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LION DORS EASY VICTORY Takes the Seneca Stakes and Is Bid Up Heavily Escoba a Failure and Needing Racing Enfilade Buns a Capi ¬ tal Race with Heavy Weight SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y August 11 To ¬ days racing offering by the Saratoga Racing Asso ¬ ciation was mediocre bringing out large fields In most instances and proving complex fbr the specu ¬ lators From a monetary point of view the Seneca Stakes with a guaranteed value of 2500 with the winners share 19 0 was the outstanding rare and it resulted in an easy victory for P A Clarks Lion dOr which led from the start and won with ¬ out seeming effort from Rapid Day and Thistledon The winner was an overwhelming favorite and seemed to outclass the others for he clashed into the lead with a rush and showed the others the way by a big margin concluding the threequarters dash in 110 the fastest that the distance has been run at this meeting The race had selling conditions and when offered for sale Lion dOr was bid up from an entered priceof 2100 to 550T at which figure he was bought in Sam Louis ad ¬ vanced him to 5100 and then he dropped out R I MillerbidJiim up the additional SUHU SUHUIdeal Ideal conditions for the sport were again preva ¬ lent and a notable crowd was again present Most of the contests were hard fought from the start and the finishes were fairly close TJie mile race brought together a good band including Kenneth D Alexanders Escoba which was making his first appearance under colors in over a year On the strength of some recent fast work and his known good class he was given weighty attention but he disappointed grievously In view of his dull per ¬ formance it is more than probable that he will require several hard races to put him in thorough racing fettle During his absence from the track he has done stud service as it was intended that his retirement should be permanent but the sound way he had of going caused a change in plans and he was prepared for racing He came out of his race in good condition today The winner of the dash developed in War Zone which stayed in a contending position during the first threequarters when Kalitan was out in front a long ways but his retirement in the stretch was sudden and War Zone took up the running where he left off and won with ease The struggle for second place was a keen one with Elmendorf getting up in the lust few strides to outstay Kashmir Jack Stuart from a slow beginning and forced to race wide the entire way showed a sparkling race to be in Kashmirs wake wakeHEAVY HEAVY BACKING FOR LOOKING UP UPA A near panic almost resulted when quotations were called on the closing race by anxious back ¬ ers of Looking Up So persistent was the support for her that her price came tumbling steadily whereas Enfilade which also had a big following remained stationary and her backers were beneficiaries by the Looking Up bubble for the Schwartz Bros representative won in game style under the rousing ride that Loftus gave her Passing Shower was the most serious contender in a hard stretch drive and landed in second place with Elfin Queen third thirdThe The fifth race witnessed the downfall of another good thing with Cunbeen the one doing the offend ¬ ing Ita will always be a moot question if she was not the best in todays race for she was prac ¬ tically left at the barrier and closed an immense gap to land in third place The winner how ¬ ever Beck and Call won with the utmost ease from Walk the Plank PlankW W R Coes Masked Daneer showed a corking good performance in the initial nice in which fif ¬ teen twoyearold fillies started and came home an easy winner in the fast time of 58 the speed ¬ iest mark of the present racing racingHauberk Hauberk performed in his best style and It caused him to be an easy victor over the dozen taking part in the mile race raceJockeys Jockeys Sande and LyKe were each suspended for five days by the starter for disobedience at the post Todays arrivals included Edward B McLean from Washington Mr McLean has leased for the season the home formerly occupied by Governor DIx in Schuylcrville about twelve miles from Saratoga but intends to be a daily visitor at the track for the remainder of the meeting meetingJames James P Ross formerly truck superintendent at Lexington and slated for a lucrative berth at Havre de Grace was among todays Visitors VisitorsThe The appearance of jockey Phil MusgraYb aboard of Herd Girl in the first race was th signal for a big ovation for the long suspended rider who recently was granted a license by the Jockey Club He showed skill on all his mounts am alertness at the barrier He will be considerably in demand demandThe The chestnut colt by Celt Sand Dune which Continued on second pace LION DORS EASY VICTORY Continued from first page brought 22500 at Friday nights sale and knocked down to P T Chlnn was bought for the account of Payne Whitney and Lawrence Waterbury Harry Meyers member of the Kentucky legisla ¬ ture and prominently identified with Kentucky rac ¬ ing is among the newcomers here hereTrainer Trainer James Fitzslmmons is going steadily for ¬ ward with Questionnaires training preparation with a view to sending him to Latonia to start in the 50000 Latonia Championship Stakes StakesJockey Jockey Phil Musgrave made his first appearance under colors on a recognized track since hi sus ¬ pension on Frederick L at Laurel several yuars ago He can go to scale at a light weight and will find plenty of riding opportunity in the future futureClarence Clarence H Macfcay was among the newcomers Sunday and will remain for an indefinite stay to witness the racing racingO O A Bianchi Dasgie Smith who recently sold Jim Gaffney for the reported price of 20000 departed Sunday for his home in Kentucky1 Mrs Alfied Smith wife of his cxcellemy Gov ¬ ernor Smith and her two daughters were guests of the association today occupying box 43 They appeared to enjoy the sport thoroughly thoroughlyJule Jule Garsons protest against the claiming of Jim Dinuey by G R Tompkins Saturday oil the ground of irregularity was sustained by the stewards this afternoon and Garson retained the horse horseThe The threeyearold Bellarius in The Beach Stable died yesterday as a result of acute indigestion indigestionAV AV It Mitchell has udifcil iliirnu the Ihref yearold brother to GoMeu Hroom to hU stulilf having acquired hint by private purchase Io will be trained by E J Crawford CrawfordBaiiilvmo Baiiilvmo which xyas claimed recently by Sam Louis has bieu resold to the former owner S T Ue j
