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EASY FOE OLD ROSEBUD UNITED STATES HOTEL STAKES ADDED TO LIST OF CHAMPIONS SUCCESSES Opposition Is of Ordinary Sort and Son of Undo UndoWins Wins Off by Himself Jockey Butwell ButwellSuspended Suspended by His Employer Saratoga X Y August i Old Rosebud H C Applegates crack twoyearold wou another import ¬ ant race for his owner this afternoon when he fin ¬ ished first in the United States Hotel Stakes the feature of this afternons card As Old Rosebud was meeting ordinary opposition aside from Gainer he was at nil times a prohibitive choice and after leading all the way won as his rider pleased The race was marred by poor handling that Gainer re ¬ ceived from Loftus who loft the post pulling his mount up and then took him to the outside all the way Had Gainer been properly handled the chances an that he would have been at least sec ¬ ond as lie can easily beat Black Broom and Pomette Bleu todayThe two horses that finished before him today The first disqualification of the meeting came with the running of the fifth race for twoyear olds and It permitted Tom Henley and his friends to put over a good thing in Xortherner which had been backed from 12 to 1 to 5 lo 1 Superintendent took the lend In the stretch md finished first but after extended deliberation the stewards disqualified him and placed Xortherner first The decision waS not popular the majority of close observers thinking that Superintendent was not at fault as hii had the right of way and that Wolfe had no business in trying S t through along the rail where there did not seem to lx enough room Others contended too that in jamming his way through at the head of the stretch Xortherner had interfered with two other horses horsesThe The United States Hotel Stakes has been a feature of Saratoga racing since 18SO but has been run in Its present form only since IJtOl its history during the latter period being as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time IMH Mastermau 110 Bulluian 7250 108 1002 Skilful 112 Landry 10480 1OG 1003 Montreson 117 Redfern 0780 112 1004 Woodsav 110 Lyne 8250 100 1005 Burgon ister 127 Redfern srro i JJltmne Ml id 122 Rndtke 8700 114 3007 Uestigoiche 100 W Miller 8250 11S IOOS Hllarfo Hilarious s 114 Xotter 8250 115 100 Grannie Grasmere e 117 Scoville 1200 114 1010 Xuushon 122 Butwell 8240114 1013 Old Rosebud 125 J McCube 2475113 2475113In In 1900 Fauntleroy finished second but was dis ¬ qualified for foul Distance from 1001 to 1005 in ¬ clusive 5 12 furlongs Xo racing in 1011 and 1012 1012As As a result of an argument that he had with trainer William Garth this afternoon jockey Butwell is on the snsitciidcd list and will remain on the ground until Garth sees fit to put him up again un ¬ less the Jockey flub should interfere During the wordy altercation that Butwell had with Garth he told the trainer that he could not suspend him be ¬ cause the cantrnct made between Butwell and Garth had not been filed with the Jokey Club by the last named But Garth set him down and said that it remains ti be seen whether the Jokey Club will favor Bntwell or not for lie lias the contract even though it was not filed Butwell will most likely npiieal to the Jokey Club In the matter matterGeorge George Miller whose work as starter 1ms been confined principally to the halfmile track at Elee tric Park Baltimore winre he has done some glood work has been engaged to do the starting this fall at the Gentlemans Driving Park and Tlinoninm tracks in Baltimore and also the Richmond track in Virginia The program books for the lastnamed meeting October Ml reached here today and show 1hit 2100 will be distributed in five races each day there being three purses of 500 each and two of 300 The Timonlum book also reached here and tin purses there are also liberal The meeting at that track will take place September 2C Miller will also do the starting for the State Fair meeting at Syracuse Tommy SyracuseTommy Wright the crack gentleman rider of Bal ¬ timore has engaged to ride Water Welles in the gentlemens race which will be decided on Monday next nextThe The colors t t T C McDowell the wellknown Ken tiitky turfman wirt sien here for the first time this season when Buiidlt started in tho fifth race The colt was well hacked but hi had a rough trip and will probably show to better advantage in his next start startA A R London secretary of tin Ottawa track and Charles O Smith one of the prominent men con ¬ nected with the club who have been here for evera days In the interest of the club departed last night for Ottawa OttawaDelirium Delirium the Greentree Stables good jumper will probably be on the shelf for some time as he had to be pulled up two jumps from the finish in todays nice and when brought back to the stand it appeared as if he hud broken down downJockey Jockey Phil Mnsgrave was back in the saddle to ¬ day his sixdays suspension having ended and he celebrated the occasion by riding Lady Lightning to victory in the opening dash It was his only mount dayThere during the day There has been so many scratches from the races here of lute that the following notice was sent out today Owners and trainers are requested to notify the clerk of the course by two oclock p in on the day preceding the race which horses probably will not start in overnight events eventsIS IS Steele who rode Superintendent which was disqualified after winning was suspended by the stewards for one week and Musgruve who resinned riding after H weeks suspension for rough riding was suspended for five days by starter Cassidy for disobedience at the post postSimon Simon Heuly trainer for Capt B Casxntt who has let up on his string has given first call o jockey T Davies to JVuncs Fitzsimmons
