New-York tribune., 1908-08-06
KEENETAKESSPINAWAY
.ST4BLE Runs ONE, TWO.
Maskette Sets Ne5c Figures an W an
3 ning-Wedding Bells Second.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

e-,-ozs " V Aue 5-Maskette ana W euuAAe
Bells running in the name and coloFs oI .1 a of
Keene ran one two in the eighteenth renew renew 80 -
the -ich Spfnaway Stakes of $4,000 mere "-u"S
and by earning ss.5e0 brought the grano 'o'oi -
winnings for the season Of the Vlce-chalr lldii -
the Jockey Club up to sl7O.eOo, IN roCh" He
The race was for tNo-year-old miles, al nfe ~
one-balf furlongs and Maskette daughter Oh
Beturica- ran the distance IN l;Ve 80,
new track record. and. TO make her VlctorE 'le
more impressive won easily over TRACK una
while not heavy was bit dead from the rain OF
the early morning
ATaskette broke on her toes. and setting 1sst
mace. which took her the half in AZ 40 SECONDS
and TO the five furlongs in SO S-5 SECONDS oichS
raced !. E Widener's Wall Flower INTO supllls
sion In fact. her stable companion, Neodlng
reus which broke slowly and last away from
the ,osf was the only which could keep WITH
in striking distance in the run around the turn
ard into the stretch Once there hotter hao 10
do little more than hold his mount together 10
win as he pleased. but E Dugan had TO drive
Wedding Bells out 10 the place from John Z
Nadden's Lady Hubbard. which came from FAR
hack and closed resolutely in the last furlong
The old record for the distance was l-Vo' helo
Jointly by Ada Nay and Mediant-
John E. Madoen's Miss Kearney, which ran such
q good race behind Maskette Monday. proved a
disappointment, bJu appeared TO get an easy ride.
Miss Kearney. the daughter Of Edward hearney,
once president of the Saratoga Racing Association
sat a her nameSake run. but her
cuiet roofing proved OF no avail. James r. Keene
did not get up from New York 10 see his good FL
lies race. But he was represented by De Coursey
Forbes. who has Just returned from England
where ne went TO dispose Of consignment of year
lings for Mr. heene. E1e was delighted with the
performance of Maskette. and said. in speaking of
the sale abroad that the prices obtained were fair
" satisfactory. MasketIe is now talked OF as the
probable favorite the classic Futurfty. to be run
at Sheepshead Bay August %
John Sanford's Kennyetto galloped home an easy
winner Of the first race. but the victory cost her
owner Gear. She was entered be sold for N.eoo
but when offered at auction J. Jones, the onetme
Jockey. bid her UP $3.50. and when he stopped
Sam Doggett carried it along 10 $.Too before Mr.
Sanford could protect his good mare with the
usual s. advance AS the purse was worth only
sS75. the race cost Nj. Sanford S230- Tom Welsh
profted $50 by the transaction, his horse, The
Squire. ran second.
Just after Maskette the Spinaway tropical
shower drove everybody TO cover and converted the
track into a small rivulet. Orphan Lad, Helen
Harvey and Bonnie Bard proved themselves good
mudlarks by galoping home in their respective
races Bonnie Bard owned by ". J. Young. was
quoted the faIcy price Of 90 to the delight
OF the few who knew that he liked the going and
had been working well. Colonel White the even
money faVorite, was \ gTieVous disappointment in
this race.
Only two horses went the post in the Sara
1oga Steeplechase. but resulted d pretty
Bat fenced well and made all the running. but the
consistent Jimmy Lane wore him down in the last
sixteenth. and won in hard drive by length
SARATOGA SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-selli1g; three-year-olds upward;
SsOo added Seven furlongs. start good. Won easily