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NO STARS IN THE RACING Next to Saratogas Last Day Given to the Humble Horses Ticket Proves Best in the Feature FeatureRace Race Robin Goodfellow GoodfellowDefeats Defeats New Haven By J L Dempsey DempseySaratoga Saratoga X Y August 30 Todays racing offering was the poorest of te meeting and abso ¬ lutely devoid of any outstanding feature unless the mile and a quarter dash could be termed such It enabled Ticket to score a victory iu the Andrew Miller Silks with Bondage many lengths in advance of this years Kentucky Derbv winner Kxterminator Ticket enjoyed a big pull in the handicap weights and this coupled with his facility of acting over the rough going made his task an easy one That he was well thought of was indicated by the stout support lie received receivedKxterminators Kxterminators connections also regarded him with high favor but after racing prominently for threequarters he dropped back and came again lit the stretch to outstay Fairy Wand and Goldin third place placeTodays Todays difficult track served as a puzzler to the regulars but the smart set had little trouble iu landing on the winners They started off aus ¬ piciously when they centered on Pullux in the oiieuer The track was made to order for this old veteran but his success might not have been s complished but for Peerless Ones failure to away from the post with the others The McLean starter showed an excellent performance in landing in third place after being hopelessly in the rear Robin Goodfellow furnished an TTT setrIn 1he steeplechase when lie took New Haven the favorite into camp The pair furnished a spirited duel but the weight concession that Robin Goodfellow was in receipt of and the superior ride he received from Williams were telling factors in the final drive There were only four starters in the nice and the quartet ran in close order all the way through the field fieldR R T Wilsons colors were again victorious dur ¬ ing the afternoon his Thistledon favorite winning the third nice after a sensational stretch sprint from Bright Lights with Yonneed in third place placeAbout About the poorest field that has been mustered during the present meeting started in the fifth race and Star Ben served as a medium for a betting coup He was extensively backed and made good in a canter from the favorite Phalaris with Point followingW to Point following W R Coes Uncles Lassie had no difficulty in showing the way in the final race under Lykes energetic ride and she won by a big margin from Tapigeur TetleyW and Tetley W S Kilmer claimed Felucca after the first nice for 1750 1750There There was a fresh influx of arrivals this after ¬ noon most of them coming from New York to witness the closing days sport here hereBIG BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED TODAY TODAYWith With every prospect for fine weather tomor ¬ rows getaway crowd should rival any former big attendance here hereThe The anxiety to get back to New York after the close of racing has caused a big demand for train and boat space wholly inadequate to accommodate the many anxious departing ones onesThe The Cavanaugh special train has lieen booked to capacity and the night boat also has all its avail ¬ able space sold soldThe The departures from here Sunday will also be or the heavy order and many will have to depend on reaching New York Monday morning morningMost Most of those intending to ship to Kentucky will have to remain several days before they can get the necessary cars to transport their charges but it is not thought that the delay in getting the express cars wilf be long Todays longTodays visitors included Harry Payne Whitney who came up from New York in order to see Johren run in the Cup tomorrow He served as one of the stewards in the feature nice niceII II J Bedwell today bought the twoyearold filly A esier Hour from Sam Lewis She will lie raced in the colors of Commander Ross and later retired to the stud studOther Other visitors today were Col M C Bristol of the Federal remount commission and Major Robt Strawbridge one of his chief deputies They were the guests of II Ambrose Clark and Lieut G A Roy of the French high commission They in ¬ spected the horses in the various Rices and Col Bristol wants horsemen to know that the United States authorities are still in need of stallions for the breeding reservations in Virginia Montana and Oklahoma The visitors will probably remain over for tomorrows big card cardK K It Bradley has disposed of Bar One to Ed ¬ ward Garrison who intends campaigning a limited stable next winter in New Orleans Kalitan Blush ¬ ing Beauty Busy Joe Bubbling Louder Believe Me Boys and three others will lie sent to Belmont Park It is the intention to start Believe Me Boys in the Futurity
