The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-21
M'CAHEY'S CLEVER
WORK Is REWARDED
Pilots POmette Bleu TO Rail
Just as Leo Skolny Is
Shuffled Back.
MAN0EUvRE WINS RACE
Sends Filly Of r T. Wilson to
Fore in the Seneca
Tartar Loses.
MANOEUvRE WINS RACE

SARATOGA, Aug. so.-Pomstte Blu, .
bay nllly by BEN Brukh--Mauvietts
placed another staios to the credit of r. T.
Wilson to-day when she captured The
Seneca Selling. for three-year-olds, from
r. J. Mackennie's Leo Skolny. tho top
weight and favorite Cor the event. The
track was heavy from continual rain, but
not nearly 90 show A. II 10 expected to
be tomorrow, as ono Of the scvereS
storms that have visited Ssrasoga rhis
summer u now in active working order.
Tho breeding Of both Pometto Bleu
and Leo Skolny suggested mud running
ability and II was by only a slight mar
gin that the Canadian entry held the pref
erence over Pomette Bleu. Tho distance
OF the stake event was six furiongs and
the slightly weighted Carl danced of
with suoh lead that he outfooted the
two choices TO the bottom Of the back
stretch. Thus early Leo Sloolny and Pom
cite Bleu were testing their speed in an
cndeavor 10 capture the rail behind tho
paceraker. McCahey succeeded In doing
this with Pomette Bleu and ehis prob
ably won the race for his mount for in
rounding the turn Leo Skolny was
shuffled back no that he wac In fourth
place entering tho stretch. Leo Skolny
closed resolutely tn the iaSt furiong and
managed to pass both Fascination and
Carl near the finish line, but he was q
length behind Pornette Bleu.
The victory Of Pomette Bleu followed
the crushing defeat OF her stablemate
Tartar. In the handicap at six furlongs
Tartar opened almost an equal choice with
Ten Point, but no one wanted ASte's
horse. while the play on Tartar was so
strong that ne closed an IL TO 10 favorite.
/ The Oneck Stables Yankee Notions, with
/ Butwell In the saddle, was second choice
IT. - a..
9, running accordingly. Yankee Notions
took the track as soon as the nag fell
ind with Helen Barbee In close attendance
managed to leave the favorite far in tho
rear In the first half OF the journey. 1t
was a duel between the leading pair there
after. as Tartar was shut in while at
tempting to come through on the rail on
! the homestretch. Butwells stronger fin
ish landed Yankee Notions the winner by
a head from Helen Barbee with Tartar
three lengths further back.
! Hands All Around and Shannon River
wers euual favorites for the Jumping
race and the race was strictly between
them, with Shannon River leading by
10 lengths until the last quarter OF
gaining ground on most OF the fences. but
bobbled badly AZ couple OF Jumps
and Tuckey did not dare to send hei
TO the front until the bend just before
the homestretch The filly showed q
world OF speed then. and though Shan
non River cleared the last fence Length
to the good Hands All Around had the
better of the run in on the fiat and wor
by half length.
There was an upset in the NTH race
in which Capt. II. NJ. Walkers Ambrose
70 favorite. managed to pick up onl,
third money in four horse field Capt
Cassatt's Spearhead. with only SO pound
"a MI
and won by s lengths from Naiad. which
beat Ambrose by half length.
J. y. Camden's Huguenot an to
! choice, was the best OF eleven two-year
olds In the last race. r. F. Carman'
, Cioodwood. n 30 to shot. made tn
4 pace to the stretch. where Huguenot cam
0 up on the outside and won by half
length from Raj PARIS Merry Twinkle
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