The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-21
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GOOD TH|NGFOR
.WH|TNEY'S ENTRY
Rowe Shows Faster Colt Than
PennaOt-MontreSsor Wins
Mohawk Stake.

SARATOGA, n. ". Aug. oi.-The p.o-
gramme to-day. which promised so !
much in the way Of sport. was ma-red !
by the Wholesale scratching in .ae d!f- .
fsrent events. this being particularly
noticeable in the arst rase. where there
were eleven Withdrawals. due no doubt
to the fact that the whitney colt Pen.
nnnt was = starter. But three faced
the barrier IN the Military steeplechsse, !
bat they were an even up lot. C,enests
declined the issue In the feature event
OF the day. the Mohawk selling stakes
at a mile. the Wilson stable depending
on Montres0r instead.
The trial this morning shown By
the lately named voter-LIarpsichordI
colt Forum OF the Whitney stable has
blasted the hopes Of q good many
horsenren who had eligibles In the Fu-
turity. II IL conceded upon all sides
that he IN fennsnts superior. and, such
being the case. appears the probable
winner Of this two-year-old classic.
FIRST RACE.
Two.year-olds; five and a half fur
longs Time-l.Os 10. Pann,n,, los
(BoreD. I to Z and out. first; Orotund.
i0 (ButwelD. L to !. 8 to and even.
second: Ralph. les (steeleh 10 to I. .
to I and = to s. third. Nae loS. Spear
head l0S. stake and Cap lis. A-:uu a,ent
los and Uncle Nun los also ran.
Tho first race proved but q gallop
for the Whitney youngster. Pennant.
From a perfect start Orotund esrayed
TO cut out the pace with PennAnt q
length away ard Bac third. the balance
| OF he field In close order. Rounding
the upper turn Borel shot Pennant up
u the leader. they running head and
head for n stride or two. Entering the
home stretch the whitney YOUNG ster
bid ndcu to his f,eld and from there
on breezed to the end. his margin at
tho finish being five lengths in front Of
Oro,und. which was y length and half
in front Of Ralph. which finished third.
SECOND RACE.
Military Steeplschase: four-year.olds
and upward; about two milss.--Zagg
10 Lieut. Mii!ing). 6 TO 5 and out. first
<innelon, LIS (Lieut. LYMAN, : 20 II
and out, second. second; q. X. refused
and did not fin'sh. No ether starters
Time, ABB
The Military Steeplechase had bu
three starters and from start to I'm
ish Il Was a procession. HaEg jumps
, TO tho from. at the drop OF the IA,
and tho further they went the NOR
. no led. On the second trip around O
, X. refused to clear the Liverpool 4
. front Of the grand stand. and for tn
next ave minutes Lieut.. Alexander pre-
q vided amusement for those In TN
: stands In his efforts to force o. X. t
!. negotiate this obstacle. lie finally CAV
!. II up az u bad proposition.
THIRD RACE.
e Thc Mohawk Selling: three-ysar-o'd,
!. one mile Time. l3s. Montreror.
o u. McTaggarU. q to !, q to and on
l. first; Barnagat, lI3 H>oftus). 8 to ..
to 2 and out. second ScalYwaE. II
n Davics), s to 8. I to and out thlr'
* Briar Path. NJ. also ran.
al In the third race, the feature evei
N OF the afternoon. Montresor found l!tt
In trouble In winning. negotiating the mi
d In is When the break came Mo
90. tresor was permitted To fail along
hs front, Jockey Ward on Brlar Path beii
or content 10 watch and Walt for' al
us move that Barnegat, the iavori,
he might make. After q quarter OF a nj
on mad been run Lotus Oh the favori
Pr went after the leader. and his mo
being anticipated Ward immediate
=. shot BriAr Path alongside him and ca
m. rsd him for as far as she could 4
sh but when she retired BarnesAt was a
ed pareotly done for also. From the u
lth per turn home Montresor was in col
% ~ ala lon Nd inA