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SARATOGAS AMAZING WAY New Track Records Daily the Es ¬ tablished Order of Things H P Whitney Captures Both BothRaces Races for TwoYearOlds Polymelian Buns Fast By T L Dempsey DempseySaratoga Saratoga N Y August 23 The record breaking carnival inaugurated with the opening days racing here continues and two more time marks were dis ¬ placed and another one equaled in this afternoons racing The first of the records to go by the board was the fiveeighths mark which has been a re ¬ peated target of onslaught at this meeting Eternal only recently ran the distance in 58 but Harry Iayne Whitneys Pigeon Wing sprinted to the finish in 57 which is only threefifths of a second slower than the American record for the distance made by the wonderfully fleet 1an Zareta which died last winter at New Orleans She made her record when in the zenith of her form at Juarez Mexico on February 10 1915 1915In In the mile and fivesixteenths race Little Nearer reduced the track record by three and twofifths seconds when he ran the distance in 210 This is only threefifths of a second slower than Ballots performance at Sheepshead Bay in 1908 when he established an American record for the distance distanceThe The threequarters record of 110 made by Jyn tee yesterday was equaled when the wonderfully fast Polymelian carrying 140 pounds showed the best performance of his career to win in the sprint handicap from some formidable opponents The day was in every sense propitious for record breaking racing Tlie fnrense lieatrTindIac of wind gave the racers every advantage in running at top speed and had a similar condition governed when Koamer made his mile trial there is no telling how much faster he would have run the distance distanceTodays Todays card was devoid of stake features but the arrangement brought together well matched fields and furnished highly entertaining sport for an exceptionally large assemblage Harry assemblageHarry Payne Whitneys colors figured in a double during the afternoon representatives from his es ¬ tablishment accounting for both of the twoyearold dashes carded His Pigeon Wing and Vindex were the successful ones and both were ridden in superb style by Frank Itobinson whose alertness at the post enabled both youngsters to get away forwardly and under his rousing rides they held sway for practically the entire distance distanceW W K Coos Polymelian proved himself to be one of the best if not the best sprinter in the country by his magnificent performance in the highweight handicap when he showed the way home to the best that could be mustered in these parts His perform ¬ ance was the more surprising to many because of his coining from behind to wear the leaders down Usually extreme early speed is his forte and he dies in front but a slow beginning this afternoon forced him to continue in the rear and lie showed gameness in outstaying Old Koenig and George Starr in a spectacular stretcli drive driveAn An outstanding form reversal came with the running of the fiftii race in which Little Nearer was the victor over Conduit and Dan In a previous race Little Nearer could not raise a respectable gallop and his showing then was made the subject for adverse comment Following his victory thi afternoon the same murmurings ran unchecked in the big throng It is probable that the stewards will seek an explanation for the horses incon ¬ sistency sistencyWin Win Martins highly regarded Sunny Slope was made the medium of a betting coup by his eon ons ji the fourth race and the colt made good goodindsome indsome style when lie showed the way to the oiucrs in 135 which is the second fastest com ¬ petitive mile on record at this track Sun Briar having run previously onefifth of a second better betterOVATION OVATION FOR JOCKEY LOFTUS LOFTUSA A remarkable demonstration was indulged in by the crowd and it lasted for some time It began with jockey Loftus annearanee on the tr J K Wideiiers Naturalist It started i house and swept through the grandstand lawns the cheering and applause followin followinnisly nisly for the entire time that he was in idts while going to the post He was forced forcedto to doff his cap repeatedly At no former time unless it was on the occasion of Tod Sloans return from England to ride Ballyhoo Bey in the Futurity Stakes has a similar demonstration for a jockey taken place on any race track After his victory on Little Nearer the cheering for the rider was again spontaneous Loftus has in the last twenty four hours taken off considerable weight b reducing and on his return to the scales with Little Nearer he was taken ill but recovered soon soonJockey Jockey Sande was today given his first dose of discipline when the stewards suspended him for four racing days for foul riding in the fiftii race while astride Tokay The sufferer by SandeV rough work was Q Preece on N K Beal BealP P M drill has sold Perugino to J Stockwell and will leave for St Louis shortly shortlyW W S Kilmer is authority for the statement that Sun Briar will start in the Saratoga Cup on the last day of the meeting in which he will meet among others Johren Cudgel and Roamer RoamerPoultney Poultney was purchased this morning by Sam Louis from the Clyde Stable StableFrank Frank I Weir recently lost his good racer Star gazer which died from unknown causes causesThe The injury to Kathleen was not as serious as at first thought and Dr McCully who gave her a thorough examination thought that she would be back in condition again soon Her injury was caused b the plate twisting on her right foreleg when she overreached herself She was forced to run the last threeeighths with the twisted part of the plate grinding into a tender part of her foot In her only two starts that she has carried Mrs Edward Beale McLeans colors she has met inury inuryThe The purses for the first fifth and sixth races tomorrow will be of 1001 value the excess being due as a result of the surplus bids on winners in selling races racesThe The advance guard of New Yorkers to witness the week end racing augmented the regular attendance this afternoon in great numbers numbersA A M Orpen who is extensively interested in Canadian race tracks departed this afternoon for his home in Toronto Out He intimated that there was hope for a resumption of the sport in Canada next year yearThe The talk of match races and time trials for the I Continued on second page SARATOGAS AMAZING WAY Continued from first page immediate future at least at this track can be put down as a mere gabfest and it is highly improbable that any of these undertakings will be attempted attemptedHorsemen Horsemen were warned by the secretarv against employing exercise lx y Willie Meehan who left the employ of Thomas Welsh without consent or dis ¬ charge chargeJames James Auditor has sold Cum Sah Comme Ci and a yearling to L Shindel They will be paced under the nom de course of the Anthony Stable and trained by Jerry Carroll
