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PURSE DAI AT SARATOGA FRIDAYS CARD. AS USUAL, MADE UP OF OVERNIGHT CLOSING DASHES. Xylon, at Odds-On, Practically Left at the Post Frizzle Captures the Main Race of the Day Wistful Wins Again. Ry J. L. Dempsoy. Saratoga Springs, X. Y., August 25. Todays card was a mediocre one. devoid of feature and brought together horses of ordinary class, in five of the races. The track was far from its best: and favored those racers with a liking for soft going. A handicap at one mile and a quarter with added was given most consideration and only had three starters, with the Oneck Stables Frizzle ruling an overwhelming favorite. lie showed a good performance in carrying 120 pounds and winning after seeming to be beaten in the last eighth. ICHIanua outstayed Half Hock for second place. The outstanding Incident of tin? day came in the opener when the frequently disappointing Xylon, a prohibitive favorite over the cheap maidens he was meeting, was virtually left at the post. His elimination made it easy for Fellowship, a first-time starter, owned by John E. Madden, to win. The victory of this colt enabled John A. Drake to win a huge wager Following Straight Forwards defeat by Wistful, jockey John McTaggart lodged a claim of foul against the winner, but it was not allowed. Ruford made his eastern appearance in this race and ran disappointingly. Virile was much the best in the third race and came in the stretch to win as his rider pleased. .1. . Keone is making preparations to depart for Petrogrnd October 1. His contract calls for his assuming charge Xovember 1. It is doubtful if jockey .1. McCahey ever returns to the saddle again, as lie is in comfortable circumstances and, of late, riding lias not agreed with him. He weighed only SS pounds when he left for his home in Philadelphia. Trainer W. II. Karrick will ship the eighteen horses owned by II. K. Knapp. Schuyler L. Parsons. S. I. Riddle and Schwartz Pros, to Belmont Park next Sunday and. after that meeting, the TrafSeswill be transferred to the Maryland tracks to finish the racing season there. The stable will be wintered at Belmont Park. In addition to the older brigade, trainer Karrick will have thirty coming two-year-olds to break and teach their early racing lessons during the cold mouths. Messrs. Knapp, Parsons and Riddle were extensive buyers this year of choice youngsters; and they should cut ii big swath in next years racing. Trainer Henry McDaniel will send the yearlings that were bought for W. X. Kilmers account to Binghnmtou, X. V.. where they will be wintered. The horses in training will be campaigned on the Maryland courses next fall and later on rejoin the others at the Binghamotou farm. Mr. Kilmer is still on the lookout for promising material to strengthen his already extensive string. Probably never in the history of Saratoga racing have the Kentucki.ins fared so nieagerly as they have this year here. Most of the owners from tin? Blue Grass state will not regret the close of the meeting and will leave for Lexington and Louisville immediately the racing is over. E. R. Bradleys stable will be shipped to Kentucky next Monday. J. 0. Koene will go the same day and others as fast as available cars to transport their stock can be had. The stables of J. M. Henry, Jr., and Harry Fink will be shipped to Lexington next week. G. W. J. Rissells horses, in charge of James lass, will also be campaigned at Lexington next fall. W. J. Spiers will ship his racers to Relmont Park and, at the close of racing there, will campaign on the Maryland tracks. Jockey Frank Murphy will remain in the east until after the running of the Futurity, in which he will have the mount on Ruford, before returning to Lexington. Horsemen are fiiding it difficult to ship away from here on account of delay in getting cars. Sandy McXaughton will ship to Havre de Grace all horses lie has in training. His yearlings will go to Gravesend. W. T. Anderson complimented the conditions of the Kenilworth Park meeting and decided to go there; for the opening next Saturday. The Quincy Stables horses will be shipped to Relmont Park if stable accommodations can be procured. If not, the horses will be sent to Gr.nesend. M. J. Daly will take the Muller horses to Relmont Park, along with several jumpers he has in charge, including Blankenburg. Tom Shaw, after a successful season, will go to Relmont Park to remain until the close of the season. He is undecided as where he will winter. Ed Heffner has arranged to ship the Hallenbeck horses to Relmont Park, including The Finn, which lie believes to be in better condition than he ever lias been in his career. The horses belonging to G. J. Long will be shipped to Louisville. Saturday, in charge of trainer Pete Coyne. Kathleen was the lone winner ibis stable sent to the post during the meeting, which is a slight improvement over the earninges of the McDowell and Rradley stables, which sent, thirty-one horses here from Latouia and have, as yet, failed to win a race. John T. Ireland and J. W. Rub May will race through the Relmont Park meeting and later campaign their stables in Maryland instead of returning to Kentucky for fall racing, as they have formerly done. J. F. Schorr will remain here for a couple of weeks, then return to Louisville to engage in autumn racing in Kentucky. There was a great demand for Laurel stake blanks Wednesday, on which date the stakes to be run at this course closed. Many horsemen made entries who formerly raced in Kentucky during tin? autumn season. "Xylon is a bad post actor and always kicking," said J. McTaggart after that horse had been, practically left. "Just, as the barrier arose he was taking a kick at. the horse next to him." McTaggart was corroborated by Rutwell, who said Xylon is not only a bad kicker, but a mean horse all over. It was said that John A. Drake won between 0,000 and 0,000 on Fellowship. "I just took a long chance," said Mr. Drake. "The same as I have been doing all season and getting nothing. Guess I would not have won had Xylon behaved like a good horse should." The layers were hard hit on the race, as Fellowship had worked well. H. C. Hallenbeck expects The Finn to run a good race in the Saratoga Cup. "I am not afraid of the old horses," he said, "but the three-year-olds are giving me some worry." After Viriles victory in the second race, he was bid up from ,300 to ,400 by Clarence Buxton, but wan bought in by his owner. Work-outs today over a slow track were: Ambrose Three-eighths in 41. Avis Five-eighths in 1:12. Alley Half mil- in 51. Ash Can Five-eighths in 1:07. Black Vote Three -eighths in 39. Rusy .Tee Three-quarters in 1:23. Rcdtime Stories Five-eighths in 1:10. Reaverskill Five-eighths iu 1:07. Rrun.ley Three-quarters in 1:24. Bit of a Devil Half mile in 53V-. Crimper- Three-quarters- in lz-2j:r County . CuurtA-IIulf mile in 51. Dr. Grcnier Half mile in 52. Kd Garrison Three-eighths in 42. Uickorynut Half mile in 52. He Will Three-quarters in 1:25. Hesse Half mile iu 52. Indian Chant Five-eighths in 1:05. J. J. Lillis Three-eighths iu 41. Jacquetta Half milt? in 53. Katalidiu Half mile in 54. Omar Khayyam Five-eighths in 1:07. Jiieen or the Water Five-eighths-lit 1:09. ; Rochester Half mile in 54. Scylla Five-eighths in 1:00. Success Three-quarters in 1:24. Shoddy Mile in 1:51. Star Jasmine Five-eighths in 1:07. Town Hall Three-quarters in 1:20. Tumbler Half mile in 50. Transit Half mile in 54. Three Cheers Three-quarters in 1:23. Wingold Half mile in 51.
