New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
BETT0RS BADLY BEATEN
GOOD THINGS GO WRONG.
Water Light and Oak Duke, Heartily
Backed, Fail to Win.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUxE.l

Saratoga. y Y Aug 22-The defeat this
afternoon OF James B. Brady's supposedly high
class colt Water Light, favorite for the renewal
OF the Saranac Handicap, at rs miles, sent a
chill through the stands that made the oc-
cupants temporarily forget the almost intoler-
able heat and humidity under which they had
Wilted since sunrise.
Even the rotund Diamond jim" who had
been losing five pounds TO the minute through
the pores of his rudy complexion while the
field was at the post. ceased TO mop his brow,
and the leaner Mr. Lewisohn, who watched the
race with the owner Of Water Light. actually
shivered when he realized that only a miracle
could save the big brown colt and the dollars he
had bet on him.
The case made even more aggravating
by one Of those lanentable might have been"
qualifications which sometimes have 10 be ac-
cepted by men as generous 10 the downtrodden
Jockey as are Mr.. Lewisohn and his associates
There is little question that Mr.. Brady's colt
could have won the Saranac Handicap had his
stable put up big enough and strong enough
boy 10 ride, but instead the mount given
10 little ". Knapp. VINO let the colts head drop
In the stretch and made room for Dandelion and
Merry Lark TO squeeze through on the rail.
This mistake lost Water Light the race and
gave il TO DanGelion. The latter with 110 pounds
Up. and Merry Lark with two pounds more on
his back had il hammer and tongs from the
last sixteenth pole ana so close was the finish
that those in the grandstand did not know
which had Won until Dandelion's number was
placed first.
BedoUin, second choice 10 Water Light had TO
be content with third place after running up
with the first flight until the field Wa well into
the straight.
AIr. allen, who trains the Brady horses, IN
tended 10 ride Redfern thinking that Burnt
Hills, Air. SsnfOrd's candidate. would be with
drawn, that, If she started. her trainer would
not care 10 have the flly take up the three
pounds overweight necessary If Redfern rode.
These deductions, however, were not fulfilled.
and he had TO be content with the only boy
available.
With Knapp up the colt had TO carry fully
Both Dandelion and Merry Lark were outsiders
IN the speculation, and u TO / was obtainable
against Mr.. HitchcOck'S colt and p 20 1 against
that of MT Miller.
Davie Johnson's Roseben gave one of his
extraordinary exhibitions OF weight carrying
and sprinting ability. and, with 140 pounds up,
ran three-Quarters in 1:l3 fat, taking into camp
Marjorall, Right and True and other good short
distance performers. He conceded thirty-four
pounds TO Marjoram and twenty-five 10 Right
and True. Had the Hastings flly found clear
sailing she would probably have beaten Rose
ben. as she was OVerhauling him at every jump
IL the last hundred yards.
The defeat Of Oak Duke the Florist youngster
Tor which the Cneck Stable paid $4,000 the
day before, was one Of the faCers Of the after
noon The public assumed that the price paid
was sufficient tip and made him odds-on
favorite. he was beaten by Snow Arklirta and
Sly Ben, and, although obviously green, did not
run race that impressed the critics that he
was bargain al $1,000.