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QUITE QUEEN OF THE TRACK I MISS JOY RUNS AWAY FROM THE OTHER CRACK FILLIES OF THE YEAR IN WINNING THE SCHUYLERVILLE STAKES AT SARATOGA, THE FREQUENT CANADIAN VICTRESS, SECOND THOUGHTS, FINISHING SECOND, WHILE MY REVERIE RUNS UNPLACED SARATOGA, X. Y.. August 4. Moittfort Jones peerless Miss Joy. whose racing this year should not have been dimmed with defeat, proved conclusively in the Schuylerville running her right to the crown as queen of two-year-old fillies, for she won in a manlier befitting royalty and was never fully extended in the five and a half furlongs that enabled her to land the ,175 net that fell to the victress. Following her came Second Thoughts, representative of the best that Canada could muster, and Nancy Shanks, representing Maryland-Virginia, followed, with My Kevcrie, proclaimed as the best miss in the Mast, following. As a contest it was devoid of spectacular features. It was more in the hare ami hound order, the Kentucky filly enacting tin; role of hare and right merrily did she lead her opponents, and that, too. at a heartbreaking pace as attested by her first quarter after traversing a sixteenth to find her full stride in !21. The three-eighths found her stride undiminished, for she covered the distance in 33 tt.. the half mile in 41 and the last five-eighths in 58. The expected strong opposition to coine from My Reverie did not materialize, though the heretofore unbeaten Tilly -wai:, Jior lacking hr speed.-- Tlfeibcst she could do was stay about two lengths off from Miss Joy for the first quarter, but when Garner released Miss Joy from restraint she bounded away with wonderful ease and left My Reverie floundering. Her leg weariness became manifest when she started swerving out. Second Thoughts, as a result, was forced to come wide, for she was on the outside of My Iteverie. Finding his competitors thoroughly spent an eighth from the finish. Garner began easing Miss .Toy up, and her last sixteenth was covered under restraint. It required strong riding to bring Second Thoughts into second place, for Nancy Shanks, benefitting by My Reverie and Second Thoughts coming wide, closed a good bit of ground by virtue of staying close to the inner rail, and made a threatening rush near the end for second place honors. She failed to overhaul Second Thoughts, but My Reverie fell an easy victim to her rush. As predicted on the occasion of her debut here. Miss Joy raced this afternoon in better fashion than she did in her initial eastern effort, and gave a fairly accurate line on her capability. It was pronounced good enough to give her a chance to beat the best in this section, and a meeting between Miss Joy and the much dieraldeil Morvich is now of keen interest. Their meeting will be delayed until the Saratoga Special, in which both carry equal weights. Small rields again contested the different purses. In some of the dashes there was a smattering of good class horses, and where the better grade started developed interesting sport. Hie attendance showed a slight increase, the clubhouse contingent being more numerous than on former occasions at this meeting. The lawn activity was on a par with the former days here, with the price quotors having the better of the tilts at the conclusion of the afternoon. FAT OR TRIUMPHS OVER SANDE. Jockey Fator turned the tables on his roommate Sande. and incidentally beat his contract employer out of a purse when he landed Lunetta victress over Valor. Sandc had sent Valor into a good lead soon after the start and, after disposing of Love Tap, appeared a certain winner, but Valors underpinning would not stand the strain in the last sixteenth, and he fell a ready victim to the rush of Lunetta. Maidens started iu the steeplechase over the about two miles course and it was fairly spectacular as a contest. Because of Peccant, Ren Hainpsou and Overmatch being trained by M. Smart, the trio were grouped. This entry furnished the winner1 and the runner up. in Peccant and Overmatch. The latter might have been more dangerous but for a displacement of his saddle during the running, which retarded his stride and prevented liis riders best horsemanship. Subahdar was given the call, but it was sadly misplaced, as he never figured seriously in the running. Unar. which was coupled with Plumcot. serving as the pacemaker for the first round, but it was on sufferance, as Peccant took the lead when Brooks called on him and he won under restraint. Unar did last long enough to take third place. On the strength of her good Empire City showing when she became entangled in the barrier and finished in second place to Wellfinder, Joan Marie was given preference in the fifth race over Pickwick and The Lamb, but, judging by her poor showing, she needed a barrier to trail in her wake to steady her in running. Expectations or the wise set was not only astray as to Joan Marie, but Pickwick also disappointed. The winner turned up in Anniversary, which E. Haynes brought up with a rush in the last sixteenth to snatch the purse from The Lamb. Veteran following tiie pair. AValtor M. Jeffords Reprisal, which had a previous victory to his credit at this meeting as a result of winning the inaugural dash, again made goon by a high display of speed that kept him in front of the others for the entire way in the closing race and won easily from Messines and Step Lightly. The West fancied P.runswick hen;, but that faint-hearted racer, after finding himself unequal to head his field in the first quarter of the race, gave way completely in the stretch. Maiden riders on ordinary two-year-olds did not prove an alluring combination, resulting in tin: opener being somewhat devoid of interest. Uight made the contest here, over the Ave and a half furlongs route, the winner turning up in R. T. Wilsons Diiucccnp. ridden by II. Wallers. Rautry Pass, on which T. Finn had the mount, finished iu second plate, ?yitu Sailing Along third. Tim latter, tarry ing II. P. Whitneys silks, came in for the most consideration, with P.antry Pass a supposed good thing, judging by the confident support for her. She might have won but for being guided wide, enabling the. busy Walters to slip the winner through next to the inner rail iu the last eighth of the stretch rush. W. Shaw, who was a jockey of prominence on American tracks not so long ago and whose more recent riding activities have been confined to tracks abroad, is on a visit here and contemplates a return to the saddle, but his riding will be done in Europe. T. J. Ilea ley. acting for R. T. Wilson, Jr., has sold privately five highly valued yearlings, sired by Olambala and Campfire, to Charles A. Stoue-Iiaui. The consideration is said to have been a big sum. Johin E. Madden has sold to S. C. Hildreth for the Rancocas Stables account, the promising Wrack Star Gift colt and a colt sired by Ogden. The chestnut filly by Uncle Planutess, brought here in the H. P. Headley consignment, died last night of pneumonia. Writing from Baltimore to Sam Louis W. A. but would" not attempt to do any work until in the fall, when he will resume training a string of horses. Jack McCormack. who has charge of the P. A. Clark horses, is pointing Flambette and Nancy Lee with a view to starting them iu the Latonia Championship Stakes, to be run in September at the Latonia track. Sam Louis acquired Rodanzky privately yesterday from W J. Salmon. Jockey W. Kelsay has severed connections wiib i he Oak Itidge Stable and has contracted to ride for Willis Sharpe Kilmer. R. A. Smith arrived this morning from Windsor iu advance of his horses, which were delayed and are expected to reach the Saratoga track tomorrow. Ed W. Sininis was an arrival today from Texas and will be here during the remainder of the meeting. Frank J. P.ruen, general manager of the Havana track, is an expected arrival tomorrow. Jockey L. Morris, under contract to R. A. Smith, will arrive tomorrow from Canada to ride the horses of his contract employer. George Carroll has engaged second call to E. R. Bradley during the meeting here. "P.ud" Fisher holds the contract on the riders service. Jockey Frank Keogh was forced to suspend riding on account of being afflicted with boils. John E. Madden today sold Collinga, a two-year-old chestnut daughter of Light Brigade Hindoo Rose, to Commander J. K. L. Ross for a reported price of 7,500. The filly worked five-eighths of a mile iu 1:00-;.-, this morning and the Canadian sportsman took her over following this trial. She was a double winner at the recent Empire City meeting; also won a race for maiden jockeys at Aqueduct, iu which she was disqualified.
