New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
MAY BUY F|Tz HERBERT
Clarence H. MaCkay Negotiating
for Purchase of Horse.
OWNER FIXES BIG PRICE
s. C. Hildreth Said to Demand
$4,000 for Son of Ethel
bert-Morganatlc.
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90 e,rinrs y y Aug. 1e.-Ciar-
s,ce II. Mackay. who maintains pIeeu-
,,- rarr,, in Kentucky and has louilo
100 market for his Meddler yeariinss III
! I-nplsna. is said to be negotiating lor 'ie
,,,,rr1ase OF Fitz Herbert. which IS seher-
.ilS- rated as one Of the best hofses ever
,ra5 and raced in this country. . I. f1li-
,5re+1, who owns the great son OF Ethel-
tert-Atorranatic. has fixed the price al So''-
mo and while he was mum on the question
.4 tho track here to-day, il was learned
on GOOD authority that the sale was pend
sing
Mr. fIiIdretF sold F1tz Herbert TO john
Y Madden last winter for price Sa1d 10
q he S,Ao ooa. hut bought him back during the
,xrrin- meeting al Belmont Park at an an-
vance Of S5elo. EtheIbcTt. the sire of RITZ
Herbert. is now standing in France ana
O. Is understood that Mr. Msckay IS piaH-
ming 10 shin Fitz Herbert abroad ellhef
50 France Or England. TO stand at the mead
Of ? breeding farm which The may eSlap-
sish in one country or the other
Ftz Herbert was beaten in only one race
last vear and has started only TWICE thIS
season. winning both times After his VIC
1ory IN tic Brooklyn Handicap. in which
he defeated Olambaia among others ne
developed A slight cough, SO that It was
,7aressarv 10 throw linn out Of training
lie is now at his best again. judging ny
his trials I'm the morning, but in the two
races in which he was carded at this meet
5uC the track Was SO heavy that MI III
drnfh kept him In the barn
The racing here to-day was interesting
> from end II end. although the track was
III had condition from the recent rain.
a
short suspension and rode three winners
shannon. Restisouche and Firestone, the
latter two in the colors of s. e TIildreth
lie failed by = short head TO make it four
straight. as Montgomery was beaten the
width Of hand in the fourth race after
closing what hooked like an almost impos-
siblp gap.
As a matter or fact slight accident
s,ost Mont tgonery the purse, and Mr. Hill
trcth his old campaigner. as the horse was
claimed after the race by Pat Dunno for
& .s5e In going by the stand the first time
Nfortcomerv stepped on soft spot and al
most went TO his knees. Before Shilling
could get him back in his stride the son OF
Pessara nas a fun fifteen lengths behind
she pacenlakers.
Shilling drew his whip approaching The
made up the lost ground, hut just failed 20
get rp. ard Betlcview. which suddenly came
-a life. won by a short head. Shilling was
80 tired that he was forced to stop whip
ping in the closing strides, which also
counted against the horse The boy could
hardly stand straight when lie dismounted,
from sheer exhaustion, and to add to his
troubles he was kicked While unSadding
g,.,3 -, Ia. bcr-,asE 8, : 10 raa51o.1
Rastigouche showed remarkable game
ness in winning the Schenectady stakes. at
one mile. lie WAS jumped on by some
other horse during the running and cut in
I'VE or six places. one cash Just above the
hook being SO deep that it was wonder the
. tendon was not severed. In spite OF this,
hoRever the horse closed resolutely in the
stretch and won going away.
The colors Of Elliott {. Cowdin uere car
Ficd to victory for the first time this year
when Swannanoa. quoted at a fancy price,
beat n big field in the last race
Rob r. probably was the best horse in the
fourth race. won by T'1restone. but Lang,
after keeping him in the heavy going. in
the run up the hackstretch. made such a
wide turn for home that the colt lost a
5uH three lengths. and was beaten head
Tor the place by Tasteful, which also suf-
1ered from poor handling
s. =. Hildrcth, VINO lost Woodcraft out
OF q selling race two or three days ago,
lought him back to-day from S. F. Hyman
al a slight advance.
r. T. Wilson. jr.'s. Naushon is the favor
Ste here tonight for the Saratoga Special,
she sporting stakes of the year. which will
Ice run tomorrow. Seven races are on the
programme, including one for the Army
Service cup in which ten horses have been
named TO start They viii he ridden by Of
1loers III the regular army, OF whom fifteen
o. twenty are on hand To accept mounts.
The historic Traccrs Stakes is also caTded.
IN which the horsemen are looking for 5. <.
1iildreth's Dalmatian To turn the tables on
ocean Bound which beat the son of Ethel
f,eft at Sheepshead Bay.
5 &. Hildreth. August Belmont. r. 7.
Asllscn, jr, and Others viii race at James
;oun 1his fall. following the meeting at
Timiico A steeplechase course has been
built which will proIong the season for the
Jumpers
The summaries follow:
SARATOGA SUMMARIES.
Weather clear track hcaty-
FIRST RACE-e=IlinE. for two year old FLIES
and seldirgs; S4"e added. Five and d half