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FILLY DEFEATS COLTS Wise Daughter Outruns Black Buddy, Bonanza and Cavalcade. F. A. Burtons Representative Triumphs in Saratoga Sales Stakes -Showers Have No Effect. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T., Aug. 8. Wise Daughter, a chestnut daughter of Wise Counsellor and Wise Mother, that raced at the Hialeah Park winter meeting, carried the silks of F. A. Burton to victory in the Saratoga Sales Stakes this afternoon. This is a prize devoted to two-year-olds, sold as yearlings the previous August, at Saratoga Springs, and Mr. Burton bought this miss at an auction conducted by Christopher Fitz-Gerald for 00. In her victory she beat one colt, Maine Chance, that, cost 0,000 and another, Black Buddy, sold as a yearling for ,000. Incidentally, Wise Daughter is an eligible for the Saratoga Special, to be run Saturday, as are the two other colts named. Black Buddy, which races for the Green-tree Stable, was second in this feature, which was a dash of five and a half furlongs, and third was the portion of Cavalcade, racing for Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Brook-meade Stable. Showers during the forenoon, and rain that threatened all through the racing period, did not hurt the going and the track remained fast while the gray skies had little effect on the attendance. There was some delay in the feature, but the start was a good one and Johnny Gilbert at once rushed Wise Daughter away at a fast pace. She was soon two lengths clear and Stand Pat was chasing after her with Black Buddy almost two lengths farther back and barely showing the way to Bonanza. Black Buddy was soon under a drive in an effort to improve his position, but the filly continued to step along with no signs of tiring and still enjoying a long lead. INCREASES ADVANTAGE. Still two lengths clear turning into the stretch, Wise Daughter had increased her advantage to three lengths at the finish. Black Buddy, under pressure, found his way into second place, a furlong from the finish and while he held the others perfectly safe, he was no match for the filly. Bonanza had quit badly and Cavalcade, finishing resolutely, easily disposed of Stand Pat to be third by two lengths. The stake had a net value of ,825 to the winner. Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Snap Back, starting for the first time since he was winner of a mile race at Arlington Park, in fast time, easily won the one mile Friar Rock Handicap that engaged only three other starters. C. V. Whitneys Halcyon raced to the place, and Great Gun, from Samuel D. Riddles Glen Riddle Farm Stable, was an easy third before A. C. Bostwicks Mate. There was not much to this running. Bell-izzi at once went into the command with Snap Back and, af ter having the son of Dunlin well clear, he took hold of his head to rate him along at a fast pace. Halcyon was going strongly in second place, and then came Great Gun, with Mate last of the four. This order was never changed. Leaving the back stretch, Halcyon moved up slightly on Snap Back, but when he hung Robertson went to the whip as the stretch turn was reached. The son of Broomstick appeared to sulk under the punishment, and Snap Back increased his lead. Great Gun and Mate were already well beaten. MATE BADLY BEATEN. Through the final furlong Snap Back galloped strongly, with no threat from the Whitney horse, and he was over the line the winner by a length and a half. The son of Broomstick had beaten Great Gun three lengths for the place, and Mate was another five lengths away, a soundly beaten last. One of the big thrills cf the day came in the short course steeplechase in which F. Ambrose Clarks Irish jumper, Irish Bullet, under a gruelling drive, outgamed Cherry Brandy, from the Greentree Stable, to win by a narrow margin. Half a dozen lengths back of the fighting pair, Gwladys Whitneys Blot saved third easily from Blue Banner. The time hung out was 4:11 and the course record is 4:11. When Rea, on Irish Bullet, had carried Cherry Brandy out rounding into the front field and in the drive to the finish, there was a claim of foul lodged by Collins but it was not allowed by the stewards. Continued on twentieth aaae.j FILLY DEFEATS COLTS Continued from first page. Seven raced, and one, Cawvoge, racing for Mrs. John Hay Whitney, came down with Charlie Mergler at the thirteenth fence. Mergler escaped injury but the horse was so badly hurt that Le was destroyed. From the drop of the flag, Rea went out with Irish Bullet and he led at all stages of the running. He was a bit rank and was fairly pulling Rea out of the saddle as he galloped along six lengths clear of the others. Mergler was taking Cawvogue back from the pace and Mrs. Whitneys old son of Jack Day was fighting against the placing. Then, when he was set down and asked to run he made the mistake that ended his racing career. Eric the Red was in second place for a turn of the field and Blot raced closely after him with Cherry Brandy and the others soon dropped back. Going to the last fence, Cherry Brandy was almost even with the Clark horse and moving on the outside. In the run home, the pair were closely lapped, with Cherry Brandy on the .outside. Then it was that Irish Bullet bore out rather badly, under the drive, and while there was no actual bumping, the Greentree jumper was naturally forced to go but himself. At the line, Irish Bullet still had his head in front and then followed the claim of foul which was not allowed. Blot had tired in the drive, to be beaten six lengths for the place, but he was fifteen lengths before Blue Banner. Mrs. Clyde Phillips Marcasite, by a rush through the stretch, was winner of the opening race, at one mile, which engaged platers. Mrs. W. R. Flemings Momo raced to second place and Charles H. Millers Jamison beat Filter for third. Filter was rushed away from the stalls at a sprinting clip and he was soon four lengths clear. Haggerson was in second place and then came Stepsister, just showing the way to Marcasite. Axentea was close at hand and barely leading Mack Sennett. Momo was being outrun in the early stages, while Night Patrol, as usual, was a distant trailer. In the back stretch Coucci rushed up with Stepsister until she reached second .place, but Filter was still well clear. Axentea moved with the Whitney filly, but Haggerson was dropping back slightly and Jamison improved his position, but both Marcasite and Momo were still well back of the pace. Before the stretch was reached Stepsister had dropped completely out of the contention and, after swinging for home, Filter tired greatly. Then it was that Marcasite started her rush that was to see her the winner. Momo followed the daughter of Runantell and the winning margin was only half a length. Jamison was well lapped on Momo, having easily outfinished the tiring Filter in the last sixteenth. William Ziegler, Jr.s Puchero completed a double for Clyde Phillips when he was an easy winner of the seven furlongs race that was the fifth offering. Maxwell Howards St. Stephens raced to second place and Cocked. Hat, from the Woodland Farm Stable, just beat Longford for third. St. Stephens was the one to set the pace and Mills rated Puchero along back of him, while Longford was outfooting the others, but the leading pair were going so well that it was apparent it would be a two-horse race. It was not until the stretch was reached that Puchero caught St. Stephens, but when he did it was all over. Once he had the son of My Play headed he came on to score by six lengths. St. Stephens saved second place by a length, while Cocked Hat, which had been racing fourth, outfinished Longford to take third by a nose. The others followed along in rather strung-out order.
