New-York tribune., 1908-07-30
FAIRLY FULL
LID NOT CLAMPED DOWN.
Good Crosed Likely to Watch and
Bet on TzUo Stakes To-day.
Etv rslegrarh to The Tribune. !

Saratoga N Y July 29-There is more life in
this village tonight than there has been since last
August, hundreds of persons have arrived to-day
to be on hand for the opening of the midsummer
meeting of the Saratoga Racing Association to-
morrow The streets were fairly alive tonight
with horsemen and their friends, and the chlef
question discussed to what course the DIS
trict Attorney and Sheriff of Saratoga County
would take to enforce the new Agnew-Hart laws
prohibiting bookmaking at the racetrack.
There appears to be a general feeling that no
effort will be made to arrest persons ihdulging IN
oral betting conducted at the tracks arouhd
New York and if this proves to be the case the
meeting gives promise of being highly successful
as the best horses in training are at the track 10
start for the several rich stakes Whlch were hoI
declared off.
It was said tonight that the Sheriff had sworn
In twenty or thirty deputy sheriffs to aid him in
seeing that the law is observed to the letter ana
it was said further that the police force OF the
village none big under ordinary circumstances
would be reinforced by number of detectives
The officials of the Saratoga Racing Association
say that they will do everything In their power 10
aid the police authorities in seeing that the law IS
not violated under the Interpretation of the new
statute by Justice Bischoff, who ruled that oral
betting and the payment of wagers were not illegal
Judging by the crowd here tonight which, whiie
not quite big usual is OF fair proportions
the attendance tomorrow will not fall far snort
of that of previous years. The hotel people are
complaining but this might be expected under the
circumstances.
The Saratoga Racing Association has offered an
attractive programme for the first days sport
and the track Itself looked in better condi-
tion everything being spick and span and ready
for the bugler to call horses to the post for the
first race.
The Flash Stakes of 5000 and the Saratoga
Handicap the features of the card Some OF
the best youngsters in training have been named
for the Flash which is race for two-y -year-ods at
five and a half furlongs, strong field Is also
named for the Saratoga Handicap. at one mile ana
a quarter in spite of the fact that its value this
year is $780, against $4,000 a year ago. Ihe
field is made up OF such good horses as Runhhg
Water Dandelion~ Bedouin and Far West
McCarter won the race last year in 2:O5 3-5, while
other winners include Dandelion, Caughnawaga
Lord of the Vale Waterboy. Francesca and Rock
ton.
The entries for Tomorrow in full follow
FIRST RAcE-selIng: for Olds and upward;
SsmS sa9e adoe'' DIX iui VIZ Name VT.
A1sfssSo 5qsGeiss fs SHALLOW ThiR TGg Glance
Easton sSaSuo Woodcraft "a
Please ..................104I
DE- and upward: s45o added. About two miles 900
fseImaFer S,sebsr i55 .snyas .sacandasa iSG
THIRD RAcE-THE FL FLASH sII, of seOoO for tw0-year-
Bon HGmme P5afRsh P5afeaI
satssmsn i25 FgI5mer Fg5nG9qt Night
Edward Strike I12
seectman .115 Sandptper .112
FOURTH RAcE-THE SARATOGA HANDICAP. of
$1,000; for three year olds and upward One and
one-quarter miles
Flip Flap III Bedouin lo3
Dandelion no Far West loZ
James. ITO Ilanoscara 1OO
Mohawk II. .110j Monfort .loo
Running Water. ....-....1O6i
FIFTH RACE-seling: for hree-year- and upward:
$500 added. One mile
Zpango .1O6I Ocean 101
D'Arkle -1O3i Sanguine 80
Wrestler 102l Complete 80
Tenancy by Courtesy. 1902
SIXTH RACE-For maidens years old: s4O0 added.
Five and a half furongs.
Moorish King St Fasenay. 112
Hilarious Hoffman .l12
Madman 1l2i Clef lo9
112t Constellation 100
Duncraggan .112 Yankee Daughter .109
Footpad ................112l
sApnrentice Allowance