The Washington times., 1906-07-29
AUTO RECORDS MAY FALL---OPEN DOOR 4

NEW 4OEths July % 4JiO--Ao INC
star OF Brighton. with its merry season
OF turf and surf. wanes the glorious
orb Of Saratoga's carnival Of gold and
pleasure is just now furnishing the
prospect or the metropolitan sporting
world through the languorous days OF
August.
After three weeks OF invigOrating
frolic in the ocean surf and a better
than even break with the bookmakers
the circuit followers are willing and
ready 10 depart from the seaside race
course at Brighton Beach for Saratoga
Springs, n. Y. We close here at
Brighton Beach on Saturday. August
!, with the annual renewal OF the
/ Brighton Derby OF $1,000 and then jump
10 Saratoga, where the game FeOpens
on Monday. August 6. For twenty-five
days racing VIII go on there OF until
nightfau Of Thursday, August 80. What
. zest Of anticipation is right at this
moment stirring the hearts and fancies
OF thousands of men and women.
Lid Will Be Of.
Concerning the clubs upper Broadway
understands today that Canfield's great
/ resort. the Saratoga Club House. with
itz splendid dining halls and wOndTOus
gaming apartments, will surely show
shining lights from its Venetian win
dOWs on the night OF August 4 in line
with the custom observed there for
years OF throwing open the establish
ment on the night OF the Saturday pre-
ceding tho Monday upon which the rae
ing is inaugurated In other words. the
Esd" will Do Of at the Spa again this
year. There is the keynote OF the
piper's lay Without gaming at Can
fields. the Bridge Whist Club, the Man
haitian Club and dozen other places.
/ Saratoga falls into the commonplace
/ from a sporting standpoint
wien Canheld's doing business all is
merry. Otherwise Saratoga awakes on
it's inaugural day under a wet blanket.
which IL continues 10 bear in brouch
10 the last day and night One thing is
sure. Richard Garfield will not himself
become identified with the club houses
operation. He is out Of the business for
good and all He wants 10 sell the club
house al $4,000 but is not averse TO
/ leasing IT, Rumor has Sam Emory.
owner Of the FIRST Brooklyn Handicap
winner. Dry MonOpole. and a partner
Of Davy Johnson IN the club house at
Long Branch. y. J.. fifteen years ago,
as the lessee. Emory won 5000 when
the colt Deuxtemps went through at
. to ! last winter at New Orleans. He
has invested this amount IN q lease
from Garfield. but as 70 whether or not
he can arrange matters with the pow
ers that be at the Spa so as 70 open
up remains 20 be seen. The word is
Everything IS all right. The lid viii
be of"
Ullman May Sell Out.
AS usual. the Bridge Whist Club. pre-
sided over BY Billy Mackin and Joe VI
man last year, Is ready for the first
night. Ullman may retire from the firm.
| IN which case. sporting circles under
stand, Bookmalrer Abe Levy. Of Chi
/ cago and san Francisco. is anxious 10
/ take oyer Uuman's share Of the enter
prise, which IS credited with winning
/ 5000 900 in 1906. Smoke" Guggenheimer
I losing $4,000 in one sitting Of faro. Can
fields and the Bridge Whist are the
/ great resorts 10 which the weil-dressed
men and women Of the afternoon at the
trace track repair when the evening lights
are aashing for a recherche dinner and
+ a pIighting OF ones luck. Everybody is
watching the front door OF these clubs.
/ IN fact they are the veritable weather
vanes. showing how the winds are going
20 blow for Saratoga and her gilded ses-
/ sion OF sport and pleasure.
| AS TO the horses. one only has to look
down the entry lists 20 the several big
! stakes TO be run during the twenty-five
days To know that the hest and highest
/ class racing Of the year TO date viii be
seen. The Sandfords, Of New Amster-
dam, y, Y, have very strong stable
this summer. John Sanford, million
aire carpet manufacturer, proprietor Ct
| Hurricane Stud and a patron OF the
American turf for over forty years. is az
/ the head Of the eighty The stable
starts in TO race for the first time each
year at Saratoga. Their horses s-s al
ways fresh and consequently formidable
They won the Saratoga Handicap with
old Caughnawaga and the Saratoga Spe-
Cial with Mohawk II in 1890.
Sir William Johnson.
Just now they are placing great store
on the untried two-year-old Sir William
Johnson, a son Of Clifford. from the good
mare La Tosca. Mohawk II will proba-
/ bly, start In the Saratoga Handicap
This well be the feature on opening day.
The Saratoga Special comes on Satur-
\ day. August II. with the $4,000 Hopeful
II Stakes and the $4,000 Republic or
August .. Just Ssl0,S6O viii be given
AWAY to the owners Of winning horses
during the coming meeting at the Spa.
We are going to get another glimpse
of Accountant, winner OF the Lawrence
Realization. at the end of the coming
week In the Brighton Derby OF ore and
one-haIf miles, for three-year-olds, tC
be run next Saturday. August 4 Train
er Matt Allen is just now engaged
! giving the $4,000 son OF Filigrane &
Tuning up for the Derby.
/ This Allen is a peculiar figure Of the
/ paddock Allen went abroad TO trair
for James r. Keene In 1903 While II
England he picked up the idea OF wear
ing gloves and writing his instructions
/ TO his foreman at the stable quarters
the night before the regular morning
gaIlops. Before going TO Newmarke i
Heath Allen had charge OF Gold Heels
the big horse of the 1902 season here
abouts Now he has Accountant, "a
! aforementioned. Oiseau. Waterilght anC
Make Witt under his care.
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