The sun., 1914-08-16
WHITNEY COLORS TO
FORE IN TWO RACES
Tcgrct Wins Sanford Memorial
Stakes and Pandean Takes
Champlain Handicap.
MARCELLINUS HAS TO QUIT
Blecds Badly From Mouth as
Steeplechase Is Finished
-Lysander First.

DIX TdFtS VI lO-ubg SDpTt lndt meas
urej up with the best that has been
put forward by the Saratoga Racing As
soci,tion. Regret, a homebred flly by
Br15mstick-Jersey Lightning, scored an
easy victory in the Sanford Memorial
st,tes for two-year olds. while Pandean, a
four-y ear-od, by Peter Pan-Midge. proved
tic surprise OF the afternoon by captur-
ing the Champlain Handicap by a nose
from the odds on choice. Flying Fairy,
which beat Surprising by a nose for the
place
In only one Of the three stake events
had public form indicated the winner
The hrst shock came when the English
jumper Marcellnus, owned by Mrs Payne
Wh.tney but running in the colors OF
Harry Payne Whitney, was beaten and
rrshed last in field of four for
the Saratoga Steeplechase. Marcellinus.
though CARRYING l62 pounds. was In re-
cept o. seven pounds by the scale from
+ Ambrose Clark's Lysander It was the
second race of tho Invader In this coun-
FRY. and though Lysander had beaten
him IN his previous effort. the difference
IN weight and the fact that MarceIlinu,
had shown much better form In his work
caused him to he installed favorite at
70 10. No liberties were taken with
the others, Lysander being held at 3 to
|. Syosset at to and Little Hugh at
e. l.
M-rccllinus showed every evidence OF
bong high class jumper and took the
fences beautifully in the early par, o,
the race. In which the pace was 81 slow
''t Tuckey had no hesitation In sending
him to the front Lysander stayed ,n
laat place for the first turn and a half
% tne course. on tho second Ian IN,
l'rhty weighted Little Hugh rushed hy
the leader and, making the hes. OF mis-
Wv opened up n gap Of fifteen lengths
hy tho time the field was rounding the
''p turn with little less than mile
:" ro.
The real race began then, Marc.,l,nu,
ard Lystnder going In pursuit Of the
leader and getting on even terms M ths
middle OF the backs,re;ch There was
a hrief struggle. but before the bottom
turn "as reached Marcclinus quit in n
manner tina; showed something was radi-
ctllv wrong with tho imported horse. This
WIS the signal for Syosset a well played
good thing TO make his run. and he came
NJ VITA turn Of speed that for n mo-
ncn' threatened Lysander Lysander
drew away. however. hut the race was
10 WOW yet, for Booth called on Syosset
i'' another sprint when safely over the
las, Jumn and he got within a length OF
Lysandrr. only 70 hiv" Tigh. let out a
reef snd send I.tsand'r over the line a
comm r'tiN"lN easy tinn'r BY three
leng' 'S bittle iuCh. which pulled IN
iaW". ''~ fifteen l"usths hehlnd Syosset.
N.rr,Iluus was much distressed when
'n"''i in forty l'up'hs behind Little
IT -. Ilc has oc"n hrown to bleed and
''oI e'idrrtly had chol;od him " hen
" ."'r~d or the fa' turn. for on the
'H 90 tht paddock Il poured out OF the
n.nf'l ~ ~" 900 beauty
4. rle overnight entries Dinah DO hid
'" "f"cd 49, tho Whitney representa-
'., 'l. 'hc SuIford Memorial. hut II was
- ri 'hirG FOR the reputation Of the
Eastern t"o year olds that Mr.. Whitney
GO ''' 20 add Regret, the winner OF the
Sa'Iloca Special The fact that Regret
mad beaten Pebbles the frs, time she
''H1 tN' barrier was sufficient 10 make
the Whitney entry an odds on favorite.
The nulv others receiving any genuine
s1prort heinz Solly. the Western cand!.
g ." clrrying the colors OF Johnson "
'lmic Capt. r. r. Csssatts Garbage.
which, with Regret. carried the top weight
~ l27 pounds. and r. f Carman's Lady
barbary.
rs soon as the barrier went up the race
resolved itself into a trial OF speed between
Regret and Solly. The latter had tlptoed
his held IN his last race and set new
track record for Ave and "A half fur
longs But Regret was the filv OF class
and she outfooted the Western colt by
two lengths In the short run TO the
hotton OF the backstretch. Notter was
content then 10 nurse his mount along
end Regret entered the hoinestretch with
a winning lead.
A fu-lonc from homo McCahcy began
= drive on Dinah DO. tho other Whitney
entry, and she closed so fas. that u
looked for o moment that the light blue
would he first and second. TAYLOR shook
q. al H..
N" hest there was in him, with no
chance of beating Regret which won iwth
Nottcr looking back by length. Solly
took the place by two lengths from pinah
DO The time was I :l3 2-J against the
: - +-5 maoe by Little Nephew when
he won the first running NJ this stake last
year
The Champlain Handicap was victory
for tho handicappinC of W. s. Vosburgh
ms compared with the judSInent OF the
spectators, who made Capt. H. r. Cas-
'a'ts FLYING Fairy an odds on favoritc.
" t'nt the game hllv which carries the
rcd white and blue was well supported
ond she ran race which by no means
dNc"''cd her Surprising and Ten Point
Wow we'll played at 3 to I. but no ono
v7~tti the iuicy odds Of 80 to / quoted
against pandcan. There was q reason.
'0~ pandcan IN three races hero had
warired 10 beat only one horse and in
'." .lr' 'WN attempts, thOuPn carrying
WIGHT pcghts, had finished absolutely
l.I
Ttu Point which belongs IN sprint
r7'S Set ont with pace that WAS cal
Nn.l'ed 70 carry the others of their feet
'o"E hefnre the mile and a furlonS was
covered. but both Flying Fairy and Sur
"r's.0g hung on, ~ tho last bend Ten
ho,r' was done with, and Flying Fairy
ooa Surprising hooked up for what looked
'he nue to the finish. A furlong from
0orOc those two were fighting II out with
rle Jericho Stables Andes threatening on
the outside. BEFORE IN" spectators could
- in all the aspects of the thrilling
race Kederis found an opening on the
rsr with the despsed Pandean, and in
the twinkling Of an eve ne became con-
tender and the shouts changed TO the tune
Of tie son Of Peter Pan.
II Buxton, on Surprising could have
spared enough time from his encounter
with Flying Fairy TO swerve over to the
rail the pretenslons OF Pandean would
fhve been squelched. hut he was looking
Al none but Davies and the Caseatt mare
until the Whitney gelding was fairly
PIongs!de, sixteenth from the wire
Then came 4 race that rivaled the FIRST
Brooklyn Handicap, The horses striving
their utmost and riders handling Them
with consummate skill kept the three
shroast for the last 100 yards OF the race.
Pand"an, on the rail was adjudgeh the
winner by a nose, but II took the sharp
es of the judges TO discern that Flying