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FOEMFUL SARATOGA RACING * BELMONTS FERNROCK OVERTAKES STARTLING AND WINS IN THE LAST STRIDE. Grumpy at Last Takes a Race and Defeats Mori- J tresor — Lahore Continues His Consistent Racing and Scores Horsemen Again — Departing. j Saratoga, X. Y.. August 27. — Pleasant weather j of Ibe antiimn variety, an excellent program of race* attended .y formfnl resalta and ■ big attendance, 1 1 marked todays racing. August Belmonts Fern- rack again showed his gasaeaesa by winning the • ■■ ni race, a liandicap tor two-year-olds at five aad a 1 1 .• 1 1 f riirtougs. Startling ureal to the front and ? ■el .: last pace, with the Belmont racer in pur- smr. In tin- stretch. Fernrock, after having none through m the Inside, finally wore the leader down I right at the liuish to uin by :i short margin. Grumpy, which had been raciag weu i:i high w«»ight handicaps, seemed t" be up against some i formidable opposition in the fourth, hat he uroa I over as speedy ■ bone as Montresor in much tic t I same manner as did Fernrock. Sam McMeehin was , installed favorite, bat third wa« as rloae as be i eould pi. Montresor weal into an early load and net i fast pace down the baekstreteh, bat Grumpy i hung on gam ij and made i chaining* iasMe the eighth :■ -t which Montresor was unable to with- j stand. Montresor seemed to stumble slightly about fiftj yards t fmn the finish, but the uilahap was not ■! enough importance to nave affected the result. is s ■;;in. race at ime mile attracted au unusually 8 i Held of platers, with Wanda Pitner ruling ■ I well-backed choice. Hei chances were not helped -u.i., Ambrose raced along wltb bet to the far turn, wi.ivt- .in- took the h-a,!. Her advantage waa ; id brief duration, as Lahore -readily improving Ins position. came along and drew away into an easy lead, which be Increased to the end. Huntress only bad to canter to defeat the horses sh, was ask. -a to meet in the opener. Borgi . quoted at odda on. : scored :• cantering victory ii. the tfth after raciag past the tiring Dartworth on the far turn. .1. l.. Pauls Labi re seems t be in better form 1 Just now than for sosae time, his victory today Iteing the fifth oat of his seven atarta at this I meeting. He has scored over both fast and slow tiio l.s and seems to Improve with each victory. The Belmont racers in charge of trainer S. . Hildretn have given a good account of themselves Lai !. . having won fonr races in the ast three days. J. W. Hedrick claimed Mars Cassidy for ,480 rroao .1. W. Schorr « m t of the third race, in which ! lie was represented by Napier. Mars Cassidy seemed 1 i.i in* sore before and after the race. The stable of Join. Hau ford will b • sent to Maryland " al the conclusion of the Behnoal Park meeting. This is the first tiiin that a campaign has been arranged for anj ■■ the Raaford-owned horses outside of Nev. iork state, their .ni i vit ies heretofore having always been confined to this state. Primero. T. t . IfeDoweUs Futurity raudidate, will lie sent t0 Belmont Park for this race, while the remainder of the UcDowell horses v. ill go to • Ki Btucky. The stable ol Gifford A. Cochran will he retired i after the coneiiiM ii ,,• racing al Belmont Park. The stable embraces the large number of fortj ••] yearlings and trainer William Midgolcv will devote Jiis time this trill t.. breakng them and will, perhaps, lake eighteen to New Orleans for winter raciag at t that place. Sinai and Dakota fell daring the ranging of the - first race, the mishap occui rint; on the stretch turn. Fortunately, neither of the Jockeys involved. Mink : and htcAtee, was injured. The three days intervening between the close of f racing here and the opening at Belmont Park, will ! afford horsemen ample time to make the journey an I 1 gel located, a Ma shipment will be made to Belmont Park tomorrow night and on Sunday another r large shipment will follow. W. C. Daly won his first race this year when i Nolli accounted for the sixth. It was the tirst time his colors have been seen in front since the Laurel 1 in. t inn last fall. Jockey F. Herbert leaves for Ottawa tomorrow r night and will ride on; the remainder •! the Canadian circuit as a free lance. iaratoga wark-outs over a good track this morning were: Air Man — Three-eighths in 38* All Smiles- Mile in 1:45. Aunt Josh — Three-eighths in 38%. Banac— Three eighths in 36%, Borax— Half mile in 54%, Big Smoke— Hall mile in 30%. Bae — Mile iu 1:45. Chesterton — rive eighths in 1 :0:;. chicli — Three-eighths in ■. ■-. Ii.. Una — Three eighths in 39. Disturber- -Half mile in 51. Dorcas— Five-eightha in 1:04%. Dancer — Half mile in 51*4. Dominant Half mile In 48%. Ragle— Three-eighths in ::s. BJ Bind — Seven-eighths In 1 :34. Fanny Dodge — Three-quarters in 1:17. Flcuro — Half mile in 51. Gipsey *o- rge- Half mile in ." .!-,. Gainer— Half mile in 49%. George smith — Hall mile in 52%. Helping Hand— Three-eighths in 39%1 Iron Duke Mile In 1:46. Jen/ Half mile in 51. Kesjah — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Lasnli — Three-quarters in 1:17. Little Dipper— Half mile la 55. Little Nearer— Halt mile in ."l1-.. Ligfatwtng — Three-quarters in 1:18%. I. like Five eighths in 1 :i«i- .. One Step — Five-eighths in 1:06%. Presumption— Three- iuarters in 1:17%. lrince of ioiiio rhrte eighths in 38* . Pats and Calls Half mile in lit. Quarts- Half mile in I:. Uaoal -H lit ioi ie in r,4-. !•.,, tester lid! mile m 54%. Success Five-eighths in 1 K 6. Sky Pilot Five-eighths in 1 iii. Sir Vivian Five-eighths in 1 04%. JSulon Half mile in 54 Spur Five-eighths in ! :©4. The 1 inn Mile in 1 : 18. Thunoexei Threes Ighths in ■ ••.- . Virile— Three-eighths in ■:"- . Wiseman— Hall mile in 50. Yodel. m B eightha in 1:34.
