The sun., 1916-08-27
CAMPFIRE EARNS
2.YEAR.OLD TITLE,
WINNING HOPEFUL
2 r. Wilson's Sterling Colt
Carries Heavy Impost to
Victory in Rich Stake.
rRIAR ROCK TAKES CUP
BY DEFEATING ROAMER

SARATOGA, n. r.. Aus. 26.-All records
N the matter OF attendance at the race
= track here were shattered this afternoon
st the hnai racing day for the Spa this
rear. Also the meeting os t~wenty-four
Ssys has been the most profitable ever
N.,d here since the track was opened
In 1854
From q reliable quarter It was learned
that the Saratoga Racing Association
Will net a profit Of $4,000. This should
assure for mex year purses and
stsks features Of greater value.
Tne races to-day were run OF under
4 bright sky. warm weather and over
q dull track. hTree stakes were down
for dec!sion-the Hopeful. for two-year-
e,ds, at six furlongs: the Saratoga cup.
for three-year-olds and upward. at q
mile and ak ~furlonss. and tho Bever-
WICK steeplechase. at two miles. The
Hopeful was worth Sis.S50 to the win
ner, the saratso cup t3.i25 and tho
Beverwyck $l.3s5.
Hats of TO Campfire. r. +. Wilson's
eot demonstrated beyond peradventure
what has here been claimed for him
that no Is the best ~two-year-old Of the
season. He carried $50 pounds. top
vetsht, and won the Hopeful stakes.
worth S23.150 gross. in a driving finish
b. half q length from c. X. q. Billings's
Omar Khayyam. to whom he was con-
cedinG twenty pounds. A. X. Macom-
tsrs star Master was third . nose away
- .l-t.s alss.n,~ t. HrOnA - In.~.,
Payne whitney's Rickety. II will bc
sssn BY giancinG at the names OF the
owners Of the Jour leading horses that
Il was Q struggle between colts owned
by four millionaire patrons Of the turf.
Campfire Races 70 Top.
was a great struggle won by a
great colt. Campnre,s victory clinches
hs position as tho Futurity favorite
At Belmont Park track next Saturday
for he carried in his ace to-day I'VE
pounds more than he will be asked to
shoulder a week from this afternoon.
The impressive part Of Campflre's vic,
tory was the way he clun9 to the fas'
early PACE despite his heavy impost
Sedan was the first to show at the start
with Star Master second. Campfire thirt
and Ju!!alecn fourth and The Knockc'
lest. Julialeon was rushed to the front
and. racing like = Texas quarter horse
opened up q gap Of nve lengths. Sedan
star Master and Campfire followed next
with Rickety closing fast and Omal
Khayyam Just beginning the sprin
which later electrified the crowd.
A furlong from the finish Campfr
caught and passed Julialeon with Sta
Master and Rickety In close pursui,
Just when Campfire drew out Oma
khayyam came like . streak Of light o,
the outside. He was ten lengths behin'
when he made his sush. Campfire. unde
J. x~cTaggart's vigorous handling. Rel
on and won out by saddle girths. wit
Omar Khayyam nosinG out Star Maste
on the post for second money,
The Hopeful Stakes was worth ss.25
more than its guaranteed value. II Is b
far the richest stake Of the season I
cate, and may approach the value Of tn
Hturity.
Belmont Colt Succeeds.
Friar Rock Is the ''cup horse par ey
e~sllence. 1t was a thousand pities tha
his owner, August Belmont. was nc
present 10 see him win the Saratoga Gu
and at even weights humble such gres
horses az Roamer and The Finn. 1t Wa
the finest Performance shown by a thre<
year-old In the last ten years when b
raced away from Roamer in the stretc
and beat him out easily by two length
The. race was not run to suit him. yet
spite OF this handicap he won with spec
In reserve.
For the irst six furlongs the pace wa
slow. This did not suit Friar Rocl
and after The FINN had gone to III
front on the backstretch Johnny McTai
CART moved Friar Rock up to him frol
las, place, Butwell wal playing foxy
With Roamer in order to make 1t q sprin
Friar Rock soon settled The Finn RI
then showed the way into the stretcl
This caused Butweli I'd move Roam'
up with a rush. The struggle narrows
Sown TO a heart breaking sprin
Roamer got up TO Friar Rocks nec
one cut Of the whip and Friar Roc
bounded away from Roamer and wo
the best cup race that ha9 taken pla'
here In years.
The Beverwyck S.eepiechase was VIC
by Weidship. who captured his third in
poriant stake OF the meeting and dul
Heated his feat OF last yea when }
won the three similar yents WeldsAi
an added starter. carried 169 pounds. I
pounds more than he had up in 1871
ne Just managed to beat out Marian b
snead In "A driving finish.
sanford Wins Dig Wager.
John Sanford placed one u, rs plum
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