Caughnawaga today, after
a glorious race, finishing under a drive
in front of August BelmOnt's Beldame,
the outsider At IS TO ) in the betting.
Sydney Paget's Ca agorn. the TO )
second choice and the only other starter
was poor third.
The disa n0ointment OF the race was
the absence OF H. p Whitnev's Artful
Though the track management adver-
tised the fact that she would surely
start. she was withdrawn at the
! eleventh hour, after thousands of per
sons had been drawn 10 the track ex-
prcssly 10 see the great daughter OF
Hamburg perform under silks.
For the first time in the history of
the Saratoga Cup but three horses went
10 the post.
Brush Up Made Good
| \ 80 to | shot was put over in the
opening race, and when the pay-oft
came there was lot of waiting done
by the layers. The medium of the clean
up was Brush up. He won nicely from
| liumo. the favOrite. with Water Mirror
backed from 30 10 8 70 l third
Jimmy Lane made a show of Maiden
and Jim Newman IN the Beverwyck
Steeplecbase. He ran last for nearly a
mile, then went TO the front. and was
never headed. Jim Newman fenced bad
" throughout and attempted Ia holt G:9
all turns.
Burgomaster and Pegasus. The Whit
Eey pair. ran one-two in the $4,000
Grand Union Hotel Stakes. Pegasus
was far the better of the two. and could
have won. but Trainer Rogers declared
! to win with Burgomaster so as to save
Pegasus a penalty. Knight Of Rhodes
captured the purse of the fifth race over
a big field of nIatcrs. King Rose closed
fast. and would have won in a couple of
strides Irish Witch lasted long enough
10 be third
Ya!agal won the fnaI race III a hot
drive after Timber had led 10 the
stretch.
The Summaries.
First race-SeHing: six furlongs.
Brush Up SO CPerrine). 40 to /. won:
IIumo, los tMcDanicD. to > seconu;
third Time. 1:13. Confessor. Dan
suese. Ralbert, Pioneer, Colonel White
LochinVaT, Regal and Peggy O'NciIi
also ran.
Second race-The Bcverwyck Stae-
plechase, about Two and One-half miles
Jimmy Lane, AS tOwens), to g. Won;
Maiden, l6l tROdTOCk}, ! to >, second;
Jim Newman, l62 tRGy1, 3 to >, third
Times, 1:32 3-5. Three starters.
Third race-The United States Hotel
Stakes; for two-y year-OldS: six furIongs.
BuTgOmaSter, IZI fRPdfeTn) to J.
won; Pegasus, lI2 Lyne). TO .. sec
Ond, OTmOndale, 112 tBurn&D, to ,
third. Time, 1:13&4. BeIlsnicker, Oya-
ma, Nckittredge and Samson also IAN
Fourth race-Thc Saratoga Cup: for
tErce-ve1--oIGs and up; mile and three
quarters. CaughnaWaga, u tRedfcrRJ,
8 10 .. won; Beidame. ri % NeilD. Is TO
>. second; fatrnsOrm. ll9 tMartinl, S to
. third. Time. 800 4-5, Three starters.
Fifth race Selling. for three-year-oIds
and up. OnC mile. Knight Of Rhodes qS
fMcIntyre). II to ., won: King Rose, IGS
Buchanan, : to !, second; Irish WITCH
100 tMilier), % TO /, third. Time l:4l %
The Lady Rohesia. our Sister. Fleur de
Marie. The cure. Saladin. Colossal. GAY
Lothario, Just So. Old England, Lineai.
and Celebration also ran.
Sixth race-Pursc: for tWo-year-olds.
six furlongs. Yalagal ll9 (Buchananj 80
10 !. won; Flip Flap. ll9 Knapp l3 to
B. second; BTidEeman, III 90 NeiiD, > to
3 third. Time. l:l4. Running Water,
Timber. and Debar also ran.