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BAS1ITI TAKES Til E ASTORIA ANDREW MILLER AND THOMAS WELSH HOSTS AT DINNER FOLLOWING RACE. Barney Sclireibers Sager Takes Measure of 8. C. Hildreths Joe Madden in Handicap at Grave*- end — Mishaps in the Steeplechase. New York. June 13. The Astoria. Hie sporting -lake for two year obi lillies. went to the N.-wiastle Stables good tilly. l.ashli, and as a n-sull Andrew Miller .ni.l Ih as Welsh wen- hosts at the dinner louiglit at the Waldorf Astoria, which is usually air :. ftermatli of tin- running. It. F. Carmans Horizon and C:rpt. B. B. Cass.-itts Tin- I.aililTs Daughter were I lit- only one- lo op|M*u- Hashti. and it was BO eonlest. The Adam lilly was only eaulering in front from start to tinish ami won eased up llirougli I he last lurbuig. iteeeiit rains made the track heavy and withdrawals were numerous in all the races. S- iiml in importance |o the A-toria was tin- mile and an eighth handicap, in which S. C. liildrelhs Joe M.11I1I1 n met Siarpia ami Barney nVfeaagkagfa Sagei. on.- that was added jusl kaghan po-l lime. Iln- race was one of the sill prises ol the day when Sager took the measure of the llildi. Ill four vear old. •Im- Madden aj.| . ar.-.l to b.- a bit high going to tJu poKt. though he had paraded before. I he prol. ably will line down coii-nlcrnbl.v befhN the season iu much older. lb- was iiml 1 a strong pull almost to Ike stretch, but when b-t down i|iiit Imdlv. Sager was lavored kg the soft going, for be has siiellv feet and the deep going offered him tin- Im-sI chain e. Tin- steepliM-hase was uiiler selling romliiions and of six starters only three finished. Black Bridge v.as a very easy winner, with Diopit reread ami Baahraneer third. Magellan fell ni the recond jump. Paprika, ridden by his owner. .1. I.. Jnaephthal. at the fourth and .liniinv Lane Went down at the loin -teciiiii in front of the Ltveraaat. I In- sprint handieap w.-nt to Mag izine. with Sir John Johnson, the favorite, out of the money after havi ig forced the early pace. In thi-i run . I aplain Swaiiion and Prime Hal had ru. cbaaee after a bad break fr the barrier. Frank Iniei-ll ami gOjgaj Mouse were always odd* on choice* and won the re-uiaining lines. Nineteen haraea in I ink* lag the property of different owners, wen- Mai at auction in the paddnek he- lore the laces. Iluskv Lad. which brought top price, went to F. H. Wdr for I1.3S0. The onlv other to reneli fawr tigui-s was the till v. Impiinl. which went to .1. lilzsiiiiiiioiis for gl.DMl.
