New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-11
Troy Selling Stake
Captured by Success
Quincy Horse Just Noses
Out Fernrock in Chief
Race at Saratoga.
RIDING OF TURNER
CAUSES CRITICISM
Winning Streak of Coming
Tower Broken by Reybourn,
from Billings Stable.
[Rn Tsleeraph 20 The Trihnne. ]

lBy Telegraph 70 The Trbune.l
Saratoga. n. Y. Aug. l0.-Suceess.
from the Quincy Stable. won the Troy
Selling Stake. the feature Of a good
card that was offered to-day by the
Saratoga Association, when he just
nosed out August Belmont's Fernrock.
Ii was the best contest Of the after
noon. and was decided only after an
exciting duel through the last furlong.
Another day Of rain greeted the
spectators, and the track was soft and
muddy on top, although there was a
fairly firm footing underneath. This
condition did not prevent a big crowd
from being on hand. and, despite the
fact that there were many scratches
and that most of the winners came
home by wide margins, the sport was
interesting
There we're three run-ups during the
afternoon. When Success had won the
Troy Frank J. Nolan. who owns the
Beverwyck Stable. boosted him from
his entered price of $1,000 10 $4,000.
but he was protected and bought in
with the usual IS advance. Then after
Shyness vas a galloping victor for
Thomas Clyde she was run up from
$500 TO $500 and surrendered to ]. W.
Hedrick.
Another boost came in the last race.
when c. J. Brockmiller's Grumpy was
raised from an entered price Of $500 20
$1,000 by L. A. Cassidy, acting for J.
l.. Holland. This one also was pro-
tected.
In the running of the Troy Turner.
who on various occasions has been
guilty OF rough riding and who was at
fault in the running Of the Travers. in
which Trial by Jury was disqualified.
deserved 20 be punished for his hand
ling of Mr.. Belmont's Fernrock. The
fact that Success beat him home and
that Success was the only horse that
he interfered with probably saved the
jockey.
II was in the last furlong Of the race
and after Fernrock had beaten the
pacemaker. Richard +. Carman's Start
ling, that McCahey brought Success
along on the outside AS he caught
Fernrock Turner pulled over. and all
the way nome he was carrying the
Quincy Stable colt out. 1t looked for
all the world like deliberate attempt
to hamper the winner. but Success was
good enough TO shake Fernrock Off and
win in the last stride.
One of the surprises of the after
noon occurred in the seven furlong
handicap. n which ReybOurn, from the
stable of c. X. G. Billings, defeated
Mrs. j. Shilllng's Coming Tower, a
gelding that had won his last three
starts at he meeting, and f. Mnnix's
superintendent. This same Reybourn
only last Saturday was disgracefully
beaten undertonly three pounds more
weight and over the mile route.
Prince Harry was an easy winner of
the five and a half furlong dash for
two--year-Olds, and John W. Schorr's
Lindenthal won his second race at the
meeting when he easily took the meas
ure of Borgo and Lahore.
Major Harry Hill Bandholtz, com.
handing the Sd Battalion Of the 3Oth
Infantry, and Captain Chamberlain
were guests of the association to-day,
They took a keen interest in the rae
ing. Major Bandholtz considers the
half or three-quarter bred horse as
ideal for army purposes, and would like
TO see the War Department control
what horse breeding IS now done by
the government.
1T will be a difficult matter" he
said, for US TO obtain good mounts at
Philippines he Is unable to bring his
horse out of that country, owing 10 the
presence OF some germ there that at
tacks horses and cattle. IL is akin to
the sleeping sickness of Africa.
we have been on the road now sew
enteen days with 270 men and on our
down trip made what is almost a rec
ord march, covering 1862 miles in 1917
days. We have four companies, I, X, l.
and NJ, and expect to be back home on
August IT,"
Schuyler L. Parsons has leased the
good flly Jacoba, winner of the Spin
away Stakes, from John o. Keene for
the running of the Grab Bag Handicap,
on August Is.
Captain Edward B. Cassatt has de-
clded that he will not send a horse 10
the post for the Grab Bag. Healy, his
trainer, had intended trying 10 obtain
Jacoba for his employer, but when he
found that Mr.. Parsons was on the
same quest he made no further effort.
Nine Of the horses Of w. T. Ander-
son reached Saratoga to-day. In this
lot is the good mare Star Gift.
District Attorney Lewis Smith, Of
Nassau County watched the races from
the clubhouse gallery. lie is on his
way TO Lake George
John W. Schorr, Of Memphis, who
has been racing his horses creditablv
and successfully for many years, -
said 10 be contemplating entering the
business Of breeding thoroughbr IL
IS understood that he has the nucleus
Of breeding stud now in Kentucky.
but that he plans to buy a large mum,
Der Of choice mares and a few good
sires with the view of branching out
more extensively in the near future.
Luke McLuke will probably take his
place at the head Of the breeding stud