New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-11
Wins the Catskill Selling
Cleverly from Good
Ones.
LIGHTWEIGHT RACE
GOES TO TEN POINT
SOlly Runs a Fast Five and a
Half FurlOngs to Beat The
Finn at Saratoga.
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Saratoga, n. T., Aug. 10.-G. D. Weir's
Grover Hughes, showing a smart IN
proyement on his race OF last week
when he was defeated by Belle Of Bryn
Mawr and Bac at one mile, won the
Catskill Selling race this afternoon in
clever fashion from Pomette Bleu, Bas
and Hurakan, covering seven f1rlong
in the rafting good time Of l:25 3-5.
The conditions favored the Handse'
gelding. Rain fell frat before the run
ming Of the steeplechase, rendering IN
going sloppy, which was 90 mis- liking
and Pomette Blcu was unlucky at the
start. Joe McCahey, ordinarily one OF
the most alert of jockeys, was caught
of his guard when Mars Cassidy
sprang the barrier, and Pomette Bleus
three opponents were some distance on
their way before she got fairly on her
stride. The pace for half a mile was
cut out by Bac and Hurakan, with Gro
yer lying a couple of lengths away I'M
der restraint.
Marco sent the Handsel gelding alons
as the leaders left the backstreteh, snc
he rounded up Bac and Hurakan in the
turn, 10 enter the homestretch with a
commanding lead. McCahey made up
ground with Pomette Bleu gradually.
and the Ben Brush filly closed swiftly
through the homestretch. She did not
seriously menace Grover Hughes, but
she managed 10 get up in time 70 de-
feat Bac for second money. The crowd
was good for a Monday gathering and
the sport was brisk.
Ten Point Wins lightweight.
The rea. feature Of the card was q
lightweight handicap at three-quarters
D t. 81. nv 81 -
three and up brigade, and the winner
| turned up in Ten Point. Anthony L.
Aste's Jack Point geliing ran a remark
able race under the steadying burden
/ of l40 pounds.
The most formidable of his seven op-
ponents. Sir John Johnson, was away
[ badly, but Tranid broke with the track
and ran fast for five furlongs, with
Adelaide 7. close up and Ten Point in
a contending position.
The big bay horse swung into the
lead about midway of the stretch.
Tranid strove valiantly 10 maintain her
lead, but Ten Point was too much for
her. He won by the better part Of half
a length, and Sir John Johnson, which
made a brave bid in the last quarter,
was a bang-up third.
Joe Byrne told the stewards after
the finish that one of the assistant
starters took hold of Sir John ind
failed to let go in time, which Sy
have been so, as Sir John always
unruly at the barrier, and two seas ~
at the stud do not appear to have
proved him.
The heavy rain which fell just before
the two-mile steeplechase probably
brought about the defeat Of Thomas
Hitchcock's green jumper Swish.
Swish, appearing for the first time as
a chaser, was the popular choice, and!
Re jumped some fences well. But hex
slid into the Liverpool the first time
around and saved himself only by the
cleverest sort of short jump, and he
almost fell at the hedge in front Of the
old betting ring.
Nevertheless, he was a keen con-
tender to the turn for home, and i
was not until he made another dis
astrous mistake at the very last jump
that Brosseau and Senegambian drew
away to run one, two, the former .
length to the good.
Solly Shows Lots of Speed.
One of Senator j. U. Camden's Fu-
turity candidates showed a first rate
public trial for the coming great two
year-old race in the first, dash Of five
and half furlongs, which distance he
covered in 1905 80, the fastest time
ever hung out az Saratoga, beating The
Finn handily. Senator Camden watched
the race from the clubhouse verands
and declared after the finish that Solly
would go to the post in the Futurity.
The Finn is to be one Of John Mad
den's Futurity candidates, and f'
showing was not bad, although he y
beaten. He packed 100 pounds
Solly's ia. Solly always was in iron.
and when The Finn moved up 70 him 1t
the turn out of the backstretch he
shook him off without trouble. Men
Park was an indifferent third.
w. G.. YANKEES Brave proved best ~
the race for platers, which drew
field of five, ten having been scratched
Brave was very popular and he gave h
friends an awful scare. Turner lay
many lengths off the pace in the run
I'D the backstretch, but when Turner
began TO kick Brave along in the uppe
turn he made up ground fast snc
catching Progressive in the last sI'
teenth, the Stalwart geldiug beat him
home with a bit TO spare.
Only about half of the eleven two
year-old maidens which made up the
field in the last, another dash OF ave
and half furlongs, got away from the
post. One Of these was James Butler
Doublet. the fayorite. lie lay easilJ
behind Inez TO the middle Of the upper
turn and then came on home, followed
at a distance by Charge and Broomlen.
Broomleaf had a lot of trouble IN the
first quarter. She showed great eoursge
under the whip in the homestreteh.