The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
Outsider Takes Classic for
TwO-Year-OldS at
Saratoga.
KASKASKIA BEATEN BY
THREE LENGTH MARGIN
Harry Junior. Five Lengths
Back. Nips Trial by
Jury a Head.

SARATOGA. Aug. 2s.-with the leading
lights of the turf striving their utmost
to capture the classic Futurity for two
year-olds the rich prize fell to-day to
Trojan. an outsider in the b,t''' which
il owned by James r. Johnson B, races
under tho name of the Quincy stables.
The result was fitting climax to a
race that was run with as cherries .
setting as ever accompanied big event
OF the turf. Two days of rain left the
track sea OF mud and a drizzling rain
dampened the enthusiasm of the most
fervid racegoers.
Many prominent sportsmen had bent
their efforts toward achieving the crown
for the wo-year-old division, and with
the exception of tho youngsters owned
by James Butler and the hlly Regret,
which Is in the Whitney barn. the best
baby racers that could be gathered to-
gether were marshalled before the starter.
There was an International flavor to tho
race caused by the adding Of Sea Shell,
owned by r. J. Mackenzie of Canada,
at a late hour last night. and In addition
Louis Winans, who resides in Brighton,
England had two contestants running
in his colors in Polish and The Finn the
former being bought and the latter leased
for this event
Harry Payne Whitney sent two TO tho
post in Spun Glass and Dinah DO. Capt
f.. Il. Cassatt also had a double rep
resentation with Trial by Jury and Gar
bage, and II. *. Knapp, who races I'M
der the name OF the Oneck Stables sup
piled the equal favorte with the Winans
entry In kaskaskia. With all this talent
engaged IL was a surprise indeed that
the race should be won by the entry Of
the Quincy Stable. whose owner was
rather reluctant to accept publicly the
honors coming to him in possessing tho
colt that even under discouraging track
conditions was able TO defeat the richly
bred Youngsters opposed 10 him
Trojan, chestnut colt by Sir Wilfred-
Bohemia, had been nurtured carefully for
the event but in measure his form was
disclosed in the Hopeful Stakes a week
ago, when he led Kaskaskia. the ultimate
winner. an eighth of mile from home.
That did not prevent Kas.askia being in
stalled an equal favorite with the Winans
stable Soly. the Western contender, was
held at to |, and the next in demand
were the Whitney stable at & to J. and
the Cassatt entry, at 3 to l. Against Tro-
Jan IL to ! was quoted, but at the last
moment there was wise play which made
the odds drop several points
! The Finn and Polish were the first to
/ warm up, and both showed vim in their
dash through the stretch. Kaskaskia
came cantering along lazly. and few de-
Veloped the dash shown by the Winans
/ i'''' ~ WV preliminary sdllol' Inc lana
dian representative, Sea Shell, led tho
/ paraders, and right behind We're the Cas-
eatt pair, Trial by Jury and Garbage
! In the parade past the stand the racing
/ lines OF Trojan were admired by many
VINO thought little OF betting but judged
/ horses on their conformation. There was
| the slightest possible delay at the post
before Starter Cassidy released the bar
| rier. and the thirteen youngsters jumped
away in line in which 1t was hard to
ind a leader
Sea Shell showed in front for the first
quarter of mile with Solly and Trojan
| IN close attendance. Spun Glass seemed
unable to untrack herself in the mud and
soon was left far behind. while kaskas-
kia was about in the middle of the field
| OF flying runners in the run down the
back stretch. Going around the turn
Solly held the lead for while and Sea
Shell Dropped back 10 third place. Near
ing the stretch turn Trojan shot to the
front and assumed a commanding lead
| as the horses turned into the stretch.
Solly gave up tho ghost soon after being
Strengthened out for the run home and
| left Sea Shell in second place, with a COM
pact bunch behind struggling to get In
contending position.
At the eighth pole II WIS assured that
Trojan would win and in another few
strides there was "A cry as The Finn,
blinded by the mud, dashed into the
fence ard tumbled his rider, Kederis. in
| the mud kdskaska was in her stride by
| this time and with the early pacemakers
dying she closed CALAMITY an run over
all but Trojan. which won by three
lengths. kashaskia was five lengths in
front OF Harry Junior, which managed to
nip Trial by Jury by head for third
money, Sea Shell finished fourth and
Oman DO, the whitney second string.
was sixth. far In front OF her rnore fancied
stablemate' spun Glass, whic' landed in
tenth place
r, Ambrose Clark who has won most
OF the Dig stakes FOR Jumpers at the
meeting suppned the winner OF the Bev-
erWyok Steepiechase, which attracted
neIu OF tour. Except the winner, not one
OF tne cohtehueFs could De considered
reaily hlsh CLASS YET there was an erro-