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SARATOGA RACING PLEASES PURSLANE WINS THE CHIEF RACE OF THE DAY IN EASY FASHION Jcanno dArc Defeats Fast Sprinters Miss Kearney KearneyWins Wins from Practical Big Track for Ha j vana Rciwted Assured Saratoga N Y August 13 Saratogas midsum ¬ mer meetings thirteenth day of racing panned out veil despite the moderate card and intensely hot liutnid and rainy weather conditions conditionsEdward Edward II Carle upon whom the care of manag ¬ ing the racing ventures of F Ambrose Clark had de ¬ volved after the latters retirement on account pf his stepfathers death remarked after the steeple ¬ chase that it was a day of good omen for him as tlie stable hoodoo was broken when Ramrod won Although only two green junipers started in this nice its running developed more burlesque features and harmless incidents than all the previous cross ¬ country affairs of the present meeting combined The celebrated Pat Meany was particularly cha ¬ grined at having his horse Paddy beaten by Ram Tod because the winner had l cen trained and schooled for todays race by Pat Callahan a green and inex ¬ perienced country boy whom Meany had brought over from Ireland to learn the rudiments of steeple ¬ chase riding and training Callahan left Mcanys tivrvice shortly after his arrival in this country de ¬ claring that he could improve on his methods and meant to show him He did The didThe field in the lirst and what was really the most liretentlous race on the card was seriously detdeied 1 y withdrawals Thomas II Williams pair of star threeyearolds Firestone and Big Chief being the most conspicuous of the eight absentees The running resulted in an npset the two choices West bury and Dreamer as well as Adrinche Maylield Itanyah Beckon and Oxford Iwing easily beaten by Jeanne dAre a phenomenally fast threevearold filly liolonging to F A Forsythe which has ari jxared colorsThe only four times under colors The Amsterdam Selling Stakes at one mile was captured by Purslane which was entered to be sold for 500 C E Rowe bid the winner up to 1000 lieore he stopped the stable buying him in for the customary 5 advance Mnsgrave who was recently engaged by Mr Seagram as lirst jockey signalized his first appearance in the colors of the famous Canadian hereThe turfman by an easy victory here The tabled history of the Amsterdam Selling Stakes is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 19I lFlrst Whip 4 111 Bullman 17 n 1MCV 1JI02 Clonuiell 3 91 Shea 2135 112 1903 Virgin Soil 3 9 Ml II Callahan 2300 142 1904 De Reszke 5 101 llildcbrand 27S5 142 1905 Canteen 4 99 W Knapp 2200 139 1900 Right Royal 4 105 Scwell 194r 142 1107 Grapple 5 90 Goldstein ll5 139 IOS 139IOS 1418At Purslane 1 Km Mnsgravo 425 1418 yardsThe At one mile and seventy yards The present mooting will be long remembered for the variety number and snlendid finality of its twoyearold races Todays program contained wo if these interesting juvenile features Each was won by a probable turf star in The Gardener and Miss Kearney KearneyIncognito Incognito at oddson scored in a onesided race at six furlongs furlongsThere There is a report in circulation here that a fail racing venture will he inaugurated in the state of Michigan within easy reach itf Chicago Starter ChicagoStarter Mars Cassidy will manage a projected race meeting on a big scale at Havana next winter Four hundred thousand dollars it is said will be ex ¬ pended on an uptodate plant An exclusive charter has lieeu secured from the Cuban government The location is ideal and within easy reach of Ihe capital Three Havana banks have already subscribed 275 KM of the amount needed for Construction ConstructionOxford Oxford pulled up very lame after his race in the opener openerJohn John E Madden will not ship his horses to New York for ianolhor week He will devote the next yearllitgsLieutenant few days to trying out a big band of yearllitgs Lieutenant Von Wagner attached to the district attorneys ollice of Kings County one of Elders lieutenants and one who was especially commended by the grand jury for his zeal in harassing race ¬ goers at Brighton Reach was at the track today He said lie was on a vacation but It was rumored I hat he was here looking for evidence against Sheriff Bradley BradleyEight Eight of Thomas II Williams horses In charge of H 12 Rowell were shipped to Yonkers tonight Firestone and Big Chief are in perfect condition and will race at Yonkers on the opening day John dayJohn G Caranagli was notified that Judge Dike of Brooklyn had today sustained the demurrer in his CASK filed by his attorney John B Stanchficld Mr Cavanagh says that Judge Dikes decision de ¬ claring the indictment drawn up by Elder is defec ¬ tive is virtually equivalent to throwing the case out of court courtJ J J3 Seagram was not present to witness the success of his horse Purslane today todayJUSS JUSS Kearneys win in the last race marked the twenty fifth twoyearold success for J K Madden this season
