New-York tribune., 1910-08-23
COOCH BUYS DALMAT|AN |
EnqIishman to Make Jumper Out
of HiIdreth's ree-Year-0Id.
PRICE OF HORSE UNNAMED
Sum Paid Supposed To Be in
Neighborhood of Forty Thou
sand Dollars.
rRr Telegraph to The Tribune

cars+oea y Aug 22-The racing
furnished here this afternoon was not the
sort to enthuse over, and it was anticipated
in a way. for the attendance was the llght-
est Of the meeting. The only incident out
of the ordinary during the afternoon was
the sale of Dalmatian. by nearly every one
conceded to he the topnotcher of the sea-
sons three-vear-olds The buyer was G
w Gooch. an Englishman we'll known III
horse show circles He is supposed to
have come to this country to purchase
number of high class horses suitable tor
jumpers for Walter Winans, one OF Eng
lands best known turfmen. 1t Is hardly
possible that this colt is to be put 10
iurnping without at least season on the
fat. but the 'cross-country experts say he
is lust the type of horse that would make
a great chaser
Sam HiIdreth declined to name the sum
he received for the colt, and Mr. Gooch
was equally reticent. but putting the price
at $4,000 will come pretty close 70 the
figures on the check that paid for him. IL
this price is correct it is full value, conslo-
ering the condition of racing in this coun-
+rv. Rich stakes for old horses are rare
these days, and he should be much more
valuable in England than he would be IN
this country.
The Eassar. for three-year-od fllies,
was the one fixture of the programme
to-day, and it brought a rather de-
cisive victory for Cherryola. She was
badly outrun in the first SIX furlongs, Fol
lie Levy and Mexoana setting pace that
was killing to their own chances, but IN
the final drive Cherryola came along with
a rush that soon settled all doubts as to
a
in the final quarter, and she beat folIle
Levy for second honors CherryOla was
entered to be sold for S1.5o0, and it was
generally expected that it would cost her
owner something to retain her, but no Did
der appeared when she was offered
ChapulteDec won the first race, after
making all the running His Improvement
was as MAJ ked as was the loss of form
of some of the others, or perhaps 1t would
he better to say the Indifference or poor
judgment of the riders Of some of the rear
guard The track could not have been re-
sponsfble for all of the disappointments
for the footing was better than it has
been for several days. the mile being run
in $40
Prince Hampton won the hunters
steeplechase without any trouble Lynch'
who rode him, made it look much keener
struggle than it really was by keeping
back in company with Q. X. most of the
tourney. The latter is perfect jumper
and Donohue rode him well. 1t was simply
that Prince Hampton can Outrun him sam
Ball fell Neither horse nor Eder was
hurt
superstition Won the handicap at mile
and a furlong. He raced into the lead hal1
way down the backstretch. opened up a
"a on the turn for home and came to the
finish with d big lead.
Twenty two-year-uIds competed in the
closing event. It looked case of any
body's money. and that is what 1t proved
the result being in doubt until the last
corule of strides, when Ben Lasca shot
I'D and won hard ridden.
In the fifth race May Arnelia's rider was
pulled off in the scramble at the post just
as the barrier was sprung. She continued
on. riderless, and was almost on even
terms with Imitato- when the latter passed
the mark the winner.
The summary follows:
SARATOGA SUMMA RIES
Weather clear; track fast