The sun., 1908-08-14
GOSSIP or TIE RACETRACK
TAME SPORT FOR THE REGU-
LARS At SARATOGA.
:;xpected Move on Empire city Does Not
Develop -steeplechasinB Dsappoint-
Ing to the End-Madden Explains
Great Success with Two-iear.Olds.

Great Success with Two.Year.Olds.
s.pArooA. Aug. Is.-The visiting element.
,yhich was generously represented to-day.
nay have found the racing interesting. but
O the regulars the sport was decidedly tame.
he finishes lacking anything like the spirit
hat has been the rule here.
The expected move on Empire City has
filled to develop. Some few will journey
own tomorrow night to be on hand for
'aturday's opening, but a big majority OF
tne crowd will remain here to the end. The
,orses are all ready for shipment, good
imber will leave here on special train
ia Saturday, which will go direct to the
onkers track. Some real good ones will
In the consignment. which assures far
etter grade Of racing than was furnished
'Gst year.
To-day's steeplechase was by long odds
g most unsatisfactory OF the meeting.
ne starters were Ramrod and Paddy, the
tier a balfbreed, and they managed to
It to the finish after both had refused at
"a Liverpools. Since the meeting opened
tne steeplechases have been run, and In the
inc the total number OF starters has been
yenty-six. In four but two came to the
ost. Three were three horse affairs. In
ne four came to the post. and the record
ras made the seventh day Of the meeting.
hen O Geld OF five was seen. In the nine
I ices fourteen different horses were shown.
aich tells OF the repeating that was done.
he feld IL one Of the best In the country
I'd the management has always been ex-
emely liberal In inducements for Jumpers.
Some horses were shipped here and used
e field to gallop In. but not in races. Others
, ,nply remained In New York waiting for the
,1pire meeting to be run at Brighton. Now
I 1t Yonkers ia to be the scene Of action there
IL not be any jumping races during the
inpire meeting. II steeplechasing is to con-
i.aue new owners Of broader calibre must
Q brought into the game.
When Miss Kearney won the closing event
to-day. beating good lot in runaway fashion.
or owner. John e. Madden. turned to some
I lends who were seated In his box and said:
hat makes twenty-five two-year-olds from
/. . farm that have won this season. This is a
.eat record and old timers say has never been
eaten. Some Of those that breed for the
los ring may have scored as often. but that
Is quite different proposition from racing
Madden was asked to-day how II was that
. ear after year his young horses are in such
lood form here. His answer was: Long
80 learned that young horses hi up fast
iere and keep them busy from the time
zach here until leave. To 20 easy with
raem means to have them below their best
ark. They must be kept busy either in
,rk or races II you want to win.
Miss Kearney. to-day's winner. Is FLY
5oye the ordinary. She made her debut
ere and ran close second to Maskette, and
ute some comment was made at the time
rat Schilling's finish was not overvigorous
few days later the two met In the Spinaway
.,sakes, Maskette winning. with Miss Kearney
,urth, This race was discounted some on
ccount Of the track. which was slow but
,-tiay she made good all that has been ella lined
~ her, winning In a gallop. Miss Kear-
sy, daughter of the late Edward Kearney,
one time president OF the Saratoga Racing
ssooiation. for whom the filly was named. ].
ratched the race from box In the grand
md and was loyal to her namesake, winning
snug sum on the result.
John Sanford denied to-day the story sent
,ut Yesterday that at dinner given by Fran
lis Bishop on Tuesday night he had criticised
ne ectsJa Of 80 many leading turfmen send-
ing or planning 10 send their horses abroad
What ne did say was that this Is the time
FOR all to be loyal and keep rac cing at the very
highest standard until IL is reesta blished, as
he believes II will be. He spoke in the high
,st terms Of August Belmont. chairman Of the
Jockey Club. and said that 1t ives wrong to
blsme him for staying abroad during these
days of strife. He said Mr.. Belmont has
worked long and faithfully for the turf and
really needs the vacation he is taking.
Purslanes victory to-day was hardly
profitable one for his owner. J. z. Seagram.
bid In by his trainer. Barry Littlefeld. for
si00s This means 1t cost s5o5 to retain the
colt. Just $50 more than his share OF the purse.
The bidder was C. Z. Rowe. who was repre- =
sented in the race by Sam Rice.
Algernon Daingerfeld, assistant secretary
Of the Jockey Club, left here this morning for
New York. He will be at the Empire City
rack tomorrow to look after licenses. regis
,rations OF colors. &c.. for the horscmen that
have come on from the West.
Robert Cooper. the brother OF Montgomery.
was beaten of to-day. much to the disgust Of
his owner. Fred Forsythe. This colt any
morning when the track is good will step of
q mile close to lao and will outrun Dorante.
whois star at any distance from furong up.
but when asked to do It under silk the cheap
est selling platers will beat him. At the farm
he has half brother by Oddfellow. who will
make amends for all Rober Cooper's dlsap-
pointments
Musgrave was delighted with his victory on
Pursiane. He has been in poor form here, and
this was his first mount for his new employer.
J. z. Seagram. He goes from here to ride on
the Canadian circuit.
George C. Bennett OF Memphis was at the
track to-day. 1t is his first appearance In
the East this year. Formerly he has raced
an extensive string all over the country, but
with agitation at different points against
racing he sold out and has been devoting his
attention to other interests.
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