New-York tribune., 1906-08-07
D4NDELI0N'S HANDICAP
a NEW TRACK RECORD
Big attendance at Sra on Opening
Day Sees Spirited Contests.
IBy Telegra.,n 20 Tho tribune. !

Saratoga, y. Y, Aug 6-Dandelion and rran-
,le running in tie name and colors OF Francis
2 Hitchcock. ran one, two in the rich sarato,o
handicap here to-day. while between 10 GOO ana
15ooo persons cheered and shouted as 90 each
one had profted by the victory. II was a s,gpal
sriunph for the president OF the SARATOGA pac-
sng Association who had a double pleasure IN
seeing his colors so prominent in one OF Yba ,ost
coveted fixtures OF the season. and In the reali-
Gafion OF the hopes OF himself and his associates
Cor the success Of the opening da,, os y ,,oot-
ing which promises 70 eclipse all others since
she sport was revived here six years apo Nov.
70 Francis R. Hitchcock. James p T-aa,,. 80
Charles Pfzer shared the honors OF tbe do,, a.
peter Pan won the Flash Stakes OF Sc noo e.
fhe vioe-chairman OF the Jockey club ,,,,;,,a
Herculod confirmed the good opinion he made
81 Belmont Park last spring by outrunnine and
sutJumping one OF the best fields which has eone
20 The post IN a crosscountry race this wear and
winning the Saratoga Steeplechase y,o.tL
$500 IN the blue, orange hoops on slaeveS 20
Mr Pazer. Oh
Il was the Saratoga Racing Associafior,, ,,,,.
gesf day The grandstand, clubhouse ba,ooo,,
and so-called free field were crowded 70 .,.o,-
sul capacity The regulars came 1lp from New
York TO man, but they did not make nm one
half OF The attendance. as the sport has grown
81 favor to such an extent in the towns nm 4n.A
state that persons came from Albany. schenec-
fsdy. Amsterdam. Ballston, Troy. Cohoas ord
Gens Falls in numbers. while the transient non
ulation Of Saratoga and the villagers as vreIl
we're not behind their neighbors in going 20 the
tack TO do homage TO the thoroughbred.
Among the well known persons seen in the
clubhouse were August Belmont. August Bel
mont jr, E. R. Thomas, John A. Drake. Charles
4 TOhg
sydney Paget. Francis R. Hitchcock Thomas
Hitchcock, jr-, Jesse Lewisohn and Andrew
Miller, but the individual was lost in the gen.
eTal throng which was on hand TO see the thor
Oughbreds strive for rich stakes and TO make a
holiday CT the opening of the racing season in
This part Of the state.
The weather was piping hot but this was
partly Offset by the cool freshness of the noun
tain air and the smell Of the pines which sur
Tound the track like a green fringe There
were occasional showers. too which relieved to
some extent the parching heat although they
threatened disaster 10 the gay but fnsy finery
Of the women. Everybody got home. however,
fairly dry by paying double fares to the hack
men. who did not fail 10 take advantage OF their
opportunities. The inclosure, looking spick and
span, nestled down among the trees, has rarely
Il ever presented gayer or more picturesque
appear rance anu as Ile racing was spirited ana
from end to end the day was pro-
nounced a distinct success.
The Saratoga Handicap Of $4,000 was run
as the fourth race. It was for three-year-olds
and upward, at mile and a quarter, and
eight horses went TO the post Agile was with
drawn. and I. J. Healey, acting for r. T Will
son. Jry scratched Dolly Spanker, but added
Gallavant, while j. R. Keene also added Red
aaP n fVE7T vgola
started Dandelion. which won the Invincible
Handicap at Brighton Beach last Thursday
after season oe Ill fortune which found him
second in the three big spring handicaps, and
Jangie, his three -yeaF-Old Afeddler fily, which
vas making her first appearance OF the season.
They opened favorite in the betting, but went
hack 10 1s TO In the face OF strong play on
z ". Jewett's Bedouin, John A brakes Yves
and the Waldeck Stables The Picket. Bedouin
went to the post favorite at 2 20 1, while Wes
and The Picket were held az 5 20 each. Fred