New-York tribune., 1907-08-26
LAST DAYS AT THE SPA.
MEETING Il BIG SUCCESS.
Colin FaUorite for the Rich F"tar7ty
on Saturday.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Saratoga N Y, Aug 25.-The midsummer
meeting the Saratoga Racing Association IS 1ast
drawing To q close The end will come on Thurs-
dav with the seventh running Of the Champlain
Handicap as the feature. A better and more sue
cessful meeting from racing STANDPOINT mas
never been held here and expressions OF regret
are heard on all sides that the end is in sight 50
far as can be Judged without official hgures the
attendance has been well UP to that of previous
years in spite of the racing at the Empire City
track near Yonkers, and the unsettled cohol-
tions in Wall Street, which have kept many per
sons away Under the conditions that existed
last year 1t is safe to say that the Saratoga
Racing Association would have enjoyed its most
prosperous season, but in all probability the re-
port of the State Racing Commission next wln-
ter will show slight falling off at Saratoga, in
stead of the increase expected from the assocla-
tions in the metropolitan district.
II is cause for favorable comment, however,
that with everything against 1t except the
weather. which. by the way. has been wellnigh
perfect the meeting has been SO uniformly sue
cessful Racegoers from New York make up
only small part of the daily attendance. Ihere
are enough followers of the sport In the towns
and cities up the state 10 make the meeting pay
as under the wise and able control OF the Jockey
Club racing has grown and developed IN popular
favor to a remarkable extent.
The closing days of the meeting should not
he behind those which have gone before in in
terest although most of the rich stakes nave
been decided and passed into history liie
Amsterdam Stakes tomorrow, at one Iiiiie'
should furnish q good race and stirring finish, as
the field is well balanced. The Saranac Handi-
can of $4,000, at one mile and furlong, Is the
fixture on Tuesday, and 1t is more than prop
able that McCarter. winner of the Saratoga
Handicap: Walls, Superman, the Brooklyn Han
dcap winner; Penarris. Don Enrique and Mon
fort will 60 to the post Montgomery is eIigl-
Bile but Frank Taylor is still going easily with
him. TO the end that he will be ready for the 1all
campaign
The Adirondack Handicap for tWo-year-olds'
at six furIongs will be the feature of the card
on Wednesday It will be worth $1,000. SO that
some of the best of the many horses eligible
should face the starter. The field may be made
up of Meeck. Chapultepec, AnteuS, Big thleI,
Cohort Ben Fleet, Uncle and BeaucOup. Jim
Caffney eligible. but will not start II the pres
ent rlans of his stable adhered to. Uncle
is almost sure to go to the post, as he Is work
ing we'll and the stake is rich enough to look
tempting to Sam Hldreth, who bought him re-
Gently for $4,000.
The ChampIain Handicap of $4,000, at one
mile and furlong. is the last stake Of the meet
ing Among the good horses eligible are W.
H Daniels. Superman. oxford, Cairngorm. Run
ming Water. Far West, Walls Good Luck, Martin
DOYLE, Electioneer and Gallavant
The historic Futurity, of an estimated value
of $4,000. will be run Saturday the feature
of the opening day Of the Coney Island Jockey
Clubs fall meeting at Sheepshead Bay. II the
track is fast Colin, James r. Keene's great
go to the post a pronounced favorite and should
win barring accident. He looks and acts better
than ever, and Jimmy Rowe. his aStute trainer.
will send him to the barrier fit 10 run for the
rich prize. In all probability Peter Ounce. his
stable companion will start also. he has been
working well here.
II the track should be heavy Jim Gaffney VIII
have a strong following. ne has shown him
self be a high class horse up here. He must
take up $50 pounds. however. to Collins 125. and
T11fp I1ar i'm sill ru-O rs d
ing a lot of weight. Harry Payne Whitney will
depend on his Nasturtium colt Bar None. The
big chestnut worked six furlongs last Thursday
morning the sandy, cuppy track at Horse
Haven in 1:152S, q particularly good trial He
still climbs somewhat in his running and lacks
Collins smooth and frctOnless stride, but he is
fast and Will take a lot Of beating. according 10
the railbirds.
August Belmont's Fair Play. Fred Burlew's
Chapultepec, H X. Knapp's Ben Fleet. r. T.
Wilson, tr's. Beaucoup and John +. Maddens
MeclCk and King James are being pointed for
the race also but Colin and Jim Gaffney appear
10 have the Indian sign as racegocrs say. on
all of them. STILL the unexpected may happen
in race Of the kind. as history proves Billy
Lakeland, who the stake last year with
Electioneer, may start Question Mark. a colt
which had Colin straight at the head of the
stretch in the Brighton Junior Stakes He has
shown enough in private TO make Lakeland
think that. with all allowances. his chances are
fair. II is just possible that he may be the
dark horse OF the and win another Fu-
turity for the sage of Brighton Beach
John Sanford said day two ago that Walls,
which the fastest mile of the present meet
ing here. in beating DR.. Gardner and other good
horses IN 1:3S fiat. would be sent back 10 the
farm this week and not raced around New York
She is such a nervous, high strung iy that Mr.,
Sanford does not think she will stand campaisn-
ing. This is cause for regret. her perform
ances here indicate that she is the best three
wear oil in jpi-,