New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
BIC SALE Of YEARL|NGS
R. T. Wilson. Jr.. Shows Conf
denCe in Future of Turf.
HANDICAP FOR MELlSANDE
Horizon Confirms Previous VIC
tory Over Five Aces in the
Venus Stakes.

r. T. Wilson, jr. president of the Saratoga
Racing Association, showed his confidence
in the future of thoroughbred racing In
this state yesterday by purchasing twenty
vearIings from John E. Madden. The
Youngsters are a royalty bred lot, which
have been reared and nurtured at Hamburg
Place. in Kentucky, Mr. Madden's breeding
farm The terms of the sale were private
hut it was said on good authority tnat
the consideration involved between S2o,"N
and $4,000.
wear ago Mr. Wilson practically bought
out the product of Hamburg Place. 1nclud-
ing some twenty-five yearlings, for *5Uooo'
and felt so we'll satisfied with the pur-
chase that he decided to try again
Naushon is the best of this lot shown
to date but Onager and two or three otn-
ers have proved useful while the clockers
tell about one or two which have been held
in reserve that can be counted on 10 hold
their own when they go to the post
James R. Keene's Me1isande ran one OF
the fastest six furlongs of the meeting al
the Empire City track yesterday when
she turned the distance in the handicap IN
11I4-5 She might easily have equalled
the track record of II If driven out. as she
was hardly more than galloping through
the stretch to win as her rider pleased
She was saddled by S. W. STREET., as Jimmy
Rowe is in Saratoga with uost OF the
keene horses.
Chapultepec, which had been away for a
long time, since June 10, 1909, to be exact
had been working well. and ran an excel
lent race He followed the pace closely
for FIVE furlongs. and. while firing as II
he needed a race to tighten him up, hung
on long enough to save the place from the
fast closing Guy Fisher. 1t looked as II
Lang took things rather easily on the lat
ter until all too late. He also crowded
Huck badly on the turn. a fact which die
not escape the eyes of the stewards. who
called the boy before them and warned
him to be more careful in the future.
Rocky O'Brien had no excuses. James
MacManus, his owner, thought he could
win If he did not sulk. and the precauttor
was taken of leading him to the post Afte1
acting badly with most of the others al
the post which led TO the breaking of the
barrier. he broke we'll. and was in a good
nosition in the run up the backstretch and
around the turn. only to tire in the last
furlong without any signs of sulking.
r F. Carman's Horizon confirmed hel
victory over Five Aces in the Distaff Stakes
of July 9 by defeating the Disguise f1lly
again in the Venus Stakes of 5000 yes
terday They met at exactly the same
weights and Horizon won even more easily
after a head-and-head struggle around the
turn.
| Five Aces reared and fell over sidewist
at the barrier, which may have had some
| effect on her running. Garner was no
| injured. Horizon also acted badly. as she
invariably does. being possessed of a vile
! temper.
Even Shilling cannot win on a bad horse
and so Miami. red hot tip. proved himself
| to be in the fifth race. The boy did hi:
part by placing the gelding In a good po
sition for six furlongs, but after that Miam
| stopped.
| Shilling accepted only four mounts yes
terday, and held up his percentage by rid
ing two winners-Stare and Horizon.