New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-02
"YAPS" FOR RACING
AT SARATOGA SPRINGS
Rank Outsider Wins Chase
When Bill Andrews Falls
at Liverpool.
SURPRISING IN DEFEAT
Goes Down Before Bradley,
Choice, for Which an Offer
OF $4,000 Is Refused
by His Owner.

teen thousand lovers of racing and bo,,
Gay seekers turned out 10 enjoy the l,,,
day Of the thoroughbred race meet,,,
here this afternoon. Every city town
village and hamlet in this part OF ~.
state was represented, and regret va,
heard on all sides that the end had com.
II was a wonderful day. and the six race,
every one Of them stabbornly contested
were run over a fast track
Lieutenant Kark Bradford, L. s.
captured the steeplechase with his ,umpe,
Zagg, the rank outsider, while Schuyls,
L. Parsons. president Of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, whose colors are new to ths
turf, won the last with Tranid
The steeplechase promised to be one Of
the best 'cross-country races Of the meet.
ing. but the falling of Bill Andrews and
the Indifferent performance OF Buckthorn
marred II to some extent. The other two
starters were Maltbie and Son Of the
Wind. ard everything save Zagg seemed
to be fancied by the big crowd, and even
Zagg had some friends in the paddock
Bill Andrews, fencing perfectly, led the
first turn of the field, with Zagg and Son
of the Wind well up, and the other two
Buckthorn and Maltbie. trailing a long
way back. Buckthorn. ordinarily clever
fencer. Jumped clumsily through the frort
stretch and bothered Maltbie consider.
ably. In the first turn he carried Mathis
a long way out, and after that interter.
ence the jumping OF Maltbie was bad
Bill Andrews came TO grief at the
liverpool in front of the clubhouse the
last time around. He took of too far
and landed on top of the jump. When he
fell he rolled over oscar Fan and
stunned that daring young rider, but did
not upset any of the other horses.
Zagg then took up the running, and
While Maltbie was pulling out TO AVOID
Fain he stole away into a lead OF ten or
fifteen lengths Maltbie made UP some
ground on the backstretch. but Zags won
an easy victory in fair time, while Son
of the Wind brought up third. Buck.
thorn was bad last.
Tranid's victory came in a dash at FIVE
and a half furlongs for two-year-old fl.
lies and geldings which had not won more
than once. Briggs Brother. from the stable
of Z. r. Bradley. was the hottest kind OF
a tip. There was demand also for Hura-
kan and Tranid. The latter showed ten.
per at the barrier and was away badly
but Tommy McTaggart quickly rushed her
up 10 the leaders, and she took command
on the far turn. TO hold il TO the finish.
Hurakan gave her battle through the
homestretch and she won only by head
Briggs Brother. after beginning slowly
found his legs in the stretch and got up
in time 10 take show money.
The other two year-old race, handicap
at seven ft.rlongs, was won by Mr.. Brad
ley's home bred gelding Bradley's CHOICE
a winner earlier in the meeting. His op'
ponents OF note were Surprising, Gamer
Superintendent, Punch Bowl, kalpn'
Spear Head Uncle Nun and Stake ana
Can. and after Punch Bowl had showA
the way for about a quarter OF miIs
Bradleys Choice made play and swung
into the homestretch with Surprising
hanging to his TANKS.
The drive from the last corner "as
fierce. and Bradley's Choice had 70 90 ths
best he could 10 win in l:2o The hshu!
weighted Ralph came up on the ihs'''
and earned show money.
Richard +. Carman was compensate'
for the defeat OF Surprising by the victory
at one mile and a quarter Of q. NJ MlIlel'
This was a handicap for three-yesr-o'u'
and over, and there were seven runners,
Cock o. the Walk, Reybourn. Jawbone ano
Donald Macdonald having been scratcne'
early.
FIamma, lightly weighted. was the pace
maker for upward of a mile. with ba.hs'
cat in the contending position out "hen
the Hastings flly weakened rounding 'h'
far turn q. NJ. Miller and Mission cams
with a rush and Miller beat August per
mont's mare without difficulty. Barnesat
ploddlng steadily along. brought up thi'-
The opening dash. handicap AT thres
quarters OF mile for three-year-oldss H'
over, attracted some first rate sprhIas
and the winner turned up in IA. ~ 3
lenbeck's Housemaid. She was We"
Thought of. and after leading Shack!e'Oa
a dogs life for half mile, she Wv
gained Hester Prynne in the stretch
win by head.
DR.. Duenner won the selling hand'eA.
for Samuel Ross, of Washington "lthV.'
great difficulty. He stopped water "e"s.
and Belamour at the end of ive-eisnlH'
of A mile and came on easily III Wv
stretch. -,
Thomas Hitchcock said this afteEh0O.
that An effort would be made to lnc'eS"
all purses next year.
COLT nI11R