New-York tribune., 1905-08-07
RACING At SPA CLF4N.
Some Incidents of the First WesEa at
Saratoga.
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Saratoga. n. Y. Aug ct Is no exasxers-
tion 10 say that the first week or saratoxaPs
annual turf festival has brought about the high
est class racing OF the season. In majority OF
the stakes and purses there have been sufficient
representatives from stables that race for fun
and fame rather than financial gain to insure
clean sport.
II there have been any reversals OF form they
can be charged to the different conditions OF the
track and to the fact that the buoyant climate
has as much effect upon the equine visitors as
upon the two-Iegged ones.
The Introduction of the new crop Of young
sters from the Sanford Stable which is always
made az Saratoga. adds a new and potent fac
tor to Eastern racing. and there Is no reason 10
believe that this year viii prove an exception.
The gold and purple stripes have already been
carried to victory almost as often as they have
gone down in defeat and IL the others are as
successful as those already shown the balance
of the season seems to hold many prizes for
them.
Mr. Sanford's string is unusually large this
year. and includes dozen two-year-olds by
Clifford. Potomac Rockton and others
The most disappointing race OF the week was
probably the renewal Of the spinaway. IN which
the Clay entry. Running Water and Single shot.
were defeated by Edna Jackson It was not
true run race and ninety-nine in every hundred
agreed that Running Water the hest lilly
in the race and would have won despite the
fouling had Lyme ridden anywhers near his best
form.
This usually competent Jockey has not been
in good health since coming N Saratoga. and
to this fact is due his weak finish in the Spin
away.
The steadfastness with which fortune can turn
her Countenance from one Of her wooers has
been illustrated here this week in the uninter-
rupted failure OF young and we'll known New
York cIubman 10 win at anything ne has at
tempted-and he has tried everything from rae
ing TO roulette
The most remarkable instance OF his hard luck
was on the evening Of the day he is said to
have lost $4,000 on one OF his horses that
started In a stake. Between 10 O'Clock and mid
night he dropped into one OF the ciuohouses
here and buying ten stacks OF chips. at Sloo a
stack, began playing roulette
He bet moderately enough, conhninS MS pay
TO spreading chips over the board. Oftentmes
having two-tEirds Of the numbers covered Not
once did he make a winning wager. and when
his chips were exhausted he bet a marker or
81 900 on the black. The red came up promptly
After losing few more markers OF the SANE
value and in the same way. he retired. ana
after he had gone the croupler remarked -
in all of his experience of forty years he hao
never seen a player lose 20 many straight con-
seCutive wagers-
All of the gaming establishments agree mat
while there is sufficient play it is not heavy. and
ONLY a few sensational losses or winnings nave
been recorded AT Cauheld's one night last
week a we'll known professional gambler lost
away. New Yorker with ambition 10 own
fast horses won an equal amount. The horses
he owns AZ present however, are not fast enough
TO swell this nest egg 10 any appreCtahle extent