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KENTUCKIANS IN CLOVER. CAPTURE HALF OF CARD AT SARATOGA INCLUDING THE STAKE RACE. Midway Wins Saranac Handicap for Three-Year-Olds in Fast Time Atalanta-an Easy Victress in Her Race Othello Also Scores. Ity J. L. Demnsey. Satatoga, N. Y., Aug. 14. Kentucky owned horses were -much in the limelight this afternoon, accounting for the lions share of the prizes, in-eluding the carded feature, the Saranac Handicap at one mile, contested hy three-year-olds and worth ,050 net to the winner. There were eight starters in the race. Corn Tassel and Columbine having been added before the start. The victor turned up in Midway, capably ridden by Butwell, from Corn Tassel, with Hollister landing third place. It was Midways first time to display here the great form he showed as a two-year-old and his victory this afternoon was decisive. Butwell rushed .him into the lead immediately after the start and kept him under restraint while making the. pace fast throughout, had him under restraint at the end. At no stage of the mile was the Iarrish colt in danger and lie came back to the judges stand playful and seemingly able to run the race over again. And it was a gratifying one to trainer AV. J. Young and owner AV. J. Iarrish. The latter felt highly confident that the" colt would race to his best form and advised a host of friends to place a wager on him. Mr. Iarrish is said to have profited substantially, having backed the colt generously. The Saranac Handicap was established in 1901 and the list of its winners, with other details, are as follows: Year. AVinner. AAt. Jockey.- Val. Time. 3901 Dublin 113 Shaw . . . . .$:i,S50 1:52 3901! Hermis 122 Rice r,l.r0 l:.rl 3903 Molly Brant 300 .T. Martin. . 5 075 l-55 1904. Dolly Spanker ll.r Shaw 3 850 1:?V- 1905 Dandelion 110 ONeill 3.S50 1-K3-U 1005 Gallavant .......119 Miller 3,850 1:55hB 1907 Vails 113 Miller 3,850 1:53 390S Golconda ........ 97 I. McCthy. 350 1-57 1909 Field Mouse 111 E. Dug.-in . 1,410 1-37-y- 1910 Martinez 131! S. Davis .. 2,315 1-52A 1913 Ten Point 124 Loftus 1,855 1:3J " 1914Strumboll 113. A. Neylon.. 1,495 l:3Sa Rorot ... ... .323.1. Notter... 3,050 3:42 y P"oKu 325 F. Murphy. 3,500 1:38 1937 Midway 338 .T. Butwell.. 2,i,-j0 ;!, No racing in 3933 and 1932. Dlstanco V:Vt8 Miles from 3901 to 390S, inclusive; ilso hriujo. Senator .7. N. Camdens colors were also carried to victory for the first time during this meeting when Ins Atalanta took into camp a smart band of two-year-old fillies that tried conclusions in the third race. She was much the best and given confident support. Morys had her under restraint during the first three-eighths, which enabled T. C. McDowells Azalea to keep pace with her, but, when Morys elected, Atalanta moved into a long lead and won as her rider pleased. Azalea landing second place in just as easy fashion over Dawn Star. The Kentuckians began their successes in the Initial nice when Othello, recently claimed from J. Livingston by George Land, acting for J. T. Looney, won after a spirited drive from Barsac and ling-a-Liiig. The wind up between the trio was so close that none outside of the placing judges could forecast the results. Othello was entered for ,000 and was bid to ,000, at which figure he went back to Livingstons stable. Yankee Notions the big favorite in the nice was beaten off and returned in bad condition and will not race for sonie - time. Closing: Race Marred by a Fall. The closing race brought with it a fall but luckily resulted in nothing worse than a shaking up for jockey Murphy, who had the mount on Pleasant Dreams, which fell as a result of the crowding that came when the horses emerged from the chute. Barney Shannon was held in high esteem in this race with John K. Maddens Mountain Rose II., serving as a good thing, but both were taken into camp in easy style by the French-bred colts Kilts II. The latter displayed an exceptionally good performance in overcoming the serious interference he suffered from and came from far back, to take the purse in the easy style he did. Buckboard landed second place with Barney Shannon just managing to overhaul Mountain Rose II., for third place. The steeplechase was again a spectacular proposition, with the J. E. Widener Louvois leading the others home. Captain Parr landing second place, with Curraghaleen third. Torero was going well when lie fell lame and finished in a bad way. There were no falls in the race and all the starters ran the course without blunders. Another Kentucky-owned horse barely missed winning a purse when Blue Paradise just failed to overhaul Charlie Leydecker in the fifth race. The Bradley filly was going gamcst at the end and but for being shut off in the first quarter, she would have been successful. Todays attendance was again a generous one, despite threatening weather, w3iieH culminated in a rain just before the closing nice was decided. Those who are close to Mr. Price McKinney, of Cleveland, and who are familiar with the condition of his health, were not surprised when it was announced today that he had sold his interest in the AAiekliffe Stable and the Kingston Stud to his business partner and former associate in racing, Mr. James E. Corrigan, who also hails from Cleveland. The horses will hereafter be raced in the name of Mr. Corrigan. While the owners of the Wiekliffe Stable have not been seen on the turf for a great number of years, they are among the most popular, and both partners had endeared themselves in a marked degree to the racing public. They raced but few horses not of their own breeding. Mr. McKinney, who is the senior partner, is best known to the New York public, but there is every indication that Mr. Corrigan, who is now at Saratoga, will take a most active interest in the snort, as he appears to be a thirty-third degree enthusiast. Among the stallions at the Kingston Stud near Lexington, Ky., which is managed by Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield, are Colin, Disguise, Ultimus, and Last Coin. A superb galaxy of foreign and 4 American mares, as well as a large band of yearlings and weanlings, are now at the farm, while the racing string in charge of trainer Whalen, now quartered at this point, numbers in the vicinity" of twenty head. John Hachmeister Among the Arrivals. Todays arrivals included John Hachmeister, general manager of the Latonia and Douglas Park tracks, who will remain here until after the closing of the stakes for his tracks, August 17. The stakes of the New Louisville Jockey Club close on the same date. Mr. Hachmeister comes from Latonia where he has. been supervising the numerous im- .Continued ou second page. 1 KENTUCKIANS IN CLOVER. Continued from first page, provements intended for that course. "The plant at present is crowded with carpenters and laborers," said Mr. Hachmeister, "and when they finish, they will have improved it to an extent that former visitor will hardly recognize it. There will be plenty room after the enlargements have been finished and everything will get a touching up, excepting the landscape, that needs none," was his closing rejoinder. Mr. Hachmeister expressed belief that the coming fall metiiigs ill Kentucky will surpass auy formerly given and that the liberal purse offerings and big array of stakes, will attract the pick of this countrys racers to the Blue Grass state. Peter Wimmer, the one time noted trainer, has been engaged to break and train the yearlings that the Kentucky Stable will ship to Louisville shortly. Woodson Dickenson, the well-known Kentuckian, who lias been In the employ of W. B. Duke and W. K. Vaudcrbilt in France, and also shipped big consignments of racers for 1. H. Wlieatcrofts account to Australia, has been engaged by W. Coe to manage his extensive ranch at Cody, Wyoming." It is Mr. foes intention to breed thoroughbreds on an extensive scale and has already shipped twenty well-assorted mares to his Cody ranch, where they will be mated to the stallion llaniionicon. by Disguise. Recently Mr. Coe bought from Sir Mark Sykes, the entire yearling output of the famous Stedinere stud, which are intended for racing purposes and later the most of them will find their way to the Cody stud. Mr. Coe was also one of the largest buyers at the recent yearling sales here. The entry blanks for Churchill Downs stakes were received by horsemen here this afternoon. Old timers with a penchant for records have been busily delving into statistics since the sale of the Star Shoot youngsters, but have been unable to j find any sire whose output brought- higher prices at one time, than the thirty-one head by Star Shoot . sold recently for an average ,307.75. The Brighton stables eight racers in charge of Geoge Odom, will, after the Belmont Park racing. I ship to Havre de Grace for the racing there and; later engage in all the Maryland meetings. j James Coffroth, who will preside over the destinies of the Tijuana track, where racing will begin Thanksgiving Day. departed this morning for New York, where he will make a brief visit before going to the Pacific Coast. He will stop at Reno during the race meeting there. J. O. Iveene has put Petrovna and Yermak to jumping and they are showing an aptitude at hurdling. ..... Sheriif C. Bradley,, of Lexington, departed yesterday for n brief vacation in Michigan, and Andrew Bowman, part owner in Mr. Bradleys horses, left for Lexington. Others who departed for Lexington this morning Included the well-known breeders Messrs, Curr and Piatt, S. C. Lyne and J. S, Barbee. i 7 1 " a L l; ! s " 5 1 7. : , ,fc It. j" I"
