New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
GOOD RACING AT SPA.
IS HALF OVER.
Colin I'm Class By Himself-Flrtares
on the Card This Week.
LRx reIeg-aph to The tribune

Saratoga n. Y, Aug. 1S.-The midsummer
meeting of the Saratoga Racing Association Is
half over and If il continues as 1t has oeguh
it will be ranked one of the most success1ul
ever held here from a racing STANDPOINT. Inc
receipts will show a falling off from last year.
as could be expected, with the Empire CITY
track near Yonkers, running in opposition. but,
all things considered, the daily attendance has
been remarkably good. 1t was freey ADMIT
ted Yesterday that the meeting near New YORK
had hurt but to what extent will not be den-
nitely announced until the State Racing Com
mission makes its annual report Inc most
captious critic cannot find any fault with the
| racing. however. The best horses in training
have been seen with cOl0rs up, form has been
well maintained and there has been an ao-
sence of the rough and foul riding Whlch nlafreu
some Of the earlier meetings.
It begins to look if James r. heene had
a mortgage on the rich Futurty. when VIII De
worth close to $4,000 this year. Coln IS IN Il
class by himself among the two-year-olds' ana
nothing but an accident is likely to prevent his
placing that rich prize to the credit of the vice
chairman OF the Jockey Club. IL comes 10 Ie"
men TO own a horse Ike the great son OF COM
mando-Pastorea, and if nothing happens TO
prevent his filling his engagements he VIII earn
= nIace among the iIlustrouS few which have
won 100000 or over, and in his hrst season Oh
the turf, tOO-a rare distinction conn Is d p'S
horse but well propo1toned tlat ne loohs
smaller than he really is His action Is wen
nigh perfect and his smooth easy way OF run
ming is a pleasure to see Comparisons are
odious as a rule but it certainly looks as If ne
were better than Commando, better than Sy-
sonbv better than Peter Pan. and, consequently.
one of the greatest horses ever bred and raced
| in this country
The steepechasing at the present meeting mas
hardly been up 10 the standard, ana loi tiie
reason that the course is too hard. owners anu
trainers are afraid to send their Jumpers 10
the most As the baked turf is harder than i
board floor and there is danger of a horse break
ing down. A heavy shower would improve 'he
going materially.
The outlook is particularly bright for some
moro high class sport this week. The feast viii
| come on Saturday. when the Beverwyck Steeple-
chase with 81. 800 added; the United states
| Hotel Stakes. of Si001o and the Saratoga up
| Of 81 300 will be decided. Colin is not eligible
for tine United States, but Il good tIeid Is sure
| 10 90 to the post. rs among those which may
start are August Belmonts Fair Play. Wflch
won the Flash Stakes; FIed Burle" ma
puItepec Frank FarrellS Jim Carney WHICH
ran such a good race against Colin last Nedles-
| day and which won the rich Hopetui EtdhtS
Yesterday: j. Z. Madden's Meellck, IL n
Knapp's Ben Fleet and r. T. Wilson, Jr- $ 7eau-
| coup which ran Colin to a head at belI1oh'
| Park last spring. James r keene VIII nave 10
denend on the highly tried Peter ounce, IN
cognito or Restigouche. Smoker Is also ell
| gibe He was badly interfered with IN the
Grand Union Hotel Stakes that Radtke came
back to the paddock with ms pooI al'i1'S' ''''
of
The SARATOGA Cup is at weight for age at one
mile and six furongs It was first run IN l>"'''
and among the recent winners are SH LlAo"'
Advance. Guard. AfriCandeT, BelCamc' IauEh-
naIyaga and Go Between. Among the hoTstS
eligible this year and likely TO go to the post
are Nealon. Ballot Running Water, Cairng"rh'
C;alIavant Frank Gill and Yankee Girl Peter
Pan Montgomery and Accountant are IN rehre-
ment for the time being. while Charles Edward
was not named when the entries closed MONT
pomerv is looking at his best. but Frank Brown
| is giving him rest and fresheilng up ior 'he
| fall campaign when he Will be nara morse 70
| beat over a distance OF ground. Frank Gill
| came out of his last well that tile rdll-
birds point him the probable winner of
| the cup with Ballot his most dT---erous
| opponent.
| The Kentucky Stakes, for two-year-od hllies.
| is the feature tomorrow, while the Merchants
and Citizens Handicap. of 5000 at one mn"
and three -sixteenths, viii be the attraction on
| TUESDAY McCartcr. which won the Saratoga
Handicap. will probably have Supcrman, Dande-
| lion, Gallavant and Cairngorn 70 beat Whhe
| there is a chance that ElcCtiOueer. which has
| been working well, may so to the post also.
The Albany Handicap at six furiongs. for
| two-year-olds. is the fixture on Wednesday for
| which no fewer than one hundred and twenty
| Youngsters are eligible, including some Of the
| best in training The Seneca, a selling stakes
| for e-year-olds at six furlongs is down
| for decision Thursday. while two handicaps will
| make up for the absence Of any fixture on
| Friday
The death OF Good and Plenty robs the turf
| OF the greatest jumper, perhaps. ever raced in
this country. The big Of Rossington ran
| second in his first start through the field in
| 1904 and then did meet defeat until this
| year, winning in the mean time some of the
most coveted steepechase stakes. He wound
| up his long and victorious career by winning a
| race at Brighton Beach July 80. He was
| more less unSOund for two years, and his
| breaking down was only Il question of time.
Sixty-four two-year-olds still eligible for
| the Futurity. to be run on August 81. the open
ing day of the fall meeting of the Coney Island
! Jockey Club at Shecpshead Bay. Not more
than fourteen horses are likely to go to the post
| If Colin starts. The probable starters and the
| weights they must carry follow:
| Horse. Wgt-I Wgt
Canney. 127 Beaucoup