The sun., 1907-08-27
SARATOGA RACETRACK GOSSIP
SPORT WiNES tS MEETING
NEARS THE END.
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Futurity.

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SARATOGA. y. Y. Aug. 2s--In all DEPART
vnenta Mt the track to-day il was easy to ap-
nreciate that the end OF the meeting here is
cloee at hand In the clubhouse many
familiar faces were missing Boxes which
held their fun quota IN to Saturday were
vacant In the grand stand there were seats
20 spare and over in the field enclosure there
was room aplenty
In the races. too. the departures were
noticed The bIr stables are fast moving
nm tn Sheenshead Ray and Gravesend and
this naturally brings n reduction in the size
Of the fields still. all considered the meet
ing has been successful beyond the hopes OF
those in charge, who feared that the opposi-
tiop at Empire City might be seriously felt.
They have been convinced that first class
racing will always win the support OF those
really Interested in racing as n sport.
r. r. Carmsn. who has been winning races
here pretty steadily since the meeting opened
added one more TO his list to-day with the
victory Of Mark Antony ii. in the opening
race When this horse disqualified
the other day Carman was credited with
having backed him heavily. To-day he
must have evened up previous losses and
little more for his commissioners we're pretty
busy, and their investments were placed
at a generous figure, considering the recent
form of the horse. He just got home In front
Of Security.
This was not the only case this afternoon
where the students OF form were sho cked.
Grapple's run away victory in the Amsterdam
Selling Stakes and Oxford's decisive win In
the closing event OF the afternoon were both
beyond explanation far as recent form
goes. Queer things happen In racing at
times, and to-day's Improvement in these
two horses must remain among the mysteries
Of the turf. Both seemed to have some
play. Some OF IL may have been wise money.
but most of it. came from losers who were
shooting AT the moon with hope OF getting
even.
The steeplechase brought the usual num-
Der Of accidents but two Of the four starters
getting over the course in safety. John
NJ r.. who was making his first appearance
Of the year. was intrusted to the pilotsge
Of Mr.. J. O'Brien, who was riding for the
first time since his accident on the opening
day OF the meeting The horse went on
with all the dash he showed last season.
and Il was soon seen that IL was merely
question of his standing up. Coming to the
last jump he was a dozen lengths in front
of the second horse. As he came close to
the hedge MIR. O'Brien started to ease him.
The horse was willing to stop and in place
Of clearing the jump he bolted. He went a
few feet. then deliberately lay down against
the bank. both horse and rider disappearing
completely from the view OF the crowd.
A rush was made by those in the infeld
to Mr. O'Brien's aid but he was not injured
IN any way: in fact, had not even been thrown.
for he slipped on the horse as he lay down.
For q couple OF minutes the horse would not
even try to get on hi feet. Then he got up
and walked on as sound as when he went to
the post Those who knew John NJ. p. before
he left England the first time say that three
years ago a tumor was removed from him
after an operation that II was predicted would
be fatal His action to-day would certainly
argue that there is something wrong with
him. for he deliberately doiged 1t when
winning easily.
All over the track to-day II was reported
that Uncle, the two-year-od for which Sam
Hildreth had recently paid 100000. had broken
down John Madden, Who sold the colt TO