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SIR BARTONS GRAND RAGE ! Makes a New American Record in Defeating Gnome. Prudery Proves Herself Queen of the Two-Year-Old Fillies in the Spinaway Stakes. , l: . BY J. L. DEMPSEY. SARATOGA, N. Y., August 28. Sir Barton, the sturdy J. K. L. Boss champion, further demonstrated his greatness this afternoon when he won the Merchants and Citizens Handicap, worth ,200 net, at a mile and three-sixteenths, established 11 new American itcord and defeated Gnome, to which he was conceding eighteen pounds, after one ot the most grueling drives witnessed at this track. The finish between Sir Barton and Gnome was of the thrilling order, with victory in doubt until in the last stride, and the immense throng of spectators was In a frenzy of excitement. Partisanship was manifested .when the judges award came, for the Gnome supporters disagreed and voiced their opinions, but the Sir Barton followers quickly drowned the discordant notes by their shouts ot jubilation and cheers for the winner on his return to the scales. The absence of Boniface and The Porter left only three to start in the race and Sir Barton always ruled favorite, but his somewhat disappointing warm-up, coupled with rumors that he had shipped badly in returning from Windsor, reduced support for him considerably. Tlie Gnome connections felt confident of the outcome and made no secret of their expectations, resulting In a liberal price for the Boss representative. Jack Stuart was by no means neglected, and. the GnQme following can directly charge the" "Martin representative for the defeat of their horse. The latter suffered as a result of Jack Stuarts waving in and out during the running, and on the stretch turn Gnome lost considerable ground as a result of being on the outside of him, which made none too close a turn. Sir Barton was rushed into the lead soon after the start and as a result had a clear course for the entire race. Some were inclined to censure Sande for making the great use ho did of his mount, but the result justified it. The pace was a heart-breaker from the start and the final time of the " 1-"M. Hopbines tlio former figres. beld jointly by Cudgel and Cleopatra. The former, as a four-year-old and carrying 131 pounds, ran tha instance over this track in 1:50. Cleopatras performance 111 equalling Cudgels mark occurred last Thursday when she carried 114 pounds. Sir Bartons race this afternoon was the more outstanding from the fact that he carried 133 pounds. His grand raeo this afternoon intensified the clamor for a meeting between him and Man o War. FINE RACE FOR SPINAWAY STAKES. While the Merchants and Citizens Handicap held stellar interest to the big throng, the decision of the Spinaway Stakes, bringing together as it did all the stars of the two-year old filly division, was of equal moment, for it meant the crowning of the two-year-old queen. The result demonstrated Harry Payne Whitneys Pruderys right to the laurels, for she won from Step Lightly, witii Nancy Lee following. A ; i.rprlsingly big field tried conclusions for the ,900 net that went to the winner and the Whitney pair, consisting of Crocus and Prudery, were the pronounced favorites. The latter was rumored the best of the pair, but a faulty beginning caused Prudery to be far back in the early running. But the backers of the Whitney stable had consolation in the fact that Crocus was showing the way to the others, with Careful and Mutti-kins her closest followers, and Nancy Lee in their wake. There was little change in the running order until the stretch turn was reached, where a wide turn on the part of Crocus caused most of the others also to come wide and at this juncture Ambrose brought Prudery up witii a rtish next to the inner rail. Soon after she displaced her stable mate from the lead to retain it for the remainder of the race, although near the end Step Lightly, which hail closed a big gap, came witii a rush. Nancy Loe also finished well and headed the others for third place. Muttikins fell back in the last sixteenth, probably due to the hard punishment Sando subjected her to. Careful was done after going a fast half mile. The Kentucky mainstays Believe Idle Hour and Miss Muffins were never prominent. The Bradley filly was eliminated early as a result of her slow start, and Miss Muffins was always outrun. The Saratoga Steeplechase was one of the best races through the field of its kind, with the winner turning up in Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Minata, which triumphed by a scant length over Barklie, with Minatas stablemate Blighty II. following. Robert Oliver, the only other starter in the race, fenced well until he blundered at one of the hedges during the last round of the course and it practically disposed of his winning chances. The return in this race was ?2,G50 net to the winner. DOUBLE VICTORY FOR R. T. WILSON. R. T. Wilsons colors were carried to a double victory during the afternoon, inaugurated with Thunderstorms success in the opening dash and winding up with Yellow Hands excellent performance in the final race. Both were ridden by Turner and were favorites. In addition to winning with Sir Barton, J. K. L. Ross made it a double for the afternoon by the victory of Dancing Maid, which triumphed over the other maiden fillies starting In the fiftli race. Todays attendance, while not approaching the record throng of last Saturday when Man o War was seen in action, was sufficiently large to crowd the spacious plant. Many of the visitors made it their farewell visit and a general exodus of the crowd that has been on hand for this meeting departed tonight. Following Dancing Maids victory she was bid up from an entered price of ,000 to ,600 and bought by Sam Louis. There will be a division of the horses now in Continued, on lecond. pa. SIR BARTONS GRAND RACE Continued from first pace. P. T. "Chinas care, part of the Larry Waterbury horses being taken oyer by S. P. Harlan. T-liose that Chinii will retain will be raced in the name and colors of P. TV Chinn. Al Slofel has secured on private terms the two-year-phi Fornovo from J. E. Wideiier and will send the. horse to New York to be raced. The car jmortage is again being felt and many of the owners are in a quandary as to When they will be able to .ship. A number of cars are promised by the express people for Monday to be used in the New York transfers. Jockey S. Widn., under contract to C. W. Clark, departed last night for Windsor to ride there for his former contract employer. G. It. llryson. W. V. Thrav.es. owner of Miuto II. and Other good horses now in Kentucky, was among the visitors. Mr. Troves is extensively interested in the Richmond, Virginia, Fair race meeting, to be held in October, and pro;oses to ship solne of his horses there and also to aid the project by subscribing several good purses. J. T. Loo.iey, who has been here for some time, departed tonight for his home in Lexington, to be on hand for the Blue Grass Fair racing. Sandy McNaughtoii will ship the horses under his care to Belmont Park and leaves tonight to confer with Mrs. Viau, who recently returned to New York from France. McNaughtou announced that Omar Khayyam had been brv.d to thirty mares this year. 11. G. Bedweil has decided on keeping the string he has here intact and will .ship the big aggregation of racers to Belmont Park, later going to Maryland, where lie wiil make his main campaign for the remainder of the season. Manister Toi pulled up in a had way after his gallop this morning and probably terminated! his racing career. The Cavanagh Special, which has for manyycnrs carried thousands of persons to New York at the ciose of the meeting at this point, will lie run again this year. Mr. Cavanagh lias arranged for the train to leave next Tuesday evening at 7:30 oclock, daylight saving time. This will give an opportunity for everybody to dine as usual in Saratoga and make the trip to New York in comfort. There will be a parlor car service and it is expected that the metropolis will be reached by midnight, enabling those living in Philadelphia, Baltimore and other eastern ciijes to make connections which will Iiit Iheiii at home in time for breakfast Wednesday morning.
