The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Meeting at Saratoga
VIII Begin Tomorrow
Flight Stakes Carded For Opening Day-Al-
ready 1900 Stalls at Track Have Been
Engaqed-Other Turf Talk
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, July 29.-For a solid |
month the great majority of metTopol-
tan racegoers, all of them, in fact, who
are not able 10 afford the time or the
price of a trip to Saratoga. viii have
To be content to take their favorite sport
at secondhand and back their judg-
ment in such poolrooms as McAdoo.
Jerome & Co. permit to do business in
New York or vicinity. or to put it, per-
haps. in a better way, to escape the vigil
lance of these Wide-awake officers OF
the law 1t may be said In passing that
few who are really anxious TO wager por-
tinns of their rolls on their choices viii
have any serious difficulty in so doing.
All this week it has been on TO Sara
toea for both racing men and thorough
breds. and the last weeks racing al
Brighton suffered both in number OF
contsnders and in class. At that. there
has been racing good enough for any
mans money, notably the Test Stakes
and the Brighton Derby, both of which
rich prizes attracted fine horses.
The Saratoga meet opens in q blaze of
glory tomorrow with the Saratoga Han
dicap. and the Flight Stakes carded, and
some of the finest horses in training
eligible for them. Everybody who lays
claim TO being somebody in the racing
world in the East will be at the Springs
Monday. and all the indications point
to 4 most successful meet
some idea of the number of horses
+ expected at Saratoga this season may
be gained by the knowledge that the
/ 500 stalls at the track have all been
engaged. and late applicants have been
refused Saratoga has at times In the
mast suffered for lack of starters in
/ many of the races. bat this condition
/ of affairs is not likely to prevail this
i season. 1t looks as if the meeting at
/ the Springs would be one of the best
. Of the season.
Most interest naturally eanters in the
handicap All of the prominent candi-
dates have been on the ground for some
time. and many Of them are IN excel
lent shape The weights recently an
nounced bring the horses together very
/ nicely.
Hernis' return TO form made Handi-
( capper Vosburgh alIot him the top
weight of $50 pounds. Many OF the can
didates with lighter fmposts look good
10 The trainers. especially the mare
Molly Brant, who is in al 114 pounds.
Always at Saratoga the Sanford
horses pick up their share of the stakes
and purses. and already trainers are
conceding that this season will not be
an exception Mr. Sanford is known
10 poszess a likely lot Of two-year-olds,
bred at mis- Hurricane establishment
Some of the others III the handicap
are: Lord of the Vale, ia; Be2dame.
800; Bad News, 112; Ort Wells. 126; Ton
corder 81: Irish Lad 124; Delhi, 12c;
Wild Mint 100; Tradition lo9: Alan-a-
Dale. ,113: Tanya. 109 Dolly Spanker.
1C5; The Picket, 1l9, aid score Of
others. 1t Is certain sufficient num-
her of high-class horses will face the
starter to afford ample chance for
I speculation.
Outside the races. ] understand Sara
togo is to be run wide open this season,
Garfield and all. so That what is saved
from the bookfes can be easily gotten
rid Of at roulette. the bank, and stud
poker or craps
The closing Of Brighton and the open
ing of Saratoga brings up again the an
naal talk of meeting on one Of the To-
cal tracks during August,
There seems TO be no valid reason why
this should not be done except that the
Iockey Club wishes to force the attend
ance at Saratoga. The figures show thai
The average attendance at the metrop0l'
ltan tracks is about 1o,0c0 a day, while
the average Al Saratoga is something
like oGo. II only 200 a day is allowed
for leeai attendance At Saratoga, II
would appear that 7.C00 regular race
goers are deprived Of their favcrite Sport
during the picasantest month for racing
in the year. With plenty Of horses not
quite good enough for Saratoga and