Evening star., 1905-08-20
GOSSIP OF THE
SARATOGA TRACK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SARATOGA. August 19-Jockey O'Neirs 9
handling of Bridgeman in the last race here
today was about as poor a piece of horse
manshp as a rider of ONeil's ability could
possibly be guilty Of and many We're the
disagreeable comments heard after the
race. BBridgeman is Mr.. Belmont's eligible
for the Futurity, and the turf sharps anx-
ious to get line on the big son of Octa-
gon were unusually interested in the show
ing he made today. Off well at the start
and with slow pace, O Neil, instead of
utilizing BridgemanS speed to go to the
front or at least race after Timber seemed
content to let Bridgeman rate along easily
under wraps making no apparent effort to
improve his position. When Bridgeman
finally did make his move O'Neil fumbled
with the lines and then made very wide
turn into the stretch instead of hugging
the rail, losing much ground. But at that
Bridgeman showed world of speed in the
run home and with anything like intelligent
handling would have pretty nearly won.
The announcement made here yesterday
by August Belmont to the effect that horse
trains will be run between Belmont Park
and Sheepshead Bay beginning with Satur-
day, August 26. has partially solved a
problem that has been seriously bothering
the owners and trainers of several OF the
big stables of the western and northern cir
cults who are desirous of shipping from
here to the Long Island tracks to take
part in the fall campaign. With the horses
already in the east before the Saratoga
meeting began the stabling capacity at
Sheepshead Bay. Gravesend and Brighton
Beach was taxed to the limit and the ques-
tlon of caring for the newcomers was a Sc
rious one. Under the new arrangement.
however, the matter will prove vastly less
difficult. 1t will place several hundred
stalls at the new track at the disposal OF
the strangers. who will be able to ship
any of their horses daily between Belmont
Park and the tracks on which racing is be-
ing held. The scheme was tried success
fully last spring during the meeting at Bel
mont Park.
Some idea of the enormous number OF
horses that there will be at the Long
Island tracks during the fall may be
imagined from the statement made by
Agent Witten of the American Express
Company, who says that he has contracted
with various owners and trainers for III
cars of horses to be sent from here be-
tween Saturday and Thursday next. and
of these all but five or six destined for
Long Island.
For beating the barrier with Tangle on
Friday. Jockey Shaw has been suspended
for the remainder of the meeting here by
Starter Cassidy.
Jockey j. Kelly. who was injured badly
the Metropolitan handicap. while at the
post and who has since been under treat
ment by physicians. will probably be able
to ride again within a few days. He was
ride again before he came here at the
beginning of the meeting, but later found
that another slight opera ation for the re-
moval of small piece of bone would be
necessary. He Is around again. however
and expects to be In the saddle in a few
days.
After the first race DR.. j. Grant Lyman
claimed the filly Peggy ONeaI. which ran in
the name and colors of r. A Smith, for
$1,000. The flly Is three years old and is by
King William II-Cleodora.
Four OF the six youngsters which ran in
the last race prominent Futurity possi-
bilites-Timber, which ran for the first
time in II. p. Whitney's colors; Flip Flap,
which had up j. A. Benefits Silks; Wood
ford Clay's Running Water and Bridgeman
Timber's performance was a sad disap-
pointment to young MIR. Whitney, who
bought him solely for the purpose of having
his colors in the Futurity. The son of Og-
den-Lola A. had speed to burn, and opened
up a gap of four lengths in the first quar-
ter. When the pinch came, however, he quit
like yellow dog.
There was as good as a 100 to 1 against
Yaiiagal at one time in the betting Sew
eral days ago Willie Shields told some of
his friends that Yallagal could always beat
Oakiawn, the colt he sold to August Bel
mont for $4,000, in their work. They gave
Willie the laugh. but just now it Is Shields
who Is doing the sminng.
The Saratoga was first run for In 1866
Among its winners have been Kentucky
twice, Longfellow, Harry Bassett, Joe
Daniels, Parole, Tom Ochiltree. General
Monroe. Sir Dixon. Advance Guard, Blues
and Africandsg.