New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-27
LAMONTAGNE HORSES WIN
Sportsman Captures Two Races
at Saratoga Springs.
LOSES THIRD BY A HEAD
Scsrpia and Martinez Victorious,
While Singer Noses Out
Gauntlet.
rev Telegraph to The Tribune

SARATOGA Springs. X. Y. Aug 2S.-herry
Ia Hfonteene failed by q short head to win
half the card at the track here to-day
Gauntlet. after forcing most Of the pace
was beaten by the width OF hand in the
<-s+ race. but Scarpis and Martinez raced
- ,-i-ro-- N the colcrs Of the popular
s-o--sT,7al IN the second and third races
respectively. Shilling, who. by the way, had
p good dsy, with record Of TWO winners
snd three second horses 10 his credit. was
blamed by some for the defeat Of Gauntlet
IN not using his whip in the closing strides,
when the colt was stopping. The boy rode
10 orders. however, and was doing his best
- nurse his mount home, as, according to
Billy RarricB. the trainer, one cut Of the
whip would have invited sure defeat,
whereas there was a bare chance thar he
would last Il not driven out. As 1t was
Singer. closing strongly. got UP IN The last
stride 70 earn the purse
Scarp.a outran himself in winning the
second race. He wore DantielG, the early
Tacenaker. do7n at the turn for home ana
came away rather cleverly under good
landing by Shilling. George Odom $ toilis
levy. the quoted favoT1re a. odds on Was
.n ? sUIkv mood. as III TWO or three races
81 Yonkers. and took no part IN me
struggle She broke with her neld as The
barrier was released. but after two or three
strides Dropred herself and refused 10 take
another step. in spite Of all knapp couid
90 Under Inc circumstances Il vas not
Surprising that the stewards ruled that her
entry in overnight races he refused for The
remainder OF the meeting. The same rul-
ing Was mace a the Empire City track
after she had refused 10 leave the barrier
In TWO races
Mary Davis won the Amsterdam Selling
Stakes. O. S1.ofa. a a mile. Estep, who had
Tho mount. laid of The pace for six fur
lon1z and showed the utmost confidence
from end 70 end. The mare was so good
that ,ll= box did not have TO make move,
and slc fairly =aUoped over Restigouche in
The last sixteenth TO win easily by
length Nimbus ran well enough 10 indi-
CAFE that Die VIII be hard 10 beat the
,lez- tine TIC goes To the post.
MARITIME rolled home IL handicap Of
one mile running the distance in the fast
time Of IS which is only two-ffths OF d
second behind the track record established
fr DeIhi in 1871 The good three-year-old
was our-1u Tor SIX 1UrIonEs, but quickly
rushed into q commanding lead when Davis
Ier him down FIrtstOue had all the worst
If M, weights but ran kindly. and thanks
10 Shlhug's strong finish, beat Barley
thorpe q head for the place Car looked
like 2 sure winner at the turn for home,
hur .le hung badly in the last furlong-
Shtifnc's second victory came IL the NTH
race He had the mount on ;. - Hldre1h's
1o-rnak. and his clever handling counted III
7be colts favor over the seven-furlcnE jour
Yav- August Belmont's Sand Hill, which
,an so well with older horses few Gays
ago failed utterly 10 run up TO the promise
OF that race
EStep and King were suSpeioed IoiII oeE9
each for disturbance at the post Il was
-bo. SECOND. suspension within week Tor me
e,-,7,e~ who. in his anxiety 10 get away II
: good position. seemed disposed 10 oVersleP
the hounds
2. T. Wilson, 5r-'s, olamhala is the favor
SIC here tonight Tor the Saratoga Cup o.
one mile and three-QUarters, which VIII ue
deof5e5 tomorrow The Rensselaer, hahoi-
can Of $4,000 elso Is on the programme "i'1'
G Hildreth's Novelty al top weight
An effort is being made TO arI7iise
,-is,ion meeting 10 be held at the 'racA
here early in September
The summaries follow
SARATOGA SUMMARIES.
weather clear: track fast
yt--yezzT-olGS.