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HEAVY TRACK AT SARATOGA Hannibal Shows Himself a Supe ¬ rior Filud Runner in Special Westy Hogan Takes the Cham plain Handicap with Ease Weldship a Victim to Bet r By J L Dempsey DempseySaratoga Saratoga X Y August 10 It T Wilson Jrs Hannibal a sturdy son of Olambala Mexoana and ridden by Buddy Ensor showed the way to the highly rated band of Youngsters trying conclu ¬ sions in the Saratoga Speial worth 10000 net including the 1000 in gold plate added by the association Tercntia an English filly sired by riccro and carrying the colors of W It Coe landed in second place with John Sanfords Yiiru cari following mid the Whitney cracks Blue Laddie and Cressoi far in the rear and seemingly at a loss in the difficult going The winner on the other hand showed himself to be thoroughly at home on the muddy course and from an outer position moved into the lead with evident ease after traversing the first eighth and steadily increasing his advantage to win with his rider looking back to observe the battle for place honors honorsHannibals Hannibals easy success this afternoon gives him i hijli place among the topnotchers and but for his afflictions which nerves a drawback to him in fast track racing it is more than probable that Jie would be rated as the best of the twoyearolds The victory of Hannibal marked the second success that Mr Wilson has scored in the stake his pre ¬ vious winner being Campfire the champion two yoirold of 191 Todays splendid racing offering including three uSntitiUiix stake rsicff was resjionsible for a record attendance despite threatening weather and intermittent mild showers during the afternoon The course was sticky and suited only to the more sturdily built racers but excellent contests de ¬ veloped in most instances and the sport was highly entertaining entertainingThe The meeting of Cudgel and Uoamer which had liecn anticipated by most of the racing devotees was necessarily delayed because of bad track con ¬ ditions Both were carded in the Champlaiu Handi ¬ cap at a mile and an eighth and they were at ual weights but the respective trainers of the pair of cracks did not deem it advisable to send their charges to the post postTheir Their absence from the contest was a huge dis ¬ appointment and it was directly responsible for Westy Hogan being an eleventh hour addition as was Olive Wood The Viaii crack was on his best running behavior and although carrying 127 pounds and conceding chunks of weight to the others raced into a good lead from the start and being allowed to go along at Siis own leisure without being overly forced by the others inability to keep pace with him showed a cracking good race to win out in fine style from Midway with Bondage just suc ccding in outstaying Franklin for third place Olive Wood was a distant trailer and thoroughly disposed of the belief that she could run well in mud The race was worth 2073 net to the winner winnerBET BET WINS JUMPING FEATURE FEATUREThe The North American Steeplechase was contested by a quartet of the best fencers in the country and Woldship which had accounted for the race in the three preceding years was held good enough to make it four straight and was given vast at ¬ tention He made i game but ineffectual attempt being beaten at the end by Bet to which he con ¬ ceded twentyfour pounds Weldship took the hedges in all his old time graceful style and gained perceptibly while jumping but the weight was a telling factor on the flat and Bet took him into camp easily after successfully taking the final hedge hedgeD D K Iliyens who had tie mount on Doublet came to grief at the Liverpool in the second time around when the horse pecked and tumbled from the saddle but escaped with a good shaking up The steeplechase was worth 1S55 net to the winner winnerThe The K T WilsonJrs colors made it a double for the afternoon when Wyoming accounted for the closing dash contested by a shifty baud of sprinters over the mile route lie was ridden also by Ensor and that rider managed to get him away forwardly and lost considerable ground on the last turn by com ¬ ing wide but it enabled him to secure the best footing and he easily disposed of Piedra and Star lass in the final eighth Valerius was an over ¬ whelming choice in the race but after racing prominently to the stretch gave way wayII II Ncustctirs Madge F had conditions to her lik ¬ ing in the fifth race but it took her best effort and that of jockey F Smith to win due to the diminutive Prceces inability to ride John E Mad dens Ambassador III in anything like competent style The final eighth found the pair engaged in u strenuous duel but Madge F succeeded in get ¬ ting up to win by a nose noseThe The veteran Hauberk an overwhelming favorite had his work cut out to land the opener and only succeeded right at the end in overhauling Kegal Lodge which held on in game style styleLieutenant Lieutenant Arthur G Crocker medical corps U S A was a visitor August Belmont Jr also was at the course for the first time this season 1 Brunner who rode for W II Karrick several years ago and has since been employed by him de ¬ parted for Cuiup Upton to answer the call to the colors colorsSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey B Haynes suffered a broken ankle when thrown from a jumper he was schooling this morning He was removed to the Saratoga Hospital HospitalBilly Billy Oliver has purchased Kilts II and will install him next door to Belario which he is train ¬ ing for the Brighton Stable
