The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
LUKE DOESN'T GLASS
WITH LADY BARBARY
Hcralded Two-Year-Old From
West Quits When Eastern
Horse Catches Up.
GETS ONLY THIRD PLACE
Trial by Jury Is Ahead of Him
for Second at Finish Of Ad-
irondack Handicap.
GETS ONLY THIRD PLACE

SARATOGA. Aug. 1s.-R. r. Carman's
Lady Barbary provided another stunning
surprise to-day when she won the Adiron-
dack Handicap for two-year-olds and At
the same time disposed Of the pretensions
OF the Westerner, Luke, to being Il first
class colt. Luke was conceding only two
pounds by the scale to Lady Barbary and
had no excuses in the running OF the race.
as he was of well and winging along out
In front with lead of two lengths TO the
bottom of the back stretch. He was
tackled in the home stretch first by Capt.
Cassatts Trial BY Jury. then by Lady
Barbary, and shut UP like a Jack knife
to land In third place two lengths and .
half behind the winner
There was another disappointment in
the race in James Buffers High Noon, an
added starter which was made the &C.
tual favorite. owing to the easy victory he
had scored tho last time he ran. There
were excuses for High Noon, however. for
he performed the favorlte trick OF Butler
youngsters in rearing up simultaneously
with the raising of the barrier After
getting up to the rear guard, High Noon
met with considerable Interference at the
lower end OF the back stretch and he
didn't have a chance to como through tho
solid opposition in the homo stretch.
-Four winning favorites made a little
better showing for the talent. but the
fact that the betting fraternity was all
astray in the two big handicap events was
another feather in the cap OF Handicapped
Vosburgh. In the race which followed the
Adirondack Handicap. Flying Fairy was
made to favorite, with Magnet
second choice at is to s. OF the others
only San Vega. hacker from 20 to down
to 7 to 1, received any real support. Mag
net ran to his private form and, getting
through In the stretch, won by three
lengths with Star Gaze, neglected at ~
to 1. In the place, a length ahead OF San
Vega. Flying Fairy. though away we'll
and trying her best to the stretch, was
outrun and Davies eased her in the
stretch so that she finished absolutely
last
Sprite, owned by the Onech stable and
ridden by Butwell. started off the day
for the form players by winning tho high
weight handicap at six furlongs. Archi-
bald BArklies Holiday found an opening
on the rail and just got UP In time to
beat John Sanford's Isirose for tho place.
weldship. the winner of the stecpie-
chase, showed great Improvement over
his previous efforts and he had to be
pounds the best to win. At nearly every
obstacle Weidship fell, but the negro rider
bryant straiRnteneo MIN quickly ana kept
him In front AT that he might have been
beaten but for OBrien falling from tho
second choice, Gold Plate. at tho last
Jump The old hunt meet geldins was
making his run at tho time and was on
the heels OF weldship and Leumas. Weld
ship had only half length advantage
over Leumas, but was much tho fresher
horse.
| The third race ~ a milo and a furlong,
was two horse AFFAIR. Amaln closing
slight favorite over Guy Fisher. II
| started TO rain when the horses went 70
| the post and the shower lasted Just
| through the race. This must have upset
old Guy Fishers nerves. for after he made
the pace to the homestretch, Amalh was
able to run over him and win by a
| length
Mallard. running for the hrst time in
| the colors of the Beverwyck stable, gradu.
ated from the maiden class In tho last
race, for two-year-olds. She was Sigh,
favorite over Capt Cassatt's Sand Bank
and both had trouble In getting through
the field Sand Bank met with a little
more interference than Mallard and was
beaten a length. The SUMMARIZED
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