New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-16
CROWDED FIELDS RULE
Few Horses Scratched in Races
at Saratoga Springs.
MARTINEZ SHOWS FORM
Wins Decisive Victory Over
Cherryola in Montauk
Selling Stakes.
TBr telegraph TO The Tribune

Saratoga Springs, AUG big fields
ruled in the fiat races here to-day and
this is pretty certain to be the tale for
the opportunities reduced. as they will be
by the close-doun of the season in Sep
temher. there is such thing as laying
by for future chances Horses which at
their own class now go shooting at the
moon and the result is starters in num-
hers that do not help the racing On the
contrary. they really in the way of the
contenders- Fortunately, the cases of
rough riding here are few and far between
but there is no chance to avoid a lot Of
the result
The track uas in better shape to-day
than il has been since the showers of last
week: still II is long way from being At
for records. The Montauk Selling Stakes
for three-year-olds. the one fixture of the
days card, was won by Martinez running
IN the name of Preston Burch who has
been training the colt for the Chelsea
Stable since he was purchased last sum
mer- Ernest La Montague, the owner of
the Chelsea Stable. has been i'll and has
not been able TO visit the tracks much this
summer; only the other day he decided
TO dispose Of his string. His representative
came here with price for the entire lot,
anG Burch was quick to take over this
colt and Taboo. If he bought them for
himself he has a bargain. for TO-DAY
Martinez was in rare good form, beating
q, creditable hsd in decisive style, with
Cherryola second and Chief kee, the
reputed Canadian crack, third. The win
ner's share of the purse was $3.50.
Blackfoot. which will be F. r. Hitch
cocks representative in the Futurity. won
his race to-day from big field, but it is
a question just how good the lot was that
finished behind him. for the conditions
called for non-winners of more than one
race. He deserves some credit above what
the mere fact that he won by a small
margin would indicate, for he had very
rough trip: in fact, this was one of the
few races where some of the interference
looked as if it might have been avoided.
The steeplechase went to Black Bridge
which looked far the best OF those that
ran. He fenced very poorly the hrst turn
of the field then got steady and won py
big margin, with old Thistledaie IN the
place. many lengths in front of another
veteran, i IiS iStACA tNN'~o -
lame. and later in the afternoon 1t was
reported that he had broken down. Black
Bridge vas limping badly when he went
off to his stable, and Paprika, which threw
his rider, was also lame.
Fouie Levy won the handicap for mares
beating a real good lot. AS rule TINS
miss makes the pace, but to-day she came
from behind in the final quarter OF the
struggle and held her own in a drive with
Nelisande which was thought to outclass
her
The hunts committee has appointed the
following 10 offciate as stewards at meet
tngs to be run under the auspices of the
committee this fall: Charles Phzer, Mill
brook hunt. Washington Hollow, \. Y,
September 8: Joseph ". Burden, Berkshire
hunt. Lee, Mass, September Il; A j. A
Devereu1, meet Of J. E Widener, Eihlns
Park. Penn October S. A. j. A. Devereux,
Rose Tree hunt, Media, Penn, October 13-
Is: H. s Page, meet of August Belmont,
Babylon, Long Island, October y; H. S.
Page. Great Neck Racing Association,
Great Neck. Long Island, November D;
Charles Pfizer. meet of ". G. BrokaW,
Great Neck, Long Island. November S;
Fletcher Harper, United Hunts Racing AS
ISOLATION. Belmont Park Terminal Novem-
Der S-12
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