New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-25
CHOICES LOSE AT SPA
LONG SHOTS IN FRONT.
NimbuS Runs Fast Nile and Comes
Close to Record for Track.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. A-These closing days of
the meeting are bringing troublesome times for the
shrewdest Of the handicappers. Big fields Of even
calibre. with lot Of riders of about one grade,
seems TO be the solution. II Is good racing, as
good If not better than any that has been fur
nished all year. with few complaints other than
the difficulty in picking winners.
Horses against which odds more than liberal
were obtainabe nearly swept the card to-day, Just
one Of the six winners being anything like de-
cded choice This Nimbus which MAX
ing his first appearance after good freshening
up, and he showed what certainly one of the
best races of his career. He went the mile in 3S
fiat and this without being hurried at any stage
OF the journey Had he been pushed, there is
little question but that ne would have equaed the
track record which is 1851 3-5. made by Delhi five
years ago. Several trainers timed the unoffi-
cially much faster. One expert made 1t 1877 1-5.
There was another good mark made during the
afternoon. when The Wrestler covered n mile and
a furlong in 1851 4-5 The record for this distance
is 1:51 2-5. made by Advance Guard in 1892. The
Wrestler was entered to be sold for $500 and when
offered after the finish bid Up by II. c. Bed
well, whose horse Hans had finished second. TO
$1,000. at which figure he became his owner. De-
Quoting his share of the run-up money and the
500 credited to him for running second the horse
cost Bedwell only $50 This looks like the bargain
Of the in selling races despite the stories that
the horse is cripple and is hard to keep ht He
wins races, and that Is more than some OF the
sound ones DO, and in the hands of Mr.. Bedwell he
may be among the top-notchers. On his showing
to-day few of the cracks have anything on him
either as to speed staying. BedweI lost Hans
in the same race, ]. S. Ward claiming him for A
Weber, who was represented by Console. The
claiming price S1.O4O. which looks full value
and little more.
Cherryola beat a good lot in the two-year-old
handicap in decisive fashion The disappointments
of the race were Herkimer. which seems to have
gone off completely. and The Fad. which was tried
without blinkers. The change OF equipment, IN
place Of being improvement. seemed to induce
the colts slowness.
Prince Ahmed won the seven-flrlong handicap
from a good string of sprinters. He had more
early speed than usual, and simply away from
the Others in the last quarter. Simcoe came very
fast in the final drive, and beat Dreamer for the
place hOnors
Sir John Johnson was started again. which was
little surprising after his wOful exhibition yes
terday. 1t was a of history repeating itself,
for he showed none of the great speed that he is
famous for and trailed with the tail-enders all the
way. His starting was against the wishes of his
trainer, but his owner Frank Nolan, argued that
this is the only place he gets chance 10 attend
the racing and he wants his horses to run where
he can see them II they injured he is at
fault. and he is willing stand for all cOnse-
quences
Mahon who was injured in yesterdays steeple-
chase, was greatly improved to-day. and 1t is now
thought that he will recover. His father, who was
sent for last night found his condition so hope
full during the afternoon that he left for home this
evening. Mike DAILY, who has had charge of the
boy since. a lightweight, he began exercising
says that if he RECEIVERS so that he can ride
again his work will be confined the fiat entirely
Woodtord Clay announced to-day that his FLY
Ocean Bound would not b. a starter in the
Futurity The FLY is still suffering from the lame
ness which has been bothering her since the early
summer meetings.
Sucker, which was being pointed for the Futur-
Ity by John h. Madden. was sold to-day to Fred
erck Johnson The price is said to be 5000 Mad
den shipped his horses to Sheepshead Bay tonight
lie did not win a here. which is the first time
'nat thls has happened here in the many years
that he has been racing at the track
SARATOGA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Handicap; for two-yearo s5OO sdaaI
live and half furlOngs. start good. Won ceyerIy
Cherry. j IreIap