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REMARKABLE MEETING OYER THREE GREAT HACES MARK THE CLOSING DAYS SPORT AT SARATOGA. Campfire Proclaims Himself tho Star Two -Year-Old of the Year Friar Rook Defeats Roamer and Tho Finn in the Saratoga Cup. I By .T. L. Dempspy.l Saratoga Springs, X. V.. August 20. The Saratoga meeting was concluded this afternoon with n great program, one tliat brought together t lit best liorsis racing here. Its features iarluilfil tin? Hopeful Stakes, having a gross value of ."3,750, of which tin; winners net portion amounted to S,850. The Saratoga Cup of ,000 added at one mile and three-quarters, anil the Beverwyck Steeplechase Ilamlicap with .,000 added. These three out st:inliiijr features and three other well-filled races, coupled with the realization that it was the final opportunity of witnessing the sport here this season, accounted for a tremendous attendance. The outcome of the Hopeful Stakes practically determined which is this years champion two-year-old and the laurels were garnered by It. T. Wilsons crack colt Campfire, which carried his impost of 130 pounds in race-horse style and scored after a hard and well-sustained drive over Omar Khayyam, Star Master and Rickety. Campfire was in the thickest of contention from the start and. after disposing of Sedan, the early leader, it seemed as if lie would scon? easily, hut he was forced to do his utmost at the end. Although of comparatively recent institution. being first run in 1903. the Hopeful Stakes, becaus ? of its great monetary value, is second only to the famous Futurity anions the stakes for two-year-olds. It always attracts the best juveniles of each year and more than one champion t their year is found among its winners. The history of "the Hopeful, briefly summarized, follows: Year. "Winner. AVt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1503 Delhi 112 Cannon ...2.275 1:13- 1504 Tanv.t 127 Hildebrd . 29,750 1:13--, 1505 Mohawk II 1 HO Red fern .. 10,450 1:13 ll0;i Peter Pan 330 "W. Knapp. 17.tM0 1:12 1507 Jim Gaffuey ...115 Nicol 17.r,00 1:1.. 1S0S Helmet 115 Notter 10.5510 1:12!$; 1509 Rocky 0Hrien....l22 V. Powers. 17,100 3:13!;-, 1510 Noveltv 130 A. Thomas. 39,140 1:11 1513 Bringhurst 113 Loftus ... 4,100 1:12 191-1 Regret 127 .T. Notter.. !,r0 1:10 1515 Dominant 130 J. Notter.. 9,150 1:13 1910 Campfire .. 130 J. MeTagt 3S.S50 1:14 No racing in 1911 and 1912. The cup race, though contested for by only three starters, was a gruelling stiuggle from the start and August Relmonts three-year-old Friar Rock was returned the winner over Andrew Millers Roamer and The Finn. The latter was the outstanding favorite hut was decisively beaten after going a mile and a quarter and was a bad laggard at the end. Roamer and The Finn alternated in the lead for the first mile and a quarter with Friar Rock close up. The latter challenged just before rounding into the stretch ;jid after a brief drive outstayed Roamer. The raeti was five seconds slower than Africanders record made in 1903 and equalled bv Olambala in 1909. Johnny MeTag-gart had the mounts on Campfire and Friar Rock and gave both of them masterly rides. The Saratoga Cup was first run in JSG5, when ! Kentucky, the famous son of Lexington, Avon it. Kentucky repeated his victory the following year. Run at "the trying distance of two and onir-quartsr miles for the first twenty-two sears of its existence, the Saratoga Cup has always been a real "Cup race, and among the list of its winners sire the names of some of the most famous horses of the American turf, renowned for their exploits on the turf and success in the stud. The interesting history of this famous race, in condensed form, follows: Year "Winner A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1805 Kentucky 4 104 Oilpatrick .,830 4:01 1800 Kentucky 5 114 C. LittlfiVl. 2.2..0 4:04 1807 Muggins 4 108 Clnrk ... I.S., 4:03 18GS Lancaster ; 114 Hayward .. l,9.j -1:14 1S09 Bayonet 4 10S Miller 2.20 4:10 1870 Helmbold 4 108 Robinson .. 1,850 fMft 1871 Longfellow 4 108 Swim 1,550 4:02 1872 Harrv Bassett..4 108 Rowe I,n.i0 3:;9 1873 Joe Daniels. ..4 108 McCabe ... 1,700 4:1091 1874 Springbok 4 10S Barbeo 2,450 4:11 lS75Springbok 5 114 W. Clark .. ..... SPreakness 0 114 Hayward .. 2,2;0 .;:r!4 1870 Tom Ochiltree.. 4 118 Barbeo 1,850 4:0!P; 1877 Parole 4 115 Barrett .... 2,150 4:04 1878 Parole 5 121 Barrett .... 1,700 4:0S 1579 Bramble 4 118 J. McLghlin 1,500 4:11 1580 Long Taw ... .5 125 "Wolfe 1,300 4 :0S 1881 Checkmate ....0 120 I. Murphy.. 1.S00 4:00 1S82 Thora 4 113 Brophy 1,850 4:0.!; 18S3 Gen. Monroe . .5 322 Fitzpatrk .. 1,950 4:21 1884 Gen. Monroe . .0 123 Blaylock ... 1,050 4:05 18S5 Bob Miles 4 118 Fitzpatrk .. 2,150 4:02 1S80 Yolantc 4 US I. Murphy.. 1.700 4:25 1891Los Angeles ...0 121 I. l,ewis .. 2,900 3:43 190lBlues 3 113 Shaw 3,350 2:52 1902JAdvance Giiard.5 127 McCue 3,350 3:01 1903 Africander 3 113 Fuller 3,350 2:58 1904 Beldame 3 108 F. ONeill .. 8,100 3:03 1905 Caughnawaga ..! 127 Rodfern ... 5.S00 3:00 1900 Go Between ..5 127 Shaw 0,050 3:05 1107 Running "Wnter.4 121 W. Miller.. 0,050 3:0fand 1909 Olambala 3 113 Butwell ... 2,175 2:58 3910 Countless 3 113 V. Poweifi.. 4,100 2:58 1913 Sam Jackson ..5 124 Loftus 3,050 3:08 1914 Star Gaze 4 120 J. McCahey. 2,175 3:10 1915 Roamer 4 123 J. Butwell.. 2,225 3:01 1910 Friar Rock ...3 113 J. McTagt. 3,375 3:03 Distance 2 miles; previous distance 2 1-4 miles. il 5-S miles. JChauged to 1 3-4 miles. Dead heat; stakes divided. No racing in 1911 and 1912. Not run from 18S7 to 1890 and fron 1S92 to 1900, nor in 1908. The consistent "Weldship was the victor in the Beverwyck Steeplechase, but had to bo driven out to his utmost to score over Martian, coupled in the betting with lebeto as favorite. "Weldships victory made it the sixth time that Gwyn Tompkins has saddled the winner of the race. His series of victories began in 1903. -when Lavator finished first, and since then Amur, Jimmy Lane. Sir Wooster and Weldship, the latter having won the i-nce last year as well as this. According to Mr. Tompkins, Weldship is the most frequent double winner in the world. The Beverwyck Steeplechase was instituted in 3897, and todays was the seventeenth running of this popular race through the field. The list of its winners, with other details, is as follows: Year. "Wiuner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 3897 Lion Heart . . .0 100 G. Hamilton, 150 0:09 1898 Rheinstrom ...4 142 T. Murphy.. 3,400 0:17 .3899 Dr. Catlett ...5 300 Finnegan .. 3,340 3901 The Bachelor ..8 363 G. Green... 3,350 0:34 3902 Geo. W. Jenkius4 352 Gallagher . . 3,350 5:28 3903 Lavator 7 307 Mara 3,950 5:00 .3904 Amur G 345 Holman 3,950 0:34 3905 Jimmy Lane ..5 348 T. Owens .. 3,950 5:33 1900 Herculoid 4 357 Finnegan .. 3,950 0:21 1907 McKittredge ..4 142 T. OBrien. 3,475 5:25 Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Aal. Time. 15KIS Bayonet 5 154 McKinney .. 850 5:25 1510! Sir Wooster ...5 105 Davidson .. 805 5:22 1510 Hylda I 145 S. Williams. 1.150 5:30 1513 Postboy 4 140 W. Allen... 1,150 4:24 1514 Savannah 0 15! M. Tight? .. 1,150 4:37 1515 Weldship 0 158 K. Wolke ... 1.150 4:21 1010 Weldship 7 100 C. Smoot .. 1,355 4:28 Not run in 1500. No racing in 1911 and 1012. Distance about 2 1-2 miles prior to 1913. John Sanford again pulled off a gigantic betting coup, this time in the opening dash, when Brumley. starting for the lirst time in a long while, galloped home in advance of the others. He was entered for ."5000 and was advanced to ,505 and bought in. Early Light, the steeplechaser, will be sent to Havre de Grace to join the Bedwell horses at that track. Jockey E. Haynes will resume riding at Belmont Park for the stable of August Belmont. The Kentucky Stable horses will be kept here until next week before being shipped to Havre de Grace. At the dispersal of the Ward and Weber horses, to dissolve the partnership in Dodge, Franklin, Solar Star and Norvic, held in the Saratoga paddocks prior to the racing. Dodge went to A. K. Macomber on a 7,500 bid made by Samuel Ross, who was representing Mr. Macomber. The price was regarded as small in view of the fact that several would-be purchasers had offered 0,000 for him. Franklin went to J. S. Ward on his bid of ,500. Solar Star was bought by Ral Parr for ,300 and J. S. Ward secured Xorvic for . After the sale Mr. Weber said that he was going out of racing because of his growing business in Kansas City, which requires most of his time. Dodge lias been a profitable investment for Ward and Weber. He was only regarded as a ,000 investment, having been bought with Franklin and Xorvic as yearlings and, counting the 7,500 realized at todays sale, his earning in less than two years have exceeded 0,000. C. Buxton, acting for G. V.. Glick. bought Sasin from II. Fink and Dervish from J. M. Henry, Jr., at private terms. W. A. Pinkerton this afternoon ejected several persons from the track and will keep them off the other courses, because of their failure to settle obligations at the appointed time. Quite a number of layers are complaining this season because of bad debts incurred. Herman R. Brandt announced this afternoon that his connections as trainer with the Jefferson Livingston Stable, had practically been severed, but that he would take the horses to Lexington, where he will turn them over to any one Mr. Livingston designates as his successor. Mr. Brandt will campaign several racers of his own hereafter. J. O. Keene and A. L. Denny departed for Lexington this afternoon by automobile and expect to arrive there next Wednesday. Howard Oots was an arrival this morning from Windsor. He is on his way to England to attend the September Newmarket sales and will leave New York next Saturday. T. C. McDowell and E. R. Bradley will precede their horses and will leave for Lexington Sunday night. The meeting which terminated this afternoon, has been brilliant and remarkable in many respects. It has exceeded in results by far the expectation of the most optimistic lover of racing and has served to introduce many wealthy recruits to the sport, whose colors will be seen frequently next year. Aimee T., winner of the last race, was advanced from to ,505 and bought in, J. M. Henry, Jr., doing the bidding. President Wilson was kept busy shaking hands with his friends after Campfires remarkable performance in the Hopeful Stakes, but lie had time to sav a few words about the meeting, which came to such a brilliant close today. "The Saratoga management." he said, "wants to express its grateful appreciation, to all those who have honored us with their presence during our meeting, which has not only been the best since racing lias come back into favor, but the most successful in the entire history of the sport at this point. Judging by the quality of the attendance, the turf is making new desirable friends dailv. The personnel of the crowds which have taxed our accommodations to the utmost, has been high and we want to see all of them back in 1917. when it will be our aim to have a renewal of the many splendid contests which have featured this month of August in Saratoga." When asked what he had to say about Cam Hires victory. Mr. Wilson slid: "I have always known that I had a good colt, but todays performance sat the seal on his greatness. He should race on and go any distance of ground as a three-year-old. The fact that he is of Olanibalas first crop of two-year-olds and Nightfalls lirst foal is encouraging. Every one of Olanibalas get but one has won races. "Men breed for years to get one race horse, but I have been fortunate enough to get not only a good race horse, but a potential sire as well at the very outset of my efforts." J. M. Henry, Jr. outdrew I. M. Hedrick and got County Court for ,100; both had filed claims for him. Fink and Henry have changed their plans and will go to Belmont Park for the meeting there before returning to Louisville. I A.
