New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-28
POOR CARD AT THE PA
MEDALLION RUNS WE'LL.
Captain Cassatt's High Priced Colt
Beats Herkimer IN Opening Race.
by r.Iezrsph to The Trlbur..1


Saratoga. N Y, Aug. 27.-There was no chancs
TO become enthusiastic the racing here to-day
PROMISES were ordinary, and for this reason
of those who ;ourneyed TO the track made the trip
with any idea OF high class sport. In all candor
1t can be said that developments in no way ex-
ceeded expectations The fields lacked class. the
finish In nearly every tame and the win
ners turned up from the unexpected division in a
way that set the form players thinking. The at
tendance was surprisingly good considering the at
fractions and the fact that a great majority OF
the visitors have started for home.
Those who have remained for the wind-up to-
morrow will be well repaid The card is grand
one in every way. IL includes the Beverwyck
Steeplechase. and the best in training are in IL:
the Grand Union Hotel Stakes. for two-year-olds.
and the Saratoga Cup, in which a field of Ave will
compete. at mile and three-qnarters. These hxt-
ures. with three overnight events. will go 20 make
a great closing for most successful meeting
Captain f. b. CassaIt was delighted with Me-
dalliOn's victory in the opening race He paid big
price for the colt this spring and been running
him against the top nOtchers with poor success
To-day he dropped back among the second raters
and won with comparative ease. There IL no ques-
ton that the colt has improved here. and IL may
be that he will make good OF the promises
held out by his early racing. Herkimer. the IA
vOrite, ran poor race after boiling at the turn
out Of the backstretch. This colt is a great dis
appointment TO his owner. When he first here
i: was thought that he was a star.
Spellbound. which has been generally rated
mudlark exclusively. won his race. to the delight
OF faithful few. He pulled up lame and Is likely
TO be on the easy bit for time 70 come. A
claim of foul lodged against him. and IT ala
look as If he had bothered Miss Alert all through
the last furlong, but the stewards. after hearing
the complaint OF Martin. allowed the result to
stand McCarthy's handling of Queen Marguerite
in this race was far from satisfactory TO many
racegOers he sat bolt upright all down the back
stretch, while his mare striving her hardest
for her head The only possible excuse for him was
that he was in pretty tight quarters.
r. F. Carman won the third event with Achieve.
and this is the first he has won since ne came
from California in the spring The brea king OF the
long spell Of i'll luck brought further success for
later in the afternoon Acrobat another of his
string. scored He was very confident In both
cases and is said to have won handsomely
The Sanford stable also came in for a little be-
lated luck. as the closing event. which was for
maidens went to Vanden. with TurIey which tho
Westerners rated good thing in the place
The mile and furlong handicap dwindled down
20 two horse affair. NOrbitt and Seismic being the
only starters. The latter was highly thought OF by
his trainer. Barry Littehed. but was beaten de-
eisively after leading part of the way on suffer-
Rocky O'Brien will not be a starter in the En-,
turity on Monday unless his owner succeeds in
getting a capable jockey. Powers was to have rid
den him. but the boy has been suspended.
Musgrave mas been engaged to pilot CANTERBURY
and this colt Is now regarded dangerous. His
final fast work for the was yesterday morning,
He went the hrst furlong IN II 20 the auarter in
%. three furongs IN 81 To- the half mile in a. "a
tive furlongs in 80 2-5. and was pulled up for tho
six furlongs in 1141-5. Had he been pushed there
is no question that the time would have been close
to LIP
SARATOGA SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-Hsn Han for ewo-ysarolds: $500 addd