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HOT FAVORITES DEFEATED Hollister and Nigel Conspicuous ConspicuousAmong Among the Saratoga Failures Panaman Runs a Remarkably Bad Race for Him Sun King Breaks Down in the Steeplechase By 7 L Dempsey DempseySaratoga Saratoga N Y August 19 Bed Cross day was an immense success here this afternoon and that worthy cause will be benefited handsomely as a result of the good attendance that came to view the siwirt Contributing factors were the fine a fairly good program and the fast track trackIncidents Incidents during the afternoon were many most of them costly to the backers as it involved the defeat of five of the favorites the downfall of Hol ¬ lister Panaman Nigel and Sun King being attended particularly with big profits to the oralizers The afternoons racing culminated with a demonstra ¬ tion against the placing judges because of their award of first place to War Kiss over Minuet The latter was staunchly backed and displaced Shady as favorite She was caught in a jam but moved up with a terrific rush when straightened away for the stretch racing and seemingly got up to win In the last strides to achieve a well earned victory but the winnerThe judges posted War Kiss number as the winner The Mohawk Stakes for threeyearolds under selling conditions and worth 1950 to the winner was the best offering from a monetary point but the1 Bed Cross mile handicap which displaced the orig ¬ inal threequarters handicap was held in more es ¬ teem by virtue of the better class ones named to start in it Both races developed upsets and H61 lister and Panaman the respective staunchly backed favorites were taken into camp Buxtou was chlefly at fault for Hollisters defeat for he rode him In bungling style taking him all over the track and was absolutely helpless when it came to extracting the Macomber representative out of the difficulty he had forced him into by his bad guidance in the early running Slippery Elm which had benefited extensively by escaping the frequent mixups in the early racing and showing the most speed through ¬ out won somewhat easily Hollister landing second place from Bondage BondageThe The Mohawk Stakes was first run in 1901 and its history in condensed form since 1907 is as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1521SIOS 1907 Temaceo 96 E Dugan 1635 152 1SIOS Moquette 106 E Dugan 425 154 1909 Hill Top 101 J McCahey 865 139 1910 Martinez 105 S Davis 1550 154 1913 Montresor 98 J McTaggt 805138 1914 Old Ben 105 A Neylon 865 140 1915 Boly 105 C Turner 865 139 1916 Sprint 109 G Byrne 1060 140 1917 Straight ForwardlOS 7 McTaggt 1450 139 1918 Wyoming 102 L Ensor 1950 13S 13SOne One and oneeighth miles in all other years ex ¬ cept 1909 and from 1913 on No racing in 1911 and 1912 1912Jockey Jockey Lykes riding of Panaman also came in for considerable censure in the stake race He attempted to keep pace with the nonstaying Sweep Up II during the early part of the race with the result that when the stretch was reached Pamimans reserve speed had been wasted and he finished with the also rans AVyoming winning easily from Klmendorf with Japhet coming with a belated rush overhauling the others for third place Lyke placeLyke again showed an amateurish effort in his riding of Nigel another heavily backed one run ¬ ning in the B F Carman silks in the fifth raci The owner was particularly wroth over the ri tf effort on his representative and did not mince his words wordsBegardless Begardless of who was to blame rider or horse the fact was patent that Nigel ran far below a former contest in which he finished second in u mile race run nearly a second and a half faster The purse went to Dan which also showed an acro ¬ batic performance over some preceding starts He won from Deckmate with Pleasant Dreams landing third thirdSUN SUN KING BREAKS DOWN DOWNSun Sun King because of a preceding good race was regarded as best in the steeplechase but he had difficulty in landing in third place and his perform ¬ ance this afternoon probably marks his final one under silks for he broke down in the race In ¬ fidel II was an easy winner with Eagle Thistle in second place First Out the only other starter in the race catapulted his rider out of the saddle at the last hedge when he had u good winning chance chanceThe The favorite backers began auspiciously when Lion dOr galloped home in front after leading all the way with Kiss Again in second place and Lads Love third thirdThe The Bed Cross War Fund will l enefit to the extent of 414140 from todays gate receipts It will also receive 10400 from the Bed Cross Sub ¬ scription Steeplechase run Saturday SaturdayTodays Todays new arrivals included Edward B McLean wellknown publisher and owner of The Porter Leochares Kathleen and other good racers He was accompanied by William P Spurgeou of Washing ¬ ton I C CJefferson Jefferson Livingston after a stay of two weeks departed for New York Before leaving he turned over to Jack McCormaek the horses John I Day Aurum Major Parke and Prince of Como These horses will be campaigned with the others that McCormaek is training for Mr Livingston on east ¬ ern tracks and later in Maryland Mose Goldblatt will ship the eleven racers in his care to Lexing ¬ ton after the close here and campaign them on Kentucky tracks in the fall fallCharles Charles F Grainger and P J Hanlon left yester ¬ day the former to resume his vacation on Long Island and Mr Hanlon went to Louisville LouisvilleA A C Porretto who is training Joe Manones horses will ship them to New York following the racing here and after their fall campaign will send them to Havana for the winter racing there thereLucullite Lucullite and Motor Coj showed sensational mile trials this morning in tneir preparation for their start WednesdayBoamer in the stake race Wednesday Boamer will attempt his record breaking effort immediately WednesdayA after the second race Wednesday A B Hancock with an appreciation for Goldings blood lines has purchased Mrs C W Starrs mare which he intends racing for the remainder of the season when she will IK retired to his Kentucky stock farm farmWhen When advised that Dreamy tie dam of War Cloud with a foal by her side sired by Sunstar could be bought a joint cable from K U Bwuly Continued oil second page HOT FAVORITES DEFEATED Continued from first page and II A Porter was sent to England requesting a price on her Dreamy is also said to have been bred last spring to Black Jester No reply has yet been received by Mr Bradley BradleyW W Shea contemplates racing for the remainder of the season on New York tracks and will fit Woodstone which went amiss last spring for winter racing at New Orleans OrleansLite Lite this afternoon Mr Miller thought it ill advised for Boamer to be paced by such a speedy one as Polymelian arid may decide to send Boamer sifter the mile record by himself Edward B Mc ¬ Lean tendered him the use of his crack mare Kathleen to serve as an assistant in the record breaking effort if Mr Miller desired her use useSasins Sasins start in the Kcd Cross Handicap was his first appearance under colors since his last start at Hot Springs SpringsSun Sun Kings breakdown appeared a bad oiie and he will probably not be started again this year yearIt It is probable now that one of Uoamers stable companions will be employed as pacemaker for the last half mile We wont have to go outside our own establishment for a horse fast enough to bring him home said Mr Miller when the matter of a pacemaker was under discussion Snapdragon II can run a fast half and he will probably be the one selected selectedThe The attendance oil Saturday last surpassed all records for the season and it was close to the highest figures for the course President B T Wilson and his associates are delighted with the way the public has shown its appreciation of their efforts to furnish high class sport It was the opinion of oldtimers that the Spa has never had better racing than was seen last week weekSun Sun King in the opinion of Dr McCully has probably run his last race His injury resembles that which retired Doiige I will look him over after be cools out but it is odds against his eyer Coing to the post again
