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SUN ARCHER TRIUMPHS Carries Kilmer Silks to Victory in Grab Bag Handicap. 1 n Mate Returns to Competition in thtf George Washington Handicap : Glastonbury a Winner, a SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 18. George Washington bi-centennial day wa3 celebrated by the Saratoga Association this afternoon under the most discouraging conditions when rain fell most of the afternoon, which resulted in numerous scratches, though the time hung out in the early races indicated that there was a firm under surface to the slushy top. The program was a big one, with the Grab" Bag Handicap for juveniles, the George Washington Handicap and a race for army officers, with army mounts being a seventh race to the usual card. The Grab Bag Handicap brought victory to the silks of Willis Sharpe Kilmers homebred Sun Archer, while the George Washington Handicap, which marked the return of A. C. Bostwicks Mate to competition, but it was not an auspicious return when he was last of the three that raced with John Mc-Phersons Glastonbury the winner over Walter M. Jeffords Ironclad and "Pete" Bbstwick riding his brothers colt, a bad last. Ironclad forced all the pace and Mate was rating along back of him to the stretch turn, while Glastonbury was running last of the three, but well within striking distance. Then at the head of the stretch Hanford made the mistake of going out a bit with Ironclad. This left the opening on the rail and Coucci was quick to take advantage of the opportunity. He rushed Glastonbury through to be past the line the winner by three-quarters of a length. Mr. Bostwick had Mate under steady restraint all through the early stages, but when he called on the son of Prince Pal going to the stretch turn, there was no response and all the way home he was dropping back badly to be beaten six lengths by the other two. DOUBLE FOR WORKMAN. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Archer moved up a bit in the rating when he was winner of the Grab Bag Handicap, for juveniles. This -completed a double for "Sonny" Workman, who had scored an easy victory with Mountain Elk in the first race, and it added just ,700. to the earning of the son of Sun Briar. He was going away at the end, and G. H. Bostwicks Garden Message was the one to race to second place, being followed by Grand Time, Balios and Pomponius, which crossed the line in that order and closely lapped. From a good start Garden Message and Balios forced the pace, and there was little to choose between the pair until the stretch was reached. There Balios showed signs of tiring, and at the same time Sun Archer came into contention, having raced up on the outside. Grand Time was also moving up gallantly, and a furlong out it was evident that the finish would be a fighting one. Then in the last furlong Sun Archer drew away to sweep past the line winner by three lengths. Garden Message hung on well after the use that had been made of his speed, and he was a length and a half before the others, while Balios was tiring so badly that he only saved third by a matter of inches from Pomponius, which had been forced to go wide and was racing gallantly at the end to outfinish his stablemate, Llandaff. Through a mistake, the weight sent out on Garden Message was 122 pounds, but it was corrected on the program to have him carry just ten pounds less. MOUNTAIN ELK EASILY. Mountain Elk, from the Anall Stable, wa3 a good horse in the opening mile for platers, and when Workman rushed him into an early lead, he had ample speed to outrun his company all the way and be rather an easy winner over Dewey Benthams Martis, which, in turn, saved second place honors from Raccoon, which was closing rapidly on the outside of the company. Martis and Cambal were the ones to chase after the winner, and Spinach and Raccoon were farther back, while Swatter was compelled to race on the Outside of the company and, after showing a bit of early speed, he dropped back rather badly. Then it wa3 Cambal that tired, but Martis stuck to his task, though he could not threaten the son of Apprehension. It -was not until the final furlong that Raccoon came into the contention and he was going well with his belated Continued on twenty-first page. SUN ARCHER TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. bid when he was close after the Bentham horse, but Mountain Elk was over the line the winner by something more than two lengths. Spinach ran a dull race to beat only Swatter, while Cambal also quit badly in the final furlong. The short course steeplechase brought a rattling finish when Knockenarrigan was just up after a long drive to score over James Simpson, Jr.s Irish Bullet, while Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Madrigal II., ridden by "Pete" Bostwick, barely saved third from Mrs. W. Plunket Stewarts Outlaw, on which Mr. Rigan McKinney had the mount. The only other starter was F. Ambrose Clarks Morning Sun. Irish Bullet was taken into a long lead from the drop of the flag and he had speed enough to carry all the pace until the last fence was reached. There he tired and as the others closed with a rush the Queen City Stable fencer, showing real gameness, was just up to win in the closing strides. Madrigal II. had tired badly, as did Outlaw. While Irish Bullet was cutting out the pace it was Morning -Sun that chased after him in the early racing and when he was through, Mr. Bostwick moved into second place with Madrigal JZ, Mrs. Clarks old gelding, was going so well that it appeared he could go to Irish Bullet at the first asking, but the son of Seventy Five withstood two challenges successfully and then it was that Mr. McKinney rushed up on the inside with Outlaw to have no better luck. By this time Morning Sun had dropped Completely out of the contention, but Khock-j enarrigan was steadily making up ground on the outside and in that last drive he was there to earn a head decision Irish Bullet was three lengths before Madrigal IT. and he, in turn, only beat Outlaw a head. "Pete" Bostwick had his third mount of the day on J. P. Smiths The Beasel and he was, for a third time, beaten when Cocked I Hat, from the Woodland Farm Stable, came through on the inside in the stretch and v easily beat the fast mare. Well back of v these Delicacy, from the Greentree Stable, saved third by a wide margin from Old Master and the only other starter was old Hot Toddy, which was making his first appearance for the year. The Beasel left the post running and she was soon four lengths before the others and under a slight restraint. But Cocked Hat was in second place and Gilbert was saving all the ground possible on the rail. At the head of the stretch The Beasel still seemed a sure winner, but Mr. Bostwick came out, slightly and Cocked Hat, continuing" to close, caught her in the final eighth to go on by and be the winner by two lengths. The Beasel was three lengths before Delicacy and the others had cut scant figure in the running.
