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WINNERS ARE WELL BACKED FAVORITES AND SECOND CHOICES MAKE CLEAN SWEEP OF SARATOGA CARD Bradleys Choice Wins Albany Handicap and Sub ¬ stantial Sum in Wagers for E R Bradley Virile Takes Race for Gentlemen Riders Saratoga N Y August 18 The public began the week in good style as todays racing was form fill Wellbacked horses won all the races and all the winners were either favorites or second choices K H Bradley and his friends made another good winning when Bradleys Choice was returned the winner of the days feature the Albany Handicap six furlongs Bradleys Choice was backed from 4 to 1 to 13 to 5 and he made every post a winning one In the stretch Gaioer got close to him but just when It looked as if Bradleys Choice might be beaten he shook Gainer off and drew out to win by three lengths lengthsThe The tabled history of the Albany Handicap la as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1901 Dixiellne 110 Shaw 2700 l13f 1902 Grey Friar 117 T Burns JOSO 112 1903 Gold Saint 9S H Michaels 5335 115 11519OI 11519OI 19OI Jack Lorv 120 Odoin i910 2910114 114 1905 James Beddlck 112 J Martin 2390 390 110 1905 Kddie Ware 107 J Harris MSO 110 1907 Jim Gaffney 12 125 W Knapp J925 115 1908 Sea Cliff 10S U McDanl 495117 1909 Pretend 100 K Dugan SC511J 1910 Textile 114 W Knapp 3535 115 1913 113No Bradleys Choice 117 Loftus 855 113 No racing in 1911 aud 1912 1912Tho Tho fourth race which was made interesting by the fact that gentlemen riders had the mounts was won by Virile which had to be much the best to win He got a slow start and was kept in the rear to tho stretch then when his rider tried to take him through along the rail he was badly inter ¬ fered with This forced Tucker to take him up and go to the outside but Virile was equal to the emergency and closed with a burst of speed that landed him the winner by a comfortable margin J Butler son of James Butler rodeJjiH fathers UiorS WpIInWrttyftlndTOnlsHed thlrd ih the race When Compliment was brought back to the judges stand he threw Butler from the saddle but the rider escaped unhurt and caught Compliment before he had a chance to run away The sou of starter Mars Cassidy also rode ill the race having the mount on Moltke After the race while on the way back to the stand Flying Yankee ran away with Mr Alpers and ran back to the seven fur ¬ longs starting point going the reverse way of the track Then he crashed into the fence but Mr Alpers jumped from the saddle in time to avoid being hurt and Flying Yankee likewise escaped Injury InjuryC C H Pettingill one of tho judges uere made a flying trip to New York this morning on the receipt of word to the effect that his wife had an attack of appendicitis and would have to undergo an operation at once onceJ J W Schorr who recently arrived here and his friends backed Hamilton heavily today but the colt received the worst of the start and then did not show much speed during the riming of the race raceAugust August Belmont did not remain in the mountains long for he was back here this afternoon although be had Intended to remain away for a few days There daysThere will be two military races run this week the entries for which closed this afternoon and they are said to have filled well On Thursday the Mili ¬ tary Steeplechase Handicap in which a cup will be awarded in addition to the purse of 400 will have its running and on Saturday the attraction will ho the Officers Army Service Cup In this event cnps of the value of 150 75 and 50 will go to the first three horses and a gold cup valued at 250 will be presented to the regiment corps or staff to which thw rider of the winner belongs
