The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
.KEENE'S HILARIOUS Wins
VOTER COLT TAKES $4,000
STAKES At SARATOGA.

and Bay0net, while the Chelsea etabl'
Puts Over n Wrestler and Astcr dor
SARATOGA. Aug. i.-James r. Keene scoret
a notable triumph here to-day when his COLT
Hilarious and Selectmen. coupled at Q TO 1
ran first and third respectively In the $40. o0'
United States Hotel Stakes. for two-year
Odds. six furlongs. Notter had the noun,
on Hilarious for the reason that the votel
colt is o hard y%oungster to ride. while shrevs
ney's Bobbin. by Meddlor, ruled the choict
at 0 to s. with John e. Madden's Edward
winner Of the Flash Stakes on Thursday
quoted at 4. the same price that ruled about
A, B. Spreckels's Torbellino.
When the field was sent way Bobbin,
Edward and Hilarious started of with a rush
and raced together for the first furlong.
Then Edward forged to the front n at the
quarter pole led by a length. with Bobbin the
same distance before Hilarious. The pace
was 30 hot that Edward weakened when he
got to the head Of the stretch. and Bobbin.
under vigorous handling by e. Dugan. took
command.
At the last furlone pole Bobbin led by Q
half q length. with Edward two and q half
lengths before Hilarious Then Notter got
busy and Hilarious. with plenty of reserve
power. passed his rivals and won easily by q
length and a half In las. Bobbin was doing
his best at the end. where he had a length
over Selectman. who closed q big gap In the
stretch and finished Q head in front Of Edward.
Torbellino quit early
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., won two races. the
Catskill Handicap. at seven furlongs. and
the Shillelah Steepleohase. at about two
and a half miles, His colors were carried
by Angelus in the Catskill and the Sand
bingham eelding, played down to 8, was
saddied by Madden. II. p. Whitney's West
bury, ii to S. led for nearly three quarters OF
g eas mile BY T t%o l.a AnsslH rs IN! Rove %s sPb snd h %oa
on well enough to take the place by half a
length from the Montpelier stables Alethsuo.
yeas Dreamer. s to 5. by q neck. Dreamer
s cult When Rssm0 MceaTHthKt S se1sI e the Whip; A xs.
There were only two starters In the Shillelah
,steeplechase. Bayonet, In. Mr.. Hitchcocks
fS,Srel rn,i Z &C. { pSSHi atl /. r %ssso oniy o y 6r g; E;
and finished with a margin Of dirty lengths il
The Chelsea Stable also won two races. with
The Wrestler and Aster dor. In the opening
went Wfessas for ) n e : sssos sssld dboIcs. one made %il al T tss
Crack Shot. 4 to i, closed rapidly through the
S lasi i %aeain e oSsr h aeo. g. II Hail. IT, Il, p' to !. T poils =
sesasrl part e q the S'S distance stan a CO. Sssfsnsd in the
..xster d'6r. 8 t.. 1. was by far the best in the
hfth race, for platers, at q mile. He went to
the front In the baokstretch and won gaii9ping
by three lengths in la; MT; Duryea's w hip
much gameness secured the place by half a
came from nowhere and finished a length
before Gowan. who was an equal fevorite With
half q mile and then died away.
quoted at 50 to !, won the last race. for two
year-olds, five and q half furlongs.. He was
"a. p isa. oi but came ne With = mi 4 great sad rush wan through Wi3S
in i0sss. r. R.. Hftchoock's Cef. II to s.
also OF slowly, ran g good race and took the
pss ,a b. two ~. len !, h..d drp ps,o Ason %l M,h - to !;
Midshipman Easy, 20 to /. who ran as II short.
]. W. Mays Patriot. Z to 2, had some early
speed, but exploded. Five favorites were de-
feated and schilling rode three winners. The
track was fast. The summaries.
FIRST RACE
and upward; $500 added; one mile:
ac Ws, end AZ. W. = Js sni, rr''ssi Fsr.
George e. ) Hail. A.. Ios IL BRUISED. 1o-i u =
Dolly speanker. 4. lSs z Rugsn... q
baskfa' fi .s G iai "i ee
orlando-Hanns Belle: owned By the chelsea
Stable; trained by p. N. Burch.
SECOND RACE
upward sH,r'di1 500 Ss sdded; sSoa. TWO miles and 3 sai sa'
esSsns,. 50 s." .'' q .Hskiassy. =. 81;
d. NICK Time as Ssi. - o"
Good start; won essiiy; Bayonet. br. g.. g. by
HandspringIvoltaItoi owned BY T. Hitchcock
THIRD RACE.
IIntfah 9taAea Hot<I QtahAa NJ a10 mr. far f~n.