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: I 1 . 1 ■ ; - t 1 t r I I t t 1 t t 1 t i f r I v . c e t n e I f t - a a e r o e n I- as s a a h e II r s t. ;- •v in " as . ; . ", to " , ,. ,_ .s .,, . ... ■ j. j | the _ RAIN AND MUD ONCE .MORE SARATOGAS GOOD CARD FOR MONDAY SPOILED BY AN UNTIMELY DOWNPOUR. Achievement First in the Albany Handicap — The Grader Continues to Win — Old Carlton G. Takes a Race — Korfhage Bid Up, Saratoga. N. V.. August 23.— Rain which fell 1 yesterday again made the track here slow and. wli.ii looked like an unusually well-balanced Mondays card, was greatly marred by wholesale f scratches. Th.- day was clear, however, and tin-track, dried out as the afternoon progressed. Tile beat race of the day was a seven-furlongs handicap, in which some fair racers were engaged. I.eoeliares. Capra and Charter Maid were withdrawn : and Schuyler I.. Parsons- three-year-old. Hanson, weal t. the pest a mild choice. He finished unplaced, being unable to concede weight to the opposition f he was asked to meet. The Grader, which lias ! raced Improvingly during the meeting, turned up the winner alter being in a contending position throughout. After making the stretch turn Gamer took him into the lead and he had to ride him out ] to withstand the challenge of Harry Shaw which had met with bad racing luck. The Albany Handicap, for t wo-vear-olds, was the ! stake feature, but it attracted only a mediocre BeW. Prince of Como .-ml Spur were added, while Pleione, Fleuro ami Cantara were scratched. Achieve tiient. the favorite, won after dominating the rnn-1111m. and Spur was second at the finish. The Cochran entry. Prince 1 I Conn, and Hands Off, both ] retired .ally and Colonel Venule finished third after being in close quarters while going down the 1 hackstretch. When clear he made up ground. The Albany Handicap has been an annual two-year-, old fixture of the Saratoga Association since ltioj , and its condensed history, to date, follows: N ear. W inner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time 1901 Dixieline 110 Shaw 700 1 ■ 1 : ■* 1902 Grey Friar 117 T. Burns ... 2.980 Ll-xife 1903 GoM Saint 100 H. Michaels. 3.339 1:18% 1904 Jack Lory 120 Odom 2.910 IM* 1906 James Reddlck. .112 J. Martin . . 2.380 1 10+- 1906 Eddie Ware 107 J. Harris ... 2 180 lit; 190j Jim Gaffney 12a W. Knapp .. 2*,975 1:15 1908 Sea Cliff 108 K. McDaniel. 495 1:172 1909 Pretend 109 K. Dngan .. 869 1:19 910 Textile 1,4 W. Knapp .. 3.533 1 .,••- 1913 Bradley Choice. 117 Loftas ..... 866 IT! H»14 High Noon 113 J. Kederis 6,455 lUat 1915 Achievement ...107 K. Martin .. L050 1:172 No racing in 1911 and 1912. Carlton .. finally made good, when he won the htlli race over the favorite. Sipieeler. after the latter had made the pace to the stretch turn. II. D. brawn and his son. H. D. Jr. were recent arrivals at Saratoga and they will remain f-r the rest of the week. Thev plaii to leave for Havana during the first week in September and will supervise the raising of the track at Mindanao and the installation of drainage facilities. Alter Korfhage won the Iirst race he was hid up li.,m .TsTiio to ,loo by Kmil Herz. but was protected by his trainer. Mr. Herz finished second m this race with Devil Fish. Joseph b. Murphy and K. J. McGraw were ar-1 rivals today from Detroit and will depart for Ot-j tawa tomorrow. Harry Shaw, despite his rather hard campaign this year, looks unusually good. He was reccntlv t.ikeii in charge by John Powers, who saddled him today for the first time. Todays card embraced seven races, the first lieing split after it had at-t traded twenty six entries. Sam McRae departed tonight for Ottawa. Book-r makers J. M. Oobnra and Max Frank left this morning for the same place, John K. Madden has s.dd to the IforthWOOd Stable. which is the nom de course of Mortimer L. Schiff. tin- two year-old Ila intitV, by Sir John Johnson which he purchased from Capt. K. ]!. Cassatl re-e ccntly. K. T. Colton left for Chicago this morning on account of illness of his father. His stable of racers will be shipped to Kentucky next week, Starter Mars Cassidv resumed his duties at the terrier today after recovering fr.un an attack of indigestion. ••Hub"" May reports that the horses in his charge have all shown the effects of hard racing. P.avberrv Candle pulling up sore after her race of a fev davs ago. He will go to Belmont Park for that meeting before shipping to Kentucky. J. W. Bedrick, Jr. claimed Cv Merrick for ,100 out of the seventh race, in which In- was represented by Frank Hudson. Jockey C. Borel, who is riding free lance, wilt probably sign a contract with a prominent stable shortly. Saratoga work-outs Sunday on a sloppv track were: Blue Owl — Half mile in 61%. Borax — Half mile in 53. Bnckbom — Five-eighths in 1 :0J. * Coy Lad— Half mile in 53%. Kl Bind— Mile in 1 :4o. Harry Gardner — Three-quarters in 1:21. Indian Chant— Three-eighths in 36. Lazuli — Mile in 1 :50. Folroma —Half mile in 64. San Vega — Three eighths in .19. Wafer Wit. h -Mile and an eighth in 2:04. Work-OUta at Saratoga on a slow track this mortt- ing were: AH Smiles — Half mile in "4. Barane — Half mile in 53%. Black Beauty Half mile in ,r 2. Blame — Five-eighths in l;07-"z,. Carmen five-eighths in 1:06%. Glpsey Jorge — Half mile in 55. Handful Five eighths in 1 :ii7--,. llest.r Prynne Half mile in 53%. Iron Mnk-- Tbree .piai i.rs in 1:20%. Lady Botha Half mile in 52 ; . Leo Skolny Half mile in 55. I. .ike Three eighths in 41. One Ston-- Three eighths in 41. Paddy Whack hive eighths in 1 :i8. Phosphor Mali" mile in 55. Plantagenei Hair mile in 53 1 . Plumose live-eighths in 1:07. OaartS Half mile in EtC. Bed Cloud— Half mile in .".."». Sharps! r Five-eighths In 1:66%. Sir Vivian- Five-eighths in 1:09%. Roeony live eighths iii 1 :ii7. SI. Ishlor — Half mile in ..... The Finn -Three-quarters in 1:29%. Tinkle Bell— rive-eighths in 1:08%. Trial by Jury Half mile in 52%, Tnmipator — Five-eighths in 1:00.. Viiil. — Mile and an eighth in 2:00.
