New-York tribune., 1906-08-31
GETAWAY CROWDSMALL
SARATOGA MEETING ENDS.
Dandelion Wins the Champlaig1 Han
dicap at Short Odds.
fpy Telegraph to The rrirun..l

Saratoga, ~ Y. Aug 30-The midsummer
meeting OF the Saratoga Racing Association
came TO an end to-day, and the hoofbeats OF the
thoroughbred VIII resOund no more az the
springs until next year. Tonight the stables
at Horse Haven are nearly deserted, while the
exodus OF turfnen and society folk has left the
corridors OF the hotels bare. Many did not wait
10 see the getaway card decided. and result
the attendance was the smallest OF the meeting.
Indeed, the bulk OF the 1900 persons who went
tc the track to-day were residents Of Saratoga
and the outlying towns
The meeting which closed to-day one OF
the most successful ever held here, and IL is
understood that the Saratoga Racing Associa-
ton experienced banner year financially. The
sport was clean. high class and above criticism.
The townspeople reaped harvest. as usual. and
were sorry 20 see the meeting come TO an end.
Nov the hotelkeepers. hack drivers and vendors
OF general merchandise are looking forward 10
The Republican State Convention next month
The getaway programme was attractive one.
with the Champlain Handicap. for three-year-
olds and upward, at mile and an eighth. the
feature. Only four horses accepted the issue.
with DandeIlon. sewell up. the top weight at 12e
pounds. Entree Ravena and Graziallo were
the other starters.
Dandelion was a heavily backed favorite at
To 8, and f. r. Hitchcock. the president of the
of seeing his good horse win the stake by
head in a fierce drive through the stretch with
Entree. Thus did the fouT-year-old son or
Hamburg -Pansy place to his credit the last as
well as the first stake fthe Saratoga Handicap
OF the meeting. making UP in large measure Tor
his hard luck earlier in the season.
on 10 good start Dandelion showed In front
for q moment, but GTaZiallO soon forged into
the lead At six furlongs Graziallo had enough,
and dropped back beaten Dandelion taking fs.,a up
Miller moved up with Entree, and in a terrlhc
drive 10 the wire Dandeon just managed TO
secure the verdict by short head. Entree was
1--WE lengths in front Of Ravena, which peat
GraZiallo half length.
Hueston, whose fall from Allegiance on
Wednesday probably cost the race stuck TO MS
saddle to-day and piloted the bay steeplechaser
home first in the event over the hurdles. Inc
Claimant was a heavily backed favorite at 3
70 2 but refused at the Liverpool obstacle on the
back stretch while leading. This left Allegiance
in the van, and he maintained the position 10
the stand although driven out TO Withstand a
challenge from Sandalwood in the stretch. The
winner was at 4 TO 1 in the betting
Columbia Girl, the favorite in the fifth race
for three year olds and upward at mile was
the best of q rather poor lot, and won without
being let down, although by small margin over
Bryan which made the pace from the half to the
head Of the stretch Cadichon ran good game
race and held the small end Of the purse safe
from Wrenne, which closed strongly from
poor break.
solly NJ, the winner OF the first for two-year-
olds was at 30 TO j, the longest price IN the
race He won handily after getting away IN
the first flight.
Giovanni BaIerio took the third race the
card a selling event for three year-Olds. at six
furlongs, by head from the favorite Bertha E..
which would have beaten him in another jump.
Three favorites one long shot ana TWO tnlfd
choices were successful. Of the winning favorites
Dandelion and Paumonok were at od0s on, while
Columbia Girl was at threes.