The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-23
SARATOGA RACETRACK GOSSIP
HORSE SOLD nv DURNELL RACES
~ MS COLORS.
This MAY Mean That He VIII Not Join John
W. Gates for Campaign on English Turf
Hard Luck for Richard y. German
IN Mark Antony us Disqualification.

SARATOGA. Aug. 22..-The track here to-day
was in bad shape. II looked fairly good on
the surface hut Appearances were misleading,
for " cuppcd out in a way that brought a long
list Of scratches and seriously marred the
races run. To lake n horse within fifty feet
Of the inner rail in the homestrctch practically
guaranteed defeat. and some OF the riders lid
not discover this until they had thrown away
whatever chance they had. The attendance
was excellenv, away better than was to be ex-
pected under the conditions. and H. seems
q certainty now that with weather anything
like favorable IL will be a case Of playing to
full benches to the end.
The opening event OF the day brought a dis
qualification that was a bit costly TO X. +.
Carman and his friends. lie started under
his colOrs Mark Anthony H., whom he pur-
chased this morning from W. j. Young, from
whom he bought the other day the three-year-
old Fleming. He vas advised that the going
suited the horse and quite a commission was
placed. The horse worked into the lead soon
after the start and he had clear sailing to the
head Of the homesi reich. Here Sir Todding-
ton Joined him and the two ran head and
head for a sixteenth. Mark Anthony III. then
swerved into the deep going and Swain at
tempted to pull him out. In doing this he
plainly bumpJA Sir Toddington In the run
home he again swerved over. then went on and
finished first by a length.
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made his weight he climbed into the judges
stand and lodged his complaint. The stew
ards heard his story and gave Swain q chance
10 explain. then disqualified Mark Antony H..
placing Sir Toddington first. In the opinion
If rretty clever judges Mark Antony ii.
would have won had the race been run without
interference. The real sufferers by the dis
qualification were those who backed Mark
Antony ". for the place. He. with Sir Tod
dington. finished something like ten lengths
In front of Security. the third horse. but OF
course the latter received second honors. In
California they have n rule which would have
covered to-day's case to perfection. They
would simply have placed Sir Toddington
first and Mark Antony II. second. reasoning
that the fouling did not affect those that
finished behind them.
East End appeared to-day in the name OF
the Burlingame Stable. with W. A. Mckinney
as trainer and carrying the colors Of Boots
Durnell. This horse was one OF those sold az
tho dissolution sale Of Durnell's stable last
week and he was bid in by Mckinney. IL
looks now "a II Durnell's departure for Eng
land TO get together q racing establishment for
II not abandoned. Some men 20 40 far as TO
say that the breaking M OF the partnership
campaign, but merely that Gates had tired.
for one cause or another. Of paying bills and
simply ordered the horses sold. IL certainly
In their old quarters and under the same con-
troll. The appearance of the old colors to-day
seems to complete the chain.
Godfrey 5. Mann is willing to swear by the
honesty of racegoers, The other day while
in the. grand stand he dropped a 500 bill.
hut did not miss II until the races we're over
and he had returned TO his hotel. The next
afternoon he happened to notice a sign on the
bureau OF information that lost articles were
TO be deposited there and he decided to take
Q million TO one chance and report his loss.
He told his story in detail even TO describing
the location in the stand which he occupied
during the afternoon. His report was care
fully scheduled and he was told TO come back
the next day. He did and his slN bill was
handed to him. The finder was 7. n. Hughes
Of Boston. who had picked I up and knowing
that some one had dropped ii turned it in.
There are n dozen men AT the track looking
for Hughes TO buy him a cold bottle or some
other token OF their appreciation OF his hon
esty. Strange TO say, another md OF money
and p very material one has been turned in
and is. awaiting a lalman IL was picked
No by Jack Gardy.
Zienap won her race to-day by q marrow
margin. and by doing so keeps mp the record
her owner, W. 7. Schultz. at one time presi-
dent Of the Louisville Jockey club. has planned.
Jockey Club handicapped. W. =. VOsburgh,
and restricts the mares Efforts to races
where Mr.. VosburRh assigns the weights, or
70 quote him. where the merits Of n field are
left to Mr.. Noshurgh. all have a chance.
This more won a mile and a sixteenth handi-
cap al Brighton and one al seven furlongs at
The Baltimore delegation tried 20 pull On
q good thing In the third race with Miss
Catesby, whom they backed at 100 to I to win.
20 70 | for the place and IS to I TO show. The
Ally was among the tailenders at the start,
third. With an even break she might have
won.