The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
EASTERN VICTORIES
MARK BEGINNING OF
SARATOGA MEETING
Roamer Leads Triumph Over
Western Horses Before
Big Throng.
BEATS ~WATERBLOSSOM
AND STAR NJ

bAhAi'oAs W. H. AuB ihS Io'
tnumphed over the West in the first en-
essement between the thoroughbreds
campaigned in the two districts when
they met this afternoon on the opening
day Of the Saratoga Racing Association
meeting. which Is scheduled to run for
the rest OF the month.
Andrew Miller's four-year-old Roamer
proved a wortig champion for the East
by winnipg the Saratoga Handicap at a
milo and a quarter. He carried top
weight OF 12s pounds M simply gal
loped home ten lengths In front of a
field Of seven. which included Water
blossom, hitherto unbeaten as a three
year-old. which with Star Jasmine. both
running In the colors OF Thomas c.
Mcdowell. was the dependence OF the
woterners. Roamer. though he won
with consummate ease. eQualled the rec
ord for the race of :O4 rs. made by
=. r. H~itchcock's Dandellon in 1906.
In the United States Hotel stakes, AT
six furlongs. the westerners. though
more strongly represented. were no more
fortunate. The mighty Bulse, which
came to Saratoga with an unbeaten
certificate. could not even get In the
money whe racing with h two-year-
oldS Of the East. Dominant, "A colt by
Delhi-Dominoes, owned by Harry Payne
Whitney. but running In the colors of
l. 8. Thompson. sp~readeagled the neld
and won breezing by six lengths, with
Fo1hall p. Keene's Disguise nlly Lorac In
second place. Johnson n. Camden's
Marse Henry gained barren honors for
the West by taking third place. a length
and a half behind Lorac, and a nose In
front Of Bulse. which seemed unable to
show his reputed great speed under the
burden of l30 pounds.
Western owners. though outclassed In
the stake events were successful In
minor skirmishes. They split the card
with the Fasteners In the matter OF
races won. In fact first blood was
credited to the visiting division when
Mn ]. ShillinE's Coming Tower gal
loped home from a field Of eleven in the
opening race for selling platers At six
faAonEs. John W. Schorr's Lindenthal
scored in the fifth event and the West
EN- victories wound w when JEFFERSON
Livingston took frst and second money
in the last race for t~wo-year-oids with
Two Of his imported colts. Col. Nennie
and fleuro.
Lowering clouds at noontime failed to
put . damper on the opening day. which
had been long looked Onward to by the
-FNs At VI AAS
Of rain, which WAS fulfilled just as the
horsss we're warming up for the hrst
race. night have kept the attendance
down a tribe, but by the time the bugle
sounded for he opening scramble there
were close to ten thousand persons In
the stands.
At that time the lawn was deserted.
and as T. c. McDowell's Huntress, the
first OF the racers to try out the track.
lFIA.A1 l-A.. - In Wra ~
ing up gallon the visitors had a good
view OF the prettiest course for racing
In this country. Not Il speck marred
the vernal lawn. which was bordered
by a row Of h~ydranseas IN full bloom.
The shrubs In the inisld which mark
me steeplechase course were neatly
trimmed and varied tho plainness that
prevails on most tracks. The whole
course was enclosed in a setting of
stately trees that seemed 10 have grown
!afser and greener since last year
II seemed that nearly every one who
was a regular at the New York tracks
had made the trip TO the Spa. and In ad-
d!tion there were visitors from all the
~nelshSor.ng towns and cities. Leaders
o' the turf world for the past twenty
I'VE years were TO be found in the club
h'4se, where luncheon parties were held
before the races. Among those noticed
were:
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. r, Wilson. Jr.. Mr.
AID Mrs. Payne Whitney. Harry Payne
whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. w. X Van
oerbl!t. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
august Belmont, ST., August Belmont
", Mr and Mrs. c.. X. q. Billings. Mr.
ana Mrs. Frederick johnson, Andrew
Miller, schuyler l.. Parsons. SIR, Schuyler
l. Parsons, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
hhg' Frank j. Nolan. r. J. Dwyer
James q Tanning, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Miller, Christie u, sullivan, Congress
man and Mrs, George W. Loft, Mr.. and
MIS- James y. Regain. Thomas Ially
Ihomas g. Mcdowell. WOodford Clay
John sanford, John w. Edwards. Franz
Mike, Amos y. Emo, Mr.. and Mrs
Mehard y. Carman, James u. Brady
~ H. Hollaway, John T.. Madden, ex
Comptroller Myers, Mr.. and Mrs
vhauncey Olcott. John Mccormick. q. y
Johnson, Jr- g. II. Lewis. Archibald
Leroy, Edward smith. Francis l. bishop
Alan Pinkerton. Il. G. Cowdin. Mr.. ant
mrs +, Ambrose Clark. D. c. Nuckolls
SECRETARY Kentucky State Racing Com
misSion Clifford A. Cochran, ], w. Par
Mnsh, Kenneth Alexander. Edwar'
nnearney, Harry Watson. Mr.. and Mrs
J. Warins and Mr.. and Mrs. Russol
But that the West was confident o.
cutting a big swath was apparent by th'
suons support accorded 20 the Mellow
par, Waterblossom and Star Jasmine
"hen the betting opened IN the Saratogs