New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-28
Grumpy Shows Way in the
Principal Race, with
MOntreSOr Second.
TWO BOYS HURT
WHEN HORSES FALL
Huntress an Easy Winner as the
Leaders (Sinai and DakOta)
Go Down in First Race.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Aug. q. A
story of the racing furnished by the
Saratoga Association this afternoon is
pretty thoroughly told when it is said
that Sam McMeekin, the colt for which
August Belmont and Sam Hildreth paid
John Z. Madden $4,000, was beaten, and
Father Bill Daily won a race. Sam Nc
Meekin has not yet won under the Bel
mont silks, while the red and green cap
of the Daily stable has not been seen
in front since late last fall.
The defeat of Sam McMeekin came
in the best race of the day, a mile ham
dicap, that occupied the stake place on
the programme. Both c. j. Brockmil-
ler's Grumpy and Richard 7. Wilson's
Montresor. which have only been con-
sidered high class selling platers, took
him into camp.
This race brought the best finish of
the afternoon. Montresor. as Is his
usual custom, was the one to cut out
the running from the break, but he
could not shake off Grumpy. Until well
into the stretch he seemed TO have
enough in reserve for any fight that
might come through the last furlong,
but Grumpy is a tough customer and
when he hooked up for the final strug-
gle he proved to have more left, and in
the last stride he nodded his nose down
in front.
While Montresor and Grumpy were
racing out in front Johnny McTaggart
had Sam McMeekin in third place. and
through the backstretch he moved up
so resolutely that for a few strides he
headed the Brockmiller three year-o old,
but this was his only fash of speed At
the head of the stretch, when he was
called on, ne swerved in behind the first
two and McTaggart had no end Of
trouble pulling him out. When he was
out and had clear sailing he lacked both
the courage and the speed to go to the
front, and third was his only portion.
He will have to improve wonderfully
over anything he has yet shown to
prove himself a $4,000 colt.
Father Bill DAILY won his race at the
end of the programme, when his two
year-old Nolli beat home a cheap lot OF
maiden two-year-olds over the six-fur-
long distance, after making all the pace.
An accident came out of the five and
a half-furlong dash that was the first
number, when Sinai, ridden by Mink,
and Dakota, with McAtee in the saddle,
fell approaching the stretch turn. Fortu-
nately both boys escaped serious injury.
This race went to Major I. c. Mellow
ellis Huntress, a handsome daughter OF
Alan a-Dale, and she was one of the
easy winners of the day.
August Belmont's Fernrock captured
the two-year-old handicap, but it was
only because Sohnny McTaggart, who
had the mount, outrode Herbert. who
was riding Richard F. Carman's Start
ling As the race was run Startling
was easily best, but McTaggart's ride
through the stretch brought the Bel
mont colt home winner.
J. l.. Paul's Lahore won his fifth race
at the meeting, when he was an easy
victor over the mile distance, and
Borgo had no trouble over the same
distance in scoring for Richard T. Will
son and, in a measure. atoning for the
defeat of Montresor.
White Hackle. the chestnut son of
Star Shoot and Mary Talbot, for which
W. r. Coe, owner of the ShoshOne
Stable. paid John f. Madden big price,
h gone wrong, and it will be some
time before he is seen under silks. 1t
was while working recently that the
son of Star Shoot stepped into hole
and wrenched himself so badly that DR..
McCully was called in. He ordered the
colt thrown out o. training, and as
result Mr.. Coe will not have starter
in the Futurty, the race for which he
has been pointed.
Mr.. COe has been unfortunate in his
purchases, for Hauberk, a three-year-
OIL that he bought last year, met with
an accident that threw him out of
training.
II has been the habit of John San
ford to contine his racing endeavors to
New York tracks, with the exception of
tn string that he raced abroad, but
this fall, for the first time, he has de-
cided to send a goodly string to Mary
land at the close of the New York sea-
where he will campaign them.
Edward Mcbride, owner of the good
two-year-old George Smith, who was
badly hurt in an automobile accident
several days ago while motoring in
from the lake, came from the hospital
to-day and will leave for his home to-
morrow. His broken foot is still in a
plaster cast, and it will be some time
before he is able to be about, but this
is his only remaining memento of his
accident.
Major T. c. Mcdowell and John W.
Schorr will ship their horses for Louis
willie on Sunday. In fact, many Of the
Kentuckians will go from here home,
but a majority of them will be at Bel
mont Park for the yearling sales and
will remain long enough to witness the
l ace for the Futurity.