The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
SARATOGA RACETRACK GOSSIP
NETTING WINDS Up WITH 4 GOOD
DAYS sPORT.
steepiechaslns tine Only Disappointing Feat
ure Of the Racing Pred Cooks Trainer
Plans o Double kuling. hut Is Only
successful with Lawrence y. Daley.

successful with Lawrence ". DnIey.
SARATOGA, y. Y, Aug. 20. The meeting
here came to an end to-day under perfect
weather conditions and with racing away
better than Ia usually furnished for a windup.
The crowd was the best OF the week, with a
goodly portion Of it's patrons from the net gh-
boring towns and cities. The management
Expresses satisfaction with the session here.
Receipts have. Of course, fallen some below
last season. but this Is not surprising, for the
condition of Wall street and the financial
world generally has made u impossible Tor
many to put In an appearance who have not
missed a season here IN years. The Official
figures have not been given out. but they show
the customary dividend for the stockholders
and perhaps an addition to the reserve fund
The one disappointing feature OF the meet
log was the stecplechasing The purses we're
liberal and the conditions varied enough
To suit all. but the material nj call has been
limited and the races through the field have
averaged the poorest in years, not alone
a. this track but anywhere in the East. AZ
Hrst the complaint was the going was TOO
hard. When H. softened up there were not
enough horses TO make interesting contests.
Fred Forsythe. who brought a big string
hare. goes back among the ~non-winners.
Still he is ~periecly content. He says he
brought forty-three horses from the farm
last spring and his string now consists or
nine. The others he has sold At prices vary
ing from 81. 600. which he obtained for Mont
gomery. down TO $500. In those he retains
there il q lot Of useful material.
When the starters for the steeplechase
to-day were in the field and almost at the post
It was noticed that the stewards stand was
empty. ". Carroll Brown, who is a member
Of the National Hunt and Steeplechase Assoc
citation. hurried to the Official box and he was
quickly followed by Andrew Miller. The
l..s-- L.I -. -. NN-.sIg.. l", N..ly shA
bet OF before he went TO assist Mr.. Brown.
His willin gness TO serve cost him 500. for that
IL what he would have won had he retained
his bet and remained on the ground,
G. Chandler who rode Kernel In the steeple-
chase, has ridden with fair success In France.
he has a credit OF nine winners. He Is young
and light and his horscmsnship pleased the
cross country experts. There Ia sure to be
= demand for his services.
The Westerners, under the advice Of Bill
Phillips trainer for Fred Cook. planned
cleaning mp to-day with Johnnie Blake in
thc first race and Lawrence p. Daley in the
sixth. NiCol rode a very poor race on the
first named and was beaten out by Fort John
son from the Sanford Stables. In the closing
event Dugan Was put on Lawrence p. Daley
and he was first TO the finish, with the San
ford representative, Onatassa. second. Had
Dugan ridden Johnny Blake the double
header might have been pulled on. As IL
was those in the know cleaned up hand
romely. protest OF foul was lod ged against
Daley and many expected il would be allowed,
rs the colt swerved repeatedly in the last
furloug and beyond all question bothered
0natssss. but no change in the placing was
made.
All through the meeting Dugan has be en-
guilty of rough work. bearing over to the
rail with his mounts in the last furlong the
very worst time for interference, as the horses
are firing and the least iostle throws them.
He has escaped punishment. but other riders
have been severely dealt with Tor offences
less deliberate.
Montreal for the meeting at Blue Bonnets.
which opens on Saturday More horses and
OF higher grade will pirti"ipltc than at the
spring meeting. the Indications being that 1t
will be the best meeting ever run in Canada.
The officials for the meeting are; Stewards
Sir Montague Allan, C.. j. Fitzgerald and
Colin Campbell; presiding Judge. frank J
Bryan; starter, A. h. Dade: clerk Of the
course. John Boden handicsppers. Frank J.
Bryan and John Boden. paddock and patrol
Judge, e. G. Farley. John G.. CaVanagh will
have charge of the betting quarters.
DsndelioD's victory in the C~hamplain
Handicap was hard earned. al he was ridden
TO his utmost In the last furlonG to beat out
Walls, on whom Miller rode n race that far
from pleased the hacker of the mare. Dandc-
lion won this stake last year. carrying ten
pounds more than he did to-day. His time
last year was I:54. To-day the mark WAS
rs? IS. which IL four-fifths of a second
behind the record for the race. made by
Advance Guard in 1907,
zen. Sanford will not have a starter in the
Futurity. His stable will remain here for a
couple of days. then 10 to Sheepshead Bay
for the fall campaign. Walls will not go down
with the others. She will be shipped TO the
farm snd turned out for the year. This 10
done at the advice Of Trainer Hayward. The
ally is nervous and frrtful at the post. She
started Ave times at the meeting. winning
three races and finishing second in the two