New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
CHOICES WIN AT SPA.
LAYERS LOSE HE4VILY.
NC Core Wins the Seneca-MHk
anthony III Disqualified.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

c,-,+ora y. I, Aug. 22-Ihe well balanced
-.r-.r,,rne and the ideal summer weather at
80 The biggest midweek crowd Of the meet
the racetrack here to-day. The grand
.~d looked like a huge fiowerbed from the in
90 and the whole scene was suggestive Of a
a. Garden party. Three favorites and two well
sos second choices won, and the sport was
-,,va,ed by driving finishes, which called forth
- ,nzronted show Of enthusiasm. The dis
notification OF Mark Anthony ii, sfter winning
~ srst race and the victory of ]. c. Core,
.acb came from far back to win the Seneca
e.ates were the chief incidents Of the day.
2 Carnaan bought Mark Anthony II at pri-
-.,e sale from ". J. Young before the first race
.,a tried 10 win him out by backing him from
so : 10 3 to 1. The horse forced the pace,
&,,. srerved badly in the stretch and inter
,e-ed with Sir Toddington that the stewards
sustained Henry's claim Of foul and placed Sir
yroddington first Security second and East End
,s,rd. Mark Anthony II was probably best
hyt Swain could not keep him straight in the
stretch. He ran into the rail at the last furlons
,cs and then, swerving out fouled Sir Todding-
,on. which was closing strong on the outside.
The latter seemed TO suIk when interfered with.
sn6 Mark Anthony II came away TO win by two
lengths
Sir Toddinston was backed from s TO 2 TO to
\ and his many followers counted themselves
:ungv when the numbers Were changed The
action Of the stewards was generally COM
nended.
! c. Core was the favorite for the Seneca
Stakes and he going away from August
selmont's Don Enrique. but not before those
who had bet on him had counted their money
lost He was badly outrun in the first quarter,
but moved up strong rounding the turn and
anally caught Don Enrique inside the last six
,ernth pole Botanist and The Wrestler gave II
M In the stretch so that Aletheuo managed to
earn third money.
Three horses started in the steeplechase and
Two fell, that Rocket the favorite, won
bloodless victory. Sandalwood came to grief
early In the race, but Rocket and Garrett made
pretty fight TO the last jump. first and then
de other showing the way Garrett firing,
however, and fell at the last hedge and Rocket
cantered home Ray remounted Garrett. and
the crowd clapped and cheered uproariously as
be finished. Heider got bad shaking up when
sandalwood blun6ered.
r F. Carrllan got some consolation for the
Disqualification Of Mark Anthony II when his
two-year-oId FLY Martha Jane, at a lucrative
price, got up in time 20 beat Thomas Calhoun g
head in the third race Boas. good thing,
snd Queens Souvenir, the favorite. had ex-
cuse for defeat
Ziensp and Clare Russell fought ii out stride
for stride through the last half mile Of the fifth
race, and E. Dugan, Diminishing Lowe, got the
CORNER home by the width Of a hand. Seawall,
the only other starter backed from TO 1 to
4to l. vas beaten off Miss Delaney was grad
uated from the maiden class in the last race
after wearing down c. J. Celia, the early pace
maker. IN the stretch. ]. Corrigan has bought
scsnop from the Newcastle Stable at private
terms
SARATOGA SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-selIug: for three-yea--ods and upward;
furlongE. Start good Won driving Time
oune- L Muligan-