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REVEILLE BOY SCORES Pest Veteran Bumps Way to Cham- r plain Handicap Victory. Coucci Claims Foul, but Is Overruled W. S. Kilmers Sun Captor Wins the Third Race. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 19. J ij. A. Bests Reveille -Boy bumped his way to I victory in the Champlain Handicap this aft- ernoon, but he was not confirmed in that position by the stewards until, after a long deliberation, they denied the claim of foul i lodged by Coucci, who rode Joseph E. Wide- i iiers Pari-Mutuel into second place, after having suffered serious stretch interference , from the son of Last Reveille. After his seri- i bus bumping, Pari-Mutuel, which was the lightweight of the party, barely saved second place from Masked Knight, which, with Pompeius, raced for G. H. Bostwick, having been purchased from W. R. Coe last night. . The only other starter was Blenheim, from the Wheatley Stable, and he finished last. After the inclement weather of Thursday, there was bright sunshine and ideal conditions for the sport this afternoon and a natural increase in the attendance. . In the Champlain, which was over the mile and a furlong distance, Reveille Boy acted so badly that he was taken to a position outside the stalls. Then when the start came he was unprepared and left slowly, while the other four got away in full stride. It was Pompeius that went out to show the way and Robertson permitted him to speed along until he was five lengths clear. Masked Knight, his stablemate, was in second place and then came Blenheim, under restraint, and Pari-Mutuel was eight lengths before Reveille Boy as the back stretch was reached. POMPEIUS LEADER. - It seemed that the son of Last Reveille was too far back to have even a remote chance to share in the purse. Pompeius held his lead until the back stretch was reached. Masked Knight was leading Blenheim, but Mills was waiting with the son of Blandford and he was galloping smoothly. Pari-Mutuel had made up some ground, but he was far from the leaders and Reveille Boy was gradually making up ground. It was leaving the back stretch that Mills called on Blenheim, but the winner of the Brooklyn was not there, and it was apparent that he was beaten. Pompeius was beginning to tire of his pacemaking, but Masked Knight was going well, though Pari-Mutuel was close after him and full of run. Then going to the stretch turn Reveille Boy made his move that was to carry him to victory. Fator chose the outside with the old fellow, and he moved up with a rush to be right with the leaders as they straightened out for the run home. Then just as he was taking the lead he bore over badly, and it was Pari-Mutuel that suffered interference that knocked him off his stride. Once in the lead Reveille Boy drew away until his margin was a length and a half at the end. Pari-Mutuel, despite his interference, lasted to save second place by a nose from Masked Knight, which also finished with determination. Blenheim had tired badly and finished four lengths back of the others. REGULAR BLANKET FINISH. The opening race was a three-quarters dash for platers and it brought a fighting finish, with Barn Dance the winner and Donate, Sun Tweed and Dancing Boy following him over the line, all closely lapped, in the order named. From a good start Chickahominy was first to go out and show the way, with Chlo Boy and Red Coat following, while Donate was riot far back of these. Sun Tweed was on the inner rail and while she broke well enough, she was crowded back a bit until she was far back of the pace. Around the i turn Chickahominy and Chlo Boy continued to set the pace and as Red Coat dropped . back, Donate and Barn Dance moved up i resolutely. Then Sun Tweed was making : lip ground on the inner rail, but she was in close quarters and doing it largely on her own courage. It was in the run through the stretch that ; Continued, on twenty-second page,l REVEILLE BOY SCORES Continued from first page. I Barn Dance, under a vigorous ride by Robertson, swung around the leaders to tak command. Finishing with excellent courage, he had a length to spare at the end and Donate outstayed the pacemakers easily to take the place, but Sun Tweed was going better than any of them. Her nose was at Donates throatlatch and Dancing Boy wai just another nose away when both Chicka-hominy and Chlo Boy faded out of contention. J. 1. Dodges Flying Cherokee, which in a previous race was beaten largely through misfortune, was winner of the one mile second race. This was for platers, and the son of Cherokee won with ease over Seb, which barely saved the place from Mrs. John A. Coburns Daily News. Seb stepped away into the lead, and Han-ford simply rated Flying Cherokee along back of him without making any move until nearing the stretch turn. There he shook Flying Cherokee to take command easily, and at the end he had a winning margin of three lengths. Seb was stopping so badly at the end that it seemed that Daily New had caught him in the last stride, but ho had saved that part of the purse. Wonderful, after going along in a forward position all the way under stiff restraint weakened when let down and was a xather distant fifth. Willis S. Kilmers Sun Captor made a show of the juveniles that opposed him in ths third race and simply cantered home before the Audley Farm Stables Royal Blunder, and Wedding Ring, from Samuel D. Riddles Glen Riddle Farm, was third before William. Duponts Felrap
