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PENNANTS GREAT SPEED "WINS THE DELEWARE HANDICAP EASILY AND BUNS A FAST MILE. Tumbler Defeats Tom McTaggart and Scores a Double for the Whitney Stable Watcrtown Takes the Steeplechase Without Trouble ISy J. L. Dempsoy. Saratoga Springs. X. Y Aug. 7. Tin; Delaware .Handicap at one mill", which ml its inception in 1001. was won this afternoon liy II. P. Whitneys .Pennant, carrying top weight and ruling outstanding favorite over Stromboli ami Kd Crump sifter a spirited stretch drive. Pennant ran tin fastest mile of the meeting when he covered the distance in 1:37. Pennants performance was a sparkler hut his victory was slightly clouded ly the fact that lie crossed Kd rrump in the last eighth before getting clear of the Schorr representative and it impeded Kd Crump sufficiently to cost him second place. Kd Crump, from a quick beginning, showed the way closely attended by Trial Ky .lury until the stretch turn was rounded where Pennant came under nrjjiiijj. with Stromboli following. Roth showed gnmcness and gained on tin; leader, but .Ed Crump, after the jostle from Pennant, seemed unable to recover. Todays was the fourteenth running of the Delaware Handicap, the list of its winners since its institution in 1501 being as follows:. Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 3101 nines 3 11:2 Shaw ,910 1:47 1902 Chiietanunda ..4 118 Odoni 2.305 1 :3S 1903 C.imcrack 3 102 Cannon 2,400 1:40 1001 Molly Kraut 1 111 Lytic 2,535 1:39 3905 .Molly Brant 5 IKS AV. Knapp.. 2,200 1 :39 lOOti Dandelion I 120 Sewell 1.S35 1:38 3007 Vails 3 00 Keekmaii .. 1,200 1 ::!S 1008 Keaucoiip :, 00.1. McCahey 530 1:40f. 1000 Field Mouse 3 OS J. McCahey I,:tS5 1:12-5 1010 Sir J. Johnson. 5 121 V. Powers.. 2,815 1:10 1013 Lahore r 112 C. Kotvl .. 2.285 1:39 4 3014 Tartar 4 100 AV. AV. Tlor 1,0". 1 :.!7-n 10ir Star Jasmine.. 0 105 K. Martin.. l.or.O 1:43 1910 Pennant 5 127 J. Notter... 1,950 1:37 No racing in 1011 and 1012. The Whitney establishment scored another brilliant victory in the race precoeding, which was in the nature of a trial for the Saratoga Special, to be run next Saturday. Tumbler carried the AVhitney jdlks in this race anil he showed himself to be a good colt by the easy fashion in which he galloped in advance of the others, with Notter casing him up in the last eighth. Tom McTaggart. showed a good performance in figurine as the runner-up. but the Western crack, Frigerio, made a poor showing and was hopelessly out of contention after the first eighth. G. K. Tompkins uncovered a good thing in the maiden steeplechase in Watertown. which won oasily from Agon, with Chivalry outstaying the badly tiring Guardian Saint. The latter showed :i high flight of early speed and fenced in good fashion, but tired after going the first round of the field. The followers of favorites had a big inning after the opening race, most of the first choices scoring. Eight Kuglish yearlings bought for Jefferson Livingstons account are due here next Thursday on the steamer Manchuria and will be transferred to Louisville, where Louis Tauber will take charge of them. Tauber will also take up I loyal II.. Flcuro, Prince Kugene and three others now turned out. and begin littiug them for fall racing in Kentucky. Fred Cook, who arrived from Chicago this morning, operated on the lawn this afternoon. S. 1. Kiddle, of the C.len Kiddle farms, bought at private terms this morning from Thomas Hitchcock the crack steeplechaser, Krcntwood. Season badges and boxes for tin? Kelmout I ark autumn meeting were put on sale this morning. There was much regret among the sporting fraternity when word came that George Considine had died in New York this morning. Considine was a conspicuous figure on the New York tracks and was extensively interested in the Havre de Grace track. Many of the westerners had a profitable time the past week, Sam Dinklespiel, John Fay and J. W. Schorr being particularly successful in their betting operations. Nominations for tin; Grab Bug Handicap closed tonight. All of the crack juveniles will be named for this event, which is to be decided August li. W. S. Kilmer is arranging to dispose of some of his older horses to make room for the yearlings he recently bought and others that he contemplates buying. Negotiations by the Krighton Stable for jockey K. Kyrnes services aje olf. Stake blanks for the Churchill Downs meeting arrived today and were distributed to owners. William Northey, secretary of the Klue Bonnets track in Montreal, was an arrival today in the interest of his association to secure entries for their stakes. Tin; Havre tie Grace Stakes, which closed tonight, attracted a splendid list of entries. Oscar Lewisohn, owner of Knots, which won the Dominion Handicap last Saturday at Fort Krie, returned here this morning. He stated the horse came out of the race in good condition and would be shipped here shortly. Jockey John McTaggart cancelled his riding engagements for tin; afternoon in order to be with his wife, who had to be hurried to a local hospital last night to undergo an operation for appendicitis. She was reported to have stood the operation well and to be resting comfortably. Frank Shannon was an arrival this morning from Chicago and II. C Keeker motored here from St. Louis. Dervish, which was claimed by J. O. Talbot t after his victory last Friday, has been bought back by J. M. Henry Jr. at a slight advance over the claiming price. Gnat was advanced from an entered price of SI. MO to ,205, II. Fink doing the bidding. K. F. Carman and W J. Anderson put in claims for Vermont and the latter secured him in the draw for .,710. The Keverwyck Stable has purchased the bay colt by Sir John Johnson Onaga at an advance over the price for which C. T. Anderson bought him out of Saturdays sale. Recent Saratoga work-outs with the track fast, were: Airman Five-eighths in 1:01. Alberta True Three-eighths in 30. Berlin Half mile in r.0. I Bet Half mile in 51. Brother Jonathan Three-eighths in 30. Big Smoke Half mile in HI. BroomvalL Seven-eighths in 1:31. Brizz Mile in 1:47. Bingen Three-quarters in 1:16. Burglar Three-quarters in 1:17. Buckboard Three-quarters in 1:17. Brookline Half mile in 50. Burlesque Half mile in 48. Columbine Three-quarters in 1:18. Capra Mile in 1:43. . . , Cash on Delivery Three-quarters in 1:19. Crimper Mile in 1:40. Continued on second page. PENNANTS GREAT SPEED. Continued from first page. Corsiean -Five-eighths in 1:01. Cuarlestonian Mile in 1:51. Conning Tower Three-quarters in 1:10. Davil Fish Seven-eighths in 1:31. Eagle Mile in 1:44. Favour Three-quarters in 1:20. Fan tain Bala Three-quarters in 1:21. Firing Line Half mile in 51. Flying Fairy-Mile in 1:40. Fernrock Mile in 1:42. Fell Swoop Five-eighths in 1:03. Feminist Five-eighths in 1:04. Flash of Steel Three-quarters in 1:17. Gainer Three-eighths in 30. Gallant Lad Three-eighths in 37. Grasp Three-quarters in 1:18. Gillies Mile in 3 :4S Hanobala Three-quarters in 1:21. Homlock Three-eighths in 37. Harry Jr. Three-quarters in 1:15. Hudson Half mite in 49.. Hubbub Half mile in 49 Ima Frank Three-quarters in 1:10. Jack Mount Half mile in 52. Jaequette Mile and an eighth in 2:03. Julia L. Three-quarters in 1:1!. King Harod Five-eighth in 1:05. Kultur Three-quarters in 1:22. Luzzi Mile in 1:49. Lindeuthal Mile in 1:47. hji Skolny Three-quarters in 1:17. Lady Hlllington Mile in 1:45. Madeira Half mile in 48. Manhattan Half mile in 50. Mary Powell Half mile in 50. .Murphy Three-eighths in 35. Mary Kstelle Jlile in 1:44. Xaushon Mile in 1:51. Xettie Walcutt Three-quarters in 1:10. Precious Half mile in 49. Peaceful Star Three-quarters in 1:17. Pleione Five-eighths in 1:04. Plumose Seven-eighths in 1:35. Pockichoo Mile in 1:41. Pollv J. Five-eighths in 1:05. Phantom Half mile in 50. Past Master Seven-eighths in 1:31. Queen Errant Half mile in 4S. Rebel Five-eighths in 1:05. Running Shot Half mile in 51. Hauberk Half mile in 52. Roamer Mile in 1:44. Rtposta Three-eighths in 37. Riverdale Hair mile in 19. Star Master Three-eighths in 35. Sun God Mile in 1:50. Stargazer -Five-eighths in 1:01. Sunbonuet Five-eighths in 1:02. Sortie Half mile in 4S. Slivness Seven-eighths in 1:33. Scylla-Half mile in 53. Star Gaze Seven-eighths in 1:30. Sky Pilot .Mile in 1:52. Star Gift- Five-eighths in 1:04. Sraight Forward -Half mile in 53. Silver Sandals Half mile in 52. Sprint--Mile in 1:13. Shoddv Three-quarters in 1:17. The Grader Mile in 1:48. True as Steel--Half mile in 53. Task Three-eighths in 35. Top o the Wave Five-eighths in 1:04. Ultimatum -Five-eighths in 1:01. Volupsa Three-quarters in 1:20. Woodtrap Five-eighths in 1:03. Wistful -Half mile in 45. Water Witch -Seven-eighths in 1:30. Woodward Three-eighths in Yankee Xotions Three-eighths in 3S.
