New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

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Il was striking performance,
turned out TO enjoy the last days 81
Of Delhi-Dominoes was the logical
T. c. Bradley's Big Smoke, clio
= c. McDowells Primero, which kt
way. lasted long enough to save tn
Polromia and Chicle.
The Hopeful Stakes over, Anc
along in front to win the Saratoga
at $3.50 in the easiest possible fashio
Ina sense, Roamer's presence robbed
,be race Of none of its interest as a
real battle. He was meeting Virile. Star
Gaze and Sir John Johnson at even
veiohts on the scale when. in handi-
ran he would have been called upon
20 give away much weight, and the re-
sult. barring an accident, was plain to
all
Sill. the knight Er-ant four-year-old
;s so POPULAR tina. the crowd cheered
and applaLded as he just romped
through the stretch, with ms head III
ButwelPs lap. as they say in racing.
First. Sir John Johnson tried to bear
him company, but gave 1t up at the
end Of six furlongs. Then Star Gaze
chased him 20 the far turn, and when
he found the task beyond his powers
Nirile came from behind and followed
him home, but with no hope OF making
him extend himself So the procession
ended.
Chicle. the imported son Of Spear
mint. went out with Dominant to share
the burden, perhaps, Of winning the
HoDeful. but he was not needed. In
iustice to this colt. which II. p. Whit
lev values highly, and which he con-
si6ers one of his best three-year-old
rrospects. il must be said that he was
In close quarters for half a mile and
was slightly hampered in the stretch
when Tommy McTaggart made his
move.
The Hopeful was the richest two
year-old fixture of the meeting, having
a gross value of S10,S50 and net value
70 the winner of $9,650. This put Dom
inant at the top among the leading
two-year-old winners of the year, as
his total for three races here IS just
short Of $4,000.
The race had its unfortunate size. r.
F. Carman's Futurity candidate Achieve
ment was so badly cut on his left
shoulder BY the heels of some horse IN
front that il may be necessary to brow
him out Of training. The wound bled
freely, but after il had been bandaged
the colt walked about with only q
slight limp, and the doctor said he did
not think the injury was serious.
Achievement was running smoothly
in fourth place when the accident, if
such IL can be called happened, and
Butwell. who had the mount, expressed
the opinion that the horse would not
have been worse than second.
Again the clubhouse and grandstand
were taxed far beyond their capacity.
Lovers Of racing came from near and far
10 get a last glimpse Of the horses
in this part Of the state until next
August
The inclosure was gay with color and
trimming with enthusiasm, and while
some of the fields were badly balanced,
the sport, on the whole, was well up
70 the average, so that the day will be
long remembered.
Weldship continued his winning ways
in the Beyerwyck Steeplechase Handi-
cap. He picked up top weight of 1853
pounds and easily defeated j. f. Wide
ner's Fl Bart. Woke took him right
20 the front at the start and rated him
along in clever fashion. There is real
ly no telling just how good the horse
Is, as he has won three races at the
meeting without being driven out. He
fenced perfectly, as usual Gwynn
Iompkins, his trainer, deserves high
credit for keeping him in such fine rae
ing condition.
OF the four horses which started two
came 10 grief. Arcturus, which tried to
keep pace with Weldship, blundered at
the sixth jump and sent Turnburke
sprawling over his head The boy was
stunned and badly shaken up, but not
seriously injured.
knight of Merci fell two jumps from
home as he moved up smoothly to chal-
lenge the winner. Just before he went
down IL looked as if he would give
Weldship race, but when he came to
grief the latter just galloped home
alone, as FL Bart did not jump in his
usual free style.
Weldship is the first horse TO win the
three big steeplechase handicaps at a
meeting here. In the North American
he picked up 140 pounds; he won the
Saratoga with $50 pounds up, and the
Beyerwyck to-day under 1853.
John Sanford's Isirose ran the fast
est six furlongs of the meeting when
She made all the running and beat Au-
gust BeimOnt's FenmOuse in 1:124-5 in
the opening race. The victory was pop
ular, judging from the applause. Mr..
Saniords colors have not been quite so
prominent as in recent years, but this
upstate crowd is faithful and rarely
misses an opportunity TO cast in its lot
with the horses bred on the big farm
near Amsterdam
Fenmouse was the favored one with
the paddock crowd and the rank and
file Of handicappers, but she could not
wear down the winner in spite of
johnny McTaggart's vigorous use of
the whip. There was an opening O.. the
rail az the head of the stretch when
Isirose went little wide. but the Rock
sand FLY was not good enough to take
advantage of it and had to be content
with second money