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I . MIDWAY SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT. Disappointment of Kentucky Circuit Now Displaying Return to Two -Year-Old Form. By J. R. .Teffery. Saratoga, X. Y., August 17. Perhaps no horse has shown greater general improvement here than -J. W. Parrishs Midway, which trainer W. J. Young brought from Kentucky with a disappointing record as a three-year-old. Midway was well fancied for several important races on the Kentucky circuit, but failed to race up to expectations at all times, tlis best Kentucky performance of the year was third in the Kentucky Derby to Omar Khayyam and Ticket. This race must have affected him adversely, for it was followed by a series of poor performances, the climax of which was reached when he finished i badly-beaten-off third in the Latonia Derby. It was an open secret among the horsemen prior to his winning race of Tuesday that Midway had benefited greatly from his sojourn here, and on the strength of these good reports he was backed Into favoritism. The manner in which he won the race convinced those familiar with the circumstances that Midway will have to be reckoned with as a factor in the imitortant race for which he is eligible here. He showed a return of the dash that characterized his racing as a two-year-old and had sufficient speed to lead his opposition, which included some fast horses, almost from the rise of the barrier. The same race made it apparent that Willis Sharpe Kilmers speedy horse Tom McTaggart is purely a sprinter. This horse, fresh from a winning effort of merit, quit so badly after going three-quarters as to give the impression that a mile is quite beyond his capabilities. Trainer Henry McDaniel declared before the race that it vas to ascertain whether or not the horse would stay a mile that he was being started. Jefferson Livingstons Big Crop of Yearlings. Jefferson Livingston has twenty-five yearlings in Kentucky which W. Covington is putting through the paces preliminary to trying them out for speed. VII have been broken. It is unlikely that Mr. Livingston will make any further purchases of yearlings. Sun Briars ring bones are so high up on his legs that trainer Henry McDaniel of the. Kilmer .Stable is hopeful they will not prove really troublesome for a considerable time. Christopher J. Fltz Gerald authorizes a denial of the report that he is to accept the position of presiding judge at Tijuana. Judge Fitz Geralds services are in growing demand as a result of the ifficient manner in which he invariably discharges his official duties. He will preside over the racing at Orient"! Park, Havana, again the coming winter. In Curr.ighaleen James MacManus has a green Jumper of more than ordinary promise. Curragha-leen represents Mr. MacManus first venture into the steeplechase field. M. Daly, who has been quite successful in the development of junipers, is training the son of Ormondale Ophirdale for Mr. MacManus. The good showing which the gelding has nade in his races here has attracted the attention .if the jumping-race sharps, and Mr. MacManus has et a price on the colt in response to several in-pilries. Former jockey Guy Burns, who long ago became too heavy to ride, is among those in daily attendance at the track.
