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WHERE TRACK STARS CLASH Saratoga Ready for the Array of East Against West Highly Attractive Card for the theOpening Opening Monday With Great GreatRacers Racers to Meet BY T T DEMPSEY DEMPSEYSARATOGA SARATOGA X Y July 31 With n setting complete in every detail to carry out the banner renewal of Kitint in its long liistory the Saratoga Racing Association tills afternoon when announcing its opening lnv tanl nlisorbcil the attention of the turf world and major interest on the part of de voices of the thoroughbred sport will be focused on this particular point for the next twentysix racing days beginning Monday regardless of other tracks that may be carrying on race meetings meetingsSaratoga Saratoga has been the accepted neutral ground for a meeting of champions from all parts of the country for decades past and this year proves no exception The best horses that have achieved lustrous victories in stakes and purses in all parts on the North American continent arc ready for the all and will strive to establish supremacy With many of their owners the monetary consideration is secondary As a matter of fact the purse offerings here are rather meager when compared with purse distribution of far less pretentious tracks but sportsmanship here is typified in its highest estate and many owners of the host quality of racers would jnst as readily engage their cracks for the honor of winning a trophy as they would to earn This meeting will prove no exception to those of former years in the matter of persons present who are notable socially financially and politically Box anil other exclusive reservations have again proven inadequate despite extensions made since last year to meet the many requests for the coveted vantage places A feature this year in this respect is the numerous converts to the sport who are making this point their coming out occasion and they aim to take part in the racing with consider ¬ able eclat if money can attain their object of securing horses to carry their newly designed silks silksThere There was a swarm of arrivals during the day hut the closing of the Kmpire City track will bring a multitude here that will occasion the running of many extra trains from New York and also tax the capacity of the big steamers plying between the metropolis and Albany Thousands will motor here Sunday and the lute comers Monday are confi ¬ dently expected to bring the opening attendance to a record point pointThe The racing plant never appeared in better dress and the numerous changes since last year have im ¬ proved it greatly The track proper is lightning fiist and record shattering is a likely prospect There is already a clamor for a mile time perform ¬ ance by Man o War from his many admirers who feel sanguine that he can surpass Roamers brilli ¬ ant performance here of two seasons ago when he lowered the long standing mile record made by the noted Salvafor SalvaforSaratogas Saratogas opening day card scintillates with rac ¬ ing stars to compete in the different features chief of which is the Saratoga Handicap at a mile and a quarter This fixture is to be contested by what is held to be the best field that has met in any one race this year If present conditions prevail Mon ¬ day will not doubt furnish a contest of exceptional merit There are eight named to go with a pros ¬ pect of six starting Cirrus and Boniface being re ¬ garded as the doubtful ones At the weight arrange ¬ ment It becomes a difficult proposition to forecast the result and the winner will have to extend himself to his utmost to achieve victory Sir Bar ton which will be ridden by Sande is making his first start in some time but has been working in fine style for the race Mad Hatter too is in fine fettle and his preliminary this morning Ixirdered on the brilliant The Porter will be benefit ted by Jockey Lykes services and is an expected factor Wildair Exterminator and On Watch are in the pink of condition according to their trainers who feel confident of their charges making a good showing showingKENTUCKY KENTUCKY CRACKS IN FLASH STAKES STAKESOf Of nearly equal interest vith the big race is the Flash Stakes for considerable curiosity centers in the performance of the Kentucky cracks Pagan 1an and Black Servant It will mark their eastern debut and to finish in flout of their highly re ¬ garded eastern rivals will give them a high rating with the topnotehers topnotehersThe The longestablished Shillelah Steeplechase Han ¬ dicap will give lovers of this branch of the sport full opportunity There are eight named to start and they should furnish abundant thrills thrillsThe The fast track and approaching opening was re ¬ sponsible for greater activity at the cmrs this morning The main rack was literally crowded with horses at exercise and at times it Deemed as if several of the horses extended in their gallops were in imminent danger of colliding Fast work was the rule with the best iierformance that of Mail Hatter which ran a mile and an eighth at top speed covering tin distance in better than 151 and galloping out the mile and a quarter in li0 Vf Pagan Pan turned his fiveeighths in better than a minute and cantered out the threequarters in 111 The crack filly Hiisy Signal held the work watchers attention with a mile in 138 and Best Pal her stable companion worked in a frac ¬ tion slower slowerAugmentation Augmentation of the advance brigade was steady anil included many prominent owners from various sections of the country Stable room is at a nrc inium and latecomers unless their stables arc served will be unable to secure accommodations R A Smith whose consignment includes the stake winners Irish Kiss and Slippery Elm is in a quan ¬ dary when to quarter his horses when they arrive An effort is being made to find space for them themSam Sam C Hildreth is in receipt of word from Billy Slyer in charge of the pretentious Harry Sinclair farm at lohston X 1 that the extensive improve ¬ ments under way are going on steadily It is the intention of Mr Sinclair to make the farm out of the best adapted iu this country to training pur ¬ poses and for winter quarters for his numerous and costly thoroughbreds The improvements it is said will cost in the neighborhood of 1000000 and among its many features will embrace two racing tracks one of turf a mile and a qnartcr in tir eumfcrene and a dirt track of a mile mileMonfort Monfort Jones whose horses are being trained by Snajiper Garrison was among the arrivals to ¬ day The Jones brothers horses have been resting here since the close of the Latonia racing Ethel Cray will make her threeyearold eastern debut in the Expectation Stakes to be decided Tuesday TuesdayCharles Charles Iansdale extensively interested in the Havana1 track was among the newcomers and ex ¬ pects to remain here for the meeting He will do considerable missionary work while here in the in ¬ terestof his association associationWIW WIW Harden came from Nashville and will re ¬ main here until the opening of the Fort Erie meeting August 11 11Jolm Jolm Mudigin president of the Niagara Jockey Club was among the arrivals for the opening an will remain until Wednesday before returning to Fort Erie While here he will make an effort to Indii e several of the owners with star racers eligible to the 10000 added Dominion Handicap to ship to the Canadian track and start in the rich fixture fixtureCharles Charles F Grainger will arrive tomorrow and re ¬ main for the meeting General Manager Matt J Winn is expected tt arrive Monday and while here wil be active in the interests of the Kentucky truks
