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BYER COLT IS VICTOR Fleet Flag Defeats A la Carte, Blind Bowboy in Amsterdam. Heavy Rain the Cause of Wholesale Scratching in Saratoga Races Masked Knight Wins. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Aug. 31 In a day of surprises, Mrs. Jake Byers Fleet Flag was winner of the mile and one furlong Amsterdam Claiming Stakes. It was the feature offering of the Saratoga Association and run over a muddy track. The value to the winner was ,325. J. H. Louchheims A la Carte took the place, while G. H. Bostwick xode his Blind Bowboy into third place before William Woodwards Pardee, the only other starter. A heavy rain during the early hours of the morning entirely changed the track condition, and as a result there were numerous scratches. Threatening clouds hung over the course during the running of the program, " but a crowd of goodly proportions was out and the sport was thoroughly enjoyed. In the Amsterdam, which had its first running in 1901, it was generally believed that Blind Bowboy was best of the company, though the mile and a furlong is a bit too far to suit him. The start was a good one, and Blind Bowboy slipped through on the inside going to the first turn to take the command. When he had the son of Epinard clear Mr. Bostwick took hold of his head and rated him along under a steadying restraint. Pardee and A la Carte, well lapped, followed him, and Fleet Flag brought up the rear of the company. These running positions remained unchanged through the back stretch, and Blind Bowboy was going so easily that he looked all over the winner, until shortly after reaching the far turn. ROBERTSONS STRONG FINISH. There the others closed on him, and as Pardee dropped back Robertson took Fleet Flag up on the outside. Blind Bowboy was jstill showing the way as he rounded into the stretch, but he was doing his best, and both A la Carte and Fleet Flag were chasing him closely. Then Mr. Bostwick swung his whip, and the son of Epinard faltered, to be headed by A la Carte, but the Louch-heim colt did not enjoy the lead for more than a stride when Fleet Flag was right on him, and in a driving finish Robertson brought Mrs. Byers son of Man o War-home the winner by half a length. A la Carte was three lengths before the tired Blind Bowboy, and Pardee had stopped so badly that he was another six lengths away. The Hermis Handicap, over the three-quarters distance, drew only three to the post and it proved little more than a gallop for G. H. Bostwicks Masked Knight, the Pompey colt purchased by the young sportsman from W. R. Coe. C. V. Whitneys Mag-nifico was second all the way and the other starter was George D. Wideners Finite, which appears to have lost all his form. From a good start Coucci at once went out with Masked Knight and he simply galloped along all the way to be over the line winner by six lengths. Robertson did not uselessly abuse Magnifico in an effort to catch the winner and he was content to gallop along in second position after the winner drew out so easily in the first quarter. Finite was a distant last all the way, being beaten ten lengths for the place by the Whitney colt. AT HOME IN GOING. Paul B. Codds Tetrarchal, the English son of Tetratema, found the muddy going to his liking and he won his first race of the year by galloping off with the mile of the second Offering. Mrs. Jake Byers Sara Burdon raced to the place and third was the portion of Southco, from the Kilrane stable. Sun Friar was so sluggish at the break that he might almost as well have been left, but the others were away in good alignment, with Tetrarchal at once going into command. The English horse reveled in the going and he was soon four lengths clear. He was galloping under a nice, steadying restraint. Sara Burdon was in second place and through the early stages she was rated by Kurtsinger, but after leaving the back stretch he roused her with the whip in an effort to run down Tetrarchal. The mare responded, but the Codd plater was galloping well within himself and she could not close on him. At the end Tetrarchal was still in hand and the winner by half a dozen lengths. Continued on twenty-first page. BYER COLT IS VICTOR Continued from first page. Sara Burdon had saved the place from Southco by two lengths and he in turn was seven lengths before Sun Friar, which, after his sluggish start, had closed a-big gap. The only other starters were Simple Singer, which stopped badly, and Aldershot, which ran a surprisingly dull race. The changed track conditions resulted in various scratches from the nineteen that were named for the opening five and a half furlongs dash for plater juvenile fillies and only ten went to the post. This went to P. S. P. Randolphs Jesting, with Mrs. T. R. Queens Grannys Trade racing to second place, while in the closing strides A. Van-derbilts Sue Jones barely took third from Royal See. Royal See was the one to cut out the running, and she was showing the way until the stretch was reached and Transen was heading the others, with Sue Jones, Mischiefmaker and Jesting following in close order as named, with Transen on the outside and forced to cover considerable ground. When the stretch was reached Royal See began to tire, and there it was that Workman found his way up with Jesting and Grannys Trade also came in the running seriously. Royal See tired badly in the final furlong and as Jesting went into the command she went over slightly to come on and be the winner by a length and a half. Grannys Trade outfinished Sue Jones, which dashed up in the final quarter, only to be blocked and she saved second place by a length from the Vanderbilt filly. There was some delay in the official verification of the order of the finish by reason of the stretch crowding, but it was not upset by the stewards. Belizzi rode his second winner of the day when he scored with Mrs. George Fox Happen in the fifth. The daughter of American Flag was at home in the going and, showing the way at every post, she won with something to spare. Joseph Edwards Wise Advocate raced to the place and C. O. Fergusons Night Patrol saved third from Laura Gal. The start was a good one, but both Negopoli and Wise Advocate were slow to get under way after leaving the stalls, while Happen at once Stepped into a safe lead and Laura Gal, Young John and Arrowflight went after her and Night Patrol was also well up. Through the back stretch Wise Advocate had to be roused sharply by Coucci before he would settle into a real racing stride. Then in the last three furlongs he circled around to close a considerable gap, but he was no match for Happen in the going and the filly was winner by a length and a half. Wise Advocate had run over the others to take the place by two lengths and then came Night Patrol, which had hung badly at the end under Gilberts urging. Laura Gal was another three lengths back and Young John stopped so badly he finished last. Jockey Earl Sande was forced to decline an offer to ride in the Kings Plate, to be decided at Blue Bonnets this week.
