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HILENA BEATEN AGAIN Quits Badly in Adirondack Handicap After Making Good Start. " v Speed Boat Winner of Saratoga Feature, Barn Swallow Second ! Hunter Marbro Breaks Down. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 25. Speed Boat, Samuel D. Riddles chestnut daughter of Man o War and Friars Carse, in a gamely run race, was winner of the Adirondack Handicap, at three-quarters, this afternoon and upset some calculations. Close after her was Edward R. Bradleys Barn Swallow and far back, came W. R. Coes Enactment in third place to nose out Hilena, the miss that came from Chicago with a reputation earned by her victory in the Lassie Stakes at Arlington Park. Another bright summer day made the conditions delightful for the sport offered and a big crowd was on hand, the hunting set being well represented by reason of the hunters steeplechase. The Adirondack was in some respects a repetition of the Spinaway Stakes and in some quarters it was ponfidently expected that Hilena would atone for her showing in that race. Her performance was in a measure the same, for she quit badly just as she had in her previous effort. It was a good start and Workman had Hilena away in stride, while Barn Swallow and Speed Boat went after her, with Speed Boat racing on the outside. These were destined to dominate the running until well into the stretch. There it was that Hilena weakened badly, as she did in the Spinaway. As the daughter of High Cloud dropped back Barn Swallow took up the running, but Speed Boat was right after her and, in a driving finish, the daughter of Man o War proved the gamer at the weights to win going away by a length. Barn Swallow was a full five lengths before the others and Hilena had quit so badly that Enactment nosed her out for the short end of the prize. TWO DISAPPOINTMENTS. Two of the disappointments of the running were White Lies and Sunny Queen. Henry McDaniel had withdrawn Crazy Jane, which ran such a good race in the Spinaway, to depend on White Lies, while Sunny Queen was generally considered as better than her standblemate Enactment. Sunny Queen did not seem to settle into a racing stride at any stage of the running. Laverne Fator gave one of his old-time saddle exhibitions in the opening race, a mile for platers, when he brought Mrs. W. M. Moores Gold Prize home the winner over H. J. Vallofts Action, by a masterly stretch ride. Well back of the pair of them, J. H. Louchheims A la Carte saved third from A. Schwartz Flag Trick and the only other starter was War Plane. From a good start, Action and A la Carte quickly drew away to a lead of a couple of lengths over the others and Fator was rating Gold Prize along in third place with Flag Trick alongside. War Plane was unable to keep up with the procession and he soon dropped back badly. As Action and A la Carte sped along in front the lead was increased to four lengths, but neither Baker on Action nor Horn on A la Carte,, would take back. Fator was content to have them race each other out of it and he waited patiently back of them. BY SLENDER MARGIN. At the head of the stretch Action had A la Carte beaten, but it had cost a big effort and then it was that Fator made his charge. At this time Action had a good lead, but Fator, fairly lifting the son of Golden Guinea along, had him up to drop his nose in front in the last stride. A la Carte had quit so badly he was five lengths away and only a length before Flag Trick. Marbro was winner of the Eastern Horse Club Hunters Steeplechase, but it is probable he will never race again. He finished so badly lamed that he was barely able to cross the line, where Rigan McKinney promptly dismounted. The score was only possible for the reason that Annapolis fell with N. Laing at the last fence, and Honker, the only other starter, was so far back as to have no chance to catch even a broken down horse. It was in the short run from the last fence to the finish that Marbro suddenly faltered badly, and Mr. McKinney hit him once with the-whf . Then he realized what had happened ar . he nursed the cripple home. At the time c the falling of Annapolis Continued twenty-second page. HILENA BEATEN AGAIN Continued from first page. and the breaking down of Marbro, Honker was forty lengths out of the running and had he been closer doubtless Mr. Streett could have brought him home the winner and in fact he might have been the winner had it not been he was so far back that the rider was not asking him for his best. Marbro, which in an open steeplechase recently showed no speed, was able to go along with hunters, and he and Honker led Annapolis for a turn of the field. Then Honker weakened, and Mr. Laing moved up with Annapolis. At the water the last turn of the field, Annapolis led Marbro, but he made a bad landing and narrowly missed going down. After that accident Marbro drew away again, but coming to the last fence Annapolis was again closely lapped on him, but he went down at the fence and the crippled horse was winner by some eight lengths over Honker, which was badly out of the running before the two accidents at the last fence. A good finish came out of the six furlong dash for cheap ones that was the third offering when Selby Burchs Thursday was up in a long stretch drive to win over P. S. P. Randolphs Chlo Boy, while Mrs. Jake Byers Sara Burdon just saved third from W. C. Clancys Squeaky. Chlo Boy was taken to a position outside the stalls and he outbroke his company and was at once rushed out by Gilbert into a good lead.. Squeaky was in second place and then came Tetrarchal, Aldershot and Simple Singer, all in close order. Thursday was back of these and in the early stages of the running he did not appear to have much of a chance. Gilbert saved ground all the way with Chlo Boy and he was still showing the way as he rounded into the stretch. Squeaky was doing his best back of him, while Tetrarchal had dropped out of the contention, but Thursday was weaving his way through under the urging of Hanford. It was well inside the final sixteenth before Thursday had headed Squeaky and, charging on Chlo Boy, he had him headed a few strides from the finish to cross the line the winner by three parts of a length. Sara Burdon had closed with courage to beat the tiring Squeaky, but she -was two lengths back of Chlo Boy. J. H. Louchheims Al Neiman came back with a good race in the fifth to turn the tables on J. P. Smiths Night Patrol, which beat him recently, and third went to Mrs. Clyde Phillips Marcasite when she easily saved that part of the purse from Arrow-flight. Marcasite cut out the running and Al Neiman was rated along within striking distance back of her, with Potentate and Night Patrol following and closely lapped. This was the order for the first half mile and then Coucci moved "up slightly with Night Patrol going to the outside. When the stretch was reached Marcasite showed signs of weakening and Reynolds stepped into the command with Al Neiman. Coucci was hard at work on Night Patrol by that time and, while the son of Underfire closed some ground, he could not catch the Louchheim plater to finish at his heels. Marcasite was three lengths away, but she had beaten Arrowflight five lengths for third, while Potentate, after his early exhibition of speed, stopped badly to finish last.
