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TRAVERS ANDSPINAWAYDAY Hannibal Gives a Remarkable Display in Travers Stakes Constancy Accounts for the Spin away Stakes in Runaway Fash ¬ ion with Favorite Nowhere By J L DEMPSEY DEMPSEYSARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS N Y August 10 Noth ¬ ing the most ardent lover of racing could desire was lacking in the entertainment provided at tlie local track this afternoon Exquisite weather a fast track highclass horses in clashing and a huge attendance were outstanding features Two stake rices of longestablished fame were on the card and evoked profound interest and heavy specu ¬ lation Their decision were in accordance witli their best traditions traditionsThe The big race of the day wasthe fiftieth running of the 12500 Travers Stakes for threeyearolds at a mile and a quarter for which six started Ex ¬ cept that Cirrus disappointed his backers it was a truly run race with infinitel tlie best horse winning Hannibal was consistently the favorite but Cirnis was o heavily backed that Hannibals price length ¬ ened from 7 to 5 to 8 to 5 War Pennant also came in for quite substantial backing while the rOthfeTijcontesljnts were alilonR prices The race was a case of Hannibal winning all the way with the greatest ease and the others doing the best they could behind him He ran the first mile in 136 and won easing up in 202 That he could have covered the distance in much less time was manifest It was equally manifest that Sir Barton and Purchase have a dangerous competitor In this chestnut son of Olambala War Pennant ran a grand race himself but simply had no chance with Hannibal in the latters present superb form Thun ¬ derclap ran a good race and is above the average Cirrus ran so badly as to suggest that he has been much overrated or Is completely out of form finishing a faraway last OUTSIDER FIRST IN SPINAWAY SPINAWAYThe The Spinaway Stakes brought seventeen highbred fillies to the post W R Coes pair Cleopatra and Masked Dancer coupled were Jield at 3 to 1 and H P Whitneys Afternoon was second choice at 4 to 1 Masked Dancer had a chance and rap second to midway of the homestretch then dis ¬ appeared but Cleopatra and Afternoon were so badly away as to practically have no chance Constancy an English filly recently bought by J K L Ross was away first and won all the way She may have been lucky in having her most formidable opponents removed frcmcpmpetition but she showed such speed and ran so fust that she might have won anyhow Two outsiders Wedding Cake at 20 to 1 and Germa nt 25 to 1 were second and third respectively with Homely and Ethel Gray which ran great races from where they got off following heads and necks away awayA A K Macombers colors were carried to victory in the opening dash a race for threeyearold fillies at threequarters of a mile when War Kiss defeated Bub Mays Joyful after a hotly contested final eighth drive It was nip and tuck between War Kiss and Fifi II for the first half of a mile before the latter retired Here Joyful under Mus graves vigorous riding took up the issue and gave the leader a terrific battle until the final sixteenth where she tired under severe punishment War Kjss gamely holding his slight advantage and winning by a neck neckThe The withdrawal of Bughouse from the liallston Steeplechase left only three to contest the running of that race Doublet from the stable of J E Widener proved an easy winner Robert Oliver went to the post sore and never threatened the win ¬ ner while Kismer the other starter lost his rider at the twelfth jump jumpIVRY IVRY AN EASY WINNER WINNERIvry Ivry favorite in the mile dash for threeyear olds under claiming conditions caused his backers some moments of uneasiness when he trailed in the rear during the early running However when called on in the stretch the Olambala gelding re ¬ sponded iu game fashion and coming from the rear with a rush soon joined the leaders and niling St Quentin into defeat in the last eighth drew away into a safe lead in tlie final strides St Quen tin looked all over a winner entering the stretch after showing the way from the start but proved no mutch for tlie ultimate winner and tiring badly luckily saved second place from the fast finishing Scotch Verdict VerdictThe The Oneck Stables beautifullybred filly Overcast outclassed her opponents in the final race of the afternoon and scored in hollow fashion She dis ¬ played ti high order of speed and simply ran away from the others othersJohn John E Madden shipped his recent acquisition Spanish Prince II to Hamburg Place near Lex ington Ky this afternoon Mr Madden regards Spanish Prince II as one of the best bargains of Continued on second page TEAVEES AND SPINAWAY DAY Continued from first page this yfcars sales and will mate him with some of his choicest mares Melody and her foalj bought by Commander J K L Ross for 30060 were insured by John A Payne yesterday before his departure for Cincinnati Melodys policy was Written for 20000 and her foal colt by Prince Palatine for 15000 15000Thn Thn highlyregarded Patches that Frank Bain paid 10000 for last spring at Louisville has again gone into retireincnt due to a blister having been ap ¬ plied to his leg He will be raced next full in Maryland and Kentucky 11 A McKcever contemplates a campaign in Keiittickynext fall nnd has entered Conime Ci liberally in stakes at Lntouia and Louisville
