New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
RACING Of HIGH GLASS;
Crowd Sees Excellent Sport on
Course at Spa.
HlLDRETH's HORSES STARS
Novelty Gets Revenge on Man.
shon in Saratoga Special and
Daimatian Wins Travers.
~ Telesraph 70 The Tribune. J


fairly revealed in the best days racing OF
the year or many years for that matter at
the track here to-day. The sport was in
tensely interesting and inrigorating from
enc 10 end OF : most attractive program NINE
as was clearly attested by the roar which
greeted the various finishes, and particular
II the one for the officers Army service
Gun when Major William N Roberts, OF
For4 Thomas Kentucky. rode his own
horse Sequence to victory after marc
drive with Mata bon. owned and RIDDEN oF
his owner Lieutenant c. n Rockwell OF
the Washington Barracks District OF Co
iur1lhis-
The race was married by an accident,
which. fortunately did not result seriously
Nav Lee crossed her legs and fell approach
ing the far turn. and Lieutenant ". J.
scott. of Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, who
ha6 .be mount was picked up IN an uncon-
scfotss condition. He revived quickly. how
ever and while taken to the hospital in
ambulance was able TO see his friends in
the evening. No bones Were broken, but he
was badly bruised as mis- horse rolled over
him.
Another accident in the last race in
which the amateur riders had the mounts
caused much uneasiness for a moment
FauItIess and Kentucky Beau fell rounding
the far turn. but Elliot Cowdin. ID, and a.
Davis. who had the mounts escaped with
nothing serious than a shaking up
Both walked across the infetd. to the relief
OF the crowd as if it were quite out of the
ordinary to face instant death.
5. c. Hil6reth carried off the Hons share
OF the honors of the day with the help of
Novelty, Dalnatian and Shilling. Novelty
won the Saratoga Special, the sporting
stakes Of the year, in way to mark him
dangerous for the FutuTity. beating the
leading candidates from the stables OF
James R Keene, August Belmont and R
T. Wilson, jr., while Dalmatian ga!loped
TO easy victory in the Travers Stakes. which
had its first running far back in 1864. The
Special had a net value of $4,000 and the
Travers was worth $1,000, that Mr. Hill
dreth cleaned up $4,000 to say nothing OF
the gold cup, valued at $500, part Of the
spoils in the Special, which he quickly sent
10 HIS VIE on the clubhouse balcony
The vi..age swarnled with visitors from
far ard near. The trains and trolley cars
came ir .oaded with persons seeking a
davis outing. Albany. Schenectady, Am
sra-raI71 -Slens Falls and most of the sur
pounding owns were represented. and, or
lC5l-se. eyerybody, or most everybody, was
attracted by a programme of seven races
s- re track which has rarely if ever been
eetalie7 ere For two hours before the
aI ~ r=rn Union avenue was alive with
anton stirae and every imaginable kind of
--E NO horse vehicles. For the day at
lea-+ All ne old gIories of Saratoga Springs
bad rl--ned-
TIRE y-aather gods were in happy mood
and 80. ingly served up their choicest va
---- e the ffty-seven offered in the last
rze weeks. The sun was warm without
sei-z hof and the air was bracing without
ing cool. The clubhouse balcony and the
.ouz. roOTny grandstand were packed and
damned as never before, and those VINO
could not find seats overfowed on the lawn
standing room was actually at premium
and the enthusiasm over the keen struggles
knew no bounds
one could not help but think that racing
had come back 10 its own, and it was hard
Ia realize that the premature end Of the
season was only a little more than two
weeks OF
socie-,- WIS wall represented in the club
house boxes and many well known men OF
affairs. including James r keene and Au-
gust Belmont, We're present
Seven horses. all thoroughbreds, went to
M the post in the race for the Army service
III up the officers riding in service uniforms
Major Roberts got Sequence off in a for
ward position and led all the way, rolng
. smooth. even hnish and saving ground
n the rail over every foot Of the one-mlIe
Quincy As a matter of fact every morse IN
he race finished on the rail- while all the
officers showed skill in riding The cup,
valued al so which must be won twice for
permanent possession. was presented 10
Major Roberts in the stewards stand after
the race. while silver cups were given TO
lieutenant Rockwell and Lieutenant era
ham VINO finished second and third, re-
specuvely.
Novelty's -ictory in the Saratoga Special
was 2 stunning surprise. r L WILSON, il
Naushon beat him easily in the United
States Hotel Stakes on "Wednesday, when
conceding eight pounds, that on paper ne
did not seem to have chance to turn Inc
tables at even weights. The uncertainty
of racing. however, was well illustrated, as
Novelty with Shilling UP better horse
than Novelty with Archibald up and the
son OF Kingstcn-Curiosity. after racing
James R Keene's Iron Mask into subnis-
sion at TIE turn for home. came away 10
win easily by a sca1t two lengths.
Naushon was a pronounced favorite, and
his defeat was disappointing He was slow
20 settle In his stride, and so badly outrun
Ia the first half mile that he was some six
lengths behind the pacemakers. He closed
e big zap and fought on resolutely, but
IVES beaten & head for the place by Iron
Mask, an added starter.
John Hunter, the dean of racing who
helped lay out the old track here in 1868
snd who won the first Travers in 1864 pre-
sided IN the stewards stand during the
running of the special His many friends
IN the clubhouse applauded vigorously as
he climbed the stairs TO the stand as his
oIetinae familiar figure has not been seen
much OF late, and he is greatly loved by
racing men. Mr.. Hunter was chairman of
the ole board of controllers. and played q
prominent part in the history of the turf
IN this state.
Daimatian took up 129 pounds and fairly
rolled home in the race for the historic
Trsvers of $500. The good son Of Ethel
bert set the seal on his greatness in such an
impressive way that few will ever question
his right and title 20 the charnpionsl;in
among the three-year-olds
Shilling rode a clever patient race "
ing SO far off the pace, however. in the
early part that his followers besa. n
worry. The feet footed Ocean Bound
which beat Dslnlatian at Sheepshead Raw
forced the pace, with Lovetie and Ismpton
Court in close attendance The first named
two found the journey too far, and when
they began TO tire Dalnatian. after running
ZIP strongly around the turn carae away 10
wiz as he Pleased by several Jenotbs