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WINNERS HARD TO LOCATE Saratoga Patrons Furnished the Toughest Card of the Meeting Startling Wins the Catskill Stakes Stakeswith with Ease Viva America AmericaIn In a Canter Fy J L Dompsey DompseySaratoga Saratoga X Y August 15 Todays card was ne of the most difficult that tlie racegoers here have experienced In many f the dashes unwieldy fields started and the quickly changing course it constantly drying is tie afternoon progressed entailed an additional problem for the backers who Jiail made their calculations for a slow track tracks s a hcadliner the Saratoga Association managc aaent had staged th Catskill Stakes for thrve grehrolds and 4 vor at ffvencighlhs of a mile It 3Vas under selling conditions and some of the best regarded platers in tlicse parts including some handicap material masiiuarading as selling platers went to the post and it resulted in a victory for R V Carmans Startling which Ixat the poorly ridden and unlucky Itrilied Voter Slippery Kim one the outsiders landing in third place The winners net portion of the stakes amounted to 2300 but bis owner hail to disgorge himself of 1403 to re ¬ tain his horse his nemesis Sam Doggett bidding the winner np to 31100 over an entered price of 1SOO Startling was the post favorite in the race and his success was in the main due to the good ride he received from Lyke With the same riding and sendoff Bribed Voter would have been an easy winner for he was forced to close an im ¬ mense gap after making a slow start and had to overicm t considerable interference through being wiiiKtiiiitly ridden into pockets 1 T Wortuingtons Viva America which only bad as opponents Memories II and Dorcas in the mil handicap showed a return to her Kcntuck form when she moved into the lead at once and onl played with the others under restraint from Dor ¬ cas a bail third Viva America ran the mile in 139 and could have run in much faster time had her rider so elected She was practically under hard restraint after rounding into the stretch stretchW W F Poison uncorked a good thing in his First Ballot winner in the opening nice in which twenty starters of all degrees and ages over two years old tried conclusions at threequarters First Ballot was lucky at the start and her high flight of speed arried her into a long lead at once which she retained throughout First J5allot had been showing some good workouts but likewise had been return ¬ ing to her stable after indulging in exercise bleed ing from the nostrils Expecting that she would again fall a victim to a hmmorhage was risixmsible for the oralizers lilterality Her connections arc said to have won handsomely by her victory victoryA A rattling good contest resulted from the running of the second race in which some highly regarded twoyearolds met and it enabled the Itrighton Stable to achieve its first victory of the meeting when Lord Brighton a fast receding favorite won by a nose from Stickling Lyke rode Lord ISrighton in superb style near the end ISatter Cak in this was given vast attention especially by the Ken tuckians but the Bradley filly showed a dull per ¬ formance probably disliking the soft footing which was a condition during the running of this race raceKdward Kdward It McLeans Sandman II was given the all in the third nice but he never figured seriously at any part in the race OBrien getting liiia away from the barrier slowly Heveler at long odds winning from Happy Valley with Boxer in third att BIG FIELD FOR FINAL RACE RACESixteen Sixteen maiden twoyearolds furnished the con test in the final race and Sundial II a French colt arrying the colors of J E Widcner outstayed Madras Gingham and Rodgcrs The Whitney colt Cirrus might have been a troublesome contender but for getting awav slightly tangled up at the start and having to work his way through the big field He finished gamely and will probably reverse todays decision with the winner in their nest meeting meetingAs As a result of Dancing Carnivals sudden improve ¬ ment the stewards last night ordered the suspension of jockey McGraw and further entries of Thomas McElroy the owner not to be accepted Further consideration of the matter was referred to the Jockey Club stewards stewardsGeorge George T Long and wife accompanied by A C Overholt and wife and their son Denton were ar ¬ rivals this morning and will remain for the re ¬ mainder of the meeting meetingJ J S Ward has decided to race in the east for the remainder of the year He has not had ad ¬ vices yet from C T Worthington and Daggie Smith with regards to Viva America and Lucky B that he is training for them themJ J It Goodman will ship his horses back to Lex ¬ ington immediately after the close of racing here hereCol Col W K Applegate is continuing to make addi ¬ tions to his stable and yesterday took over Am ¬ bassador 111 and Tetley from the J E Madden stable stableJockey Jockey F Smiths victory on First Itallot in the opening nice enforced a change of riders on Mis ¬ tress Polly in the third race as it marked the fortieth win for Smith and deprived him of his apprentice allowance allowanceTrainer Trainer J Simon llealy received instructions this aftcrno in from Major E 15 Cassatt to dispose of the stallion Aeronaut AeronautAfter After having been actively in the saddle for twenty years having ridden his first race at Louis ¬ ville in 1MIS jockey Koscoe Troxler contemplates retiring and will after the close of the meeting probably sever further connection with the turf My apiMarance in the saddle next week will proh stlily be my last said the rider this morning for I have several propositions under considera ¬ tion and the acceptance of any of them will mean my termination with racing ° Ix rd Brightons success In the second race marked tiie first winner that trainer Ceo Odom lias sent to the i ost at this track in two years The ex ¬ tensive band that he is training for George Smith f the Itrighton Stable is just beginning to round Into their best form and will give a good account cf themselves from now on onJack Jack Hare Jr the crack in W E Applegates stable will not be a starter at tiiis meeting accord ¬ ing to his owner and the colt is at present being freshened for his campaign next fall
