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MUDDY TRACK-AT SARATOGA JIM GAFFNEY TAKES ALBANY HANDICAP IN RUNAWAY FASHION. Amanda H. the First Winning Favorite Since Saturday Main Chance Wins the Mile Handicap Fleming Scores. Saratoga, X. Y., August 21. Rain anil mud caused many withdrawals and detracted much from the sport here today. However, from the standpoint of the speculatively Inclined anions the race-goers, the results were generally more satisfactory than on the previous two days, inasmuch as two outstanding favorites won. Flunk J. FarrelPs Jim Caffney, coming hack fresh and good after his victory in the Hopeful Stakes on Saturday, picked up ids harden of 123 pounds as if It was a feather, reveled in the muddy going, spreadeagled his nine opponents and won the Alhany Handicap In a canter hy six lengths, .Magazine taking second place easily from Master Kobert, n fast going third after closing a lilg gap. Fort Johnson, tlie crack youngster from the San ford barn finished last and demonstrated clearly that mud Is not his game. He was oil" in front but dropped hack at once and could not extend himself at all. Big Chief, one of the brag colts from the Newcastle Stable, ran well up until he reached the stretch and then tired. The running of Smoker and Sir Cleges was particularly disappointing. The latter had good support, it being the presumption that mud was his forte. A. S. Labours Chulita, hailed as a crackerjack after her victory in the Cincinnati Trophy at Latonia .Inly ft, whipped in the Mohawk Stakes at Buffalo and again here Monday a week ago, could do no better than third In the opening race today, the long shots, Hal and Sagulne, heating her out In a drive. However, she ran a game race and there are excuses for her In that she could not concede the weight in such going as she encountered. Hals victory was a genuine surprise. He jumped into the lead at once and held it to the end. At one stage he was six lengths in front and it appeared lie would make a runaway affair of it. There was a shout of joy when Amanda II. won the steeplechase, the daughter of King of Coins being the lirst outstanding favorite to win since lie Munds victory in the closing race last Saturday. Kernel fell at the lirst jump and Lights Out made the running until they were over the twelfth obstacle. Amanda II., which up to this stage of the race had been held in reserve, was sent up and from there to the end it was barely more than a matter of riding and cantering for her. Okenite failed miserably in the handicap at a mile. There was never a iieriod at which he was dangerous and ho was Anally a beaten off last. The lirst and second positions were tilled by horses owned in Canada by the president and secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club respectively. Mr. Seagrams Main Chance trailed the others until the vtretch was readied, saved ground on the turn, moved up decisively and won going away by three lengths from the tiring Tourenne, the racing qualities of which recently passed from the Kirklield Stable to W. P. Fraser J. O. Keenes Red Leaf, the receding favorite for the fifth, ran an unaccountably bad race and got no part of the money. Such going as that of today is admittedly to her liking. There surely must be something radically wrong with her. Sam Lazarus Right Royal, heavily backed by the wise brigade, scored an easy victory over Lally, which, most probably because Miller was in the saddle, Itad some suport at fours. Use of the blue pencil left only Fleming and .Tack Atkin to contest the closing race at seven-eighths of a mile and the public selected the wrong one. Fleming has Improved steadily since lie finished behind Jack Atkin in the race Ie Mund won on the fourth day of the meeting and Schreibers colt was no match for liiin today. Fleming led him by three lengths for nearly the entire journey and won easily. Many of the Kentuckians backed W. J. Youngs gelding and took a considerable sum from the bookmakers.
