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MARY DAVIS AMSTERDAM DAUGHTER OF WATERCRESS — COLONIAL SCORES IN SARATOGA FEATURE. Change of Ridins Tactics Proves Efficacious in Case of Martinez and He Wins with Ease — Temperature Falls a,t Spa. Saratoga. N. Y.. August Mb — It was an off day with Hit- Saratoga flae aria Hon. llie only feature don ii for derision being tin- Amsterdam. ■ veiling affair at a mile. Though then were fourteen carded for the race only four went to the |»ost. and .Mary Davis, ridden by apprentice Kstep. was an easy winner over S. C llildreths Bostigouche. the only one at the quartet that offered anything approaching a e ntest. A decided drop in the temperature came as a relief from the recent hot spell and wraps were not altogether out of place. The attendance was excellent, considering the sport offered, and there was no lack ot enthusiasm even if class was wanting in some of tin- fields. What should have been one of the liost races of the day was marred by the leaving of George odours lollie Levy at the |x«st. It was a six-furlongs selling affair and the daughter of Golden Maxim and Ridicule was a legitimate favorite. She had one of the erratic spells that made hat so uncertain at Vonkeis and when the field left she propped and jockey Knapp was unable to chase her after her opponents. Afttr the race she was barred from starting again, which action was taken by tie Empire City Racing Association after she had been nifty of a similar offense at Yonkers. The mile handicap was really the beat race of the afternoon and it went to Martinez, from the Stable of Barn La Montague. The running demonstrated that joriev S. Davis had brought about the defeat of the colt in the Huron Handicap by racing him in front. Today he trailed almost to the stretch and when he made his move Martinez quickly raced around on the outside and came home a winner with great ease by four lengths over llildreths Firestone. Shannon and Firestone were pacemakers, but they were both so used up when Martinez made his move that it was no contest through the last furlong. Mary Davis won her race rather handily and she. like Martinez, avoided the early pace. Uestigouchc was rated along in front by Shilling in the early stages and he looked the winner at the head of the stretch, but when Mary Davis challenged at the last furlong post, he could not keep step with her and faltered badly under a drive. The tabulated history of the Amsterdam Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. 1901 First Whii 4 111 Rullinan ...,780 1:46? IMS Ctonmell :i ill Shea 2,135 1:42g 1903 Virgin Soil :; * i H. Callahan 2,399 1:42 1904 De Reszke 5 104 HiMebrand. 2.7N5 1:42 Itll.". Canteen 4 M W. Knapp.. 2,299 1 ::i! i lOtMj Right Roval ..4 105 Be wet! 1,945 1:42 1907 Grapple 5 M Goldstein .. 1,996 1:3! 1908 Purslane 4 1 m; Musgravo .. 425 1:41 J I9M Nimbus 4 10Jj C. Grand .. 995 1 M10 Mary Davis ...t .if. F.stcp 1,550 1:39 •At one mile and seventy yards. Stinger was winner id the opening handicap for two .ear obis. In this race Beatherhraoni started for the Oral time under the silks of Cant. K. It. Cas-satt. She was beaten, but her race suggested that no mistake was made when ,100 was paid for her at lie recent sale of the stable of James R. Keen*. Hugan. who rode her. was slow to have her away and she did not begin to run freely until the stretch was reached. There she closed a big gap to tinish third to Gauntlet and Stinger. Korntak was winner of the s. ven-f iirlongs dash lor selling plater two-year-olds, and at the end of the program Karon Dieskau beat some maidens easily ai a mile. In this race the aTaappointient was Bishop. John B. Maddens starter. He has been racing with better horses and among maidens it was supposed I hat he would give a good account of himself. He was never able to keep up with the pace and failed to finish in the money, such cheap ones as France* Kay and M. Oambon beating him for second and third. Clifford B. Harmon is negotiating with the Saratoga A-sociation for the use of its course for an aeronaut Ic meeting to be held by the Aero Club of America during its convention week., which begins September 27. Jockeys Batep and King were suspended for the meeting for misbehavior at the post.
