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1 V t " 1 1 3 1 HKKMIS IN GKKAT FOK5I Saratoga, N. Y., August 8. George J. Gould made an offer of 5,000 for Hermis after his great trial for the Travers Stakes. He worked Thursday, after the last race, a mile and a furlong in 1:54 flat, which was phenomenally fast, in view of the cuppy state of the going, which necessitated his taking the middle of the track, going wide on all the turns. Peter Wimmer, W; P. Burch, John Hyland, G. B. Morris, Julius Bauer and Tom Healy all had probable "starters in the same event and were inter-5 ested spectators of the trial and all agreed that tho son of Hermeuce had the race at his mercy. By winning the historic Travers Stakes with Her-r mis, Mr. Gould would make a brilliant debut on the American turf. The presidents daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt, will be here Saturday, August 23, to see the running for the Saratoga Cup, Winnie OConner was suspended four days and CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. 1 J HERMIS IN GREAT FORM. Continued from First Page. fined 00 for weighing in short two and one-half pounds of weight on Andrew Millers colt Nevermore, carrying a large commission across the board which finished second to Scoffer in the fifth race for two-year-olds. It is a great hardship on Mr. Feathorstone, his employer, and will prevent his riding the improved Mary Street in the 0,000 Saratoga special tomorrow. The western contingent to a man were down on Ordnung in the first race today and got the money. Gates and Drake offered each of the sixty odds-layers all they would take. C. R. Ellison, J. W. Schorr, Kid Wellor and Rogers, Lanterman, Senator OBrien in fact, not one was missing, and at least a hundred thousand of wostern money was bet on the horse at an average price of 8 to 5. J. E. Maddens chestnut colt Yardarm, by Henry of Navarre Yseult, was pronounced by experts a superlative mud horse after his victory in the third race today, and the fact of his not being a sound horse accounts for his better showing in soft going-as against bis previous running on a fast traqk. That J. "B. Haggins high-priced stable jockey, Wonderly, did not weigh out to ride the favorite and supposed crack two-year-old Elliott in the fifth race, but that Lyne had the mount instead, occasioned considerable remark and rumors were rife that there was a serious difference growing out of Wonderlys unskillful handling of Ada Nay in, Thursdays race, won by Dazzling.
