New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
HERK|MER SHOWS FORM
PLAYS with Field in Race for
Three Year-OIds at Saratoga.
LEAH PROVES EASY WINNER
Filly Captures Kentucky Stakes
in Runaway Contest, with
Room to Spare.
IN .re,.-r.nr 70 The Tribune !

Saratoga n Y. Aug. s.-IIerNmer,
three ysar-oId son OF Chuctanunda -Auries-
Vile carrying the coIcrs OF John Sanford
won the fifth race here to-day. greatly 70
tre delight of the horne" delesa ton In
this part OF the state it IS thought that TO
stable shelters better horses and racing mas
no better friends than the turfnan ana MS
father from Amsterdam. They breed their
own horses, never race until the meeting
here opens and when bad seasons come
take defeat with the best OF COCO nature
reasoning that their material was not s'od
enough and making a resolution 10 coHie
back another year with something better
To-day-s winner showed fair form last
summer as a two-year -old-in tact, al one
time as thought to be pretty close 10 the
topnotcher-but he failed to make good,
and went into winter quarters win on'y ore
victorJ to his credit. To-day ne shV"ed
all the promise that he held fo-th al Ills
best, for ne beat a really good lot. and. what
| IS more, came pretty close to making a
show of them
He broke fast raced clear OF the others
. III the first hundred yards and with the
exception of challenge from Rosseaux on
, the home turn. simply played WITH the neid
10 the end running the seven furiongs N
:2s Is. fast time for the track The DIS
appointment Of this race was the running
of kingship. but it will not do to pass him
/ UP on this one showing. He appeared 10
sulk all the way. at no stage showing an
thing like the speed that he does IN MS
work.
The Kentucky Stakes, for tNo-year-old
FLIES, was another race of the runaway
order. the Newcastle Stables representa-
tive Leah. leading from end TO end and
winning with lot to spare. Gold Of Ophir
came from long way back and took sec
ond honors from Helen Bsrbee.
Ivan Fox master Of foyhounds of the
Rose Tree Hunt, near Philadelphia came
up for the day 70 see hts jumper. Jesuit.
ma Ike bid for the steepIechase
Il won carfare and little more with
the purse" said Mr.. Fox, but the best
reward 70 me IS that I have a young
horse that ] think will prove useful in
really good company later on
Jesuit is trained by Harry Stone who
has been rated among our best cross
country riders for several years back and
before that rode as amateur. Hender-
son had his collarbone broken in the race
by a fall with Hylda. The mare was in
front coming 70 the liverpool the back
3
badly hit the brush with her knees, and
turned complete somersault. Barnock
Bob came along little later and fell over
the mare and Henderson. In the general
confusion Henderson hit the ground, and
he was fortunate 10 escape as he did
Palmer who was on Bannock Bob. was
not hurt, beyond 2 shaking UP.
Captain z. r Csssatt, who has quite a
reputation for furnishing surprises at the
track here contributed one when Medal
lion won the closing event. as the colt was
| al but forsaken by those who make cal
/ culations as TO results: and yet he should
! have been considered A factor. He ran
the opening day of the meeting and
| finished fourth in better company than
| he meeting to-day He was entered
| to be sold for $500 but when offered after
! the race no bid was made and he went
/ back to his old quarters 1t is only a
! little over year ago that Captain cas-
satt paid $1,000 for this colt He has been
that he is better just now than at any
time In his career.
! Eagle Bird, generally considered one OF
/ the best yedr-olGS thai have been rae
| ing in Canada, won the opening race viii
a vim that would stamp her useful sor'
! Of miss She IS Texas owned and Texas
/ bred being by Macy-Deer Bird. Helene
! bad actor. She unseated her rider at the
post. and her antics were anything but
( helpful 10 her chances: still she made up 4
| lot of ground and finished close fourth
/ If she will mend her ways il will take q
real good one to beat her.