The Washington herald., 1907-08-30
RACE MEETING ENDS
Saratoga Track Is Closed for
the Season.
FOUR FAVORITEs DEFEATED
Most of the Get-nyvny-day Crowd
leave for Home with Empty POck-
ets-Hitchcoek's DandeIiOn, a 0-to-
Favorite, Forced to "a Drive TO
Win the ChampIain Handicap.

Saratoga. Aug. 2s.-Racing came 10 an
end here to-day for the present season,
and all hands were glad of it. When the
last race was over there was rush for
the Cavanaugh Special and other trains
for New York. Four favorites were de-
feated again, and many Of the players
went home with empty pockets.
F. r. Hitchcock's Dandelion, 9-to-5 IA
vorlte was forced TO drive to win the
Champion Handicap at mile and a fur
long By a half length from John San
ford's Walls, 70 2, who ran good race
and beat Oxford. Is to 1. by three-fOurths
of a length. Dr. Gardner. to . led for
about half the distance, and then quit
The time was l:52 Is
John sanford's Fort Johnson, 4-to-5 sec
ond choice. was easily the best in the
opening event for two-year-olds. five and
one-half furlongs. winning b. three
lengths In l07 10. Fred Cooks Johnnie
Blake backed Gown tOs7 10 ;, stopped
when the pressure was put on and beat
W. II. Lyon 10 TO ] by a length and
half.
T. Ambrose Clark's Maximiiian. 7-to-5
favorite. took the steeplechase at about
two miles Ike a bird and won in a gallop
by four lengths. Lights out, TO >, had
speed on the fat and took the place from
Kernel g TO .. by six lengths. The time
was 4.24
The Newcastle Stable scores.
The Newcastle Stables Momentum i
to 5. second choice. made all the running
In the third race for -three-year-olds. six
furlongs. and won easily. by four lengths.
in 1.22 is. Belle of Iroquois, backed from
to / to 6 to 5, after a slow beginning,
took the place from Billiecrankie, back
ed down to s, by length and a half
The Wrestler. S-to-5 favorite. ran a duh
race.
J. z. Seagram's Deuce 10 to l, showed
a form reversal when he won the fifth
event. at a mile He had all kinds OF
speed. led all the way, and rolled home
two lengths in front Of Zipango. backed
down from to to 2 Ed Ball. lowered
a point 10 s. was beaten a neck for
the place. The time was I.3S 40
Fred Crooks Lawrence p. DAILY. backed
from to .. showed the way In the last
q
half fuTlongs. Z. Dugan driving him home
a length and a half In front OF John San
f0rd's Onatassa, 3-to-2 favorite, who
was closing rapidly. p. II. McCarrenss s
Thomas Flyer. u TO l. was two lengths
away beating Jubilee Juggins. TO !. by
head. The time was 1:O7 Miller rode
two winners.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE Handicap; foT two-year-olds: $50
added hve and oue-haf furlongs. Fort johnson
l& Miller, TO 5. won Johnnie Blake IL tNic0D,
90 5, second; ". II. Lyon. 100 SANDY. 2 10 !.
third Tine. l'G Is Nay Celia. Boema, Nsuno.
and Long Ban also ran
SECOND RACE-SeIling; steeplechsse. for four
yeaF-olds and upward; abou; two miles. Maximilsu.
lE 20 Brienl 10 s. won: Lights Out Ig2 CHeiderl
% I, second; Kernel. III Chandler. to s. third
Time, d. Droue also Eau.
THIRD RACE-Selligg; for uree-year-olds, $50
added; six furiouss- Momentum. lo3 (Sfnlerl. even.
won; Belle n Iroquois. IS HENRY, to l. second
hilLscraukic, q lDuganl. 10 10 J. third. Tine
liz IS The Wrestler also ran
FOURTH RACE-The Chsmpiain Handicap: S 900
Tsiuc for thres-year-ods and upward. one and one
cigath miles Dandel0n. Il5 lItadtkel 10 s. won
Walls. IL OIiHerl. TO / second. Oxford 10
Homer. Z 70 !. third Time l52 Is Peter ster-
ling, Far West. and Dr.. Gardiner also ran
FIFTH RACE-Selling, foT threey ycar-0ids snd
upward; 500 added. one mile Deuce l9l Gold
steini. TO I. won: Zipango l0l fDuganl. S 10 J.
second Ed Ball. l0l SANDY. 10 ]. third. Time,
l&s IS. Qussga, Vino. Lady Esther. Lally. Society
Bud and Aiss Doyle also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Purse: FOR maiden t,ro-vesr-olSs.
500 added; five and one-haf flrl0ngs. Lawrence p.
DAILY 10 lDuganl. to ]. won; Onstassa, 10 (Nil-
lerl, 20 5, second; Thomas Flyer lG iHOggi L to
J. third. Time, I9-. Jubilee Juggins Gisgclis
Banrids- Miss Marjorie and NebucJadnezar also ran.