The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-24
GOSSIP OF The RACEYRACK.
SPORT AT SARATOGA POOREST OF
THE MEETING. =
Diamond Jim Brady OHers GA, 900 for
Balyidere Defeat or Kiamesha q Hard
Blow 20 Her Hackers -Bernay's Queer
Looking Victory -Peter keFwtn Dead.

Blow 20 Her Backers -Bemay's queer
Looking Vfctory-Peter Kerwin o
- SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 23.-The best friends
" che management here were compelled TO
admit that the racing to-day wa q not only
the poorest Of the meeting q. but tame to q degree
beyond excuse. In three OF the six races
the held was made UP OF three starters. and
.hls naturally failed to bring entertainment OF
n sort that would sstisfy tho crowd There
Ia but one way to account for this condition OF
affairs, the unreliability OF some horsemeh
. The track was In good condition. az was
proved by the time In the several events. and
Inducements In the way Of purses were up TO
the standard. 1t was simply a repetition OF
yesterdays general desertion. for which re-
cat VIII come later on. When one onhsiders
,nut there are. about 1900 horses here. the
majority ready to race, such q meagre show
irg looks. as It Is. unreasonable, with those In
Charge of the meeting in no way respon sible.
some found consolation In the chance to
Gee Diamond Jim Brndy 4 colt Accountant
win the Derby. Accountant had only Gala
va 1t aud Nc Kittredge to beat. and his adj
mirers expected to see him run away from
the pair, but he was kept pretty busy to get
FIRST money by three parts Of a length. Gala .
want, who was the runner UP. bore out on all
the turns and sulked In spots. Had he ruin
kindly the chances are Accountants share
OF the stake would have been second money,
for after all the unnatural happenings to
Gnllavant he was very much a contender at
the end. To Jack Martin, who rode Account
art. 81. 900 was handed after the race by Mr..
Eredy.
Elated over Accountants victory, Brady
decided to add to his stable. and going to John
Madden offered him s25 600 for ,Salvidere.
bit this offer was declined after a talk with
Mr.. Hitchcock. who owns a half interest In the
colt. When Brady asked for a price 81. 900
Naa the A0Ira mentioned ThIp xuaa ra Thar n
surprise to Brady, gam as he Ia when he wants
. horse. but he did say he would consider the
proposition. Should he by chance pay this
cum for the colt 1t would mean one Of the
Sensational transactions OF turf history.
A little over q month ago this colt Salvidere
was sold at public auction In the paddock at
brighton for 81. 100 by Charley White, acting
for Madden and Mr.. Hitchcock. Since then
Salvidere has earned In purses about S3S.OOO.
and had to-day's offer been accepted 1t would
have meant a net profit OF SIS 200 In round
figures. The colt has several rich en- gage-
rpents thla fall and some next year. with
others that can still be made for him. On
what we have seen him do he can beat Horace
E.. Demund and some more that were pur-
chased at q fancy figure. Still. II Ia hardly
likely, he will chan &c hands.
The defeat Of Kiamesha was a sore blow to
those that rate as really clever judges Of form.
! This filly had Zienap and Bivouac to beat. Two
60 z. the ruling price against her. looked
liberal, and this was what tempted many
who as a rule do not play odds on chances.
Many emptied their pockets at the price,
counting II Just a loan for q few minutes. only
to see Klamesha badly beaten. There were
lots Of complaints at the manner In which
Knapp rode her. Down the backstretch
Knapp took her into q pocket where there
was no possible chance OF getting through.
and she was, Of course, shut OF. Still. after
the mare found clear going she did not show
speed enough to please her hackers. This
may have been due to the interference: that Ia,
she may have hurt herself In some way. but
In the absence Of a report OF any mishap
Knapp must stand the blame.
Chicago" O'Brien. the Western plunger,
was one OF the heaviest losers on the race.
He has been here since the meeting opened.
but has been going along on conser vative
lines. This looked like a spot to turn loose
and that Is what he did. betting In all SIS. 900
at an average Of 2 to 4. He had no COM
plant to make when the mare was beaten.
but II Knapp had been compelled to listen to
what he thought of the ride he would prob
ably have heard something that would have
been displeasing.
Bemay's victory made her last race look
decidedly queer. On Monday with Alex up
she was an odds on f~avorite. but after running
In second place for about three furlon 60 she
faded away and finished a poor fifth. beaten
IN all aDOut seven lenRJng, To-Day WITH
Seweli I'D she was in the front rank through.
out and won with a lot IN reserve, Later In
the day IL was announced that Alex. who
had been engaged to ride for Madden and
Hitchcock. had been released.
The boy Ia far from being a rood rider.
though this looks like a case where he should
be questioned. Lucien Appleby sent him to
New Orleans last winter In care of vii Harris.
who developed W. Davis. Jimmie Hennessey
and several more BOYS. but he did not show
anything that called for special notice. AT
Kenilworth In June he doomed up in great
style, riding a number Of winners and giving
promise Of proving one of the finds of the
year. At Brighton he made good. but since
he came here he has disappointed several
times where 1t looked as II he had the best
horse. |
Grimaldi, who will be one OF james R. |
Keene's starters in the Futurity. was out
to-day with colors up for the first time. and |
though beaten showed that he ia well worthy |
Of q try at the big race a week from Saturday. |
He showed q great burst Of speed for half A !
mile, and from there home hung on gamely |
enough to satisfy the critics that he is a colt !
considerably above the averag &c. He was |