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FAST VALLEY OF THE MOON Said to Be as Good as Inchcape, and Wins Like It. i , Yellow Hand Takes the Catskill Stakes Milkmaid Defeats War Marvel Narrowly. - m BY J. L. DEMPSEY. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 19. The Catakill t Stakes, at seven-eighths of a mile, under selling conditions and worth ,950 net to the winner, J furnished an outstanding upset of the afternoons , racing when Yellow Hand, carrying the silks of l It. T. Wilson, Jr., triumphed over the pronounced favorite Torchbcarer in gallant style. Witlidraw-als reduced the field to three starters, Jadda being t the extreme outsider, but he proved troublesome i for Torchbcarer in the early running, when he forced a stiff pace, resulting in Torchbearer being J pretty well winded when Yellow Hand, which benefited by the fast early pace, challenged in resolute I style in the last eighth and ultimately drew out near the end. There was a disposition to attach Torchbearers failure to the fact that Sande was compelled to ride a weak finish on account of ! the loss of one of his stirrups. J. W. Bean claimed Jadda for ,005 and Torclibearer was claimed by , S. Louis at a cost of ,510. The mile purse brought with it the outstanding incident of the racing and for a while it seemed the race might be attended by a fatality, but luckily no injuries resulted and jockeys Johnson and Ponce, who figured in a fall with Rouleau and St. Allan, got off with a shaking up. The fall came as the horses were about to emerge from. the. difficult elbow of the chute to flic main track. : St. Allan seemingly struck the heels of a horse in front of him and it caused him to go down. Rouleau had no time to go around the fallen horse nnd went over him. Crank was away well in the race and displayed the most speed, but had to be ridden out hard from near the end to outstay the fast coming Bridesman, Lunetta landing in third place. The Samuel Ross stable made it a double in the succeeding race when Knot took the selling handicap at a mile and an eighth in runaway style. She had slightly the best of the star and, displaying fine speed, raced into a long lead at once and had her nearest pursuers groggy in an effort to keep up. Keogh gave Knot a breathing spell just before reaching the stretch and when LeaUierface threatened freed the . filly from restraint and she drew away again to win witli case. Sailor ran a good race and landed third. James W. McClelland uncovered a speedy filly in his Vista, which found considerable favor from a big following and she made good by beating Sunny Days and Slipalong. The widely heralded Valley of the Moon, said to be better than her former stable mate Inchcape, made her racing debut in the fifth race, and as for maiden fillies she ran in a manner that fully justified the many fine things said of her. She acted a trifle nervous at the barrier, but once the start was effected she went about her task in fine style, racing quickly into a good lead and stayed in the van although hard held for the entire way. Her speed was evident from the start, stride even and smooth, and she came back to the stand without trace of distress, even of any indications that . she had been subjected to a hard test. Beacon. which had raced prominently from the start, out- stayed Mavourneen at the end for second place. BEST CONTEST OF AFTERNOON. I The concluding race, which was contested by a crack band of handicap horses, brought about the best contest of the afternoon, with the finish fought desperately by Milkmaid and War Marvel, the for-1 mer winning by a neck, Sennings Park landing in third place. Sennings Park was a supposed good thing, but tired after going well for five-eighths. Jockey C. Kummer has been compelled to suspend riding on account of a weakening of his right shoulder. He intends to remain out of the saddle . for sufficient time to enable the injury to heal thoroughly. E. R. Bradley has secured the contract on the " promising apprentice Snyder and the youngster will accompany the Kentucky division to Lexington at the close of racing here. " Frank J. Bryan will serve as one of the stewards " luring the five-day Timonium meeting, under the 1 auspices of the Maryland State Fair and Agrical-j tural Society. J J. II. McAvoy intends to ship his own horses " and those of Thomas Monohan under his care to 0 race in Kentucky next fall. McAvoy is not a newcomer to the Blue Grass section, having campaigned horses on Kentucky tracks formerly with success and among the stakes won by him is the Latonia 0 Derb.v. in which McClurg finished in front. 5 T. W. OBrien has reconsidered his intention of 5 retiring the good colt Pluribus for the year and 0 has put him back in training. The colt shows no 0 ill effects of his recent filling of the ankle, and " Dr. McCully expresses belief that he can go on 0 and race without incurring an after-effect as a 5 result of his recent trouble. Todays newcomers included W. H. Rowe, owner of the Pelican Stable. He came from Shreveport,. g La., and will remain for the remainder of the season. George Barnes, in charge of the C. W. Clark s horses, intends to ship the horses back to Lex-n ington August 27 and await the opening, of the Lexington meeting. His United Verde is in good r form, but will not be started here. He will be K. :. seen under colors in some of the fall stakes for j, two-year-olds to be run in the fall at Latoni.i and Churchill Downs. Jockey Turner was suspended for five days by the starter for disobedience at the post, h C. Buxton shipped his stable to Windsor tonight ir and will campaign them on Canadian courses, later - going to Maryland for the racing there, is At yesterdays hearing by the license committee : jockey Knapp intimated to the members of the li-d cense" lward that in the event of his securing a by y license he would contract with A. II. Diaz to do the ie riding for his. stable. The rider was advised to o : I Continued, oh fourth wage. FAST VALLEY OF THE MOON Continued from first page. have Mr. Diaz send the license committee a letter, to that effect. The seven-eighths track record was a target dur-; ins the afternoon. It was first lowered when Yellow Hand covered the route in 1:24 which reduced the mark made by Priscillian in 1910. Yellow Hands tenure as recordholdcr was short lived, for Milkmaid set the figures at 1:23. Track superintendent Billy Clare has the track in excellent condition and is constantly being congratulated by owners and trainers for his accomplishment. Friar Rocks greatness as a budding sire was accentuated by the performance of Valley of the Moon in the fiftli race. The fast trials of this filly made her a phenomenal favorite. It was reported that she had worked three-eighths in better than 34 seconds. When she took the lead at the start and galloped five-eighths in 59, the first half mile in 45, the public was ready to accept any stories, having to do with her speed, as truth. Her dam, Masquerade, is a daughter of Disguise, while the second dam, Splendor, is by Sheen. The interest in the meeting does not show any signs of abating, and it is expected that Saturdays crowd wiU surpass that of any previous day. The fact that Man o War and John P. Grier are probable starters in the Travers Stakes and that many of the best two-year-olds will hook up in the 0,000 Grand Union Hotel Stakes, will attract the public from far and near. Botli of the great three -year-olds are in the pink of condition and a fast race may be looked for. The track is as fast as it ever has been and it would not be surprising if the time made by Sir Barton in the Saratoga Handicap on the opening day is equalled or surpassed. There is a wealth of good material eligible for the Grand Union, and while some of the stars of the first magnitude will be missing, there are many colts and fillies of high class remaining that should furnish a contest in keeping with the traditions of the race, which has long been a feature of the program of the Saratoga association. Those that have shown best in public are Star Voter. Dartmoor, Broomspun, Prudery, Dimmesdale, Knight of the Heather, Brigadier . General, Serapis, The Bohemian, Oriole, Halu, Touch Me Not, Smoke Screen. United Verde, Black Servant, Tahaska and Ace High. The best of the jumpers should meet in the Rev-erwyck Steeplechase Handicap at about two miles, which will round out the card and help furnish those who. are fond of cross-country sport with a thrill. Among the eligibles are Minata, Hibler, Brooks, Lytle, Syosset, Square Dealer, Barklie, Stucco, Royal Arch, Midas II., Queeu of the Sea, Ticket and Doublet,
