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ROAMEB OUTPACES BORROW TWO CRACKS RUN A GRAND RACE IN THE MERCHANTS AND CITIZENS- HANDICAP. Dominant Goes Down to Defeat in the Grand Union * Hotel Stakes — Weldship Tiikes the , Saratoga Steeplechase. I i Saratoga, N. v.. August 21. — Three stake races, tin- Merohnnis° ami it isms Handicap tor three- I j ear i i«is ami over, ike Grand Lnlon Hotel Stakes i tar two-year-olds and the Saratoga Steeplechase Handicap, were the features of the half-holiday card here today; Both stake races mi the Hat at-tracted ttie best horaea in training ami proved great contest*. Threatened rain tailed to materialize , and the attendance was perhaps the largest r the • . present meeting, the tillage of Saratoga ami sur- . rouding towns being well represented. Ahaorh- , in| interest was felt in the two stakes on the Hal. from the fact that Reamer and Dominant, ark- ■ i nowledged champions in their respective esaaaee, were among the xtarters. Itoamer, showing a retara to his best form, took ■ the Merchants and I tin in Handicap by a half h ngth over Borrow. Itoamer began from the in--id,- - and. setting the pace fast, led down the back-stretch under restraint with Stromboll leading Borrow by ■ scant head. Ii is possible thai Borrow would have been a more serious contender had .1. • McTaggart stayed farther ant with Stromnoii. for 1 it a ppr-arm I it in- was impeding Borrow. In the homestretch Hollow responded ganiclv to punish meat, hut he was anable lo entirely cut down the winners lend. Both horses finished ridden out to the last mare, Stromboli quit badly in the stretch. Ida. was i he thirteenth roaming of the Mer-chants - and Citizens Handicap, the condensed his i iry of which is as follows: VTear. Winner. A.wt. Tochty. V-i:. Time. Hail Herbert 4 114 1.. smith ..,105 1:50 Vi - litiiL Herbert 5 122 I-. Smith .. 5.950 1:50% - 1 :» :: Hermte 4 124 odom 8.273 1:51% - 1904 Molly Brant ..4 117 Udoai 5.650 1:51% - pin.-, Outcome 4 99 Balrd J.ram 2:02=-. - 1908 Bed Leaf ...4 1»mi Koeruer 2.:!0O 2:02 1!*i7 Run. Water.. 4 Hit W -Miller... 2,300 1:58% -. P.ios Dandelion « HK.i . H. SUlg. 1,150 1:58% MOB Sir .T. Johnsoii.4 10P. J. Butler .. 1,425 1:88 1!»1 Sir .1. Johnson... 122 C. Archibald 2.910 2:01% t 121.1 Sam Jackson..." 106 T. Davies .. 1 ,425 2:01 =H -. l.iU Star Gase ....4 98 J. MeCahey. 1,050 2:t:i4-. r. 1915 Itoamer 4 12.i I. l.utwell... 1,429 1:58 I i-tance 1 1-W miles in 1801, then 1 1-8 miles |.«iil MM. No racing in isui and loiii. Dominants rotors were towered, however, by the Rneedy Inss in Boots, owned by roxhall P. Keene, ami enjoying a Mg pall in the weights as compared Wlfb her iast meeting with tlu- Whitney crack. Dominant showed his usual great speed and raced 1 Into an early lead, with .Marse Henry etose in pur suit. Tin- two sol a fast pace to the stretch turn. , where Mars.- Henry was done far, and Pom iii ,", Boots which had steadily improved her position " under a skillful ride al the hands of Carncr. came «* around on the outside. It did not seem likely thai sin- would ml to within striking distance, hut ft midway of the stretch Dominant romssriifrd to tire ■H after ids terrific earij effort, and Paaa In 1! ois. K running true ami gamely, caught and passed him in a the linal eighth. Ii was one of the best contests s soon daring the meeting. Marse Henry quit badly v after essaying to follow Dominant, and Rig Smoke, making up much grosmd, was ;l fast going third, 1. with si. Back fourth. Hun lor tic list lime in 1901, the Grand ln!on a Hotel Stakes has been a valuable ami important ad 1 dition lo the two-year-old stake offerings id the • Saratoga Assocfatton, Briefly summarized its hia-tory is: year. Whoner. Wt Jockey. Val. Tim 1901 King Hanover ..110 T. Barns . .* 0.975 1:13% •; 1902 Grey Friar 114 T. Barns .. 10.980 l:i:i 1903 Highball 117 Poller 10.815 1:14% Pint Sigligbt tin II Phillips. 8.250 1:15 1905 Battleaxe 117 Kedfern ... 8.650 1:14 1908 lenarris 114 Shaw 8.250 1:13% v. I.iiiT Clin 127 V. Miller.. 8.250 1:13 1908 Edward 122 C. II. Shilg 8.250 1:15 1909 Chickasaw 1 17 Page 1.296 1:13% -■ IblO Iron Mask ... .114 Kotter 8.040 1:12% K 1913 Black Broom ...107 Ambrose . 2,440 1:13% ft 1914 Garhage 127 T. Dories., ri.tisr, 1:13% 1915 lnss in Hoots.. 114 M. Garner.. 4,100 1:13*4 j No racing iu 1011 and 1912. WeMahip won the Saratoga Steeptoehaae Handi Cap over Cherry Malotte and Indian Arrow, the e ouiv other starters, Lysaader being withdrawn and I Imlian Arrow added . The Saratoga Steeplechase was instituted in 1908 " and has always attracted the best Umber-toppers h in training, its condensed history follows: V.-ar. Wtoner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1906 Herculoid ....4 145 Finnegan ...,300 4:19 1907 Kl Cucliillo ..." 158 Donohue .... 7,2" 4:1ii 1908 Jimmy Lane. .8 152 Boadwee ... 435 4:25% :. 1909 BaUacalla ...5 152 Davidson ... 875 4:20% :. 1910 Ilvhla 4 130 S. Williams. gm r :24 Hit: Wicksoa 7 160 Beamish .... 1.090 5:24 I.ilt I.vsauder 4 156 M. Tighe ... 1.150 5:23 1915 Weldship ....6 150 B. WoUte ... 1.12-". .1:2.. Distance al 2 miles prior to 1910. No racing in lJll and 1912. Starter Mars Cassidy, who has been starting in II grand form, was incapacitated today hv illness and " his pine- was ul.lv tilled hv Judge . H. Tet tingill. who sent the ti.lds away while 11. J. Morris " acted in the Judges stand. It was Mr. let- tingUls tirst effort at the harrier jn quite same years, bul the manner in which hi stalled lett no doubt as lo his litiio-s for the position. His start in the other tlat stake was also tirst class. He persevered with the had actor Sir John Johns,, I, until he was convinced he would not start, then s.-iii the others nwaj wlthoal him. Saratoga work-oats over ., fast track this morn-in;: w.-re: droit live eighths in 1 :03% All Smiles Mile in 1:44 Aunt Josie Three-quarters in 1:16%. Bac -Mile in 1.44. Belgten Troop.r Three-quarters in 1:16%. i tiecka Three-quarters in 1:10%. Churchill Five-eighths in 1:63, tanner Hill lhree .piarters in 1:10. uie Three quart ers in 1:17. Dan «r— Three-quarters ,n 1:16%. Delancy — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Devonshire Holly Half mile la 51. Disturber — Half mile in 49%. Kleoaiaja- Five-eljthths In 1:02. 1 truscaii — Halt mile in 4s •? l-ernrorg-— Three-quarters in 1:15%. ■iarnet— iive-eihths in 1 : i: . lieorgS Smith — Hall mile ui 53%. .ti|s|i .Five-eighths in 1:03. GrevlUe Mile in 1 12% Housemaid— Three quarters in i:i44i. lldiko— Half mile in 49%. Jabot — Seven-eighths in 1:30%. Liberator Three-onarters in 1:17; Libyan Sanda— Three-quarters in l .1 ." Little Nearer— Mile ami an eighth In 1:58%. I • rar Fiv« ehrhths In 1 :03. Mamie K . Five eighths in 1 112 . Manager Wait.— Mile ami an ehjfhth in 1:59%. Moneymaker Five-eighths in 1:02-,. U on-lone — Half mile in 52. j e I " h :. :. II " " Pebbles — Five eighths in 1:02. Pixy— Half mile in 80%. Dleione — Five-eighths in 1 :0.!. Qoarta — Three quarters in 1:18%. Kay o Light— Three eightlis in 38%. Ked Cloud — Three-iptarters in 1:16%. Regret— Mile and a quarter in 2:11%. K« yal Martyr— Half mile in 31. Rusila — Mile in 1 :42%. Sand Marsh -Seven-eighths in 1 :31. Sandman — Three quarters iu 1:17. Sarsenet — Half mile in T.0%. Schoolboy— Five-eighths in 1:0:.%. Sir Vivian — Three-eighths in 38%. Slipshod — Three-ipiarters in 1:14k Ten Point — Three-ooartera in l:_o- The Finn— Mile and an eighth in 1 .41-"-.. 1 :.i*i. Thunderer — Three ipiarters in 1 :2». Trial by Jury — Mile and an eighth in 1:57%. Trumpeter— Five-eighths in 1:03%. Virile — Mile and a quarter in 2:15%. Vol trie- Three-qnarters iu 1:19%. Waterblssom — Three eighths in .." . White Hackk — Three quarters in 1:20%. Winning Witch — Seven-eighths bj 1:31%. Wizard -Half mile in 99%.
