New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
SARATOGA DRAWS WE'LL
CROWDS rs BIG AS E' En-
Empiire City Has No Efect o"
Fortunes of the Spa Irack'
nv Telegraph to The Tribune.l

Aug 11.-The hrst Nee
N ,-.- meeting of the Saratoga i'
,ssociatton was a distinct su0 70 not
tendance was quite up 10 'iie - icing was
aboye that of recent years anu A bie
,-i+ed and even brilliant III -3z,, night
orou,d came up from New ioih ~ - - 1ecided
- ~. .,a SneciaI and Travers o'ahe -,
10 sec .,or WAS greater than the "Opens
DIS ~ oa.i,e, of the Empire City Irottiis -,
ol W v,ars Many went back to-hlsi'''
nc" &c rot q general exodus, ana II "'
-, s ~ the meeting here WOULD sun. ,-,r,,ra
or,o- measure of success may pe W."
City. , o-e than the
,, chow Of interest the outcome VI H.
.sic+ of dates since the Jockey CIuo 80 i.,
-. 80 Government some twelve OF TIN
lei rrha stav-at-hornes have long COM
Se"i' 81 .ro closing of the New York TRAIN
pam. t ond bx, force of circumstances - .,,
rieb for racing is now gratfleo' ou ,,ears
hardly occur again, even II the C"u' o..ei,, in
sustains the ruling of the Appei' = - r,eating
4ho Eronire City case. II there 10 q -, con-
'iIo 1Ii,or- ,,ex+ wear il will hardly pe III IN
eict With any other track. as the ttn. ste" tn
the Jockey Club are convinced Iia' ~ ~ ,oaI,ire-
.arests of the sport are conserNeu " *
49, 10, season from April 10 to NoVelhDeI "
tne long $500 So Of the Alabama Stakes here on
THURSDAY showed conclusively that tne W tuI 80 =
weak in three -year-old hileS' HI S'I9 -e -
tha
old colts Kennyetto may tram on anu -. -
tazars tho aouaI of Running Water. 1raul'IOIi'
Reldanne Morningsde and other sooo ~ No
which have won the race Dut heI ,a--.c,,e
hardly indicated it. She is such - ha
bieb str,,ng fiIly that It does not look ds Il '
e,d No q good campaigner. Yankee GlrI was
not herself having hardly recovered from
recant illness, but she came out oL INC =
nicely. and is likely TO turn the taDe' on "a -"
oo,o,arors and go into retirement at Ihe eii!
he cha
sex Gold Lady may also prove 10 De d oetNI 80.
1Ily than Kennyetto. She hahoieu He1 %,,od
better than her size would Indicate, anu 'i -
bersalf game and honest by fighting on altel
,1oi,1o forced to overcome the handicap or PAD
handling and interference. which wouId nav
| discouraged a horse of the stoutest hear' anu
brought about the defeat of SysonOy'
The outlook is bright for the racing tIlS
col as q number of rich stakes are down for
| decision for which the best horses IN training
| are eligible. The Delaware HanolcAp' at Olio ~
mile tomorrow may attract such nor %
Charles Edward the sensational record breaker
at Brighton Beach; McCarter, the Saratoga
| Handicap winner; Kennyetto. Natls Running
| Water ,Monfort Suffrage, Superman, the Brooh-
| lyn Handicap winner: Sewel ana W. H. baiiiei
The stakes. with only $3.50 added. may not DC
| big enough TO tempt Charles EDWARDS o"he1'
but strong field is sure go TO the post
The Grand Union Hotel Stakes OF Slo,VU Is
the fixture on Wednesday. and most or the GOOD
youngsters are eligible including Colin. Stamina
tassa Colin may not start as he would have
10 make big concessions to his opponents, Dut
James r. Keene can depend Masque or Peter
Ounce. The last named is said TO be a good
one and not far behind Colin work Rogers
may also sent Harry Payne Whitney's highly
tried Jersey Lightning 10 the post. The Huron
Handicap. at one mile and three-sxteenths. is
on the card Thursday and the field may be
made up OF McCarter. Charles Edward, Mont
gomery. Monfort. Walls and Cabochon. among
others.
The Troy, selling stake. will be the feature
on Friday. while a feast is In store for Satur-'
day. with three rich fixtures to be ceCided-thc
ShiIIelah Steeplechase, with $1,000 and plate
10 the value of $500 added: the Hopeful Stakes.
for two-year-olds. at six furlongs. which. with
ten starters will be worth some $4,000. and
the Great Republic Stakes. OF $4,000 for three
year-olds and upward, at mile and quar-
ter.
II Will be the ffth running OF the Hopeful.
Delhi won for James r. Keene IN 1908. while
Tanya. Mohawk II and Peter Pan have
since then. The last named the distance
last year in f:12 is with 130 pounds up. giving
the first Indication OF his greatness Colin is
eligible thi, year. together with ChapuItepec.
Half Sovereign Fair Play. Julia Powell King
James. Meelick Stamina. Bar None and Beau-
coup.
Stakes may furnish duel between Charles Ed
ward and Ballot. the others which are ready
10 start appear outclassed- Peter Pan is eligible
but there is little chance Of his going to
the post. which is cause for keen regret 4
meeting between Peter Pan and Charles Edward
would attract racegoers from New York in
droves. Tangle. which won the race last year.
may start SysOnby and Delhi were previous
winners OF the stake