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SERENADER A STAKE WINNER First in the Expectation Handicap With Galantman Second. Thunderclap Runs a Fine Race in Winning1 the Hudson Handicap From Smoke Screen. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., August 11 The stake race of the day was the Expectation Handicap, a mile for three-year olds, and the conditions required that they be maidens at the time of entry. This naturally barred any of the two-year-old winners, but it brought about a good contest. Serenades from the Sanford Stud Farm, was the winner from the Greentree Stables Galantman, while Athelstan, another Sanford starter, saved third money from Pirate Gold. The other starters were Many Smiles and Nancy Shanks, but they cut small figure in the running. Some of the credti for the victory belongs to Albert Johnson, who rode Serenader from the rise of the barrier. Keosh rush through the stretch to a nicety. Beginning well, Johnson took the lead with Serenader from the rise of the barrier. Kcogti sent Galantman along with him and Lyke had Pirate Gold next to the rail and in third place, with Many Smiles closely following him. Going to the far turn Lyke rushed through on the inside with Pirate Gold, and instead of chasing after him Johnson was content to keep Serenader alongside of Galantman, in the belief that Pirate Gold could not last at the pace. Galantman was still holding Serenader fairly well and Many Smiles was not far away. This was the order into the stretch, but at the final eighth post Johnson roused Serenader again and soon had headed his stablemate and won comfortably, with Galantman outfinishing Athelstan. Athelstan came with a belated rush and was only a neck back of Galantman, while he beat the tired Pirate Gold a short distance for third money. Many Smiles failed utterly when she was called on in the stretch, and was almost three lengths further away, with Nancy Shanks last all through the running. The race was worth ,175 to the winner. THUNDERCLAPS GREAT QUALITY. Thunderclap was winner of the best offering of the Saratoga Association this afternoon when in a gamely-run race he took the Hudson Handicap from the lightly-weighted Smoke Screen, with the good western filly Lady Madcap third. Back oi her came Bluffer, Rockminister and Hephaistos. The other races formed a fitting background for theso two races and it was a thoroughly interesting card. The track was in better condition than it has been for several days, though still not at its best and, with fine summerlike weather, the crowd was a large one for a Friday. In the Hudson, McAtee, under instructions, dashed into a long lead with Smoke Screen and he almost made a runaway of it, for it was only in the closing strides and after a long hard chase that Thunderclap headed him to get home winner by three parts of a length. Through the backstretch Sande had Thunderclap alongside of Lady Madcap and, realizing that Smoke Screen might be hard to catch, he permitted the big black to race right along. The others were soon so far back that they were given no attention. McAtee kept right .it Smoke Screen and the colt was racing in his best style. He was a good four lengths clear on the backstretch and, after swinging for home, he still had a lead of a couple of lengths. But Thunderclap was gradually wearing him down and Lady Madcap was racing closely with the Rancocas Stable gelding. Even an eighth from home it seemed that Smoke Screen might stick it out, but inside of that mark Continued on twelfth page. SERENADES, A STAKE WINNER Continued from first page. J, 1 he began to tire and Sande, in a vigorous finish, drew alongside and outgamed the pacemaker to win by three parts of a length. H Garner had called on Lady Madcap at the same time, but the filly did not have enough J left to go with the son of Vulcain and she : i i tired until she was beaten two lengths for I second place by Smoke Screen. Bluffer, the lightest weight of the field, -outfinished Rockminister and Hephaistos to. be fourth. At the end he was three lengths , back of Lady Madcap and at no time threat-" ened to share in any part of the money, j Jim Boden sent his first winner to the : post when he saddled LEffare for 1 AV Morris in the three-quarters dash for platers. . The finish was a rattling one and it was only-f. after a long drive that Butwell landed hisj mount winner from New Orleans, while Leghorn got up for third place. Only three went to the post in the Spring , Steeplechase, a race over the short course for : non-winners of ,500. Strassburgers IIou-ynhnhnm was much the best and won easily from Sea Monarch, with Grenadier third and 1 last. Tom Healey added blinkers to the equipment t of Richard T. "Wilsons two-year-old Wilderv ness in the live and a half furlongs fifth race, and it made some difference. He left the 2 post fast and the result was never in doubt. He led from end to end to beat Bright To--r - morrow two and a half lengths, while lie-in e. turn was two lengths before Hell Gate. No time was lost at the harried and Miller4 sent Wilderness into the lead in the firstj dozen strides and then kept him going fast all the way. He raced close to the rail and j when he finished out the five and a half fur-j longs in 1 :06 he had hung out excellent t j time, considering the track condition. Better j Times and Bright Tomorrow were leading-the others to the stretch, while Satellite was forced to come a bit wide on the turn to find d J racing room. This was something of a han- - j dicap. Then Better Times shortened his , stride when the stretch was reached, while e j Bright Tomorrow followed the Wilson colt along the rail and Hell Gate came down the e middle of the track. The others cut little e figure in the running. In the last race Miss Star and Curtis cut lt out the running and when in the stretch Miss Star drew away to win, although right at it the end she was doing her best to withstand -the belated rush of Glentilt. Curtis saved third money and Majority, a well-named d daughter of Ballot and Cinderella, finished fourth. At the time of the accident in this is race Belphrizonia jumped on the heels of Curtis when crowded by Glentilt. This threw her down. The accident happened about the middle of the bend after leaving the back-stretch and Pay Dear was racing on the inside back of the Smith filly and had no chance to escape being tripped. The Clown was some distance back, but blundered into the mess and went down.
