New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-24
Achievement Captures the
Feature Race at Sara
toga Springs.
ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR THE GRADER
Spills Thin Big Field of Maiden
Jumpers in the Steeple-
chase.
[Ry TeIenaph 70 The TrIbune. ]

pcNSH idN-o, WIN thc Hlodils hahuAN"P
a. feature. is what was served by the
Saratoga Association this afternoon.
The heavy rains Of Saturday made the
track heavy and as "A result there were
so many scratches that live races would
have been ample TO take care OF the
horses that went TO the post.
Richard +. Carman's Achievement
won the Albany Handicap, for two
year-olds, with the stars of the nomi-
nees absent, and it was James Buffers
Spur, an added starter, that raced to
the place, while jefferson Livingston's
Colonel Vennie, the English colt which
has to its credit a victory over White
Hackle, was the one to finish third.
Only six went to the post, and. besides
Spur, Prince of Como was added from
the Clifford A. Cochran stable. TO take
the place of Pleione, the winner of the
Astoria Stakes, which was scratched.
Achievement was the one TO cut out
the running, with Colonel Vennie as
his companion until nearing the
stretch, where the Carman colt drew
away and was never afterward headed,
TO win by a length and a half. r.
Hoffman had the mount on Spur and
rode him Ill over the track, and the
wonder of t was that he finished sec
ond under such handling. After the
race he was suspended for the rest OF
the meeting for rough riding.
The steeplechase of the afternoon
was for maidens, and it brought out
the largest field of the day, when
eleven appeared under silks. Only
seven finished. and Mrs. F. Ambrose
Clark's II bier was very easy winner
over j. J. O'Brien's Meshach and
Thomas IIitchcock's Welsh King
Rockfsh, racing for the first time
under the colors of James Johnston,
was leading the field by twenty lengths
when he completed one turn of the
field, but J. Williams, who rode him.
made the mistake of sending him to
the finishing jump instead of the IN
side fence that leads to the second
turn of the field. This eliminated him
from the running. O.. X. Tompklns $
Rufo fell at the eighth fence, the
Deep Run Stables Ptolemy went down
at the front field liverpool the second
time around, and Conquistador, also
from the James Johnston stable, fell at
the thirteenth fence. OF the riders,
Krause, who had the mount on Con-
duistador, was the only one that was
hurt, and his injuries did not prove
serious. though he was knocked out for
a short time.
The second best race of the day was
seven-furlong handicap for all ages
that marked up another victory for j.
T. Looney's The Grader, which beat
home O. v. Parrys Harry Shaw by
narrow margin.
]. Spencer's Korfhage was the winner
of the opening five and half turlong
dash. and then Emil Herr, whose Devil
fish was the one TO finish second,
boosted him from an entered price OF
500 to S1,l00, but he was protected
and bought in for his stable. Old Carl
ton G.. was along in time TO easily beat
home Squealer in a mile dash. h. }.
Albright's Favour was the winner OF a
dash for two-ycar-old maidens that only
saw Flute and Bet opposing her, and at
the end of the programme John W.
Schorr's Aunt Josie scored easily over
r. J. McKenzie's San Vega in five and
a half furlong dash.
I. has been decided to educate Rock
View for a jumper. He cannot well do
worse through the field than he has
been doing on the fiat. 1t is also re-
ported that in the stable he shows one
possessed by any horse.
The race Of Herbert l.. Pratt's Star
Gaze in the Merchants and Citizens
Handicap was part Of his preparation
for the coming Saratoga Cup. star
Gaze, a son Of Star Shoot-Lyndall, IS
brother of Lindenthal and Undaunted.
He is first rate weight carrier and
good mud lark, but he has one serious
fault. He is a confirmed rail runner.
That trait seems TO belong to ms line.
Lindenthal is another rail runner IL
was because he was seeking the rail-
last week that he fouled The Grader
and was disqualified.
II. D. Curly Brown attended the
races this afternoon. He SAID that the
prospects for an eminently successful
meeting at Havana this coming winter
were particularly bright. They mad
lot of bad weather 10 contend with last
winter and still came out ahead imam
cially, besides creating favorable I'M
pression upon the people of the Cuban
metropolis. who had shown lively IN
terest in the sport. He said that he
would have more and better class of
horses this year than he had last year,
as far as weather was concerned, he
had every reason to hope for success
ful winter racing season. James Milton
will do the starting again, and the
other officials will be practically the
same as last winter.
Senator Camden said that he is dis
appointed in Marse Henry because he
does not appear 70 have any liking for
a distance, but he says he will start
him in the Futurity, nevertheless.
ohm T. Ireland, one of the Kentucky
racing stewards, has returned home.
-ohn F. Madden sold the two-year-old
Plaintiff to-day to the Northwood
Stable. which is owned by Mortimer
Sch.f. This is the youngster that Mr.
Madden purchased from Captain Ed
ward B. Cassatt earlier in the season.
YACHTS TIED FOR H0NORS