Evening star., 1907-08-28
ONLY TWO FAVORITES
WON AT SARATOGA

SARATOGA. August 2S-John Sanford's .
Vails reduced to to TO- made all the pace
IN the Saranac handicap. for three-year-
oids one mile and a furlong. here yester-
day and won in q galIop by four lengths In
l53 2-5. Rio Grande. q 30 to 1 shot, came
with q rush through the strekch and out
gained Don Enrique. 10 to l.. beating the
latter head for the place. The Belmont
morse had three parts Of q length over r.
T. Wilson. tr.'s, Monfort, to 1, who
tired in the last furlong.
The Sanford colors were also carried to
the front in the first race. a handicap for
all ages. six furlOngs, when the Judges
paced Danoscara, to I, first by q head,
after piucky finish. From the grand
stand IT looked. however as IL Jack At
Kin. to I. had won by a neck, but the
angle. as usual. was deceptive. AS It was
Jack Atkin beat J. c. Core, to 2 favorite,
py half length. the latter having no early
speed. Handzarra, backed from Is to 8. led
to the head of the stretch, but stopped
The time was LIZ 3-5
]. E. Seagram's Sir Ralph played rather
noerally at 10 to 1, provided an upset In
the second race, at a mile. when he came
with great turn of speed at the end
and beat Tom Dolan. 3 to 5 favorite by
a length and half in LAO is. Lady
Esther. 6 to ]. who had early speed, was a
neck out Of the place. at the same time
beating Smiling Tom. to 1. head
Won In Drive.
The Oneck stables Bellwether. to 1,
showed the way in the third event. for two
year-olds, five and a half furiongs, and won
In drive by half length from Biskra, 8
to 1. Sir Cleges. to 10 favorite, who was
poor third. had only a flash of his usual
speed. The ttna uoz I OR
The Patchogue stables Vino. backed
down to 9 to favorite came from behind
and won the handicap, at mile, in handy
style by length and a half from Lane
Allen. 10 to l shot. who after being shut
OF beat Quagga, 10 to 1, by a head. The
latter led until well into the stretch and
beat Arimo. 6 to 1. by small margin The
time was IA.
The finish of the last race. for maiden
two-year-old fillies and geldings. five and
a half furiongs. was very close Green B.
Morris Mystif1er. Is to /, got up in time
to win by a nose from Eddie Burke's
Miramer. 20 to l. who made the bulk of the
pace and beat Imitator, 8 to 1. by a head
John Sanford's Polly Watts. 2 to ia
vorite. was big disappointment Four
favo-ites were defeated. The crowd was
slim.
The Summarizes.
,de First race for all ages: six furlongs-Danoscara
sBsowH> ut to second J. g. Core. lls iMiner).
England. Bat Masterson. He Knows and iiockstone
also ran.
Second @ race selling purse. 500 added for three
yeafoidS ana up; one mfle-Sir Ralph 90 (Gold-
STEM; 81 to won: Tom Dolsn. loI tDagan). I to
third third nI,,a Time IL 90 - Smiling Tom Molesey So
Third race. $700 added, for two-year- -olds that
nave not won 81. 500 and not won at this meet
Ing: i've and one-ha1f furlongs-Relxether 100
Lowe). to 1. won: Biskra I04 (sandv1. s to i.
second: Sir Cleges, 100 (Dugan) even third. Time
LOS 4-5. z. s. whitaker. Sir Gaiahad' :Wm. n.
Lyon. Miss Angie. Frances Ray and Marengo also
ran.
Fourth race. the saranac handicap: purse 5000,
for three-year- -ods: one mile and an eighth-Vaib.
ll3 lMiller). to 5, won: Rio Grande 20 fShreye)
20 & to second: .: Don Enrique. lo2 tI1orce:l. to
Okenite and Lord Stanhope also ran.
FIJI Fifth race c. selling; handicap; 800 added: for
tKnapp). 2 to 1. won; Lane Allen. 1T ;Nicol). 8
to 1. second: Quagga, lot (Dugan). 10 TO /, third
Time. Ii. Arimo. Workman. D'Arkie, Poaues.
SIXTH race. $500 added; for two-year old maiden
hlies. and geldings to carry los pounds: Ave and
one-half furlongs-Mistifer. lOs tSandy), u to l.
won: Miritami. 1os (Finn). Is to l. second;
Imstor pnn. & ios Gowsl I to !: third; Time, LOS.
Prowler, Nanno Pontiac and Grasslands also ran