New-York tribune., 1906-08-13
SPAS BANNER YEAR.
RICH STAKES THIS WEEK.
High-CIass Racing and Big Croscds
at Saratoga Meeting.
TBy releeTaph 10 The Tribane ]

ss~aeoea. n Y Aug l2-wIth one week Of the
midsummer meeting Of the Saratoga Racing Asso
estion over it can be said IN all fairness that the
snort has never been on a higher plane or the at
tendance 81 uniformly large. Racing has taken p
Hrra hold on hundreds of persons in Saratoga and
TIE surrounding towns. and these make up no small
rsrf Of these who visit the track daily The rec
or.s-F,realxfpe crowds on the opening day and on
Saturday aftested full well the popularity OF the
sporf as conducted by Francis r. Hitchcock and
RS associates and the meeting IS more than lvisy
I'D 20 It's promise of being the most successful.
from every standpoint since the sport revived
here few years ago
The Saratoga Handicap. the Spinawav Stakes.
.he Travers Stakes and the Saratoga Special. four
OF the richest fixtures of the meeting, have been
decided but there are others which prom
Use quite well. ana the programme this week
Will be Up 10 last weeks standard The Catskill
Stakes. the Delaware Handicap, the Huron Handi-
cap ana the Troy Stakes are the minor fixtures
but 81 addition the Grand Union Hotel Stakes. Of
$1,000: the ShiIieiah Steeplechase. with 5000 and
pase TO the value Of S0O added: the Hopeful Stakes
which VIII be worth close to $3a.00o and the Great
Republc, which Will pay some $1,000 will be de-
zl6e6.
The Grand Union Hotel Stakes Will be run on
Wednesday. Il IS for two-year-olds. six fur
longs. and among those eligible James r.
Eeenes Superman. Ballot and Grimaldi; Sydney
Fagst's Water Pearl; John Sanfords Rockstone'
Cobleslu and Flint Hill; Thomas Hitchcock, jr.'s
Cyolz Bali: II 3. Duryea's Chaseaway: August Bel
inont's Don Enrique; Oscar Lewisohns Yankee Gun
and the Newcastle Stables Saracinesca.
The best timber foppers in training eligible
Ger the GhIlelah Steeplechase. which is named
Desert Chief the horse imported from England at
a bis expense by the Brownleigh Park stable VIII
pave one more chance TO estaDueh niInseIT ne
has fallen IN his only two starts in this country
The Hopeful. Tor fwo-year-olds. at six furlongs,
ill be r5n on Saturday, together with the shiile-
. produce stake, and, some three hundred and
fifty mares were entered, the subscriptions and
Of he fvu0-
sIiies are fiil elirble bt a ieId Of moi more than
70 start are Peter Pan, Ballot Don Enrique Ken
tueky Beau, CilamoT, Yankee Gun, Water Pearl,
Sir William johnson. Joseph Brant and PaumOnok:
The Great Republic Stakes had guaranteed a,5ss3
valne OF $4,000 last year. making II the richest
STAKE Of the season season y was white eephanf6 amt 70 4
was deemed advisable 10 cut it down TO $1,000
added this year. which with the subscriptions, viii
year-olds and upward. at weight for age, with pen
alties and allowances and the DISTANCE is one mile n
training eligible, and the field viii be made up
from Oiseau. Whimsical Bohemian. Flip Flap. Or
nnondale, Mohawk H. Go Between. The Picket,
C5allavant and The Quail.
The death Of RAMS Horn robs the race OF much
interest as & meeting 6et%S nm m and m ,oor So Be e3
the thoroughbred Go Between Wlh be able 10
start, as the suspension OF Alex Shields for one
careful preparation for this particular stake, and
IN al probability VIII go 10 the post favorite.
two-year-oids on Friday did not discourage his
owner. r a Rainey or his trainer Bud May.
Both realized when late that the good colt was
not quite ready for his best effort against such
clever youngsters Conv1le and PuTSlane proved
70 be> Horace T. has had n rest since his brilliant
cam Ign IN the West this spring, and was only
rscel Y taken 1n hand IN preparation for the
EUtur5tys 10 be'Cun at Sheepshead Bay on Septem-
Tshe colt had worked fast but there IS q big
difference between working and racing and 1t was
asking much OF him under the conditions Bud
May Will go with his preparation FOR the
biz sace, and II is NOT improbable that he VIII
redeem himself when the great question is asked.
Many consider Horace 2. the best -yeaT-old IN
the country, NOT excepting SalVidere. Water Pearl
Peter Pan ana Ballot. 1t IS hoped that Horace E
VII I've I'D his reputation in the West. Mr.
Ra4ney has spared no expense TO buy the best ana
sTsae rnfimely death Of Rams Horn at Sleeps
head Bay, last week, adds more TO the list OF
good horses which have died been forced into
retirement this year. Never before have many
high class horses been 1ncapacitated in one season.
and the tuTf IS the loser. Sysonby. Rams Horn,
Artful, Burgomaster, Hermis StalWart and Timber
are some OF those which could Ill be spared. Rams
Horns death came at time when he was at the
height Of HIS career and had Just established him
self as of the best handicap horses in training.
The new ruling IN regard to the use OF Dlinkers,
put IN force last week by the stewards OF the Sara
Toga Racing Association, is a good one. which the
other associations might do well 10 follow. Under
the new order the responsibility IS placed where it
declaration 20 wear blinkers must be made on the
entry blank so that IL a rider presents himself at
the scales without the hood the clerk Of the scales
can that the error IS corrected. Under the old
conditions nobody responsible, and the betting
public suffered Some horses VIII not extend them
selves without hlinkers, and failure 10 put them
on means sure defeat.