The Washington times., 1906-08-19
dKEAI KEPUBLIU
GOES TO TANGLE
By Surprising Stretch Rush
She Wins From Gallavant
By Half Length.
CARNIVAL OF BETTING
Tremendous Amount Of Money Bet on
Stake Events-Perer Pan
Wins Hopeful

RACE TRACK. SARATOGA. y. Y.
Aug. 1s.-By a stretch rush as electric
as II was unexpected. Tangle. the odds
on favorite. won the third Great EeoIb-
lie Stakes by half a length from Gala
want The time. 2:05, was considered fast
for the mile and a quarter.
Whimsical set the pace for the first
mile OF the journey when Gallavant took
the lead. closely followed by TanEle.
The latter in the last rurIong jumped
into the lead and won by half a length.
IN the Shillelah Grandpa jumped into
the lead al the start and was never
headed.
Tremendous Betting.
A tremendous carnival OF gold marked
the racing here this afternoon. nearly 4
million dollars being beJ on six Faces.
No such gambling has been seen mere
since 1903.
II was the Great Republic Stakes
which induced the financial abandon.
The clubhouse sent in at least $4,000.
while nearly 10000 came from quality
row. and the grandstand The book
makers closed business on the race
with their strong boxes bulging with
money.
The Great Republic. which Is worth
*llf50 To the winner. was a great fri
umph for Francis r. Hitchcock the
president Of the Saratoga Association.
whose horses under the skiIIful hand
Ing Of John + Madden. OF HAMBURG.
Place. Lexington, KY. have swept the
big stakes. Madden won the saratora
Handicap with Dandelion, the Special
with Salvidere. and the Great Republic
with Tangle, which ran second 10 her
stable-mate, DandeIion. in the Saratoga
Peter Pan Added Starter.
James Keene won the HoDeful
Stakes, worth SI5,I4O % the wilmer
but not with Pope Joan, as every on~
had expected. At the last minut,
Trainer Rowe scratched Meatha and
added Peter Pan under I80 pounds. in
order 10 save Pope Joan's maiden allow
ance. and Peter Pan won running AWAY
by two lengths. IN the sensational
time OF l;l2 10 for the six furlonCs.
with McCarter second and Pope Joan
third.
Water Pearl. by many considered the
best two-yeaF-old Of the season, IS suf-
Iering from stomach trouble. and will
AardIy be able 20 start in the Futurft,.
since his last race at Sheepshead Eav
water Pearl has been several times re-
ported lame He is a big. beefy chest
nut by WateTcress. and Uas bred b1y
James B. Haggin, and has been racine,
In the eolors % Sydney Paget.
Summaries.
s[J FiFst TaeiteI,seiliug; it-, two-year-olcsi I'VE
ana one-hetf fCTlOnEs. Blondv. 1a5
D D
tHeferman). - &c ]. second. Temasao
lV. 'CFlmmihs), - to !. third Time l-G-
anna MAY, Eaquerc, Airs. Umbrella
NorfClk, Lucy Marie. Russell T. Hvoer-
bole- CamhVsas. NIvtHene 1a-IslIe..
Sophie Garter. and Battery Dan sIs5
ran.
Second race-shHlelah stoeplechase:
four-year-olds and upward; about two
and on 1-half miles. Grandpa, la CRayl.
= 70 a. Ion; III CEcnillo, l3l tStcnet. 3
TO ]. second. Onteora. I8S Page. N 10
]. third Time. 81
The Doctor. Courier. Altar. and The
Lad also ran. Fl Cuchillo and The Dec
tor and Courier and Altar c0uDlcd
Courier Altar, and Tho Lad fell.
Third race-HOUeful Stakes: twa-vear-
olds; six furloHgs. Peter Pan. 1eO
tknaDDl, 10 /. won, AIcCartcr. I2e
tMuler). o TO !. second, Pope Joan 113
H;adtkel. ? TO !. tl,i-d Time. Il2 1-5.
PaumGnOk Kentucky Beau DON -n-
rique, Hickory, Sir William johnson.
and Purslane also ran. Peter Pan and
Pope Joan coupled.
Fourth race-C.reat Republic. three
yeaT-olds and upward, one and ore
quarter miles. TanEle Jos tSeweIn 7 To
10. won; Gallavant III lAIuler), II I,
second, Whimsical 1O2 (Wulians) s 10
]. third. Time. POS.
Go Between and Mohawk II also rsn.
Fifth race-SeHing. threa-year-olds and
up; one mile. California King. I25
(Tucker). 7 to ID, won. Piv uae. I31 tReI-
mont. Is TO 1. second. ORC. 1f5 Cooley.
Is 10 J. third. Time, 1-4- So
Tom Lawson, Gallant Realm, and
ARABIC also ran.
Sixth Tace-Three-year-ol six fur
longs. Ben Ban. ~ ;HNdebUaudJ. 4 10
=, won; Sir Rdssell, 10. ,Seweln. 20 >
second. NeaIOU l06 lSChldel ~ 10 /
third. Time. 1:i} 81.
SIiclCaWay. Comedienne. Toots Nook.
Bill Phillips. HCllOwm5s. Yazd. Gentiau.
ana Hazelthorpe also ran.