New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
gAND[CAPFOR PRETEND
added ST4RTER AHEAD.
Second Day of Rain Casts Damper
ON Enthusiasm at Spa.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribunel

INV Telegraph 10 The Tribune
e,.toga n. Y, AUG. H-More rain and more
III nretty well the tale or to-day's experience
nU' s.rstoea's racegoers. This, after yesterdays
-, was expected 10 mean the next thing to
- benches but the crowd that braved the trip
emu. .-.cl, Was really good under the conditions
" y, mort furnished was much better than had been
80 the fields being Of generous proportions.
- .one fair class among those contendng.
,,.,urary all longing for bright skies. 1t is
'.,zss that after the soaking the track has
- n will be the latter part of the week before
80 &c even a chance OF fast going Still. with
s,sbne 10 help out. things would brighten up
terislly
The Albany Handicap for two-year-olds. was
A., feature Of the days Offering. and II brought
-, q really creditable collection The weights
Ia been assigned I'm a way that brought a
-aas diversity OF opinion the merits of those
,hst ran. each Of the eight having following The
.arner turned up in Pretend. which was an added
..srter Until well into the homestretch IL looked
&c II scarpia might win. Then Pretend made his
ria and he had things pretty much his own way 20
che end Scarpa lasted long enough TO beet Busy
Cor the place. The latter. A slow beginner, closed
. big gap. and when later in the fall the two
r,ar-olds get TO going longer route he will be
heard from.
sam Hildreth and his friends were in high glee
s,ter the running Of the opening event. which was
won by Ffrestone which raced here last season IN
the colors Of Tom Williams. This colt was deve-
oned BY Sam Hndreth as a yesrling and raced for
time under his colors as a two-year-old In fact
that winter he was thought 10 be the best two
yesr-old in California. Williams who at that time
was getting together strong stable purchased him
for $1,000 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 sl.S0 II said to-day that the stable
commission $500 and that the odds secured
averaged close to Il 10 J.
Glennsdeane which was almost overlooked bv the
rank and file, won the second race. She has disap-
pointed her hackers many times that Il was no
surprise find a disposition 10 pass by her
chances.
Rubia Granda. anorher CASTOR from the stable ~
tom Williams. earned first honors during the AZ
tsnoon. She won the fifth race, after making all
The pace with an ease that would seem 10 indicate
thai she has come back 10 her best form
The closing event. which was for maidens went
70 Miss Popular, which, like F1restone, Pretend and
Rubs Granda raced in California all last winter
Harry Payne Whitney was a generous nominator
iT the stakes af 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
Is for hlles, he entered fourteen and for the Ira
fs Stakes OF 1911 his list showed eleven colts and
flies This would seem 20 indicate that he is Man
ming return 10 this country with his entire stable
James Gafinev is the man talked Of as the ,-o,
able purchaser Of Barleythorpe He IS willing ~
pay The price asked and fl is expected that the deal
VIII be completed Tomorrow. The only thing need
e % make tn sale to-day telegram from
ar zegler agreeing 70 the transfer
Loreie which generally consfdered -ba s,ox,
q MIS- LVingston's string, has gone anriss and
ueIe is little chance OF his getting TO the nost
sssH this year He viii probably be sent 70 the
iam al Rancocas. Arawsk another OF the Rood
ones IN the string, has been there for some tim.
ana no attempt viii be- made TO train him again
This year.
J Is reported here that J. f wIdener is diseou-
hetd WIN the doines OF his jumpers in France and
thsi thfy viii shortly he shipped 70 this country
WIN hops that they may recover from the trim IN
une 10 take part in some Of the late fall meetings
.n''nas Hitchcock, jr.. has purchased Mellownnint
Jumper
strong effort Is being made 10 arrange N have
=, majority ~ the yearling sales next season held
nee Inc idea is that horsenen from all narts Of
,ns country are here the time and that il Will
.s'e tendency toward more competition and an
Increase in prices
several OF the well known amateur riders have
tsnnso petition - the Coney Island Jockey Club
'Nhs thst the race for gentlemen riders AZ the
ING meeting he made selling handicap al 2 mile
'no half They say that II IL is run as a regular
- lae race i viii he the next thing 10 q gift for
. ''ah'e which has first mortgage on all the
,OS OF this sort. His young owner who rides
. nm enters him Al price that gives him a big
-, -. ~ ne weights ana what is more has an ad-
"se N knowing his horse. while the others are
T. I''so 70 take mounts that are strange 10 them
Ersnied VIII u"
Go me on Zephyr in the second race was
s. ming one. as he had the illy all over the
"soA il was explained when he returned IN ,be
- as ms eyes were nearly closed with mud
p-. E rl The track physician was called 10 re-
a, a bradley has decided 70 enter the ranks of
- o~hers Of steeplechas ers He has = tbree-vear
pm ms stable that Is 4 candidate for the Harbor
80 ~ belmont Park and the 'cross-country ex-
], A. n 40 mink the colt is above the ordinary
i'm loolhR the colt has been ridden several
a., oy The younger son OF James Butler. presi-
'ns Empire city Racing Association
Pm SARATOGA SUMMARIES
furbane, handicap; for all ages. $500 added SIX
Niunsy - H,9it poor. Won driving Tune iIsh
n Iiit5 ~ - ty Royal Plush II-Modreda owner