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SUN ARCHER TRIUMPHS Gives Great Exhibition of Courage in Winning Sanford Stakes. Overtakes and Outlasts Grand Time and Sarada After Sparkling Contest and Close Finish. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 23. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Archer, the home-bred son of Sun Briar and Hawks Head, gave a great exhibition of courage in the running of the Sanford Stakes here this afternoon when, after meeting with racing misfortunes and forced to circle around the leaders at the head of the stretch, he was the winner. This juvenile race had a net value of ,025 to the winner, while John Sanford presented a cup to Mr. Kilmer as the trophy that annually goes with the running. Well lapped on the son of Sun Briar at the finish came William Ziegler, Jr.s Grand Time, and then closely lapped were Frederick A. Griffiths Sarada and H. C. Phipps De Valera. All four were over the line closely locked, though the Sun Archer margin of victory was decisive. This was the special offering of an interesting card, and it brought about a great contest. There was a long delay at the post, and Sun Archer was the one that was sent to the outside of the stalls before Cassidy could have an alignment to his liking. The start was a good one, and De Valera was more alert than the others. Hank Mills sent him out, and he was a length clear in the first few strides. Old Baldy went after him, and the pair were soon showing two lengths before the rest of the field. Fingal was heading the others, and. then came Grand Time, Sarada and Sun Archer in close order, while Resurrection brought up the rear. De Valera and Old Baldy, going stride for stride, increased their lead until they were three lengths to the good and Fingal was still fourth as the stretch was reached. There Workman had Sun Archer making up f Continued on thirteenth page. SUN ARCHER TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. ground on the outside, but he was still headed by Grand Time, which was saving ground, while the Kilmer colt was forced to lose considerable by reason of his outside course. A furlong put De Valera still held the command and Old Baldy was fighting along in second place, but Sun Archer had the others beaten and he continued to wear down the leaders. Workman was driving the son of Sun Briar and he was coming along straight and true under the punishment. Grand Time was also fighting it out gamely from his position on the rail and in the final sixteenth they were the ones to battle -for the prize, with Sun Acher the winner by half a length. Grand Time was showing only a head before Sarada, which had come again in the stretch to beat De Valera a matter of inches for third. This four cornered battle took the first four horses out a length before Old Baldy, which tired badly under punishment. The opening race at a mile for platers brought about a good finish when Mrs. George Fox Happen just lasted to win from M. W. Bucks McGonigle and A. Snyders Papyrograph, the old imported gelding, suffered his first defeat of the year when he was third. Well back of these came Zaidee. HARD FOUGHT CONTEST. From a good start Dont Blush was rushed into a long lead in the first furlong arid McGonigle was in second place and closely followed by Papyrograph and Happen, while Zaidee followed these. But McGonigle did not long hold his opposition and as he dropped back Zaidee moved into the contention, while Papyrograph was racing second to Dont Blush, which was showing signs of tiring at the and of the first three furlongs. Dont Blush was all through long before the stretch was reached and there Happen joined Papyrograph to cut out the running. McGonigle was moving up on the outside, but Baker was compelled to go wide at the stretch turn to find racing room. Happen was holding Papyrograph safe a furlong from the finish and in that last furlong McGonigle closed on Happen at every stride, but he could not catch her and at the line she was still a neck to the good. McGonigle had beaten the tired Papyrog aph two lengths and the English gelding was three before Zaidee. Larranaga was much the best of those that met in the seven furlongs second race, a condition affair. Forcing the pace throughout, he came away easily in the stretch to whip Jim Robin, and Cocked Hat was a distant third, before Old Master. The start was good, and at once Jim Robin and Larranaga went out to show the way. Donate was close after them, but he soon gave way to Caerleon, and Old Master was also in the van, while Cocked Hat had less early foot, and he was trailing these. Workman had Larranaga under a slight restraint as he raced alongside Jim Robin, and it was not until the stretch was reached that he shook up the son of Apprehension and took him out into a safe lead which carried him over the line the winner by two lengths. Jim Robin was holding the others perfectly safe. His margin was three lengths before Cocked Hat, which circled around some tired horses to finish third. Both Caerleon and Donate stopped badly in the final quarter. The third race, a mile for platers, brought an excellent finish when Dewey Benthams Martis, in a stretch drive, outgamed the Howe Stables Lullaby II., while Louis Strubes Don Pedro saved third from Raccoon by a narrow margin. Lullaby II. was sent out to force the pace and Martis went right along with the daughter of Ellangowan while Moine, racing in his best form, was lapped on the pair of them. The others followed in fairly close order, with Dunfern, a stablemate of Lullaby II., bringing up the rear. Hebert was nursing Lullaby n. along cleverly to keep her right with the pace all the way and at the same time reserving her for the run through the stretch. She had Martis alongside and they went stride for stride. In the final furlong Moine weakened slightly and Don Pedro displaced him in third position. It was only in the closing strides that Lullaby II. weakened and Martis was over the line winner by a neck. The filly had saved the place by a length from Don Pedro, which in turn was doing his best to save third from Raccoon by only a head. . Spinach was a disappointment. He was never in a contending position and finished last of , the company.
