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SIR MARTIN WINS SPECIAL MADDENS CRACK COLT FIRST IN SARATOGAS BIG RACE BY A SMALL MARGIN Jack Atkin Beaten and Unplaced Purslane Takes Race for Gentlemen Riders Jockey Boad Boadwee wee Injured by a Tall Saratoga X Y August 8 The Saratoga As ¬ sociations former racing glories were revived with a vengeance today Its magnificent race course held more than 10000 devotees of the sport rep ¬ resentatives of the best that this country affords n the way of social political and business worth intent on witnessing the running off of a splendid card of six races which included the greatest sport ng event of the American turf the Saratoga Special or twoyearolds Sir Martin won by a neck from Wedding Bells and Mediant in a thrilling and spec tacular finish Owing to fetlock deep mud the going was unusually diflicnlt and slow Only sis candi ¬ dates the smallest field in the history of the race were sent out to battle for the rich prize prizeJohn John B Madden was represented by his allcon ¬ quering colts Sir iMartin and Fayette James K Keene by the fleet Jlllies Wedding Bells and Melis nnde Herman 15 Dnryea by the superbly breil Mediant and Frederick A Forsythe by the sensa ¬ tionally tried Oddfellow colt High Private Plung ¬ ing heavy and spectacular centered on the Madden entry at 4 to 0 the others being accorded only mild and intermittent support The race developed Into one of the most remarkable as well as sensational of struggles The favorites failed to get away well and for half of the journey held forth seemingly anchored in the rear but when commencing the last three furlongs Sir Martin on the Inside began to move up with such swiftness that it carried him alongside the flying pacemaker in less than n fur ¬ long of the stretch Mediant which had held easy sway from the start stuck to her work with marvel ¬ ous resolution and for more than a sixteenth the issue was in doubt Then Sir Martin which had been under punishment for a quarter of n mile slowly but surely drew away and Shilling In antici ¬ pation of a comfortable victory had only just laid down his whip when a new menacing and totally unexpected challenge came from Wedding1 Bells which had Drained the extreme outside path and waa finishing with giant strides and running two feet to the leaders one oneThe The changes in the last fifty yards were so sudden and bewildering that very few of the spectators on the left of the judges stand were able to say just what horse had won John E Madden who was overwhelmed with congratulations over his victory minimized the importance of the race saying that ueither of his colts was able to do himself Justice in muddy going particularly Fayette and that he was yet uncertain as to which was the better one He announced that he would take the pair to Eng ¬ land on or about December 1 No trainer had yet been selected on the other side but several had been recommended to him In any event the best trainee in Enroix would be engaged if possible to super ¬ vise Sir Martin and Fayette in then preparation for the big English and French threeyearold races In nominatedThe which they have been nominated The eleventh running of the Beverwyck Steeple ¬ chase caused more thrills than usual in affairs of the kind and Boadwees bad fall with Rufus had for a time at least a disheartening and dispiriting effect on the spectators the majority of whom thought itlie boy was killed For more than two hours his fate was In doubt several false reports of bis death circulating before the close of tho races Boadwee recovered consciousness at the hos ¬ pital during the evening and an examination revealed a fractured shoulder as the only serious Injury bo sustained Bayonet practically dominated the race throughout displaying highclass crosscountry form Rufus was remounted by T OBrien finished the course and earned third money On account oC OBrien being under the ban many horsemen thought Rufus was not entitled to third money Jack moneyJack Atkin made his debut here in the opening race Mr Schreiher who recalled Jack Atklns de ¬ feat a year ago by Fleming in heavy going was op ¬ posed startingThomas to his starting Thomas Welsh trainer and part owner of the New ¬ castle Stable announced today that he would leave for France on September 5 or 19 with the Millstream Stud stallion Adam and fifteen or twenty mares which horseMr have been bred to the French horse Mr Welch said that Adam would stand in France at a fee of 1500 1500Senator Senator Christy Sullivan a brother of Big Tim Sullivan declared today that racing in this country would be restored fully and completely by next spring springThe The race for gentlemen riders was the real thing in a sporting way for the smart set Messrs Ray ¬ mond Belmont who rode under the nom de course of Mr Daymon Cassidy a son of starter Mars Cassidy Fleischmann and the two Tucker boys were surrounded by an admiring crowd of interested friends and partisans in the paddock Purslanes victory was heartily applauded as was Antaeus close second under a vigorous finish bv young Mr Belinont Tucker the supposed crack gentleman rider of the cast was caught napping at the start and virtually left at the post with Aster dOr but for differentV which the result might have been different V SaratogaStodayT Burlew was a visitor at SaratogaStoday T Monahan bid up Moquette the winner of the third race from 1500 to 2500 W J Young bought his good threeyearold in with the cus ¬ tomary advance
