New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
HAND[CAPFOR PRETEND
t,DDED STARTER AHEAD.
Second Day of Rain Casts Damper
ON Enthusiasm at Spa.
nv telegraph to The tribune

rrv The Tribune
,oea n Y Aus. l7-More rain and more
,.,,,, well the tale Of to-dat's experience
nUO eratoea's racegoers. This, after yesterday s
iol = mas expected 10 mean the next thing to
k"o. h.rches but the crowd that braved the trip
~. track was really good under the conditions
". s,ort furnished was much better than had been
a the fields being of generous proportions.
- come fair class among those contending.
,,.,rrsuy all sre longing for bright skies. 1t is
I,,sd that after the soaking the track has re-
80 IL will be the latter part Of the week before
- &c even a chance OF fast going. STILL with
sn,,e 10 help out things would brighten up ma
tsrisIly.
~. tsature Of the days Offering and II brought
-, q really creditahle collection. The weights
sss been assigned IN way that brought a
"a. diversity OF opinion 10 the merits of those
,hst ran each Of the eight having following. The
inner turned up in Pretend. which added
.tsrter Until well into the homestretch IL looked
~ scarpa might win. Then Pretend made his
sas and he had things pretty much his own way 20
che end Scarpia lasted long enough to beet Busy
,or the Mace The latter slow beginner, closed
, big gap. and when later in the fan the two
,,ar-olds get TO going a longer he will be
heard from.
Sam Hndreth and his friends were in high rlee
srer the running Of the opening event, which was
won by Ffrestone, which raced here last season in
she colors Of Tom Williams. This colt was deveI-
oped by sam Hildreth yesrlng and raced for
a time under his coors as two-year-old. In fact
.hst winter he was thought TO be the best two
vear-old in California Williams who AT that time
was getting together strong stable purchased him
for $4,000 and raced him East and West with fair
success until this winter. when he retired as an
owner and Hildreth bought him at the dispersal
sale for s.Sal II was said to-day that the stable
commission $500 and that the odds secured
averaged close 70 Il TO J.
Glennsdsane which was almost overlooked by the
rank and file, won the second race. She has disap-
pointed her hackers many times that Il was no
surprise TO find a disposition 10 pass by her
chances.
Rubia Grands. another CASTOR from the sta be 81
Tom Williams. earned first honors during the af-
isnoOn- She won the fifth race. after making all
the pace, with ease that would seem 10 indicate
thar she has come back to her best form
The closing event. which was for naidens went
70 Miss Popular, which, like Flrestone Pretend and
Rubs Granda. raced in California all last winter
Harry Payne Whitney was a generous nominator
for the stakes al the Saratoga Association which
closed yesterday IN the United States Hotel Stakes
Of 1910 he named twelve. for the Grand Union Hotel
Stakes the same number, for the Spinaway which
for FLIES. he entered fourteen and for the Ira
Tes Stakes OF 1911 his list showed eleven colts and
flies This would seem 10 indicate that he is Man
rng return 10 this country with his entire stable
1rer the close Of his present campaign in England
James Gahne" is the man talked OF as the proh-
abe purchase Of Barleythorpe. He IS willing 20
pay Inc price asked and II is expected that the deal
VII be completed tomorrow. The only thing need
I'd 70 make the sale to-day was telegram rro,,
Ar zegler agreeing 10 the transfer
Loreue which was generally considered the hest
81 Ms. Lvingstons string, has gone anrss and
mere j. little chance Of his getting to the post
sgah this year. He win probably be sent 10 the
farm at Rancocas. Arswak another OF the good
SIR has he,
sns no attempt viii be made 10 train him again
this year.
y rs reported here that J. r. widener is discour-
ego win The doings of his jumpers in France and
ma Nfs Wi shortly he shipped this country
win hope that they may recover from the trim in
uhe TO take part in some of the late fail meetings
.honas Hitchcock. jr. has purchased Mellowunint
ZION Frederick Johnson and will school him as a
Jumper
suong effort IL being made 20 arrange 70 have
,ne majority n the yearlng sales next season held
mere The idea is that horsemen from ali parts Of
,ns country are here the time and that il VIII
,set tendency toward more competition and an
Increase in prices
S'eisl o. The well known amateur riders have
n-u pefno1 N the Coney Island Jockey Club
s INST me race for gentlemen riders at the
1"'S h"%'ing he made selling handicap az mile
sho hsh They saw that II Z, Is run as a regular
ING race II viii he the next Thing 10 gif, for
quo Sfanae. which has = first mortgage On all the
u thls sort His young owner who rides
ehters MIN ~ a price that gives him a big
- ~ 'ne weights. ana. what is more has IN ad-
49, N knowing his horse while the others are
p''ea N take mounts thar are strange 10 them
Fsnted VIII oe
noe on Zephyr in the second race was a
ioohing one. he had the hlly all over the
- u was explained when he returned 70 the
IS ms eyes were nearly closed with mud
49,. Fsia' The track physician was called 10 re-
g. bradley has decided 10 enter the ranks of
"a HsfS ~ sieeplechasers. He has 4 three-year-
M /" ms stable that Is = candidate for the Harbor
-, ~ heinoni Park. and the 'cross-oountry ex-
seem 10 think the colt Is above the ordinary
,,n.- hoolng the colt has been ridden several
a.. "y me younger son Of James Butler presi-
"' Oi NE Empire city Racing Association.
nm SARATOGA SUMMARIZES
farlone, lisnaicap: for all ages. 500 added six
Ntrre Nlafi poor. Won driving Tgne r.l6L
= Iig ,r . hy Royal Flush III-Modreda Owner