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WORSE STILL AT SARATOGA MORE RAIN AND MUD DETRACTS FROM THE RACING AND AFFECTS THE ATTENDANCE. Success Defeats Fcrnrock in the Troy Selling Stakes and Is Heavily Bid Up — Old Reyboum Takes a Race — Conning Tower Fails. / ■ Saratoga. N. V.. August 10. — The Quiucy Stables Success showed himself to be :i good mild runner today, wh« n In- defeated August Belmonts game and speedy Fernroch in the Troy Selling Stakes for two-year-olds, in which ■ field of nine Eared the barrier. The winner was outpaced in Hie eartj inn slag by both Startling and Ferarock, bat amder punishment closed up gamely aad earned the de-i isi«ii in the final strides over Fernrock, which had passed Startling on Hie stretch turn. The winner was iii«. target of a runup after his victory, when Frank .1. Nolan, owner of Hie Beverwyck Stable, advanced him from Ms entered price of .60U t f2,500. His eoimeei ions protected him with the usual 85 advance bid. The Troy Makes was hist run in 1!H 1 and its his i tv to the present time briefly summarised, is as follows: Year. Winner. Wf. Joekoy. Val. Time. 1901 Five Nations ...103 W. Shaw 2.385 I "7 1808 Plater 110 II. Michaels, .i.lso l:0tt*£ 1883 Dlvinatioa 102 Bedfern .... 3.01© I .«iT- 1904 odd Ten OS Hildebrand . 2.073 1:n7-. 1906 Rustling Silk : 2 McDaniet ... 2.410 1: I7.-. 1808 Luring .«; linn 2,283 l:UH% 1007 Frizette 102 W. Miller .. 2.::::o 1:06% 1908 Ohdnrate l 4 C. II. Shling ::7o 1:10»S 1909 Mexoana 102 Creevy i;7."i l: 7-, win Danger Hark ...100 G. Garner .. 1.165 1:07M 1913 Superintendent .lo? Butwell .... t;7."i l:i7"-i!H4 Headmasl 109 J. Metabey.. to", i ns-. 1913 Success 108 ■!. Met alley.. J7.j 1:12% No racing in 1911 and 1012. Rata, Which fell heavily agaia last aigh and this forenoon kept the track ti improving aad it was perhaps the worst uoing of the meeting. Inter inittent showers, that fell throughout lie day. kept the attendance down to smaller figure* than usual The mini was also responsible for a largo number nt scratches from several of the niees. Two of them, the third and the fifth, were three horse affairs. Lahore was looked apoa as a certainty to defeat bath I.indeiithal and Horgo. the only other starters in the third race, hut he wound up in last place. l.illey tried hard to pass Lindelithal while going down the backatretch, hat the old h .rse was not , equal to the oeeasion. The Schorr racer always held him safe and in the stretch he ipiit badly, his ailing leg doubtless airing him trouble. With practically all 04 the likely contention removed in the tilth race by scratches. Conning Tower seemed lo be in a soil spot and ruled an odds-oa favorite. Hut his attempt to make it four straight ictories at this mrrting was blocked by Beyboura. which heat him home with great ease at a liberal [nice. Paining Tower showed his usual turn of early speed and threatened t" make another rc.n-sway affair of the race, hut Garaer kept tteyboarn going, got through on the inside on the far turn and drew away into a long lead. His performance was ji surprise, as his previous form here had been p «U*. The stable of W. T. Anderson, comprising nine horses, arrived safely today from Hamilton in charge of trainer Fred Kraft, who reported that they all Shipped well. .1. V. Daylon brought along the three-year-old Klumberer. John Towers has taken over the racer Harry Shaw to train for o. v. A. Perry, it being the third dif fcrent trainer the home has had within the past month. Powers will doubtless seeme some additional horses lo train in the near future. The third runup f the day occurred when I.. A. i .issj.iy. acting for .1. i.. Holland, boosted Grumpy, winner of the losing race, to ,200, an advance ,,f in» over his entered price. The plater was retained by his owner with the usual .*." advance. lasses Johnston has signified his intention of ship ping his stable to Windsor. .fames Murphy, who owned and raced Back Ifaakie, was an arrival from New York and will remain for the rest of the season. Former Governor Glynn of Hew York was a rial tor today kUd expressed himself as being well entertained by the afternoons sport. With officers of the Third Battalion ol the Thirtieth Infantry he was a guest of the Bssociattoa. The victory of Shyness was responsible for the first runup of the afternoon when she was bid up from |700 i" *i and sold to .1. YV. Hedrick. Secretary William Northey, of the nine Bonnets track at Montreal, was a visitor today soliciting stake entries for the autumn meeting at his track. There will be a sale id some of the hoses in training belonging to .1. W. S.-lmrr Saturday, it being his intention t" dispose of them in order to make loom for S0S»e of his yearlings. Leoehnres. Distui her. Bd Crump and I.indeiithal will be ; ng those offered. Saratoga work-outs this morning over a muddy track were: Aunt .I.sio — l"ive-eigh it in 1:05%. Air Man Hall mile in 55. Big Smoke Five-eighths in l*05*a Hue— Mile in 1 :54. Ben Quince Half mile in 54. Broom nail — Tin eighths in 30. "as... Five eighths in 1:06. I eltnhel Five eighths in 1 :H4:;:.. Coisi.an Half mile in B6 ] r Zab Five-eighths in 1:08. Ktiiel Maj live eighths in 1*05. Kemp ok-Mil- in 1 :4.» High Noon I- ve-eightbs in 1:04%. Hnrr Three eighths in .;:•. Hauberk- Mile in 1 :." .!. Iron Duke 1 v.-eighths in 1:06%. .liui Wakefield- Hall mile in ," 1. Jem— Half inih- in 32. Korf huge — Five-eighths in 1*00. I.adv Vander-rift -Half mile in .jo:v., I.ady Botbs Mile In 1:44%. Mary Warren -Mile in 1:52. M.irse Henry Three eighths in SO. Prince of Como Hall mile in 55. Reliance- -Hslf mil.- in 52. Itovalty Hall mile in •■.. Rifle Shooter Half mile ill 53%. Supreme -Seven -eighths in 1 :.;7. Sea Shell Half mile in 50%. The Finn Mile in 1 : Hi- .. Tudor King Five-eighths in 1*04%. ThoUKhtrea.hr Mile in 1:40. Virginia M. Five-eighths in 1 :* %. Worlds Wonder Mile ill 1 : 1!». Water Warbler li-.e eighths in 1*88.
