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NOVELTY BEATS TEXTILE HILDRETH COLT OBTAINS WINNING ADVANTAGE AT START OF ,000 MATCH. Iron Mask Wins the Grand Union Hotel Stakes for James R. Kerne — Racquet Runs Fastest Mile of the Saratoga Meeting. Saratoga. N. Y.. August 17.— S. t. Hildreths good colt. Novelty, was au easy winner over Thomas iMonalians Textile in the s|H-eial feature of the seven-race program offered by the Saratoga Association this afternoon. Weather and track conditions were well-nigh perfect and one of the largest mid-vcel- crowds of the season was in attendance. Wliile Novelty 1 eat Textile easily, the race was not a truly run one. for the reason that the winner stole an advantage of several lengths at the hreak. Shilling had Novelty in motion when the harrier was sprung and. though Textile had the inside position, tb Hildreth colt dashed to the front with such an advantage that he was aide to cross over and take that position from Textile lietore the Monahan coll fairly got going. Notter gave chase with Textile and for an instant it seemed as though he might catch Novelty, hut Shilling always had something in reserve and when Notter made his tinal move Novelty drew away again to win with ease. The Grand Inion Hotel Stakes was the regular feature of the card and it went to James It Keenes Iron Mask, witli August Belmonts Footprint and Watervale second and third respectively. The race was worth $.k.ikmi net to the winner and is one of the hig fixtures for two-year-olds. The running of the race demonstrated that the had condition of the track in his recent race hail much to do with his failures, including his defeat hy Novelty In the Saratoga Special last Saturday. Today lie simply cantered in front of his company from start to tinish to win easing up in 1:12.* for the three quarters. Footprint had to take up 1W ]M unds and his second to the Keene colt was impressive, while Watervale acquitted himself creditably to run third, though neither on» at any time threatened the winner. Ahsconder. from the Keene stahle. and Colston, from the stable of K. A. Forsytbc. were added Starters, but Absconder was practically left at tin post and Colston did not cut any figure lix the rnn-nirig. The tabled history of the Grand inion Hotel Stakes is as follow*: Year. Winner. Wt. .lockev. Val. Time. 1901 King Hanover ...HO T. Burns. .$ 0.97.1 1:131 1902 Grey Friar 114 T. Burns.. 10.99U 1:13 19 »3 Highball 117 Fuller 10,816 1:1 1J 1904 Siglight lilt ][. Phillips 8.250 1:1.1 IMS Ba 1 1 lea xo 117 Redfern .. 8.630 1:14 19 6 Ponarris 114 Shaw 8,250 1:13| 1907 Colin 127 W. Miller. 82200 1:13 1908 Edward 122 C. H.Shilg ft, 250 1:18 1909 Chickasaw 117 Page 1.295 1:131 1910 Iron Mask 114 Notter ... 8.040 1:121 A surprise came hi the mile handicap when Racquet ran the fastest mile of the meeting and wo:i easily in 1 :38| from Panoscara and August Belmonts two-year-old. Sandhill. It was the first appearance of a two-vear-obl among older horses at such a distance and Sandhill gave an excellent account of himself in taking third. The steeplechase of the afternoon was reduced to three starters by scratches and it went to George P. Shermans Die-bold, the longest shot of the trio, admirably ridden by the amateur. Tommy Wright. This was not the only surprise furnished by Mr. Sherman, for in the owning dash Stargowan, at 00 to 1. beat the barrier several lengths and won in a stretch drive from Cohort, the favorite. Searpia was a handy winner anil the last race of the oay went to Marjorie A., a tilly that was backed from a high quotation o| 20 to 12 to 1. It was announced during the afternoon that the probable field for the Futurity would come from the following: Richard T. Wilson. Jr.s Naushon, 120, and Owanux. 117: S. C. Hildreths Novelty. 123: Thomas Monahaus Textile. 12:!: James It. Keenes Iron Mask. 120. Absconder, 117: Runnynicde, 117, Ixive-Not. 114, and Sweepaway. 114: August Belmonts Wwtorvale. 122. Babbler. 12t». Footprint. 119, and Trap Kock. 117: F. K. Hitchcocks Blaekfoot, 119. Newcastle Stables Bashti. 118, and Zeus, 119; John San fords Paton. 117.
