New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
Disqualification and Run
Up Add to Interest in
Selling Race.
BONNIE TESS WINS BY
OUTGAMING FEMINIST
One Step Steals Big Lead and
the Mile Handicap at
Saratoga Springs.
rRr Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Saratoga Springs, n. l., Aug "
In a stretch-long duel Bonnie Tess, from
the Quincy Stable, just beat homo
Clifford A. Cochran's good hlly Femin-
st in the Kentucky Selling Stakes az
five and a half furlongs, here this az
ternoon. IL was the feature race OF an
interesting card that had been prepared
by the Saratoga association.
The second disqualification OF the
meeting came in the running OF the
mile and a furlong for selling platers
that was the fifth number. In TINS
John W. Schorr's Lindenthal, after
having ]. T. Looney's The Grader
beaten in the stretch, swerved over on
him at the sixteenth pole and almost
knocked him down. II was palpapIe
foul but one that could only De
blamed on the horse, for Kederis. who
rode Lindenthal, used every endeaVor
to avert the collision.
The untoward happenings in the
race did not end with the foul, for, al
ter the finish, The Grader was run up
10 81 400 and sold TO J. r. McGlnnls.
J. n. Camden's One Step was winner
Of probably the best race OF the day
when she took down the mile handicap
from D. J. Leary's Roly and II. II.
Hev.;tt's Gov Lad. In this running
warmer,
Step. stole away to a lead OF ten
lengths in the early stages, and it was
sufficient 70 see her safely home,
though at the end Roly was catching
her at every stride, and he hnlshed
with his nose at her tail.
Thomas Hitchcock's Swish won his
second race through the field OF the
meeting when he took the measure OK
VI. Days Garter This furnished an
other exciting finish, and Tighe, who
rode the winner, almost tossed of the
victory. lie had caught and beaten
Big Sandy, the pacemaker, and after
being safely in front over the last
fence he took up the Hitchcock horse.
This is always a dangerous proceed
ing. for il is hard TO get a horse GO
ing again after he has been eased at
the end of race. O'Connor, on Gar
ter, came with a mighty rush on the
end. and from what should have been
a comfortable victory Tighe was forced
70 drive Swish out furiously to make
the score certain.
Richard T. Wilson took down purse
with his selling platter Sarsenet, and
at the end of the programme Jefferson
Livingston's English colt Fleuro lasted
long enough to beat a big field OF
maiden juveniles.
A race for gentlemen riders has
been arranged for next Saturday. II IS
over the mile distance, and with the
regular programme will make it a
seven-race day.
David Gideon, the popular New York
turfman, attended the races to-day. He
appears to have fully recovered from
his recent indisposition.
George c. Bennett, Of Memphis, who
al one time was a heavy stakeholder IN
the Crescent City Jockey Club Of New
Orleans, and also in the Memphis
Jockey Club, arrived in town early this
morning.
Mr.. bennett arrived just in time TO
witness the accidental killing OF his
good colt Bright GOod0ar-by Sain-
DishabiiIe. The colt had been given his
work and while being cooled out es-
capped from an attendant and, running
of, went crashing through a fence,
large splinter of which ran into his
breast and killed him almost instantly.
Bright Goodbar, highly priced by
Mr.. Bennett and much admired by the
many horsemen who had looked him
over since he came East, had been en-
tered in all the Saratoga colt stakes
but as yet had not gone to the post.
Nancy Hanks, foaled 1856, died at
Hamburg Place, last night. Mr. Mad
den says that the death Of the famous
old mare which retired with the enviable
record Of never having been beaten IN
a race, and Of holding the worlds rec
ord for trotters early in her career.
was no financial .0ss 10 him as she was
well past hcr usefulness, remaining on
Hamburg Place as a "pensloner' for
some years. She viii be buried in
Mr.. Maddeu's equine cemetery beside
Imp. Hamburg Belle, a trotter. and
others, which have passed away at
Hamburg Place since Mr.. Madden es-
tab.ished that famous stock farm.
Nancy Hanks was a daughter Of Happy
Medium.
Nancy Hanks is survived at Hamburg
Place by four foais Mario. Nancy
McKerron, Nancy's Lad and Markala.
She was one Of the few champion
trotting mares which proved good
brood mare after her retirement. She
was a real champion.
Glen Cove was well represented at
the races to-day. Recent arrivals from
there were Charles Mccarthy, formerly
District Attorney; Edward Deasy. Ed
ward Wheeler and J. W. Townsend.