The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-13
FILLY EVENT FALLS
TO WATER BLOSSOM
Trainer Rowe Considers Track
Too Dangerous for Regret
to Hazard Injury.
WILSON GETS FIRST PURSE

~SARAroGA. Aug lc.-Thomas e. Nc
Dowell's Water Blossom added to her
list of victories in events exclusively
for hllies when she won the Alabama
stakes this afternoon in the easiest
manner possible. Her owner has Ia
track for the nance to enroll Water
Blossom among the list OF winners Of
the Alabama, which has been a fixture
since 1872. when it was won 10y August
Belmont's Woodbinr. Harry Payne
Whitney's unbeaten Regret was among
those eligible for the stake. but after
a careful survey OF the track Trainer
Rove decided not to 4 her name.
when Mcdowell added Water Bios
som and the Quincy Stable put on
Lady Teresa. the owners of Charter
Maid and Badinage decided to withdraw.
so that Andrew Milier's Lady Rotha
was the only one of the three overnight
entries to go to the post. In spite
of the fact hat she had been beaten in
"A handicap yesterday Water Blossoms
class and her record Of victories in the
Ashland and Kentucky oaks and Ca
madam Derby. made her an odds on
favorite. A strong play on Lady Teresa
established her as second choice over
Lad, Rotha at post time.
The track. though still cuppy and
soft underneath, had dried out on top
and the daughter of Watercress was
able to show her speed from the start.
Cassidy got the three away without a
minutes hesitation and Water Blossom
rushed to the front at ono with "A lead
that developed into two lengths by the
time the racers hit the backstretch
Lady Rotha was the same distance In
front OF Lady Teresa and they ran in
that order and with littl. variation In
the distances separating until they
reached the homestretch.
When Strengthened for home Water
Blossom Cut loose in much the same
manner ~ she did in yesterdays race.
ana IN an eighth of "A mile she opened "A
big gap. While the leader was going
further away. Burlingame on Lady
Teresa made a desperate effort to take
the place honors from Lady Rotha and
got on even terms with her for u few
strides. That vas the end of her spurt,
and Lady Eotha came away again To
trail home IN second place four lengths
. ftl'NN'lfls WHICH WAS 1lSt
breezing at the finish. Lady Rotha was
a length in front of Lady Teresa.
Richard T. Wilson, Jr., president of
the Saratoga Association. won his first
race Of the meeting when pixy upset the
odds on favorite. I.eochares, in the third
race. a handicap AT six furlongs. pixy,
which had only nincty-nine pounds Ia
carry, cut out a long lead in the early
part Of the race. while Icochares ap-
peared to he anchored for a while and
was next Ia last until making the turn
Tor nome. Going around the bend, the
taNorlt" made ~ a lot of ground and
on entering the stretch he was almost
ON even terms with the Wilson flly
PtNy had something left. however, and
under a strong ride from Mccahey went
away again to win by two lengths
Superintendent, tn, extreme outsider
anded third, II length behind L~cochares
Another outsider dropped into "A place
IN the StceplechaSe when Archdal 10
which was making his first start over
the obstacles, finished second To Thomas
Hitchcock's Rryndor. There was 30 to /
quoted against ArChdalr IN "A fou,
horse field and his gathering second
money was due 10 mishaps which befelI
chester krum. which started an almos,
even favorite will, Bryndor. and Dixon
Park, While following the slow pace by
Archdal" in the FIRST half mile D','ouno,
rolled of 1.-THE back of chester krum as
h" rose To "a jump in the back stretch
and NJ IA" Liverpool the next tim,
around Dixon Park came To- grief
BrNndor had little troubl. in beating
Archdalc, and Haynes remounted Dixon
tark IN time to finish third, the Length
"f The stretch behind Archdale. Tn.
summaries