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MORE MUDDY TRACK RAGING Continued Rain Does Away With the Proposed Special Race. Zev Takes the Albany Handicap Like a High-Class Colt Bradley Colt Disqualified. SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y., August 28. The Rancocas Stable took another of the Saratoga stakes this afternoon, when Zev the fast son of The Finn and Miss Kearney, was winner of the Albany Handicap, ai three-quarters. The race was worth 3,02C to the winner and it marked the fifth straight victory for the colt. He was greatly favored by the heavy track, but it was a high-class performance, when he took up 12 pounds, and giving away great lumps of weight, won easily. Another rain that fell last night made tin: track heavy again and there seems no pos- siblo chance now for the running of the threeryearrold special race, that had been promised for tomorrow. With some rain this forenoon and lowering clouds all day, there was a falling off in tht attendance, while the track condition brought so many scratches that the card was fairly riddled by the blue pencil before post time, although the overnight list was heavy one that gave promise of plenty of contention. It was natural that Zev should be looked upon as well-nigh a sure winner of the Albany Handicap, for he had proved himself a rarely good colt in soft going. It was a track condition that induced the scratching of Gifford A. Cochrans recent purchase, Goshawk, one that had been required to give Zev two pounds by Mr. Arosburgh. The others to be declared were Blossom Time, Purity and Crochet. Little time was lost at the post and Sande lost less time in going into the lead with Zev. Once out there he always held the race perfectly safe and at the end was two and a half lengths to the good and racing easily. Morton L Schwartz Pennon, a son of Pennant, that has shown a fine turn of speed in some races, was first to chase after Zev, but Boys Believe Me, from the Idle Hour Stock Farm, was right with him. Lyke was successful in having the Greentree Stables Cherry Pie away better than has been his fortune in most races, and he was right up in the bunch. Walter J. Salmons Vigil was not far away. HANDICAPPED BY GOING. Lyke was forced to take to the outside with Cherry Tie to find racing room, but the colt could not keep step with the early pacemaker and ran as if Handicapped by the soft footing. He soon dropped back while Vigil raced up and into second place. Sande saved on. the stretch turn, while McAtee went out slightly with Vigil, but this had no bearing in the result, for Ze was racing so well that the result was never in doubt. Vigil was just as much better than the others at the weights and was five lengths before Boys Believe Me at the end. Cherry Pie had come wide on the stretch turn and Lyke rode him hard all through the stretch, but he was four lengths back of Mr. Bradleys colt. The race serves to demonstrate that Cherry Pie is anything but a mud runner, while it verified the mud running form of the winner and tended to show that Vigil is also at home in such going. The opening race was a three-quarters dash for maidens and it resulted iir a goot finish when Thomas Monahans Notime came i through next to the rail in the stretch to beat Wild Heather home in a drive. Six lengths farther back Jocose had no trouble about beating Adelia S., the only other starter. Jocose cut out the running, but he was never able to draw away from Wild Heather and then at the head of the stretch the Jeffords colt drew alongside making his challenge on the outside of the leader. Jocose went out slightly and then it was that Meri-mee made his winning rush with Notime. Through the last eighth it was a pretty fight. Notime and Wild Heather easily drew away from Jocose. Wild Heather seemed best, but he tired slightly and right at the finish Notime nosed him out. FOUR OUT OF EIGHTEEN GO. Frederick Johnsons Certain found the going much in his favor in the five and a half furlongs dash for selling plater two-year-olds that was the second race and at the end had Lady Myra well beaten. Although there were eighteen names sent out in the overnight list the field was reduced to four starters by reason of the heavy going. Prince Regent caused some delay at the barrier by his lunging and at the start, while it was a good one, he did not leave on the same stride with the others. -The other three dashed away on the same stride and for an eighth raced closely lapped, with Lady Continued on twelfth page. I s 1 1 , i 1 MORE MUDDY TEACE RACING Continued from first page. Myra showing the way. Blue and Gold was the first one to crack. As she dropped back Prince Regent stole up. on her and before the stretch was reached it was apparent that she would be last. In the meantime Certain had passed Lady Myra and, after he had raced into a lead of a couple of lengths, the result was no longer in doubt. There was about as nasty a lot of rough riding in the three-quarters race at the end of the card as has been seen all year and it resulted in the disqualification of Bright Tomorrow, from the Idle Hour Stock Farm, after he had finished, first. This gave the race to Walter M. Jeffords Miss Smith, and she seemed equally guilty. If ever there was a reason for a double disqualification it seemed to be here. By the ruling of the stewards Miss Smith was first, J. S. Cosdens Doughoregan second and John B. Maddens Heremon third. Morris, who rode Miss Smith, lodged a claim of foul. All of the fouling came in the final quarter of the race. Heremon was leading and Ponce came alongside with Bright Tomorrow and then, cutting sharply to the rail, piled up Heremon and Miss Smith. Then Morris seemingly pulled Miss Smith over against Heremon- and repeatedly bumped him, until he was knocked out of contention. After this roughing Bright Tomorrow came on to be first home by a couple of lengths. The stewards also handed down a ruling suspending Ponce for the remainder of the meeting and referring his case to the stewards of the Jockey Club.
