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lN OFF DAY AT SARATOGA ARD OF PURSE RACES ONLY, BUT SOKE SWIFT RACING IS DONE. lank ODay Takes the Chief Race in Fast Time Rhomh First in the Steeplechase Omar Khayyam Scores at Last. Saratoga, X. Y.. August -I. The Sagamore Handi-:ip, at one mile for a purse of 00, which featured his afternoons ordinary card, was accounted for y John W. Schorrs Hank ODay. The son of eej oDay and Eric l.elle led his opponents from he rise of the barrier :md won with the utmost ase from Fernrock with !ainer leading the othei-s. here were a dozen starters in the race with Le V ill, the top weight, ruling as favorite. The west wis represented by Hank ODay, Checks ;uid Water fitch. The latter began slowly and was without a hanee from the start. The Schorr horse, from an .uter position, began fast and by the time lie 1 merged from the chute had a decisive lead and howed the way for the rest of the race under re-raint. Fernrock and Gainer came fist in the treteh, but lie Will never figured prominently. Ilie mile was the fastest of the meeting so far. The St. George Steeplechase was an interesting ontcst, the horses running well grouped most of the vay. Rhomh, the favorite, drew out decisively ifter clearing the last hedge. Racobrook pecked it thi! sixth fence and lost his rider. The latter scaped injury. Omar Khayyam and Kittenish, both "English bred, lad the result between themselves in the third and mar Khayyam won in easy style, Pulaski, though using much ground by an attempt to Tun out in he stretch, showed a fine performance in landing bird place. Omar Khayyam was favored in the betting hiefly on the strength of a recent sensational five-eighths trial. The opener produced an upset when Xinoty Sim-ilex outstayed the favorite, Xaushon, after a iharp last eighth drive. Todays attendance was the largest since the ipening and included many newcomers from New VTork. who will remain over until Sunday night to Higmeut the regulars here. The lawn forces are complaining of :. scarcity of business. This, is attributed to the l ick .of a good lino On the starters and the big fields. Golden Bantams victory in the lifth trace was a hard fought one. Kateuka failed to get .my portion of the purse. Chatterbox lauding second place and Nashville third. E. It. I.radleys crack colt, Frigcrio. which arrived here with a high fever, has fully recovered, according to trainer Cliff Ilammou, ami is being pointed for the Saratoga Special. Jockey S. liyrne is negotiating with the" Brighton Stable to do its riding and will probably sign a contract within the next few days. Jerry Powers, trainer for Mrs. Shilling, and W. Walker, who trains J. K. Maddens horses, were each fined 5 by the stewards for viol iting the rule applying to ponies on the track. 1 liey sent their ponies on the course to meet their h orses before the jockeys weighed in. Word reached the track this afternoon that the liusiness Mens League of Hot Springs, at a meeting last Tuesday, unanimously indorsed the fall meeting contemplated for the Essex Park track, beginning November 4 and to run until Thunksgiv-ing day. Frank Ensign, owned by J. 0. Talbott, luvl to be destroyed last night as a result of an injirry sustained by stepping on a broken bottle. 1 o was slowly bleeding to death before lie was dostrnyed. The proposed now rule relating to selling races is absorbing attention of horsemen here mid todays closing race on the account that all the participants, including the winner could be cli imed, held special interest. After Xinety Simplntss Victory in the openir, he was advanced from an entered price of 5l to 05 and bought in. II. Xeusteter did the bid ling. Andrew Miller disposed of Bac this mornitiiT at private terms to J. Sanford. C. Hughes, who rode Xinety Simplex in the opener, has been rated a good exercising boy and has lieon working Roamer in most of his preliminary trials this spring. It was his first winning mount. Dervish, winner of the closing race, was clai.ncd by .1. O. Talbott for his entered price of ,i00, which the conditions of the race permitted. The victory of Omar Khayyam in the maiden race for two-year-olds marked the first success of C. K. G. Billings on the running turf tl is year and, incidentally, it was the second time th It his colors have been borne to victory by a thoroughbred, the previous occasion being when Key- bourn won last. Reybounu was a present from his partner, Frederick Johnson. The possession of this well-konwn horse was undoubtedly one of the contributing influences inducing Mr. Killings to engage further in thoroughbred racing. In company with Mr. Johnson he sent C. T. Patterson abroad last fall with a commission to secure for him some well-bred English yearlings and ten head of juveniles were the result at an expenditure of 5,000. After Omar Khayyams victory today Mr. Hillings remarked to some friends: "Xow that I have broken the ice there is no knowing where I will stop," which was a significant remark, coming from a man who takes hold as earnestly as Mr. Hillings does. The second runup of the afternoon followed Golden Bantams victory in the fifth race when J. W. Hedrick advanced her from ,700 to ,100 and failed to get her. Saratoga work-outs today on a fast track were: Arion Half mile in 50. Andrew Half mile in 51. Acabado Five-eighths in 1:03. Arnold Half mile in 54. IlroomvalL Three-quarters in 1:19. Rrizz Three-quarters in 1:1S. Birdlime Five-eighths in 1:0S. Broomsweep Half mile in 49. Crack oDay Three-quarters in 1:20. Crank Five-eighths in 1:05. Comely Half mile in 49. Cantara Half mile in 50. Celandria Mile in 1:51. . Desmonds Day Half mile in 49. Ed Garrison Three-quarters in 1:20. Ed Weiss Three-eighths in 3S. Eagle Mile in 1:52. Favour Half mile in 52. Felicidad Half mile in 49. Friar Rock Mile and an eighth in 1:5S. Frizzle Mile in 1:45. Fell Swoop Half mile m 50. Golden Fox Three-quarters in 1:15. Gertrude Marie Three-quarters in 1:25. Grasp Half mile in 50. Hidden Star Three-eighths in 38. Hourless Three-eighths in 35. Hickorynut Half mile in 50. Half Rock Mile in 1:44. Jack Mount Three-eighths in 37. Kathadin Half mile in 50. Koh-i-Xoor Three-eighths in 35. King Baggot Half mile in 48. Lindenthal Mile in 1:45. Lady Michigan Half mile in 53. Continued on second page. AN OFF DAY AT SARATOGA. Continued from first page. Leochares Five-eighths in 1:00. Lena Misha Half mile in 53. Merry Thought Half mile in 52. Maunchen Three-eighths in 40. Mary Kstelle Three-eighths in 3S. Mother Machreo Half mile in .10. Murphy Mile and an eighth in 1:59. Nettie AValoiitt Five-eighths in 1:02 Polly J. Five-eighths in 1:05. Paddy Dear -Five-eighths in 1:02. Priscilla Half mile in r,l. Poekichoo Half mile in IS. Ponce de Leon Three-eighths in 30. Plumose Seven-eighths in 1:30. Pan Maid Half mile in 50. Paddy Whack Three-quarters in 1:10. Phocion Three-eighths in 37. Port Light Three-quarters in 1:22. Polroma Half mile in 51. Running Shot Five-oiglftiis in 1:00. Rickety Three-eighths in 30. Roamer Throe-quarters in 1:1S. Sanward Mile in I:."i2. Stromboli Mile and an eighth in 1:5S. Spur Half mile in 49. Sandal Half mile in 53. Spectre Half mile in 53. Success Seven-eigliths in 1:38. Sargon Half mile in 51. Torchbearer Three-quarters in 1:10. Tom McTaggart Three-quarters in 1:10. Tinkle Boll Hair mile in 50. Town Hall Half mile in 50. Tea Caddy Mile in 1:13. The Knocker Half mile in 49. Wooden Shoes Mile in 1:51. Wistful Three-eighths in 3S. Yankee Notions Three-quarters in 1:27. Yellowstone Five-eighths in 1:05.
