The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-07
TANGLE THE BEST Or FILLIES.
MIGHT WIN FUTURITY, fF ELI.
CHILE, SAY TURFMEN.
Mehawk II. Engaged in the Grand Union
Hotel and Hopeful Stakes This week
--sysonby Already EavOrite for the
$50, 400 Great Repubiic--spa Gossip.

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SSO,OOO Great Repubiie-spa Gossip
SARATOGA, Aug. e.--Turfmen spent the
greater part of 10 day discussing the result
Of yesterday's Sarat oga Special ana Inc
events of the coming week. II Is Inc pre-
vailing opinion that F, X. Hitohcock's range
would have won the Special win az nhcn
racing luck ss Mohawk u.i and Voorhee'
cAperienced, and that " Riflly could WIN
tho Futurity at shcepshead Bay the sister
to Tanya would be The one to do A. bu'
Tanglc. unfortunately, IL not anon Y theeligi'
lies She has improved steadily and IN the
special developed nov only areat speed pu'
wonderful gGmer.ss Targles reXt ar ge
men is the AIbnry Harditsp, al six furlonss
to be run a week ire Wtdr efday. together
with the Adiror duck Hardicap, also al BIZ
flrlonEs scheduled for Aug. 20.
Mohawk II. will start In the Futurity win
l27 pounGs, 6 = he hns three pourd breeders
allowance in that bis sire. Rockton. never
produced winner prior 10 his victory In the
Specinl Mr.. Snnfords colt is really the first
pcod two year old that has ever GENE from
tho limrrceln stock farm. He Ia fleet CT
foot ard Possesses The 'ouro gc Of lion as
IVES shown Nhen be sood the long, merciless
drive Yesterday to beat Voorhees, by nose
Mohawk ii. viii probably face the barrier
~ tho Grand Union Hotel Stakes on Wednes-
dav. lie will have 10 pack 1875 pounds. in
GLIDING a three pound penalty for winning
the Special. and among those he way meet
are s. s. Browns Accountant, II. p. whitney
Pegasus, F. X. Hitt hcock's Vendor, and one or
two Of the kcerc .igibles, who include ku-
roki. Oyama. st. Mingo. Ballot Box, Bo-
hemian and Nogi.
Mohawk H. will have another chance TO
prove his worth in the $4,000 Hopeful Stakes
on Saturday. In this event an eight pound
penalty will make the Sanford colt shoulder
1870 pounds. II he goes he will probably
run up against II. p. Whitney's crack Burgo-
master, also Pegasus and Juggier while
some of the other elIsibles who may be seen
under saddle are Accountant Mckittridge.
Esoteric Nog Oyama kuroki. Curiosity,
Cousin Eva. Timber. Belmere and Prospero.
Mohawk IS last engagement at the Spa
Ia the United States Hotel Stakes on Aug. 10.
James Rowe has been grooming Sysonby
for the $4,000 Great Republic, one mile and
a quarter, to be run here next Saturday and
1t may be said that Mr.. Keene's remarkable
colt Is already warm favorite. As this
Ia a weight for age race Sysonby will carry
l18 pounds Looking over the probable
starters. turfmen cannot see how the Melton
colt can be defeated. James b. Brady's
star three-year-old. 0iseau. appears to be
Sysonbys most formidable rival. Oiseau
has received long. careful preparation at
the hands Of Matt Allen and In his recent
public trial with Water Light. his stable
companion he showed that he was in far
better shape than when he made his bow
AT uravesend. +. r. Htchcocks Dandelion.
VINO won the Travers Stakes on Saturday.
will be a starter and 90 will John +. Madden's
Adbell or Hot Shot. Sydney Paget's eligibles
are Africander and Orn onde's Right. while
there is a bare possibility that f. r.. Thomas's
Stalwart may GO to the barrier. As Sysonby
has already shown the mastery over horses
no yl,1ln 81 nf
elieibles. the turf shurps believe that he
will add the Great Republic to his list Of
la,lres, In which event his share Of the rich
prize would be N2 900. placing his winnings
for the year we'll beyond the slOo,OOo mark.
Sysonby. 1t would seem. Is the mainstay
of the Keene stable just now. The two-year-
Odds Of whom so much was heard early in the
season have not come zip to expectations.
The three Japs. Kuroki. Oyalna and Nos.
are all unknown quantities. Kurokl was a
big disappointment in his only race at Brigh
, ton and so WAS Oyama, but Nogi, who has not
yet appeared in public, i, said to be the cham
pion tMo.year-old OF ne stable &c p is 2
and MIR. Keene has all along predicted great
things for him. Oyama. il 10 believed will
head Bay. where he can have a chance TO show
his phenomenal speed on the straixhtaway
from or"' the special because Rove realized that
COMPANY Mith success sS Mr.; Ksen . Boh r.
ings, has also gone on in his condition. SO
hs the stable a as the n T
. Fast time is looked for in the Delaware
at a mile. TO be run on Tuesday, August
Belmont's Blandy and Lord Of the Vale,
S h h @a Snd z 40 m snd ready
Just now. Herinis ias received top weight,
iao pounds. and there is chance that he
feat feat in the Test Handicap; H. ?. ,Whitney's
Artfq has lis pounds and ought t., tS stand
Z. GOOD hs Ran also yh
II she starts she WI be e. hhe oa played
Handicap last Monday; ort Wells has re-
Zen. with 100 pounds. might be able 70 go the
l|ute. in which even the would be hard to beat.
Save outside chances. 49,
providing the handicapger does no! burden her
Nymph Quorum. ArkIirta, Esoteric, Bauble
hs esh% Yankee esn Ega das
Saturday Is the Shilelah Steepechase.
SO far the meeting has been devoid Of
- a'ional features. Saturdays attendance
1as the largest on record at the Saratoga
track. but but the crowds on the other days
Of the week just closed. barring Monday,
would have been lost in Metropolitan race
course Booknakers who came here ex-
pecting to handle II world of business have
become discours ged. They say the betting
has been extremely light instead of heavy,
and that only a few of the big operators
like Lewisohn. Drake. Gates and Dave john
son. have cut loose, Public form has. also been
a delmsion Some of the snartest horsemen
have concluded to give up the task of picklinEup
winners They say there are so many horses
Of unknown quality racing here that form IL
q joke Yet all players. OF either high or
low degree. have come to regard the SAN
ford horses with extreme respect Before
the meeting began the word was passed
around that the Sanford horses were At
and would be- heard from. Already they
have cut considerable Of 9 ngure. CauRhna-
In addition to these horses and also Molly
Brant and Burnt HILL MIR. Sanford has a
shifty lot, including the two-year-old fllies.
Mniclin. by Clinord-Mai: Irish Girl H.. by
Royal acknowledgements, a half sister to
Irish Lad Kiamesha II by Clifford-Aranza
H.: Ravens. by clifford -Barmaid IL: the
two-year old colt Johnstown. by Clifford
Frolicsome, the thrtc-year- old colt West
r.. Il q ho To-, Ill