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: , I i I i NATURALISTS GREAT SPEED i Lands Him .First From Boniface in a Fast Mile. Yellow Hand Defeats Jadda with Ease in the Seneca Stakes Exodus First. -1 RY J. L. DEMPSEY. SARATOGA. N. Y.. August 4. While the Seneca Stakes was the outstanding race in a monetary way, it in nowise approached some of the other dashes in point of class of the horses racing. Rut the three starters in it furnished an interesting contest, with victory ultimately going to R. T. Wilsons Yellow Hand over Jadda and The Lamb. Jadda was given the call in a betting, way and flattered his supporters in the early running by maintaining a good lend, but the final eighth found him giving way steadily to Yellow Hand, which won under restraint. The mile handicap which preceded the stake race brought out a fast band of stnrters, with Naturalist, carrying top weight", the winner, after having led for the entire race. Near the end Turner was forced to shake him up hard to outstay Roniface. The latter began somewhat slowly, but saved much ground by hnnging to the inner rail. He made a threatening .rush in the stretch, but Naturalist was too good for him. Gnome gave a sparkling exhibition to land in third place. Fifteen highly regarded t.wo-year-ohls met in the, :secpnUrt:rsh nt five-eigirtTis, and H. P. WhitnevV Exodus managed to finish in the van. His victorv was primarily due to Rising Rock coming slightlv wide on the stretch turn, which enabled Exodus to sliji through next the inner rail and pass the Gentry colt in the last sixteenth. Rrunswick, another western -owned one, ran a fine race to come from far back and land in third place. Sand Red. which formerly was a member of the late J. R. Elwell establishment and is. now running in the interest of Lloyd Gentry, won the opening dash by a short margin after he was apparentlv beaten by Drink. Sand Red had been the leader until in the last sixteenth, where Rrink passed him; but Sand iled came again right at the end and got the verdict in the last strides.. J. E. Widener made it a double for the afternoon. Fair Gain contributing a -purse to the one captured by Naturalist. Captain Hershler threat, ened to lead for the entire mile in the fifth race, but Fair Gain overhauled him in the last sixteenth. J. H. Rosseters colors were carried to victorv when Farmingdale led Reaumarais to the finish in the final dash. Packers of favorites had a profitable day of it,, as choices swept the card. The attendance this afternoon was a surprisingly good one for a midweek day. The racing Wan hugely enjoyed. THINKS HE HAS A JUVENILE STAR. T. W. ORrien, who neglected to enter his good colt Puribus in any of the stakes here, is of the opinion that he has the star in the juvenile division and is desirous of meeting any of the cracks. He has offered to start in a sweepstakes of S.1,000 a side and if Plnribus proves winner he is willing to give the entire stakes to some worthy charity. John Crane, a well-known California horseman, is an arrival to remain for the remainder of the meeting. Arrival here of the stake blanks for the valuable Kentucky fall stake races caused a hasty scramble for them by owners who are eager to make nominations. Indications are .that every noted racer in this country will be among the entries to some of the stakes and the outlook for Kentucky having a full share of crack horses next autumn is prac- tically certain. Admiral Carey T. Grayson was among the distinguished visitors this afternoon. The program book of the Fort Erie meeting was distributed to rtwners this morning. It is a pre- tentious arrangement with no purse less than ,200 and the average daily distribution exceeding over 1,009. Mi-. Madlgin. president . of the- Fort Erie track, who has been doing missionary work here, has the promise from several of the lending owners here that they will send representation to the Canadian track. S. A. Clopton will take about seven of the II. P. Whitney horses to Fort Erie to race. The consignment will include Wildair, which will start in the 1 0,000 added Dominion Handicap. The suspension of Jockey J. Zoeller by the stew-, ards if the meeting at Empire City for grabbing and holding the equipment of a contending horse in the fourth race of July 29 has been indefinitely continued by the stewards of the Jockey Club. The .1. H. Rosseter two-year-olds are well along . on the road to recovery from their skin disease and Trainer Fred Rurlw contemplates starting , them soon. . Owners were reminded tosay that nominations to the Grab Rag Handicap close Saturday. The . race will be run next week. , Edward R. McLean has added the two-year-old filly Declassge to his stable, having acquired her by private purchase from Lloyd Gentry. Minto II. is a sufferer from skin disease, but only in a mild form, and will probably be in good con-9 dition next week. Ace High, another in the Kay r Spence stable, is also afflicted witli the disease and will be out of racing for some time, according to i- Trainer Spence. William Stuart, L. Duval and Walter Hudson. U prominent siioitsmen of New York and Cincinnati. ii were among todays visitors. " Jockey Elisors riding at tl:i meeting terminated Ii this afternoon, the stewards issuing a ruling sus-. pending him for the remainder of the racing term - here for his disorderly conduct. The backers of Sand Red were given an anxious to o time after the finish when Allen lodged a clitim of foul against Taylor, allegiug that the rider of s Sand Red had impeded Rrinks progress near the b end by grabbing his saddle cloth. Tnylor was interrogated :;nd denied the complaint. The stewards d deliberated long, but finally allowM the result to . stand as the horses had flashed past the finish.
