The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
SARATOGA RACEHRACK GOSSIP
SHOWERS SERVE TO CUT Down
THE CROWD on CUP DAY.
FRANK GINS Poor showing Probably the RE-
suit or q Recent Illness -Two-Yoar-OIds
I'm Prettiest Finish Of the Meeting
-Keene's Peter ounce Runs Green.

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I'm Pretticst Finish Of the Meeting
-Keene's Peter ounce Runs Green.
SARATOGA. n. ", Aug. 2i.-Heavy showers
which began shortly before daylight and con-
tinued until nearly noon served to materially
affect the attendance at the racetrack to-
day. Under favorable conditions IL would
have been the banner day Of the meeting,
for the card included the Beverwyck steeple-
chase, the United States Hotel stakes for
two-year-olds and the time honored Saratoga
cup, a feature that was first run for In iseS.
This does not mean that there were empty
benches: In fact the crowd was a good one.
but II was nothing like what IL would have
been with bright skies and a fast track.
Fortunately the going was not-as bad as
expected and scratches were not numerous.
In the cup the four carded went to the post
and In the two-year-old stakes Robert Cooper.
The half brother Of Montgomery. was the
only absentee, leaving seven to run.
The cup failed to bring anything like the
contest looked for. Running Water won as
she pleased in the slowest time recorded since
the distance OF the race was made a mife and
three-quarters. Frank Gill. the favorite did
beat Holscher. but his showing was disgrace
full. He led for a mile and a quarter. but this
distance was covered In the slow time Of
7Is AS. He was not himself and In the opinion
Of trainers generally should not have been
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that the colt had a severe attack OF collie two
days ago. but he rounded to with treatment
in a way that prompted those who control
him In taking a chance for the rich prize.
The racing public do not take kindly to seeing
q popular favorite. as this colt has made him
self, disgraced as he was this afternoon.
Running Water had considerable In hand
Ct the end, or perhaps II would be better to
say the entire trip, so there is no saying iust
how good she IL. Last summer as a three
yesr-old this mare improved wonderfully
during her stay here and the same results
seem to have rome this year. She IL as good
now rs at any time in her career and will
certainly earn her full share Of laurels in the
fall events.
Restisouche's victory in the United States
Hotel Stakes came after one of the ~prettiest
finishes of the meeting. II not Of the year.
About three-sixteenths from the finish line.
jim Gaffney. Fair Play and Restigouche
were h~eadiand head doing their utmost under
the hardest sort Of persuasion from their
riders. Ten jumps from the end IL was still
u case of anybody's money. but in the last
couple of strides Miller with Restigouche
began to draw away. being helped by her
light weight, and she won by three parts Of
. length.
Defeat meant anything but disgrace for
the other two. Both were ridden hard,
practically from the start, and at a pace
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was run in "A seconds. then both were let
down in earnest. the next furlong being run
in OIL 3-5. They went to the half In 0:4s rs
then naturally tailed OF and were just beaten
out in 1915. Had either or both been waited
with. IL is almost a certainty that they would
have beaten the Keene flly.
Besucoup. who ran in this race. will be r. T.
Wilson. Jr.'s, representative in the Futurity.
There was very little chance to get a line on
hissreal form this afternoon, for Dugan seemed
to wait too long to get down to hard work
on him. When he did the colt responded in a
way that was pleasing to Mr.. Wilson and his
friends. DuRan will ride the colt next Sstur-
day In the big race at Sheepshead.
The sixth race introduced another colt that
IL booked for the Futurity in James r. Keenes
Peter Ounce. a son OF Commando-Fsir
Vision. For weeks back the merits Of this
youn gster have been heralded about the
country and his running naturally attracted
considerable attention He finished second
to Fort johnson. but every one who watched
him run was favorably m dressed. He ran
green every foot OF the way, but still hung on
in a way that bespeaks great thing when he
learns what is expected OF him. He may not
be, as has been asserted, as good a colt as his
stable mate Colin, for they don I send many
Of that kind to the races. but he will win races
in first class company.
Boots Durnell Is out with a story that he
does not intend 10 race a stable in England for
Mr.. Gates or any one. He says he will go
abroad for a couple OF months. He will then
return to New York. wait until l.. Dugan has
ridden out his contract with r. T. Wilson, Jr.,
then start with the boy for San Francisco,
where he has a string Of eighteen horses in
charge of one of his brothers
Little Dugan has earned si0,O 600 since he
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