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MACOMBER AND LOFTUS DAY THREE HORSES FROM THE STABLE WIN AND LOFTUS RIDES THEM TO VICTORY. Sunbonnet Wins the Alabama Stakes like a Great , Filly Walnut Hall Takes the First Saratoga J VRaCe and Hank ODay the Fifth. , 1 By J. L. Dempsey. i Saratoga, X. Y., August 8. Tim A. K. Macomber colors and jockey Loftus were much in evidence , tills afternoon. Half of the card of hix races, iu- J eluding the feature, the Alabainii Stakes for three- ; year-old fillies and worth 3,850 net, -going to the : popular California owner. His great filly Sun- bonnet, accounted for the stake race in a manner that left no room for doubt that she was much the best, and her showing this afternoon indicated that , she had u splendid chance to beat the much-heralded ; Omar Khayyam and his rival, Hourless. It was the ; fillies first eastern race, her former essay and a winning one, occurring at Churchill Downs, when she scored in easy style in the Kentucky Oaks, j She was opposed this afternoon by the best of her sex and triumphed in decisive fashion. Loftus took" her far back immediately after the start, though the filly showed an anxiety to lie up i with the leaders. It was only after almost a mile of the mile and a quarter had been covered that Loftus gave her her head and she moved up in j lightning fashion and overhauled Fairy Wand, the leader, with utmost ease. Near the finish the rider again eased her up and she finished a scant two lengths before Wistful, which had closed an immense ; gap. in the last quarter under strong riding and was ! racing gamely at the end. Fairy Wand was far in advance of the others, the showing of Delia Desmond being particularly disappointing, for she ! proved never dangerous at any stage alid her for- : ward position at the end was due to most of the others" being eased up when their chances of winning were hopeless. Established in 1872, the Alabama Stakes has been n popular feature of Saratogas racing and its list of winners include many acknowledged queens of the turf, which later enhanced their fame by success injtlie stud. The historyof . the Alabama Stakes since 1901 is Here presented: Year. Winner.- Wt. Jockey. Vnl. ""Time. 1901 Morningside 110 N. Turner. .,900 1:47 if, 1902 Par Excellence ..116 Itedfern ... 3,850 1:47 1903 Stamping Ground.110 Fuller 4,025 1:50 1904 Beldame .. ,124 ONeill 3.S50 1:53 1905 Tradition 124 W. Davis... 4,850 2:10 1900 Running Water, .110 W. Miller.. 3,850 1:52 L907 Kennyetto .11G Nutter 3,850 1:54 1908Mayfield 100 C. H. Shilg 3,850 2:01 1909 Maskette 124 Scoville ...3,850 1:59 1110 Ocean Bound ....134 0. H. Shilg 3,850 1:55 1913 Flying Fairy ...,113 T. Davies.. 1,455 1:50 1914 Addle M 113 C. Bganie.. 1,740 1:54 1915 Waterblossoin ...120 E. Martin.. 1,100 1:57 1910 Malachite 109 L. Lykes .. 1.720 1:54 1917 Sunbonnet 124 J. Lotfus... 3,850 2:07 Stamina finished first, but was disqualified for foul. In 1901, 1902 and 1903 it was 1 1-10 miles; in 1905, 1 5-10 miles; in 1901 and 1900, 1 1-8 miles. No racing in 1911 and 1912. The Macomber-Loftus successes began in the opening race, when Walnut Hall, coupled with Verdant, ami favorite, got up in the last few strides to snatch the purse from Icarus. The latter had been the leader in the early racing, with Verdant following and, had Verdant succeeded in heading him, it .is probable that Loftus would have been content to land in second place, but as Verdant began tiring, he roused Walnut Hall in vigorous style and brought him up in time to win by a scant margin. Hank ODay had comparatively an easy time of it : to get home in the fifth race, in which he met a good band at a mile. Loftus kept him well to the fore from the start and had no trouble in keeping hlni in front of the others during the stretch drive. Chiclet, due to saving much ground on the turns, was able to overhaul Hendrie for second place. The steeplechase resulted in a spirited battle between Syosset II. and Curraghaleen, Syosset II. overhauling the latter in the racing on the flat. Rhomb was the only one of the seven starters coming to grief, he losing his rider in the early stages. Crack Band of Youngsters in Closing Race, A crack band of youngsters made the contest in the closing race and it furnished an exciting srurggle letween High Cost, Atalnnta and Salvestra, the former winning by a small margin. High Cost was somewhnt of a good thing, his connections holding him in high regard and asked 10,000 for him. At present negotiations are under way for his transfer to a prominent eastern owner. There was a fairly good attendance on hand this afternoon, despite the threatening weather and intermittent showers during the earlier part of the afternoon. Wagering was again brisk and as five favorites were successful, it spelled severe losses for price makers. The only favorite that failed was August Belmonts Deer Trap and he might have won but for breaking down in the race. A. K. Macomber announced today that he had oiiguged Thomas Murphy to train n division of his stable. Murphy will be remembered as the capable horseman who trained the late Herman B. Duryeas thoroughbreds during their French and English campaign and he saddled Durbar, when tliat horse won the Derby some years ago. It is Mr. Ma-combers intention to have Murphy train the horses Which will be raced at courses away from New York. The size of the stable requires two divisions. The victory of Sunbonnet was especially pleasing to her owner and she should be a great success in stud after her racing days are over. She is one of the number purchased by Mr. Macomber from J. B. .loel and represents the acme of English breeding. The Grab Bag Handicap, which will be run on Wednesday, August 15, for two-year-olds at three-quarters, closed yesterday with fifty-four nominations. This is a sporting event in which an owner may lease a candidate, and in former years there were several that ran under these conditions. This year the only eligible that is under lease is Jack Hare Jr.. which will carry the colors of President It. T. Wilson of the Saratoga Racing Association. Every good two-year-old in the country, including lapp, Lucullite, Sun Briar, Tracksend and Drastic are among the nominations. Jockey W. Crnmp, who was taken suddenly ill yesterday, was removed to a local hospital. His illness is not regarded seriously, but it was thought best to keep him resting for several days. Sol Lichtenstein has been absent from the firing line on account of illness, but Pete Blong, who has been looking after his interests, is meeting witli vast success and is probably one of the meetings biggest winners. A. A. Reillys Traction, which was bought after his victory yesterday by W. H. Pearce, is back in the Reilly stable, the horse having been returned to his former owner. OthoUo was claimed out of yestordays opening race by George Land, acting for J. T. Loouey. The claiming price was 1,187.80. Continued on second page. 1 HACOMBER AND LOFTUS DAY. Continued from first page. Jockey A. Mott was picked up unconscious this morning near the lake and medical attention hastily summoned. The. doctors pronounced it a case, of weakness from excessive reducing and lack of proper nourishment. Jockey L. Mink lias been suspended for ten days by the stewards, having been Jield responsible for most of the crowding in Mondays fifth race, when jockey Buxton, was injured. Trainer Thomas. Healy, acting for R. T. Wilson, has secured at private purchase from John E. Madden the yearling colt by Sir John Johnson Frankness, half-sister to Straight Forward. Si M. Henderson will take the Frederick Johnson horses, as well as those of his ownership, to Belmont Park at the close of racing here and campaign them there before shipping to Kentucky for the Churchill Downs, meeting. Trainer James Johnson has been succeeded by J. Lewis as trainer of W. H. Pearces horses. Ji Mv Henry, Jr. advanced .First Ballot, winner of the third race, 05 over his entered price of S000; but he was retained by S. M. Henderson, acting for G. J. Quinu. Phil T. Chinn sent to Kentucky to be turned out for the rest of the season, the horse Beckna and a two-year-old. They will be turned out at W. S. PayneJs. .farm. Todays arrivals included A. B. Hancock, who came from Lexington and will remain until after the sales of yearlings. James Coffroth, was an arrival during the afternoon and spoke glowingly of the Tijuana prospects for next winter.. Deer. Traj eamq out of the third race in a bad way and has probably ran his last race. Welshmans injuries in the steeplechase yesterday were graver than .expected and caused his destruction tliis morning. Jockey E. Haynes, arrived this morning and will ride for N. L. Byer. It has been decided that in the future the surplus in selling races shall go to all races but steeplechases.
