New-York tribune., 1908-08-11
WHITNEY C0L0RS LEAD
C1PTURES THREE RACES.
Rogal Tourist Beats Dandelion, the
FGrorite, Easily.
IBy Telegraph = The Tribune. !

Saratoga. n. Y Aug. I0-After winning only two
races in the first nine DAYS Of the local meeting.
horses owned by Harry Payne Whitney swept half
the card this afternoon in the easiest possible
fashion. His winners were Sea Cliff in the Adj
Tondack Handicap; Royal Tourist in the handicap
ct mile and Jersey Lightning. in the seven fur
long dash, for Tnaidens. with which the programme
ended Sea Cliff and Jersey Lightning We're public
choices for their races. the former being coupled
with Sandpiper. but Royal Tourist held as
second choice in his event favoritism going 10
Thomas Hitchcock jr.'s classy but apparently
whimsical Dandelion
The day a profitable for followers OF
public form. four favortes and two second choices
getting home in front. The close adherence to
form was rather surprising. the condition Of
the track a matter of doubt throughout the
afternoon.
The going neither fast slow. although the
dust was flying freely In not one race was even
time registered, and the dead footing must have
had effect on some of the runners To this was
attributed the disappointing performance by Dan
delion. but the probability is that with age the
Hamburg horse is learning TO be cunning He was
held ct 10 for his race. but did not extend
himself at any stage, and was beaten OF in the
last mile. Notter. 1 whom Joyaer intrusts his
mounts during the Of DusaH's suspension,
rode the three Whitney winners, but had no other
mounts in the afternoon. No "ne doubted that
Dugan could have obtained equally good results.
but the fact generally commented on around
the track that the stables i4Ck had changed with
Dugan's suspension. four Of its i've victories hav-
ing been registered since the contract rider was
put the ground for rough work with Stamina
The selling steeplechase brought about OF the
most remarkable happenings ever seen in a cross
country race IL the East. and that il not at
tended by serious accident purely matter
Of luck SHOEMAKER Of the three starters.
made bobble over the first fence throwing David
out Of the saddle The boy chung 10 his
mounts neck and while in that perilous position
the horse took the following obstacle Davidson re-
tanning his hold until Steelmaker landed when he
fell clear and without injury 1t a curious
incidence that. in The colors and over the
same jump. BOadwee sustained the injuries that
resulted in his death Saturday night. In run
ming rderless through the field after he had thrown
Davidson. Steelmaker came in contact with the
fence, and was so badly injured that he had be
destroyed.
The steeplechase by @. r. Tompknss
St Nick. literally in a walk After steemaker fell
Canvas the only remaining opponent. jumped well
for about mile, when St Nick went 70 the front
and opened up such a gap that in the run through
the stretch, Mckinney eased him completely. and
he walked over the winning line 1t Tomp
kins's third cross country success at the meeting
St Nick having won once before and Jimmy Lane
once
Dugan circulated q subscription list in the pad
dock before the races for the benefit of Foadwees
family and inside Of an hour secured nearly 500
He expects to run the amount tc over 81 .00 Boad-
wees body was sent 10 his home in Mississippi on
IN early train this morning.
Books OF the Empire City meeting were dfstrff-
uted to-day. and horsemen are delighted a. the
hberality shown by James Butler and his associ-
ates- More than $4,000 viii be distributed in the
twelve days Of racing twice as much as al Brigh-
ten Beach The Empire City Handicap alone will
cost the association nearly S11.eo9
SARATOGA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-SeIling. fo- rNo-sear-ods which ts,,a
run and not won ar tins meeting: ss00 added Fi,-e
aEd g hslf furiongs starr good driving Time
:SsSs- Winner blk. c. by Colonel Wheeler-Preiu-
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