Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
STAMINA IS DISQUALIFIED
JOCKEY DUGAN is FINED FOR
RECKLESS RIDING.
Half Sovereign outrun All the Way
In First Race-Obdurate Wins
Troy Handicap.

SARATOGA. n. Y. August Harry
Payne Whitney's three-year-oId filly
Stamina. the best mare of her age. finish
ed first in the race for the Alabama
stakes at the Saratoga track. but the
stewards. H. j. Morris. Walter S. Vos-
ourgh and Thomas H. Hitchcock. jr.. dis
qualified her. She fouled John Sanford
f1lly Mayfield and the stake was awarded
10 the latter Anonyma was placed sec
ond and Beckon third
The race was more Of fight between
jockeys than contest between horses.
AL nearly every stage of the mile and a
furiong there were crowding and rough
tactics. AT the head OF the stretch. when
Beckon. Mayfield and Stamina were rae
ing abreast. McCahey. on Beckon. de-
!iberately carried his opponents out. May
field was in the middle and was badly
damned and squeezed as Dugan tried to
keep Stamina from being carried to the
outer rail-
When Strengthened out for the run home
Mayf1eld and Stamina drew away from
Beckon. AS they passed the last furlohg
pole Dugan raised his whip and struck
Stamina. The f1lly swerved and pushed
Mayfield to the inner rail. Then Dusan
Strengthened his f1lly out, and under Wig
orous riding she drew away and finished
first by nearly two lengths.
When the horses had returned to the
scales Jockey Shilling, who had the
mount on Mayfield, failed to lodge COM
plant against Stamina, but in spite OF
Shilling's failure TO lodge an objection
the stewards after short discussion or
dered the Whitney filly's number taken
down. The stewards annOuncedthat they
had suspended Jockey Dugan for the re-
mainder of the meeting and had fined
him 800 for rough riding.
August Belmont's Half Sovereign, odds
on favOrite, got no part of the purse in
the handicap for three-year-olds. six fur
longs She was outrun all the way. Mr.
Sanford's Fort johnson, ; to 1, looked the
winner at the last furlong pole. but he
weakened under a drive, and Banyah, Il
to /. beat him length in 1.16. IL. T.
Whitney's Delirium, to l. was third,
after being the contender for half mile
ST. Nick, 5 to ., won the steeplechaSe at
about two miles, eased up. with five
lengths to spare in 4.33 rs. Banner, to
maker, to l, whose rider pulled up too
soon.
E. H. Hanna's Obdurate. backed down
to s, was i'm hand all the way, and won
the Troy selling stakes, for two-year-olds,
five and one-half furlongs, in gallop by
three lengths. Fore, = to l, had early
speed. and beat H. r. Brandt's Harrigan,
even money, a neck for the place. Har-
rigan ran a dead-looking race. The time
was ITO 2-5.
ing the fifth race for ee-year-olds, at
a mile. He went to the front when called
upon and came to the wire under wraps,
with two lengths over Crack Shot, 10 10 d.
Complete, 10 to /, was two lengths back.
Import, to l, led for half mile. Inc
time was minutes.
F. Hitchcock, jr.'s, Regal Royal, to =,
made all the pace in the last race, for
maiden three-year-olds, at a mile, ana
won easily by a length in LAT Id. Ten
under a poor. ride and beat Mr.. Sanford's
Frances Ray. 3 to =, half dozen
lengths for the place. Three 1avorites
won, and Shilling rode four winners and
second. Summaries:
First race handicap: three-year-olds SIX fur,
a > aas Fort Johnson shas
to 5 and / to !. second; Delirium. lv3 IL. Du-
gam, to 1, even and l to 8, third. Time l.ie.
second race, sieeplechase handicap: selling;
four year Odds and upward: about two milss-st
Nick. TO mckinney, to =, to and to .;
Ito to =. second; steeimaker. 1872 #: o'Brisn,. :
canvas Go an i'd champs anp f:S ysee also ran
Third race, the Troy; selling; two-year, Odds;
Ave and half saS 1 Fore it
. to i. 1 to and out, second; Harrisan, III
Notter even to n ana , S%t ra third li"e
Fourth race, the Alabama: three-year,old Ill,
Shilling. to 1. s to 5 and out. won; Anonyma.
lO6 ,NOtter). Z to >, to and out, second
Reckon l16 ,McCaheyl, 8 to I, . to l and out,
third Time, 2.Ol. stamina nnished first, but
was disqualified for fouling Mayfeld.
Fifth race selling: three year-olds and upw I'd
one and one-eighth miles-Zipango. 1U6 tShilling,.
to 5, to 3 and out. won; Crack Shot. -
,Sweet,. Is to =. to 10 and / to 1, second;
tomplete. 50 Uang, 10 to 1. 3 to and even,
third Time, zoo. Lally, D'Arkle and Import
also ran.
Regal Royal 1O7 tShillng,, to 5. to = and
out won: Tender and True, los tWolke,. 20 to l.
@ to 1 and to l. Second: Frances Ray. los
,Sweetl, = to ., to and to ,. third. Time.
LAT is. Punch and Florence Ii also ran.