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ACCOUNTANT LUCKY TO WIN. pALLAVANT HAS HIM DRIVING AT END OF SARATOGA DERBY, i Heavy Betting; On the Wilson Horse Kiameaha Is Beaten by Zienap for the Mile Handicap Favorite a Bleeder. Saratoga, N. Y., August 23. It was oppressively hot, but fully twelve thousand persons witnessed the runuing of an excellent card today, the Saratoga Derby being the feature, at the unusual distance of one mile and five sixteenths. "Diamond Jim" Bradys prize package. Accountant, added another rich stake to his credit bj; defeating the erratic Gallnvant in a hard drive, with the only other starter. MeKlttredge, a distant third. In view of the fact that track conditions were considered to be distinctly favorable to Gallavant and that the Wilson colt was thoroughly seasoned In recent races as against Accountants possible dislike to the going, and a further probabilltyof his hot being keyed up for so long a journey, the former colt was the medium of some of the heaviest betting of the season. The Gates-Drake combination led In backing him, taking all the 8 to 5 offered in the ring. This enabled the favorite followers to obtain as good as 7 to 10 or better against Bradys champion, but they were lucky to cash. Had Oallavant run truly In this race he would have been returned the winner. Despite the loss of a half dozen lengths on the turn the Wilson qplt finished wearing the favorite down at . the end. Experts declared, however, that this is as near to the winner as he will ever be again, this season. Withdrawals ruined the handicap at a mile. In which some of .the fastest Allies and mares in training were originally named to start. Glnette and Neva Lee were the conspicuous absentees. The field dwindled down to Klaniesha, Zienap and Bivouac. Kiamesha, the topweight, was held at short odds by the layers and fortunes were lost with her unexpected defeat. Indeed the former record-breaker was exceedingly lucky to be second, as Bivouac was overhauling her at every stride and only finished a nose behind her after running to the extreme outside in the closing three furlongs. Kiaroeshas race was too bad to be true and an Investigation followed, which developed that the famous mare had bled recently In her work and had accordingly been indulged in her exercise and was short. This fact had been kept a profound secret, and it was not learned that any one In particular had benefited by It. Belle Strome showed a sudden reversal of form by winning the first race at seven furlongs from a big band of selling platers. Jocund, now handled by W. B. Jennings, ran a winning race. Pirate, at odds-ou, easily captured the steeplechase handicap over the full course. J. E. Maddens filly, Beinay, reversed her previous running by easily winning the two-year-old selling, at five and a half furlongs. The apprentice rider, Alex, rode her suspiciously In her preceding race and was summarily dismissed from. Maddens employ. Lord Lovat, one of the grandest looking colts seen this year, won the closing race In stake horse fashion and was the medium of one of the biggest coups of the current meeting. Grimaldi made a promising debut and, If he runs up to his private form, may win the Futurity. Lord Lovat is in the United States Hotel Stakes to lie run next Saturday. His weight is 117 pounds, and experts predict an easy victory for the crack youngster. Foxhall Keene was at the race course this afternoon. J. B. Brady, gave jockey Martin a ,000 fee for rjdlng Accountant to. victory In the Derby. "Chicago" OBrien lost a wager of 0,000 on Kiamesha today.
