New-York tribune., 1906-08-21
CLARA HURON WINS.
FOUR F4VORITES LOSE.
HeaUy Play on the Celia Horse
Garner Suspended by Cassidy.
LBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]


Saratoga, N " Aug 2O-Four favorites went
down to defeat at the opening of the third week
Of the meeting at the Spa, but even with this
slaughter OF choices it is doubtful IL the ring
was a winner when the days sport was done
Heavily backed good things won three races In
which the choices were beaten. and in at least
two Of these races the ring was hit for thou
sands
In the Kentucky Stakes the feature of the
programme, the westerners relieved the layers
of close TO 100000 on the victory of Clara
Huro.. heavy rain just before the racing
began made the track slow and a trihe dead
OF the thirteen originally named TO gather at
the post in the first race, Bemay. which mad up
the colors of ]. E. Maiden and was ridden by
the apprentice Alex, was the hottest Oh taVor-
ties, backed from to | to . TO 10
Her signal defeat cost the clubhouse "iseacIss
thousands of dollars In the mean time, NON r : :
ever, the Westerners so perSistentIy Dacheo tue
Celia flly Clara Huron, that her price uIoppeu
from sevens 20 fives. Joe Rose led the play On
the daughter of Huron, placing S-ooo at aver
age odds of q to 4. -, -,
Umbrella was the first to show when the par
rier went up but she quickly outrun Dy
Clara Huron, which was never arter"afu y
caught finally winning easily by two lehg .t.s gtns
from Dollie Dollars, or badly, but coming WIN
a strong rush in the stretch dypefpOls aas Was
third four lengths back. Bemay showed a Iiash 1
of speeL for half mile and then stopped paais.
The best finish of the afternoon came IN the
mile and a furlong handicap. fourth on the calu'
in which there were but three starters nll1t .
Yorkshire Lad and Sailor Boy. Entree was tte
choice at even money with the, HayInan coit
at s 20 5 Sailor Boy was sent to the front ny
j. Hennessy at the start. and running clear ~ y,
the others, cut fast pace all the way 10 tn
stretch, with Entree and Yorkshire Lao az
ternatlNg in second place On the turn OUT
of the backstretch Miller made his move with
Yorkshire Lad, and, mailing Sailor Boy at the
top OF the stretch, 3ooked all over winner.
Miller, however, allowed his mount TO make
wide turn. thus allowing Radtke, on the IaFor-
ite to slip through on the rail and take the leaa'
The mistake cost Yorkshire Lad the race. for, In
a rattling finish from the furlong pole home.
Radtke put 1t Miller and won by inches
only. Sailor Boy was six lengths back
Belle Strome the first favorite TO go
backed favorite among the half dozen mares
which went to the post in the opening seven
furlong scramble. The finish, however, showed
the two outsiders in the betting. Annetta Lady
and Silver Wedding, both 10 to shots, fighting
it out. the pair finishing in that order noses
apart Azelina at-7 to = came with rush in
the stretch. and was beaten only length
Neither OF the favOrites, Memories and Belle
Strome, was ever dangerous.
c. Hak's Pirate. backed down from fives TO
threes. easily won the handicap steeplechase
over the full course, leading all the way and
galloping home five lengths before Waterford.
which was three lengths before Pure Pepper.
Tom COgan favorite, lost his rider after going
a mile and half.
Wes was the fourth favorite to lose He was
heavily played by his owner, John A. Drake.
and the latter's friends. The plunge reduced
his price from to to to 3. The winner
IL.
ris which was played from 10 to / TO to
!. Off badly. the good thing slowly wore down
his field and. coming with rush in the stretch.
got up In time to beat Wrenne. 20 TO l. by a
neck in a hard drive. Gus Heidorn, backed
from 90 to TO 20 to /, was third two lengths
back
Fred Burlew this afternoon sold 10 C. and NJ
Schwartz. Penarris the winner of the $4,000
United States Hotel Stakes last Wednesday. and
two unnamed yearlinSs. one by Hamburg-Peg
Wellington and the other by Plaudit- Dossie.
The price paid fer the three youngsters could
not be learned but ii we'll up in the thou
sands.
Penarris is a Futurity candidate. The Schwartz
brothers are newcomers on the turf. and from
appearances they have come with the intention
of racing on asl extensive scale. Their first
purchase was Bat MaSterSon the FrankfOrd-
Vanessa colt, for which they are said to have
| paid John E. Madden $4,000.
To- days deal gives the newcomers a quartet
of unusually good calibre, and they will un-
are members of a we'll known Wall Street firm
of stock brokers' and are said to be wealthy.
The horses in the stable will be handled
by John Miller.
| the scales, Algernon Daingerfed. assistant sec
retary of the Jockey Club, to-day acted in his
stead Mr.. Cornehlsen is i'll at his home.
The closing race of the afternoon resulted in
leigh Park Stable. The colt was ridden by
Radtke and was heavily played by his owners
at to 2. He got off in front and, galloping
all the way, pulled up by two and a half
lengths from Lally, which beat Prince FOrtu-
natus half length for the place.
Garner the jockey. was suspended for three
days by Mars Cassidy the starter, this after
noon. for misbehaviOr at the post.
II reported later in the evening that the
! purchase price paid by the MesSrS. Schwartz
for the trio Of colts was S25.00O.
| II is also said the intention of the Schwartzes
is to establish a breeding farm in New Jersey.