The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-10
GAMER A FAILURE
IN FAYORITE'S ROLE
Backed to Win. He Finishes
Next to Last in Field
Of Seven Horses.
STAR JASMINE Is FIRST

SARATOGA. Aug. e.-There was an
other upheayal OF public form when
the Greentree Stables jaime finished
next to last in the Delaware Handicap
at a mile, which was the feature u: the
card OF tine Saratoga Association this
afternoon. Gainer had g%allopel away
from his field in the Empire city Handi-
cap. and as the track had dried out
considerably under "A day of warm sun
shine II was thought that he could ne
gotiate the going, which was still heavy
lie was made "a strong favori,e ut .
20 3. bu, there never wa a momen
, that he showed any indication Of rum
ming in the money.
-Four of the overnight entries were
scratched, but the addition ~ Pomette
Bleu to run In company with Montresor
for Il. 4. Wilson. Jr., and 7. c. Me-
Dowell's Star Jasmine brought the field
I'D to seven. Schuyler l.. Parsons Han
son. carrying the light weight Of ninety
eight pounds, set a fast pace, with
Montresor second. Pomette Bleu third
and star Jasmine fourth. There was
omen daylight between all thosr as they
hit the backstretch. and Gamer. which
never MAS able To untrack himself, was
having hard work To keep In front
Of Leo Skolny, fifteen lensths n'i1Ind
the leader.
Hanson maintained q lead Of two
lengths into the humestretch but Al
that time star Jasmine sat sail foi
the leaders and quickly overtaking the
Nkffgn, ,,uNp yfuflat ItupEnr ~ tho - Y
tenth pole. Hanson's early pacemak'
iug had taken the go out a. him, and
star jasmine just gal'oped away from
him to win 10y our lengths. Nun,resoi
finished strongly under Butwslls urg
Ing and got NJ in time 20 take tn,
place by a length. The race was q
fast one. considering the track condi
tons. the .i3 80 being three secondi
faster thar the time for the next rae,
at the same distance.
Gamer was not the only ~faVorite tina.
fell by the wayside, as In the other race,
the talent failed to select the winners
The Western players received "A har,
knock when J. q. Greener's Fu,urit,
candidate, tnsmic. was outruu in tn,
third race. "a handicap for t~wo-ysar-old,
at Ave and a half %furlongs. This col
lad won all his races in the West. an
though LOTUS had 20 pick up tw.
pounds extra in order to ride, he wa,
made a : to : choice. with Clifford A
Cochrau's Pleion- second choice at "A 4
5 and the Mcbride entry and Angus
Belmont's Tea CGddy the only other
supported.
Pleione did what she never has don
before by skipping off In front with
world OF speed and stealing "A big lea,
before reaching the turn. Pesky of tn
| Mcbride pair was five hngths benin
the leader and well clear OF the Other.
which did not seem TO realize they wer
In a race until II was nearly over Jus
before entering the stretch Pesky show,
u fash OF speed that made her look M,
a winner. She picked up all but rs
p lengths on rl.ione before NJ Galley shoe
up the Cochran illy When he 81.
Plelone came away again and WEI
ever thu line IN easy winner by fot
lengths. Pcsky was eight lengths
front ~ Comic. which beat Tea Cadd
i half a length Tor show money
Thomas Hitchcock's Sw'>h scored 4
. Easy victory In the steeplschase, IN VIII,