view raw text
INAUGURAL DAY PROGRAM Three Stake Features Provided for First Day at Saratoga Great Field Certain to Start In Saratoga Handicap the Prin ¬ cipal Opening Event New York July 20 The program for the opening day of the Saratoga meeting o Thursday August 1 foreshadows the brilliant season of sport to follow during the twentyseven days of racing at the Spa The Saratoga Handicap of 7000 is the liig attraction of opening day with the Flash Stakes of 3500 and the Shillclah Steeplechase of 1200 added as the supplementary features featuresThe The Saratoga Handicap is for threeyearolds and over at one mile and a quarter and all the best horses in the country are among the eligiblcs to thii valuable event In assigning the weights for the Saratoga handicapper AV S Voslmrgh placed Major Belmonts great colt Honrlcss at the top but the retirement of this nicer to the stud of course elimi ¬ nates him from among the contenders Of those certain to start J Iv L Ross Cudgel by many considered the best horse of the year has been given the post of honor with 133 pounds Omar Khayyam the sensational racer of last year which Js now rtiKtrled to be in the best possible condi ¬ tion conies next with 130 pounds Wilfrid Viati and his trainer Sandy McNaughton are confident that Omar will retrieve at Saratoga whatever pres ¬ tige he may have lost earlier in the year when lie failed to race to the wonderful form lie displayed as a threeyearold threeyearoldThe The ever popular Roanier is asked to carry 129 pounds in the Saratoga which is no great feat for Andrew Millers marvelous racer as he has packed as much and more and beat some of the l est racers of his time Itoamer is apparently right now as good as he ever was in his long and honor ¬ able turf career and will make the best of them hustle to beat him himOther Other prominent cligibles and likely starters for the Saratoga include George Smith with 123 pounds Westy Hogaii 120 Kalitau 119 Polymelian 118 Hollister 113 Spur 111 Corn Tassel 105 Bondage 103 Flittergold 103 and Priscilla Mullens 101 Of the threeyearolds eligible to start War Cloud is top weight with 115 pounds Out the Way 111 1app 109 Tippity Witchet 10S Sun Briar 108 Flags 107 Tronipe La Mort 103 High Cost 105 Rosie OGrady 103 and Enfilade 07 and arc the most prominent of that division but it is doubtful if any will be asked to face their older opponents in this trying race of a mile and a quarter quarterThe The Flash Stakes for twoyearolds at five and a half furlongs will divide interest with the Sara ¬ toga Handicap Twoyearold racing so far this year lias revealed but few juveniles of superior class and not one that appears to stand out from the others This uncertainty in the younger divi hion should be responsible for big fields in the many valuable twoyearold stakes to l e decided at Sara ¬ toga togaThe The cligibles to the Flash Stakes include some of the best youngsters that have been seen in action thus far and the field will come from among the following By Heck Earlocker Lord Brighton The Boy American Ace Dunboyue Fannie Mehaii Com ¬ fort Uncle White Lady Rosebud Joriee Chasseur Stiletto Fleeing Sheik The Trump The Six Hun ¬ dred Elfiu Queen Billy Kelly High Time My Frieiid Blairgowrie Passing Shower Yurucari Ute Tuscaloosa Flyaway Col Taylor Sea Pirate The Tank Blue Laddie Stickling Hannibal HannibalBLUE BLUE LADDIE HIGHLY CONSIDERED CONSIDEREDMany Many eastern turfmen consider II p Whitneys Blue Laddie the best youngster that has appeared iii eastern racing this year and it will be quite in teresting to sec how this wellbred juvenile will live up to that reputation when opposed to such as Ixrd Brighton Uncle White Elfin Queen Billy Kelly High Time My Friend Yurucari Sea Pirate and several others some of which he has to meet for the lirst time timeA A large and highclass lield seems to be assured lor the Flash Stakes and while the winner will probably come from the alwvenamed band of two yearolds some unknown youngster that has been reserved for Saratoga racing may furnish a surprise and beat all the already acknowledged stars of that division divisionWith With no steeplechase races since the Aqueduct meeting devotees of the sport through the field will welcome a return of their favorite sport and be out in large numbers to see the Shillelah Steeplechase Handicap decided The marvelous jumper The Brook is one of the certain starters in this event as am such g o l ones as Shannon River Reddest St Ohnrleot Bcllo of Bryn MrTwr Weldship Arrli dilP New Haven Captain Parr Little Nearer and otlierc otliercIn In connection with the opening days sport the three overnight races will be considerably increased in value as the purses will include the surplus bids which the Association received during the last two Continued oa Eccoud page INAUGURAL DAY PROGRAM Continued from first page days of the summer meeting in 1917 1917The The arrangement of the program for the first days racing is as follows followsFirst First Race For threeyearolds and over 120875 added threequarters of a mile mileSecond Second Rac Shillelah Steeplechase Handicap for threeyearolds and over 1200 added about two miles milesThird Third Race Flash Stakes for twoyearolds guaranteed value 35 K five and a half furlongs furlongsFourth Fourth Race Saratoga Handicap for threeyear olds and over guaranteed value 7000 one mile and a quarter quarterFifth Fifth Race For threeyearolds and over soiling 120875 added one mile mileSixth Sixth Race For twoyearolds maidens purse 120875 five and a half furlongs
