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IRANI SPORT AT SARATOGA DOMINANT PROVES HIMSELF A STAR BY WINNING THE SARATOGA SPECIAL. Star Jasmine Takes the Champlain Handicap, Defeating Roamer and Stromboli — Cherry Malotte*s Good Steeplechase — Gossip of the Track. Saratoga, N. v.. August 14.— Today* racing «u b9 Ill- tin- bwl wttncosfd :it Saratoga this week. The program, w l. h was ■ high-class ubc, embraced two -take ram which attracted t !••- best Holds that the various establishments were capable of furuisu- I.. S. Thompsons Dominant, in winning the Sua i -.1 Special tor two-year ohls, demonstrated that i ranks with The lest in training ami. in the opinion of horsemen, there is ao two-year-old horse here capable of giving bim an argument, possibly liarrinK the western crack Butae. Today Dominant began from an outside position and. showing an -i i ei;iely high turn of speed, went into a lead Which be easily maintained to the end. He woa am steaded and what made liis victory ao im- pressive, was the fad that he really ran last for ■ ;,.. ah -nt three-eighthi ami was rated along in trout, under restraint, for the remainder of the way. In-- in Boots took second place over Friar Rock liy a length. The Saratoga Special was worth ,125 tn the winner, besides the ,000 in plate donated i.y the association. Dominant seems likely to duplh-ate last years feat of Regret, which trainer James Rowe uncovered hen-, in winning » her three starts m easy Fashion, it. T. Wilsons t iii nesdale, which was expected to furnish some I1 rout ■mi.iii. was badly eat down doaring the run- J niug and tini-hed bist . *u outstanding feature of the Saratoga Special i- that it has alway. !■•■ n won by a racer of the " liest la b, is .1 glance through the list of its . . ■ will reveal. It was first nm in 1901 and J lt« condensed history to date toUeuja: Wiiimr. Yt. Jockey. Val. Time. !, [Mil Goldsmith 122 N. Tamer. .4,500 1:08% J 1002 Irish Lad ... 1-- X. Turner.. 18,000 1:08% , ISMI3 Aristocracy ...122 I. ONeill.. 21.500 1:11 K i.ml Syaonhy 122 Redfern ... U.ihhi i miT ■ Mohawk II. ...122 Redfern ... 18.500 1 J Kalvtdere 1 1» Sewell .... 13.000 1:1. tMi; tolin 122 V. Miller.. 13.000 1:12 "H v Sir Martin 122 C. il. ShfaVg 0.250 1:18% . . iin.i Waldo 122 Nieol 4;8T5 I:15 and 9J 1010 Noveltv 122 C. 11. Shilg 12,250 1:14% , 1013 Roamer 119 Byrne 6.500 1:13 i lit Regret 119 J. Notter. . . 5,125 1:11!-. 1U15 Dominant 122 J. M.-lagrt 5.1211:16 ■ Distance increased from .- 1-2 far longs to 3-4 mile. So racing m 1911 and 1912. lie- Champlala Handicap brought out a fair-izi-i tii M if tie- best r the handicap division and was . won hy Major I. c. McDowells Star Jaaaaine, . which good aiare repeated her victory of ■ few days before. Roamer was quoted aa odda-oa favor- , tl . lull ran as ii he did ii"t like tue going, hi Ing unable to get to the front at any paint and nuishlna , unplaced. Stromboli made the early running, lutt was passed bj Gainer on the stretch turn and Gain- t er, in turn, Rneeumbed to the rush of the winner in the tinal eighth. The thaniplaiu was worth 925 net. iii.- Champlain was run for the thirteenth time ■ today and its history since Its Institution in 1901, briefly summarised, is as follows: year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. I!M1 Rockton ! 124 Shan ,300 1:54% 1002 Advance Grd.5 12: Odom 2.300 1 :.".]--. i:in:; Africander . .:: 116 Fuller 2.!i2~ 1:56 1!Mi4 Molly Brant.. 4 122 lid.-m 2,300 1:56% 1905 Dolly Spankeri 106 Lyne 2.. ion 1:53 1008 Dandelion ...4 126 Sewell 2.300 1 :.~4 1907 Dandelion ...5 116 Badtke 2.300 1:52% l.Mis Angelas :: ill C. II. Bhllg. 535 1:54% 1909 Wis.- Mason. .3 102 E. Dugan ... 1.925 1:5:1% 1»10 Olambala ...4 130 Butwell .... 2.:;l." 1:55 in:; C. o the WlkS 114 .1. Class ... 1.925 1:51% 1914 Pandean ...4 lot I. Kederis .. 1.925 1:54% 1915 Star lasmine.6 110 B. Martin . 1,925 1:55% No racing in 1911 ami 1912. fhe gang still remained slow and deep, the inside positions being best, and horses that run beat • vi -r a fast track were at a disadvantage. The steeplechase that was second on the card furnished one of the hest Jumpbag races seen this senson when berry Malatte awl Lysander hooked ap in the last turn .ii the ttehi ran closely aligned to the lata] Jump, .-.here Caerry Malotte, admirably ridden by Vim-, nt Powers, drew away to win. Superintendea . showing a Bash of hs old-time form, accounted for the blgbweight handicap in easy fashion after making the running throughout. Sam McMeekin. for which s. . Ilildreth paid $ 15,1 o was a hot lav.. rite, lint tiiiished unplaced. The attendance ,as much larger than usual The weather, although t-loudy and giving promise of rain, remained sultry all afternoon. Jockey M. Gamer, who Is ander contract to J. L. Holland, todaj rode hit last nant as an apprentice, his allowance expiring today. He rode his tiist winner Anaconda bist year and since then has piloted 239 winners to victory, which is perhaps the largest number ridden by an apprentice In recent ur-. John Sanfords Imported stallion. The Curragh, which will stand at the 1 lnrri. -ana Stml at Amsterdam, N. V.. arrived at the curse during the afternoon. He Is a magnificently-proportioned thoroughbred, welgbinx alsait 1.500 pounds, and appears well w irth th ,800 he i ost his present owner. .lames T. Looney, a prominent merchant of Lei ingloat, Ky.. arrived at the spa Friday evening a tritle too late to witness the victory ..i his plater World- . ader. Barne.v schi-.-ii.-i was an arrival from Buffalo en roajtc to Callfi Ida. Jefferson Livingston renin,. -. I to Saratoga ti witness the performance ol Ool. Veanie in the Saratoga H ii • ial. V. It. Engstioin, wlio was taken ill Thursday at the track, will leave tomon -w foi an extended tour • throimh the west. During the running of the Saratoga Special I Ormesdale was Jumped on and aras badly enl on il,.- beck. Jockey t!ani was suspended by the ateu ards loi t.i day* for rough riding In the same . ;. W. -I Bisaell of Pittsburgh, whose horses are . Itelng raced here, was a isi;..r today. II, Doyle ami Sun i.iuai.l of Savannah wen- ala aaaoag the days arrii a!s. Amain was claimed by J. V. Hedrick, Jr., for r ss.,11 out of t In- ~ith ract . 1.. A. Cassldj acting in tlw- role Of a run-up , jgent for J. 1.. Holland, hid Important, winner of f I the fifth race, 00 over her entered price. Tin nlly was protected bj ber owner. Sara lags work-outs today over a fairly good track k were. . Mancini — Half mile in 52. Adams Bxpresr Tbree-qnarten in 1:21%. Alhena Five eighths in 1 M%. All Smiles— Three .piaileis in 1:22. Badlnajcv Half rntte in 50%. Bayberry Caadk Halt mile in 51%. PorgO fliri-e-.pi.il i.-r-. in 1 :20 /-.. Broomvale Hall mite in r 4. Mm khirn Half mile in 52%. laiitai:: Halt mile in 52%. iapra Mile in 1 7:-.. •Uanee !ie eighths in l 08. Coquette Half mile in " 1 Corsieau — Seven-elghtha la 1:32%. toy Lad — Seven-eighths in 1:34. h Merrick Three eighths in ::7. e Dartworth Five-eighths in 1:09. k Devonshire DoUj —Three eighths in 40%. p i:truscan -Half mile In 52. ■ l-lossie rocket -Three-quarters in 1:21%. i Gloaming— Three-quarters in 1:29%. a of ;nv Fisher — Mile in 1:52. ; Hedge— Mile in l :4»%. a Helen Barbee — Plve-elghtha in 1:04%. ,■ Hester Prynne — Half mile in ."il . a High Noon— give-eighths in l: 2-%. Ingot— Half mile in 52. .- Iron Ituke— Mile in l:4!l,, R Jem -Half mile in 52%. i Kaahaskia — Mile in 1 :4.l. i Korfhage Three-eighths in 38%. , Little Dipper Half mile in K, | Menle 1ark — 1- ive eighths in l:i4-.. t Mission l.ell — Half mile in 52%. , Moonstone Three eigfatha in 18%. , Orator Half mile in 52. m , Organdh — Half mile in 51%. , Pan Maid— Hall" mile in 50%, , Pebbles — Five-eighths in 1 : io. t lhosph..r Three-eighths in 40%. J Plnntagenet -Half mtte in ."il. Royal Martyr— Thr eighths In 40%. , Sam Jackson--Half mile in .".". j Santo — Seven-eighths in 1:34%. Sea shell Three-quarters in lis. Spearhead — Mile in 1:52. Striker — Five-eighths in 1:06%. SupreaM — Half mile in 52%. Tudor King — Five-eigbtha in 1:04. Virginia Ml— Half mile in 53%.
