Evening star., 1907-08-19
GOOD SPORT At
SARATOGA TRACK
Meeting Is Half Over, With At
tractNe Features on the
Card for This Week.

track. near Ionkers. running in opposition,
but. all things considered, the daily at
tendance has been remarkably good It
was freely admitted Saturday that the
meeting near New York had hurt. but to
what extent will not be definitely an
neunced until the state racing commission
makes its annual report. The most cap
tious critic cannot find any fault with the
racing. however. The best horses in traiu-
ing have been seen with coiors up. form
has been we'll maintained and there has
been an absence OF the rough and foul
riding which marred some Of the earlier
meetings.
1t begins to look as If James r Keene
had mortgage on the rich Futurity, which
will be worth close to $4,000 this year.
Colin IS in class by himself among the
two-year-olds. and nothing but an accident
IS likely to prevent his placing that rich
prize to the credit Of the vice chairman
OF the Jockey Club. It comes to few men
to own a horse like the great son Of
Commando-PastoreIIa, and If nothing hap
pens to prevent his filing his engagements
ne Will earn place among the iilustrous
few which have won 100000 or over, and
In his first season on the turf. too-a rare
distinction. Colin rs big horse. but SO
we'll proporttened that he looks smaller
than he really IS. His action Is well
nigh perfect. and his smooth, easy way Of
running Is a pleasure to see. Comparisons
are odfous as rule, but 1t certainly looks
DIS IL He were Detter imam commando, bet
ter than SysOnby. better than Peter Pan
an consequently Dne Of the greatest
horses ever bred and raced in this coun-
try.
Poor Steeplechase Course.
The steeplechasing at the present meet
ing has hardly been up to the standard
and for the reason that the course Is too
hard. Owners and trainers are afraid to
send their jumpers to the post. as the
baked turf Is harder than a board floor
and there Is danger OF a horse breaking
down A heavy shower would improve
the going materially.
The OutlCSk Is particularly bright for
some more high-class sport this week. The
feast will come Saturday. when the Bever-
wyck steeplechase. with $500 added; the
United States Hotel stakes of 10000 and
the Saratoga cup. Of s.. 800 Will be decided
Colin Is not eligible for the United States
but good field is sure to go to the post,
as among those which may start are Au-
gust Belmont's Fair Play. which won the
Flash stakes; Fred Buriew's Chapultepec,
Frank Farrell's Jim Gaffney. which ran
such good race against Colin last We'd
stakes Saturday; J.E. Madden's Meelick
II. K. Knapp's Ben Fleet and r. 7. Wilson,
1r. Beaucoup which ran Colin to a head
at Belmont Park last spring. James R.
tried Peter Ounce, Incognito or Resti-
gouche. Smoker Ia also eligible. He was
30 badly fnterfered with in the Grand Union
Hotel stakes that Radtke came back to the
paddock with his boot almost torn of.
The Saratoga cup IL at Wef8ht for age at
one mile and six furienxs. 1t was first run
In 1855. and among the recent winners are
Sir Dixon. Advance Guard, Africander. Be-
dame, Caughnawaga and Go Between
Among the horses eligible this year and
likely to go to the pest are Neaion. Ballot,
Running Water. Cairngorm. GaIlavant.
Frank Gill and Yankee Girl. Peter Pan.
md AOcO nfoa -,
ment for the time being. while Charles Ed
ward was not named when the entries
closed. Montgomery Is looking at his best
but Frank Brown is giving him rest and
freshening up for the fall campaign, when
he will be hard horse to beat over dis
tance OF ground. Frank Gill came out Of
his last race SO well that the railbirds
point to him az the probable winner OF the
cup, with Ballot as his most dangerous op-
ponent.
Kentucky Stakes Today.
The Kentucky stakes, for two-year-oId
FLIES. is the feature today. while the Mer-
chants and Citizens handicap Of $4,000, at
attraction Tuesday. McCarter. which
won the Saratoga handicap. will probably
have Superman. Dandelion, Gallavant and
CairngOrm to beat, while there is a chance
that Electioneer. which has been working
we'll. may go to the post also.
two-year- -olds is the fixture Wednesday,
for which no fewer than 100 youngsters are
eligible. including some of the best in train
ing. The Seneca. a selling stakes for three
year-oIds. at six furiengs is down for de-
cfsion Thursday, while two handicaps will
make up for the absence OF any fixture
Friday
The death Of Good and Plenty robs the
turf of the greatest jumper. perhaps, ever
raced in this country. The big son of
Rossington ran second in his first start
through the field in 1904 and then did not
meet defeat until this year, winning In the
meantime some of the most coveted steeple
chase stakes. He wound up his long and
victorious career by winning a race at
Brighton Beach July 30. He was more
or less unsound for two years. and his
breaking down was only question OF time
Sixty-four two -year-olds are still eligible
for the Futurity to be run August 81. the
opening day of the fall meeting Of the
Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead
Bay. Not more than fourteen horses are
likely to go to the post if Colin starts. The
probable starters and the weights they must
carry follow: