Evening star., 1914-08-23
REGRET Wins AGAIN
Whitney's Great TWo-Year-
Old First Home.
HAS NEVER BEEN BEATEN
Star Gaze Captures Merchants and
Citizens Handicap in Good
Style.
Special Dispatch to The STAR.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
SARATOGA. y. Y. August 22.-Re
gret. Harry Payne Whitney's two-year-
old, was winner in the Hopeful stakes
at Saratoga this afternoon. The stake
was worth just $3.50 to the winner
and it MADE the score of the handsome
two-year old miss perfect. for in her
only other two efforts she was victor,
in the Saratoga Special and the San
ford Memorial
1t was a real holiday card that was
offered and a big holiday crowd was
on hand. The weather conditions were
perfect, but the track was heavy from
recent rains and was particularly
trying one over which to race.
There were eleven went to the post
for the Hopeful and there were two
added starters. Kilkenny Boy and An
drew NJ After some delay at the post
the field was sent away to good
break
Notter. who had the mount on Re-
gret, had the filly away in a good posi-
ton. but she could not keep step
through the early stages under her
heavy impost of 127 pounds over the
heavy track and she raced about the
middle of the bunch There was little
change in these positions until the
stretch was reached, where Notter
moved with Regret on the outside. The
Whitney flly had long. hard chase,
but she was equal to the task and she
gradually wore down the lightly
weighted Trojan. Then, just when she
had him beaten. Andrew NJ. came with
a mighty rush and the daughter of
right to the end to win by head.
A second feature of the afternoon
was the Merchants and Citizens han
dicap of mile and ee-sixteenths,
and it went to Herbert l.. Pratt's Star
Gaze an added starter. Old Lahore
was the one to race to the place. while
San Vega. from the stable of X. ].
Mackenzie, the Canadian sportsman,
was third.
The steeplechase of the afternoon was
another New York victory, when David
Stevenson's Syosset was a handy win
ner over Wildship and Meadowsweet.
in this race Little Hugh. while well in
the lead on the>last turn of the field.
fell The riders injuries were not OF
a serious nature.
There was another accident in the
last race of the day. when River King.
from the Oak Ridge stable of Thomas
Fortune Ryan. fell with Jockey Nc
Cahey. Fortunately he, too, escaped
injury.
Hocnir from the Beverwyck stable.
was winner of the opening siX-fur
long dash. and the other race of the
day, a mile selling handicap, went to
ISdI TdTT ILAecutOT.
The Summaries.
First race. for three year olds: handicap: six
furlongs-Hocnir. 115 Buxton. Il to s. 3 to
and out, won Holiday. 90 Ryan. to 2. to
aud out. second: Little Nephew. l19 tNeylon,,
even. i to :; and out third. Time, 1.16 50.
Joannina. Holland and Election Bet also
Second race. for three yea -olds and upward;
steepiechase: handicap: about two miles
Syosset. 145 fTuckeyl. IL to 10, . to ) and out.
won: Weldship. la tBryant'. IL 10 ). IL TO
IS to ;. II to ~ and out. third. Time. 4.3O.
Third race. the Hopeful: for two-year- -olds:
six furlongs-Reeret i27 (Notter). $ to 5. II
to 20 and out. won: ANDREW NJ. ia tKeoghs.
90 to l. TO and to 1. second: 1Pcbbles.
third. Time Lie 25. Trojan. ran Maid. Top
9th Morning. Royal Martyr. 'sKikenny Boy,
added starters. coupled. tAll started.p
Fourth race. the Merchants and Citizens han
diG;ap: for three.year olds and upward; "ne
Taggart, 9 to J. TO and t" =. won;
Lahore. liz Davis. TO I. 2 to 1 and 6 10 J.
second: San Vega los ,BuNtonl. to |. 2 to
'Ehrly Rose. Pandean. Addie NJ. Coy Lad,
'surrrising and Sir John johnson also ran.
added starters.
Fifth race. for three -year-oids and upward:
selling: handicap: one mile Executor. 95 tSum-
teri TO l. TO l and even won: Perthr,ck.
81 Marco, 10 TO ]. to and 6 to .. second;
>. third. Time. la. Progressive. Belle Of
Bryn Mawr and spearhead also ran.
Sixth race for twoyear,olds; maiden fllies
Peg. III tschuttingeri. to l. ) to 2 and 6 to
.n second md; t,.s riaget 100 'Neyon' |, to ! 70
Paius Merry TWINKLE Rinro. 's ossary y'.dsid Maid
ottar and River King also ran