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GAVE 1I1S BACKERS CONCERN USE OF WHIP NECESSARY OK OLAMBALA IN CHAMPLAIN HANDICAP. Pretend, Favored by Light Impost and Heavy Going, Forces Wilson Crack to a Drive — Textile Takes Another Stake. Saratoga, K. Y.. August 11. — Richard T. Wilson, Jr.s Olambala, which hi easily won the Saratoga Handicap Iron Jum R. Kmwi BaUot, repeated lli.il fictory today bar scoring in the mile and an eighth at t lie Cham plain Handicap, olambala met no Mck opposition as in the running Of the Saratoga Handicap, lint he was giving a« aj from twenty la thirty pounds to each of the trio that opposed him and his performance was a good one when he Beared easily 1 1- ■ couple of lengths from lretend. As was the ease in the rousing of the Saratoga Handicap. track conditions accounted for the withdrawal of the tsoel dangerous opponents of the sou of Brans. Heavy rain fell yesterday and this morning and S. C. Hildreth. withdrew l itz Herbert, while Uraaaaere was seraleheil for Mi. Keene by trainer Bowc. Sir .T • 1 1 1 i Tabu sou declined, and Firestone and Duke of Ormonde were also -withdrawn, leaving only Sea CttC. from the stable of H. P. Whitney. Thomas MiMalians 1relend and 1". A. Foray the S Durante ha asake np the held with Oianaheia. in such company it was natural that Olambala BhuuM be a prohibitive favorite, hot foa a time in the running he did not seem ti he good enough to wariaul the short price thai was laid agaiaal bis ehmaoes. Tret end. at best inconsistent, is much lielter in mud than over a dry traek and he was the one tu furnish a scare to those who took the short price about Mr. Wilsons eolt. lretend. under his light burden of ninety-live pounds, was at his beat and. alti r be bad raced Sea Cliff into submission, be w ent along so resotateij in front that Hut well was foil ed to go to a drive on Olambala before be could wrest the lead from hini. Olambala re samsded promptly to nrgiag and from the furlong BOOt be drew away from Pretend readily, but when lint well w as seen to raise his w hip at the head of the BtretCh there was an instant when it appeared thai Ireield might last long enough to beat him home. ltesort to the whip had not been necessary when the son of Omits beat Ballot and for that reason ItutweUs move naturally caused seine anxiety. Hie companion feature to the hamplain Handicap was the Albany Handicap, aud Textile, from the stable of Thomas M on a 1 1 a n . handsomely repealed his recent victory in the nnrrinna Stakes by scoring over Zeus and Hectagoat, while SemprolOS, w inner of the I lash Stakes, tired badly under his heavy burden of 130 pounds and failed to linish in the money. In the third race Angus! Belmont added Babbler and Pat Dunne added Bars Dance, a youngster he recently bought from Mr. Belsnoat for 1910.sh00. They were both well beaten. It was a typical Saratoga day. for after a forenoon of bright sunshine the skies clouded suddenly and shortly after the fourth race there was a heavy downpour of rain that made the track deep in Sloppy mud for the last two races. The attendance was particularly large and the sport from lirst to last was excellent. John sUaforsVa colors were successful in the Aral and last races when his goad mare Dauos-can beat Field Mouse and May Allodia, and Sada qmfda, a three-year-old lily, ran away from a big hand of mafdena at the close of the card. The steeplechase had its accidents, as usual. On the first turn of the Bourse Judge Kraieutrout lumped the ditch of the Liverpool and spilled Jockey Barry and when three fences from the finish. Jimmy Lane made a bad binding and unseated Allen. Koth riders escaped unhurt and Allen remounted Jimmy Lane and linished fur third money. Jockey HeGee was suspended for live days by Starter Cassldy for misbehavior at the post in the filth race. Jamestown has been granted radng dates from NoveniUr 1 to November 19, with the privilege of extension to November 2 . on August -"a the Saratoga Association will close the United States Hotel Stakes and Spina aray Slakes for 1011 and the Travels for 1912.
