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OCEAN BOUND IS SUPREME WOODFORD CLAYS FILLY SCORES EASY VICTORY IN ALABAMA STAKES. Demonstrates Her Superiority Over All Others of Her Age and Sex— Cintrella Is Disqualified After Finishing Second. Saratoga, N. Y., Angnst 5.— Woodford Clays, great filly. Ocean Bound, settled all questions of supremacy among three-year-olds of her sex today when she won the Alalwma Stakes with striking ease from John T. Irelands Chorryola, Earl UnneUs Marigot, lames Butlers Sehoolmurm. .Mrs. L. A. Livingstons Amelia Jnnna and George Odoins Follie Levy. The Alabama was a race over the mile and an eighth course, and Ocean Bound, tilking np 124 pounds, throe Mends, more than her scale weight, forced every foot of the pace and made a show of her company. For tho sec-ond day of racing offered by tha Saratoga Association the track was still cuppy ami slow from the rain of yesterday and fast time was out of the question. When the horses were called to the post for the Alabama there were fully 0,000 racing enthusiasts in the stands ami lawns. In the main the sport was first class, but in the last race there was a disqualification for foul riding, while in two other races charges of fouls were made. In the fifth race the carelessness of jockey Stanley Davis cost Martinez the purse. His mount was winning in a Meter through the final furlong when Davis, pulling him up before the -finish, was nipped on the post by Blackford, vigorously ridden out by jockey Glass. Infortunately. the Alabama was not without its mishap, though tho running demonstrated1 that Ocean Bound so far outclassed the others that the result could not have been otherwise had the start been a more Satisfactory one. Amelia Jenks. with one victory over Ocean Bound to her credit this season, was the unfortunate one. Just at the start she tumbled and went to her knees, absolutely ruining any chances she might have had to beat the Clay lilly. in the running she moved np for a time, but she could never reach a contending position/ While the mishap at the start did not cost her the race, it probably prevented her from being placed. Jockey Shilling, who had the mount on Ocean Bound, went right out with the pace that was furnished by George Odoafi Follie Levy, an added starter, aiid going stride for stride with the daughter of Golden Maxim, Ocean Beand raced he, into submission, then opened up a lead of five lengths. Chorryola. after having been rated in the early stages, made a game effort in the. stretch and for an instant almost reached the throatlatch of Ocean Bound, but it was onlv for an instant, and at all times tho Star Shoot filly held her rival safe. Sohoolmurni. testes Butlers starter, broke from the outside and jockey Scoville. in his eagerness to have a good position on tho tirst turn, earned suspension for a week. He sent the tilly across the others in such a fashion that he narrowly escaped Interference with all of them. The disqualification of tlie day came in the last race and Captain E. B. Cassatt was the sufferer when second place was taken from Cintrella, his representative, and James R. Keenes Suffragist was moved up. Tho race was won by Tasteful and when it was apparent that there would be a disqualification it was expected that he would be the one to bo punished. Van Don had cut out the pace to the head of the stretch and it was there that Suffragist on tho outside and Cintrella on the inside moved up to him witli a rash. At the same time Tasteful made his move on the outside of all three of them. Just when Tasteful was showing his nose in front Gay Garner crossed with him sharply to the rail and bath Van Den and Suffragist were knocked out of the running. After a lengthy c.n sideration of the happening tho stewards ruled that Cintrella and not Tasteful was to blame for the fouling and she was disqualified from the place. In addition to the suspension of Scoville for a week, jockey S. Davis received similar punishment for his rareness ride in bringing about the defeat of Martinez. The Newcastle Stable owners have decided to sell all of their horses bete August 20. Jockeys Garner and Leach were each suspended for live dhys by starter Cassidv. Recent arrivals include W. A. Binkerton, Elliot C. Cowdtn, James Griffin. George Saportas, General Stephen Sanford. John Sanford. August Belinout, David Dwalep and Charles Rood. Tile last-named veteran turfman has not missed a Saratoga meeting in thirty-live years. Frank K. Gardner has been stabling at tho Horse Haven course for several weeks. His eolt Statesman, one of w hoso pastern lxmes was broken in a race at Iimlico a year ago last spring, is in training again. Frank Regan is going alonr slowly with Ardri. The Gigsnteun geldings underpinning has tilled slightly. Theodore Cobs lias arrived from the Empire Citv track with three hors-s. B id Brook, a natural Jumper, is aiaohg the Coles string. Woods Gartn shipped live horses in tho Coles car. Med Henderson, who rides the cross-country horses trained by Silas Veitch. will accept outside mounts at this meeting. L. I. Doerbofer, owner of Gold of Ophir. has arrived from Louisville. Mr. Doerholor was a big buyer of yearlings at the Juno sales. The pick of several breeding establish meats were knoeked dowu to Mr. Doerbofer** bids. Trainer J. W. Bah May. who developed Highball. Yankee Consul and other sterling horses, is handling the Doerbofer horses. A yearling brother to Lady IraM in the Doerbofer string has all tho i« ints of a liigh-elass race horse. T. W. Chicago OBriens Inflexible colt. Pluvious, is back in training. Trainer Andrew . G. Blakeley stopped the colt during the Gravesend sseeting on Seconal of ossoiets. John Baker and George Swain are among the recent arrivals from Fort Erie.
