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BROOKMEADE TRIUMPH Caesars Ghost Adds Saratoga Handicap to Stable Victories. Equipoise Withdrawn From Spa Feature Red Wagon Outruns Cavalcade and Black Buddy. - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y Aug. 5. Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Caesars Ghost carried her silks to victory in the Saratoga Handicap here this afternoon. Mrs. Charles Amorys Red Wagon was winner of the United States Hotel Stakes and the old Beverwyck Steeplechase went to Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Crumpler. Thus three notable sportswomen triumphed in the specials of the first Saturday of the Saratoga Association meeting. The sport was conducted before an immense and notable gathering, but it must be admitted that many in the vast crowd attended in the hope of seeing the champion Equipoise in action. The Whitney horses name had been sent out in the overnight entries, and it was not until the crowd arrived at the course that it was discovered he had been scratched. After both Equipoise and War Glory had been withdrawn, six were left to race for the Saratoga Handicap, which was having its thirty-first renewal. It carried a net value of ,775 to the winner. Osculator caused some delay at the start, but the small field went away in good alignment, with Dark Secret, the top weight, the one to take the lead. He was attended by Neverfade, then came Larranaga, Osculator and Caesars Ghost, all closely aligned, with Gusto following. OSCULATOR LACKS SPEED. " Mills had Dark Secret under restraint as he swung into the back stretch showing the way and Neverfade was hanging to him resolutely, with Larranaga close after the son of Sun Circle. Elston had roused Gusto to rush him into contention, but Osculator was not showing his accustomed speed and he was dropping back slightly. He continued to drop back until last and Caesars Ghost was going along smoothly before him. Going to the turn out of the back stretch Neverfade showed his head before Dark Secret and then drew away into a lead of a length. Larranaga and Dark Secret were both well flattened out back of him and it was there that Bellizzi began to move up with Caesars Ghost. The son of Pompey went up smoothly until the- stretch was reached and he was right in contention and a furlong out he had the others headed. By this time Osculator had dropped out of it entirely, though under a hard drive, and, while Larranaga had disposed of the other pacemakers, he could not match the rush of Mrs. Sloanes colt. Neverfade was fighting along, but the others Were through. Larranaga held to the chase to be beaten only a length and a half, but he was seven lengths before Neverfade, which in turn had only beaten Dark Secret by a neck. Gusto had quit badly and Osculator was last. RESULT NEVER IN DOUBT. Red Wagon never left the result seriously in doubt in the running of the United States Hotel Stakes and the victory added just ,625 to his score. Black Buddy, from the Greentree Stable and giving away ten ponnds to the winner, ran a good race to take second place, while C. V. Whitneys Sainted, a maiden son of St. Germans and Prudent, beat Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Cavalcade, winner of the Hyde Park Stakes, for third. Little time was lost at the barrier and while Black Buddy was first to show from the start he was almost at once headed by Red Wagon. When he had the winner clear by a length, Bejshak-took hold of his head slightly and rated him along at a pace that held the lead. Black Buddy was holding second place and barely showing before Trillium, with National Anthem and Cavalcade in close order as Sainted brought up the rear. It was in this fashion that they went into the turn out of the back stretch and Bejshak was keeping Red Wagon well out from the rail where the going was still a bit slow from Continued on twenty-third page. BROOKMEADE TRIUMPH i Continued from first page. ; , I the recent rains. Workman was forttinate 1 in finding his way through with Sainted and 1 4s the stretch was reached, the Whitney J colt was in contention; Bejshak went well out with Red Wagon . as he made the turn into the stretch and there Workman attempted to go through on the inside with Sainted, acceping the rather , deeper going. But Red Wagon had plenty . left and he crossed " the line winner by a length and a quarter. Black Buddy, well ! out from the rail, readily outfinished Sainted, to beat him four lengths for second place and the Whitney colt was a length and a half before Cavalcade. Joe Notter saddled the first winner of the day when he sent Sabula, from the Warm Stable, to the post in the seven-eighths dash for platers. She scored over O. Blacks Ladino, with C. V. Whitneys Stepsister closing a big gap to take third. Filter, breaking well, forced the pace and Cabezo raced closely after him. St. Omer was also in the first flight, with Sabula not far back of these. Ladino was in the front division while Stepsister was slow to be away and was last when under way. Stout took the Whitney filly to the outside to find clear racing room and when in full stride she steadily made up ground. Filter held to his lead until into the stretch and Cabezo was right with him, but the son of Carlaris tired before going to the stretch turn to drop back. He had hung to Filter long enough to cost the Sweep gelding a considerable effort and as Ladino moved up he was soon a close second. Sabula moved at the same time and Stepsister was still steadily wearing the leaders down. Swinging into the stretch Stepsister was forced to go wide to circle the others, but she swung aroung gallantly and through the final furlong was going in better style than the two that led her over the line, but Sabula was winner by a length, and Ladino had beaten her a like distance for second place. Filter was a tired fourth and Cabezo quit utterly after his early exhibition of speed. First of the three specials of the day was the Beverwyck Steeplechase and it was the thirty-fifth running of the old prize. It was under selling conditions and carried a net value of ,530 to the winner, a meagre reward for a race of such tradition. It fell to Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Crumpler when he outfinished Gwladys Whitneys Cito and John Sanfords Rudolf, starting for the first time since 1928, was third, beating the Greentree Stables Jack Anthony for that part of the prize. The only other starter was Ivory II., a stablemate of Rudolf, and he unseated Cooper at the tenth, jump while showing the way. From a good start, Cooper went out with Ivory II. and though he had the French gelding under restraint he quickly drew away into a lead of half a dozen" lengths. Cito and Jack Anthony, closely lapped, followed him and Rudolf was showing the way to Crumpler, which was being rated nicely by Charlie Smoot. Before a turn of the field had been completed, Rudolf had dropped back to last place but Crumpler was still under steady restraint and well back of the other three. Ivory II. was still going strongly in front and even when he made his mistake and stumbled throwing Cooper from the saddle, he had plenty in reserve. Jack Anthony and Cito continued to race closely lapped and as the Sanford gelding was eliminated, Cito went to the front. With Ivory II., out, Prior called on Rudolf at the lower end of the field, the second turn of the course and he moved up on the inside. He was rapidly getting into contention when blocked and Prior had to take back and choose another course. In the meantime, Crumpler had begun his run and heading Jack Anthony, he was close after Cito. In the back field he headed the son of St. James and once in command held to his lead resolutely to be the winner by two lengths. Willis Sharpe Kilmers Dark Winter beat a good band of three-year-olds in the mile race that was the fourth offering. Setting the pace from the rise of the barrier, he was at no time seriously threatened to score with plenty to spare over W. R. Coes Pom-ponius. William Ziegler, Jr.s Keep Out was a distant third and the only other starter was H. C. Phipps Enthusiast, soundly beaten. Gilbert had the Kilmer colt away fast and he quickly went into a lead of two lengths. Pomponius was galloping strongly back of him and under slight restraint. Enthusiast began slowly and he and Keep Out were together well back of the son of Pom-pey. It was not until going to the stretch turn that Bejshak made a real attempt to run Dark Winter down with Pomponius. There, he took up his mount but Gilbert was awake to the challenge and he permitted Dark Winter to increase his speed. Then Bejshak went to a drive in a vain effort to save the day but it was of no avail and Dark Winter went on about his business of winning. Crossing the line, the Kilmer colt was four lengths clear and Pomponius had beaten Keep Out seven lengths with the Ziegler starter six lengths before Enthusiast. Silas Mason ordered jockey Lee Humphries 1 to come here to ride for the division of the stable that Joe Notter trains for him. John McGraw was a belated arrival for Saturday afternoons sport.
