Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-06
FIVE FAVORITES
BEATEN AT SARATOGA

SARATOGA. August 6.-The annual meet
Ing of tbs Saratoga Racing Association
opened here yesterday in a blaze Of glory.
The weather was perfect and crowd OF
probably 1900 persons turned out to see
some high-class sport. The rich Saratoga
handicap. at mile and a quarter. was the
most interesting feature Of the program,
in spite Of the fact that there were only six
starters. F. R. Hitchcock's Dandelion. who
was beaten a nose by Ballot in the Invin-
chile handicap at Brighton Beach last
week, was the favorte. played from to
down to IL to 10. while the Newcastle sta
who ran Peter Pan 20 head in the Brigh-
ton handicap, and the Sir Dixon mare Run
ming Water were coupled at to B. having
opened a point lower. H. P: Whitney 3
Ironsides was also mayed TITLE. out the
others were passed W.
When the barrier went up Radtke took
pandelion to the front to make the pace.
McCarter Running Water and Gallavant
went after him in a bunch, Dandelion never
having more than length the best Of 1t.
Nearing the mile mark Radtke let Dandel!on
down, but the Hamburg colt did not re-
spond with the expected burst Of speed. 50
that he began to drop back. Then Running
Water under a hard ride from NOtter went
to the front. but Miller also got busy with
McCarter. who. under a fierce drive: won
.the race by a head from the Sir Dixon
Nmare with Dandelon four lengths away.
The time was EOS 30
Fairplay In Drive.
There was another setback for the form
players in the $1,000 Flash stakes for two
year-olds. five and a half furlongs. The big
operators and the crowd in general plunged
on H p Whitney's entry. Royal Tourist and
Adrlana backing them down from to 5
to 9 to g. But both of them were easily out
run and got no part of the money. Frank J.
Farrelis colt Jim Gaffney. a 12-to-1 shot,
set a cork:ng good pace right up to the last
sixteenth pole, where he hung and August
Belmont's Fair Play. who receded from to
to l. closed with a rush and beat him in a
drive by a length and a half in G6 3-5. Sir
Cleges, IL to l. an added starter ran good
race and. four lengths back, took third
place by head from r. K. Hitchcock's
Smoker, 10 to ) second choice.
The finish in the Saratoga steeplechaSe. at
about two miles, was thriller. 1t was a
two horse affair all the way. In a fierce
drive J. f, Wideners Ell Cuch.llo, 3 Of
second choice, lasted long enough to win
by a head from ]. w. Colts Tnistledale.
to . favorte, with J. c. Ferris st. Volma,
a 1O-to-1 shot, third. fifteen lengths away.
Grandpa, backed down to 5. took tumble.
The time was 416.
II. R Brandt's Tom McGrath. II to
second choice held the others safe at all
furlongs and won easily by two lengths
from Boots Durnelrs Jacobite. to favor
ite The latter had length over c. +.
Clarks Green Seal, 40 to l shot. J. F.
Seagram's Deuce. 10 to 1. was closing fast
at the end after a slow beginning. The time
was liz
Gallop for Tom Dolan.
Fred Cookies Tom Dolan. backed down to
9 to 5 favSrite, after making all the run
ming won the fifth race. for platers. at
mile. in a big galop by four lengths in
i.39 As. Workmaid, to l. came from the
ri OK in time to get the place from Arimo
to 8. by half a length. Euripides. VINO
showed her speed for six furiongs, was half
a length hack.
Fran :. %arrell and his friends cleaned
up with Aimee c.. we'll backed at 9 to !, as