The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-06
SPA MEETING OPENS
Big Crowd Attends First
Days Sport at Saratoga.
McCARTER TAKES FEATURE
Rich Handicap Goes TO Newcastle
Stable Entry, with Running Water
. Close Up-BeImont's Fair Play
Takes the Flash Stakes, ia Which
whitney Pair Are FaVOrife.

Saratoga, Aug 5-The annual meeting
Of the Saratoga Racing Association open
ed here to-day in a blaze Of glory. The
weather was perfect. and a crowd Of
probably 12,009 turned out 10 see some
high-class sport.
The rich Saratoga Handicap. az mile
and a quarter. was the most interesting
feature Of the programme, IN spite Of the
fact that there were only six starters.
r +. Hitchcocks Dandelion. who was
beaten a nose by Ballot In the Inyincible
Handicap at Brighton Beach last week.
was the fayorite, played from 20 down
to II TO 10, while the Newcastle Stables
entry, the three-year-old McCarter. who
ran Peter Pan TO a head In the Brighton
Handicap, and the Sir Dixon mare, Run
ming Water, were coupled at 9 TO 8. hav-
ing opened at a point lower. II. p.
Whiney's Ironsldes was also played q
trife, but the others were passed up.
When the barrier went up Radtke took
Dandelion 70 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 it Nearing the mile mark Radtke
let Dandelion down. but the Hamburg
colt did not respond with the expected
burst OF speed, 50 that he began TO drop
back
McCarter in "a Drive.
Then Running Water, under a hard ride
from Notter, went 20 the front, but Miller
also got busy with AIoCarter, who, under
a fierce drive, won the race by . head
from the Sir Dixon mare, with Dandelion
four lengths away. The time was 200 30.
There was another setback for the form
players IN the 5000 Flash Stakes for two
year-olds. five and half furlongs. The
big operators and the crowd ia general
played on II. p. Whitney's entry, Royal
Tourist and Adrisna, backing them down
from 70 to G % ;, But both Of them
were easily outrun, and got no part OF
tho money,
Frank J. Farrell's colt, jim Gafney. a
12-to-1 shot. set a good pace right up 10
the last pole, when he hung, and August
BelmOnts Fair Play. who receded from
TO 70 /, closed with a rush and beat
him IN a drive by a length and a half IN
los 3-5.
The finish IN the Saratoga Steepiechase,
at about two miles, was a thriller. II
was a tgo-horse affair all the way In a
fierce drive J. r. Widener's Fl Cuchhlo.
8 to 1, second choice. lasted long enough
20 win by a head from J. W. Colts This
tledale, 5-to-2 favorite, with :. G. Ferris
ST. VolTna, a 10-to-1 shot, third, fifteen
lengths away. Grandpa, backed down 70
). took tumble. The time was 4.l6.
The Suurv,arEa~
FIRST RACE-seIlings purse; 500 added: for
three-yeaF-olds and upward; six fIrlongs Tom Nc
Grath. lo5 MILLER 20 2 won; Jaeobite, 10 u.
Dugau) % 8, second; Green Seal. q Henry, .
10 !, third Time. l:l2. Deuce. G0ldproof. spion.
AeroIaut. Toddles Handzarra and Greene also ran.
SECOND RACB-The Saratoga steep5echase s, 0o1
added. for f0ur-yesr-oids aud upEard; about two
miles Z. CuchiIlo. los DGohuel, 70 l. Won
Thistiedsle AZ tHuppssl % 2 second; St Volma,
80 iArchibaldl. 8 % !, third. Time, 4l6 Nc
kittr5Gge. Altar Palm, Pagan Bey. Burnett, and
Grandpa also ran
THIRD RACE-The Flash: 5000 sdfed; for two
yesr-ods; I've and 0ne-half fuTlougs Fair Play. z
lM0untain) 3 10 l. won; jim GaGuey, IL Martini
y 70 ! second; Sir Cleses IL CIro1ler). IS 70 /
third Time, I56 SO. Smoker Royal Tourist
Adriana AID Seymour Buetler also Tan
FOURTH RACE--The Saratoga Handicap: SO 600
Tor threyear-ods and upward; one and one-quarteI
miles McCartCr, III Miller. 5 20 5. won: Running
Water. LIS (NOtte-l. u s. second. Dandelign. IL
/ tRadtkel 70 : third Time 2-o5 80. Ir1nsides
! GallaTant. and Red Leaf also ran.
| FIFTH RACE-Selling; purse; $50 added: f0s
I tbreeycar-olds aud upward; one mile Tom Dolau-
4 iol Duglnl. TO s. won: Workmaid. Sc Henry
Us 20 l. second; Arimo. l04 iAfllerl II to 10 third
Tina i59 As. Eurpides Golden West, and Ocean
I Spray also ran
SIXTH RACE-Purse; $50 added; for maiden
/ tw0year-olds; I've and oue-haH flulongs. Aimee c.
/ lo9 y. Martini 6 10 %. Won. Red Bonnet 20
4 MILLER, % l. second: 0natasss III tDganl
/ z 20 l. third. Time. lI. Black oak King.
/ Plate. Bellwether Pomander Arii. and Lavrtla
I 2. Daley also ran-