The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-17
SARATOGA RACETRACK GOSSIP
GREAT SPORT PROMISED ~ TO-
DAYS EVENTS.
Battle royal EApccted BciW cen charles
Edward and Ballot ~ a!rcst plrpubIIc
colon Named To start sanford
stable Meeting with d;rCat success.

SARATOGA. y. v. Aus 10 For m IN dsv
ths racing here this afternoon was 81 n grade
more than satisfactory The wind blew
pretty close 10 a gale and ~ was Cool enough
70 almost make one for get the extreme heat
NJ the earlier part Of the week
To-day there are moro FACING folh ~ sara.
toRs than At any time since The meeting
opened and with anNthing like good weather
tomorrow will he the gala day NJ The season.
The card includes the Shillalsh Sieeplechssp.
the Hopeful Stakes. FOR " year-olds. In
which Colin. carrying $40 pounds. will meet a
Mig field Of Futurity candidates, and the Great
Republic, ~ which Charles Edward viii meet
Ballot among others.
The Sanford culoTS were TO the fore again
to-day. Fort Jobnosn winning the closing
event The race WAS au ordinary one, being
for maiden two year.olds. still the success OF
This stable ia one Of the features Of the meet
Ing, Last year was q Disappointing one for
the stable. but this year amends are being
made for all disappointment that has been
hanging over II since last August.
4 story went the rounds TODAY that a
Cablegram had been sent 10 Jockey shaw
In Germany asking him what he would ask
as a retainer TO return To this country and
ride the SulliNsn-Farrell horses for the re-
msinder Of the season. Frank Farrell denied
that be was 4 party 10 such q deal in fact.
he said that he had not even heard of an
"'hN " ,h'' ~ '''N' '"'h w '"hF tOSu"
try. This seems TO make the rlmor one OF
the many yarns that float around where
horsemen congreRste. Still. those who are
10 Q position to know Insis, that efforts are
being made to get shaw TO return. TO this
country. and thai the only hitch is the rider
heins unable to get y release from the engage
ments that he has made on the other side.
Billy Dubois Is delighted with his pur-
races picked ont for the horse the Saratoga
cup. which VIII be run here next saturday.
decided Il steepshesd Bay on Monday,
september ?. ,Ehbois now has eleven horses
and he has decided TO make his string a
during the Sheepshead Bay meeting all but
The topnotchers. and this means some fairly
that Charles Edward will win the Great Re
public Tomorrow saying that, his one re-
gret is that he will not have the chance to
beat Peter. Pan. In Ballot. however, he
will md all the opposition he wants. the
general impression among the horsemen
here being that the last named IL the better
u. r. Brandt. trainer for Barney Schneider.
put the blame for the defeat Of Jack Akin
rode the colt. and he has wired his employer
70 send the boy 10 Fort Erie, where a sec
ton Of the Missouri turfman's stable is racing.
Bsrbarv Belle was Jumped on in this yace
and badly cut down.
The horsemen racing here to-day presented
2 handsome timing watch To Secretary A.
Mel. Earlocker as a token Of their apprecia-
lion Of hi; efforts in their behalf. killie-
comfortable odds Of 20 to !, is a castor from
the stable of Harry Payne Whitney. barney
schreiber's trainer told his friends she did
not have a chance.
Pensrr,s in future will bid for fame in the
jumping races. His owners, Schwartz Bros,
have been convinced that he will not do his
best on the fiat and have turned him over
10 J. W. Colt. who, with his trainer, NJ. DAILY,
will have charge of the horses schooling.
James Caruthers. one of the directors OF
the Montreal Jockey Club and an ardent
worker in behalf Of Canadian racing. arrived
to-day. He reports that everything Is IN
readiness for the meeting which opens August
IS. Sir Montague Allsu, president of the club.
will be here next wre.
The defeat al Anneta Lady was 4 severe
dlsa appointment TO some pretty clever Judges.
She had worked a mile in ~ 25 and with
Miller TO pilot her II looked the spot TO get
even for the many times she has disappointed
this year. As usual she backed up when the
barrier was sprung.