New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
CAUGHNAWAGA WINS CUP
STAKE FOR BURGOMASTER
Whitney Pair Finish First and Sec
ond in $4,000 u. S. Hotel.
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Saratoga. n. " Aug. 1e.-In the Biographies
OF the future Caughnawaga7 once noted as the
snot where some Indians and Frenchmen fought
and died viii be famed as the home of the horse
that put Amsterdam n. Y, on easy street
Grandfathers will tell the future crop Of AM
sterdam babies how in the long ago they left
the looms and the ploughs one August morning.
and. taking the bank roll from the sugar bowl,
sourneyed to the Springs of Saratoga and bet
every cent OF IL on Caughnawaga to win the
Saratoga Cup, way back in 1905.
The sluggish pulse will thrill again and the
shrivelled hands will tighten as the aged sports
recall the ecstatic moment when that old run
min hoss" suddenly came to nfe-Just the
sugar bowls seemed in imminent danger of
being permanently empty-and frustrated the
designs Of the wicked men who sat on high
STOOLS and bet that Caughnawaga would not
win.
The story tellers may have forgotten that it
was the famous mare Beldane and the honest
colt CaiTngorm that Caughnawaga caught in the
last quarter OF a mile OF that long journey of
a mile and three-quarters, but they will never
forget how they twisted themselves into spiral
corkscrews riding the old chestnut home from
the head Of the stretch.
II was a great day for the Sanford stable and
for old Caughnawaga, but 1t a greater one
FOR Amsterdam. N. Y The town came apparent
sy IN q body; II swarmed over the lawns and
Through the grandstands. and when Caughna-
waga-ridden with superb skill by Arthur Red
3ern-reached the Judges length and q half in
front of Beldame the Amsterdamites went into
5ubilant Mysteries Straightaway they burst
through the gates into the exclusive clubhouse
Enclosure. and, surrounding the elder Mr. San
ford in mass. tried to tell him in one voice
how they knew Caughnawaga would win all
along.
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was not satisfactory. in spite of the fact that
1.-THE programme. with the renewals of the
lBeverwyck. the United States Hotel and the
Saratoga Cup. fairly bristled with stakes
The withdrawal of the fast filly Artful from
the Saratoga Cup was keen disappointment.
and. II reports are true. for which either
irhe management or the Whitney Stable was
largely responsible. Last Monday it was an
',lounced positively that Artful would not be a
starter. and this impression prevailed through
out the week. II the assertion therefore. that
ArS~'l was named in the overnight list merely
5oi attractiveness TO the programme is true
Ias responsible for IL would seem to be guilty
Of rather cheap and shabby trick.
The Whitney Stable, with its two Hamburg
colts, Burgomaster and Pegasus n,ononoIizeS
the United States Hotel Stakes of $4,000 as
thoroughly as two youngsters could Burgo-
master, with which Mr.. Rogers declared to win,
not only made a show OF the six youngsters
that chased him over the six furlongs. but with
The field was made Up OF such two -year-olds
as Oyana. Bellsnicker Samson McKittridge
and OTnondale-the latter two added starters
the victory cannot be attributed to lack of
class.
Redfern rode Burgomaster and, beating the
barrier by a length made the pace to the finish
None Of the others-eXcept Pegasus-could get
70 him. and the result was never in any doubt
Lyme had the leg up on the bay colt. and 1t
was apparent that he could have made Burgo-
master hustle had he any fears that the pair
was in danger.
Ormondaie showed much the same sluggish
ness he displayed at Brighton Beach in his
trst start, hut when he once found his feet he
came with a great turn of speed and beat Bell
snicker for third place. The Whitney pair al
ways ruled favorite in the betting and TO 4
or was considered liberal price.
The scarcity Of steeplechase material of stake
class was apparent again when OF the twenty
odd "leppers' eligible only three accepted the
weights for the renewal OF the Beverwyck Han
dtcap, over the full course. These three We're
dr. Hitchcocks Jim Newman. Mr.. Colts Nal
cen and Mr.. Cotton's Jimmie Lane
The first named attempted, with 162 pounds,
TO make small concessions TO the other two, but
after making the pace for part of the journey
he gave W 70 Jimmie Lane, the favorite, and
N'as also nassod by Maiden. Jimmie Lane, with