New-York tribune., 1905-08-12
UPSETS AT SARATOGA.
C4UGHNAW4G4 BEATEN.
Stesoards Disquaiify Arklirta and
Set Knapp Dozen for Foul.
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Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. 11-In spite Of the
heat humidity and rsin under the combined
influences of which Saratogas midsummer
splendor dripped and dropped. there were plenty
OF incidents in the course OF the afternoons
racing TO Offset the general lassitude.
The defeat Of Caughnawaga in a handicap at
one mile and a quarter was one of them. The
disqualification of Arklirta, with the circum-
stances leading up 10 it, another. and the
defeat of the heaviest played favorite of the
day brought to a climax afternoon of general
discontinue
Caughnawaga. the winner of the Saratoga
Handicap. asked TO take up ten pounds
more than he carried on that occasion. and, al
though his field inferior TO that which he
led home then. he was unable 10 repeat his
performance, and had to be whipped out to
finish third 10 Glen Echo and Sonoma Belle
Caughnawaga seemed distinctly the class
OF the that he chosen TO carry the
public money. despite the concession he was
compelled TO make. Many believe, moreover.
that he would have succeeded in his task IL
Redfern had handled him cleveriy as he did
In his race of the other day. Caughnawaga
seemed 10 have speed only in spots. and was
seesawed about until his chances were lost
Glen Echo went out in front and set a pace
that had all of HIS opponents driving hard TO
get Ia him before the quarter pole was reached
and none OF them succeeded. sonon1a Belle
with feather her back came nearest to it,
and she was beaten decsively Caughnawaga
responded TO Redfern's whip. and, apparently
having dropped out of it entirely, came on
again in time TO take third place
The disqualification of Arklirta the two-year-
old platter, owned by Frank Farrell, occurred in
the renewal of the Troy. selling stake at five
and one-half furlongs
In the drive through the stretch Rustling silk
and Arklirta shook off the field, and apparently
had the race between them. At the last six
feenth pole, Knapp on the Farrell colt tried 10
squeeze through on the rail. and, failing TO do
SO. he was compelled to pull up.
Those who supported the colt naturally sup
posed thar when Rustling Silk had won and
Knapp had gone into the stand they stil stood
an excellent chance Of winning on a disqualified
non 1his hope became almost a certainty when
The signal was given to change the numbers
Instead of placing Arkirta first. however. the
stewards removed his number altogether. and
substituted that of Adonis which had finished
third The people who had played Arklrta i'm
Ihedlately rose and declared in profane and
spontaneous earnestness that they hed received
'he double cross Those who had not seen
"hat hsd happened earlier in the race did think
some some such mystic emblem had been handed
q matter or fact, the stewards disoualifed
49, ai hrta because Knapp. his rider, drew his
Wiz 'u a. oeilpefately cut Baird across the back
Nufsns me latter tried to pass him on
baS ci',iis 1i the foui was so fagrant that fhey
taa o other alternative, and they not only dis
- iuailheo me boys mount, but put him down for
week and fined him 5000 N0"i ioi
"a me quality of the fields the racing was not
@.I,h ttat usually provided on Fridays. ana
.ss lhe exception Of the handicap little class
was represented in the six contests N's'ss
Ihe pfettlest fnish Of the dav 1,ss 4, A. CO.,
- '''s asese nho Knight OF Rhodes fought II out
9T a 80 'iis, the latter getting the decision
10y mead. Knapp rode three winners