The sun., 1907-08-20
SARATOGA RACETRACK GOSSIP
MILLEPS RIDE ON FRIZETTE
CONDEMNED.
Jockey shows Poor Judgment In Riding
waiting Race on Favorits Newcastle
stable Partnership VIII Not Be dis
solved - HitchcOcks First Chase.


prospect Of continuance Of the glamOr
which has marked that which has gone be-
fore. There was some failing on In the
attendance when compared TO Saturdays
great gathering. rtill the figures at the gates
showed plainly that the meeting ia now at the
height of its glory.
The days racing wns rich with rewards
for those fortunate enough TO pick the
winners. but those Who like to cast hopes
and dollars with odds on choices found their
days Investments costly
The Kentucky Stakes for twO-year- olds.
the one fixture Of the day. brought n stirring
finish. heads separating the first three, but
had Miller on Fri2ette ridden with any
thing like his usual judgment there would
have been another tale TO tell; In fact there
In little question hut MIR. keene's flly
would have won and bya comfortable margin
As IL was, third money was his share OF the
spoils.
II is not often that Miller by his work in
the saddle lays himself open to criticisIn.
but to-day the stanChsst of his admirers
we're willing to condemn. On Friday he
had beaten practically the same field under
conditions as 70 weights and distances al
most identical by going TO the front and
showing the way the ent ire distance. To-day
be tried waiting tactics and made woful
mess Of IL. Il looked as II he had made up
his mind that he had Just one to beat, Black
Mary. and he would do this AZ the finish.
He delayed his run and managed 10 take
both turns very vide. losing ground AT both
points In thc last oIrlong he rode as he
can ride when hard pressed and his nlly
responded with gamencss, But there WAS a
pretty shifty pair in front and q lot Of ground
TO be made NJ. With every stride Frilette
drew nearer. hut iIsl failed to get up and
was beaten two heads Had Miller ridden
his hlly to-day IN the same manner hat he
did when he carried her 10 victory on Friday
he would have escaped the Censure which
WIS shoNered Oh him.
story sent broadcast from here vest erday
TO the effect that the horses Of the Newcastle
Stable would shortly he sold al auction and
the partnership composed of Andrew Miller.
q. Blair Painter and Thomas Welsh. who
trains the horses. would he dissolved is alb
solutely without foundation. II grew out Of
talk nj which il was decided simply to Gull
out some of the very ordinary two-year-olds
that the stable now shelters. This move is
made necessary by { he taking up of the twenty
yearlngs hat are 70 Join the string when IL
reaches Sheepshead Bev. Quarters there are
asthey always have been limited aud as Trainer
Welsh desires to have the youngsters under
his immediate care he has 81 imply decided,
with the approval Of his partners. to weed
out a LOT Of forlorn hopes which now take
M room in his barn.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.. won his first
Paul Jones captured first honors, At this
time last year he was sweeping all before him
and headed the list of winning owners, but
this season his horses have from one cause or
another disappointed. and OF late his victories
have been few and far between Every one was
pleased to see his colorS n front for he is a hard
worker in behalf of cross country racing and
Ia one Of the few thtl take genuine enjoy
ment with their stable ITO never bets rae
ing pIircl.- for 10 lpN pf hp sI,nrt
John IT, Madden MAS au' thrr TO graduate
from the uaiiru class during the afternoon.
Dennis stafford, the ION of Galore Emo
tionsl. winning the closing event This VIC
tory. however, must hc put down rs some
thing Of lnke. Half way down the home
stretch &. j. Celia. who had been the pace
maker FROM the start. had the race won,
but Nicol started tn take things easy When
well into the last sixteenth Nicol took
look behind him. and Maddens colt
closing fast. Ilc then tried 10 roUse his colt,
but il VAS too late and Dennis stafford beat
him out by n narrow margin
Greene fell just after the start Of the NTH
race. Grand, his rider, got an ugly fall,
but he was on his feet in an instant, and in
the sixth race was back in the saddle riding
Woolspun. The fall seemed TO have made
him CaiItious.for his riding on he flly was not
up to his best mark.
Temaceo won the handicap in easy fashion
IL was his first start in the colors of G. n. Eli
son who purchased him At the Durnell sale last
Thursday, and Ellison is credited with having
won the colt out
Anneta Lady ran to-day without blinkers.
She left the post in good style but soon pinned
back her ears and really never settled down
10 running until the race over. This mare
IN the early morning will break of and show
n mile better than I:iO. In the afternoon she
~ an enigma to those that control her. II she
h started without blinkers she will break
well, but will not extend herself With
blinkcrs on she will run all right, but kills her
chances by refusing TO leave the post
There was a dispute over the services of
Il. Dugan for the Kentucky Stakes. which the
stewards were called on to smooth out. Dur
ing the Bri ght on meeting v. &. Murray and his
trainer John HylAnd spoke for the boy for
this particular race and thought the arrange
ment, was binding. The other day Durnel
who still makes the boys engagements,
booked him To ride Black Mary. The on
Gals decided in favor of the latter engage
ment and Biskra was withdrawn.
AH hone or getting Peter Pan to the post
again this season has been abandoned This
evening he left here in charge OF John JiIlen
OF Lexington en route to MIR. Keene's Castle |
ton farm. and it may be that the colt will
never again he secn under Colors His record
this season IL "A brilliant one. He started in
all nine times. winning the Belmont Stakes
worth s2i ,765, the Standard Stakes OF S. 300
the Brooklyn Derby Of slO,475. the Tidal
Stakes of $3.50. the Advance Stakes. worth
st.7j0, and The Brighton Handicap. which
netted him slo.75O. lie was beaten in the
Wlthers Stakes. IN tho Carlton and Coney /
Island Handicap. The total of his earnings /
for the year - sS3. $40.
Jockey Finn will in future do all the riding |
for the stable Of Fred Burlew when the weights /
permit. This lad, who is under contract TO |
Bobbie smith. has improved wonderfully in !
his work here, and Rurlew, with the sanction |
of his partner. Frank ONoDl. who is a pretty |
clever judge Of riders. has secured call on |
his services. lie wiz under this agreement |
have the mount on Chuputppec in the Fu- /
turty.
Rumors have been going the rounds for a
couple Of dANs that Montgomery had thrown
a curb aud would be put on The easy list His
trainer Frank Brown. to-day said that he
had simply cut himself on the back and that
the wound was improving fast. He even
said that he expected 10 acl him to the post
Tor The Saraoi IA cup Oh Saturday.
\ pole lust outside the track which has
been used for observation by the pooIroom
nSopl" MS cat TOWN Yesterday. When The
men who were emitting The pole started work
man appeared on lhc grounds aud threat