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GRAND UNION TO PENARMS. FRANK ONEILLS GELDING MAKES GOOD IN CONVINCING MANNEE. Peter Sterlings Triumph Brookdale Nymphs Sparkling Performance Mohawk II. Will Do Mr. Page Wins the Steeplechase. Saratoga, N. Y., August 15. Penarrls, in emulation of bis quondam stablemate, the now famous Salvidere, annexed the Grand Union Hotel Stakes of 0,000 this afternoon, beating a complement of good two-year-olds by a wide margin at the end of six furlongs run in 1:13?. Penarrls Is a big, long-striding -bay gelding, by Garry Hermann, out of Peninah and is therefore a half brother to the noted W. Overton. He was purchased for ,100 by the former jockey Frank ONeill at the sale of Captain W. Harry Browns racehorses In training, which took place during the recent Brighton Beach meeting. In the actual running Penarrls maintained from the start an unexpectedly forward position for a slow-beginning, sluggishly-inclined colt and his known stamina gave his backers comforting as- . suranees of ultimate success, which was forthcoming in a, most decisive and convincing manner. Before the race the winner might have been purchased for ,000. After tlie race anything under 0,000 would probably not have been seriously considered. The retrograding Superman was held at an absurdly short rIcg-byJjthe.,laj:ers,J.KtUAletheno and Jonr Enrique beating him out for second and third position. Mr. Belmonts half brother to Beldame acquitted himself gamely and experts are beginning to regard him with enhanced respect. Notwithstanding the big money value Involved In W , , the big two-year-old feature, the 15,000 racegoers present were chiefly interested in the outcome of the handlpap at a mile and three-sixteenths in which a number of cracks were engaged including Mohawk it1,. Inferno, Peter Sterling and Geranium. A great struggle was anticipated and the spectators were not disappointed. With Miller on Geranium, public support Inclined to Dr. J. Grant Lymans grand mare, but at a false price. The heavily weighted Mohawk, II. was almost friendless at steadily receding odds and the market about Inferno, the great Canadian horse, was panicky throughout. Aside from Geranium, the newcomer Peter Sterling had the most friends and was most persistently backed. The result justified it. After Geranium and Mohawk II. had engaged each other in a desperate battle for supremacy for a mile and an eighth, seemingly taking no account of possible challenges from the rear, Peter Sterling burst unexpectedly upon the scene and passed the struggling leaders in the last hundred yards, getting home with nothing to spare from the unlucky Inferno, which had been nearly left at the post. This horse made up a tremendous lot of ground and was finishing with a belated rush going two feet to the winners one. Even the despised Sailor Boy headed the two exhausted pacemakers and earned third place in the last couple of strides. Mohawk II.s race demonstrated that he 1j a top-notcher among the three-year-olds and should prove Invincible from now on in almost any company. Miller, as usual, started off with a winning mount, the beautifully turned Beggar Maid being the vehicle by which he achieved his success. In her preceding race Revenue was badly cut down on the right hind leg and was in no condition to start today. The betting foreshadowed her defeat, the odds steadily receding despite heavy public support. Retributive Justice in the shape of an almost severed tendon in identically the same spot came with todays ill-starred effort and the unfortunate filly may have to be retired. Gentlemen jockeys disported themselves in the steeplechase over the short course. Harry Page, experienced and skillful, won on the second best horse, his own entry, Onteora. F. Ambrose Clark rode a plucky race on Maximilian and, but for many costly blunders at the Jumps, would undoubtedly have landed the coveted trophy. The Chicago horseman M. II. Tichenor, scored an unexpected success with his colt, Hammeraway, in the mile selling, fifth on the card. Betting had progressed on this race for five minutes when it was announced In the ring that he was a doubtful starter, having got away from his attendants In the paddock and with great difficulty being recaptured. Hidden by J. Harris, the Hamburg three-year-old worked through and won out on his own courage. Brookdale Nymph won a brilliant victory In the seven furlong sprint, closing the days sport. The Whitney Ally picked up 12G pounds and, conceding big lumps of weight to her live opponents, appeared to have their measure during all stages of the running. On this effort alone she should be able to cope successfully with the best In training over any distance. Paul J. Rainey, the owner of Toots Mook, which was claimed yesterday by J. Cooper, acting as agent for A. L. Austin, protested the claim on the ground that J. Cooper was an outlaw trainer. This was true, but at present he was training under a regular license and therefore the protest will not hold.
