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PE DAUGHTER AGAIN Scores Greatest Victory of Career - in Saratoga Special. Dark Secret Accounts for Merchants and Citizens Handicap, and Cherry Brandy Jumping Feature. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.f Aug. 12. Wise Daughter won her greatest race here this afternoon, when she beat the best colts that could be mustered against her in the Saratoga Special. Dark Secret, from the Wheatley Stable, showed a return to his best form when he was winner of the Merchants and Citizens Handicap, and Cherry Brandy carried the silks of the Greentree Stable to victory in the North American Steeplechase Handicap. These were the features of the Saratoga Association sport that attracted the largest crowd of the meeting. When Wise Daughter carried Frederick A. Burtons silks to an impressive victory in the Saratoga Special she added ,500 to her score and it made the third successive running of the famous sporting stakes where a filly has beaten the colts. Last year it was Happy Gal that whipped the best that could be sent against her and the year before C. V. Whitneys miss Top Flight was the winner. Wise Daughter never left the result in doubt and she was past the line winner by a comfortable margin, with Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Singing Wood taking second place from Warren Wrights Hadagal and George X. Wideners Kawagoe was fourth. Following these were Joseph E. Wideners maiden, Peach Chance, the Greentree Stables Black Buddy, Alex Gordons Sir Thomas and C. V. Whitneys Sainted. UNUSUAL DELAY AT START. There was an unusual delay at the post and Singing Wood gave more trouble than any of the others, but the start was a good one. Wise Daughter had the inside position and while Singing Wood was first to show as the barrier rose the filly almost at once had him headed. Gilbert, racing close to the rail, permitted the daughter of Wise Counsellor to step right along at her best pace, which carried her into an early lead of two lengths. Before the stretch was reached Wise Daughter had increased her lead to three lengths and she was racing along well within herself. In the stretch Singing Wood raced gamely to hold the others safe, but Wise Daughter was safely past the line the winner by three lengths. Singing Wood beat Hadagal a length for place, and Kawagoe was another length and a half away. Though rain threatened until shortly before the running of the first race, the skies cleared and conditions were ideal for racing. There was another long delay in the Merchants and Citizens. It was a gallop of a mile and three-sixteenths, and, naturally, started in front of the stands. Snap Back and Osculator were the chief offenders, but eventually Cassidy had the eight away in good alignment. Osculator was hustled into the lead by Coucci going to the first turn, and he was followed by Dark Secret. Watch Him was racing third, and then came the three-year-old Golden Way. MILLS GOOD JUDGMENT. Before the turn out of the back stretch was reached, Osculator began to tire, and there Watch Him was rushed to take command. Mills followed him with Dark Secret, "but when Steffen set the pace too hot for comfort, Mills eased back slightly without surrendering second place. Golden Way was at the heels of Dark Secret, and the three, drew away into a lead of four lengths over the others. Watch Him held to the lead around the turn and into the stretch, but Dark Secret was right at his heels and Golden Way was hanging to the contention doggedly. Then a furlong out Mills called on Dark Secret and he ranged alongside the pacemaker. Watch Him had given his best, but Dark Secret drew away to be winner by two and a half lengths. The Greentree Stables Cherry Brandy ran Continued on twenty-third page. WISE DAUGHTER AGAIN Continued from first page. a game race to be winner of the North American Steeplechase Handicap and it added another ,425 to his score. Inception, making his first start of the year for Mrs. Rigan McKinney and ridden by her husband, was second, with L. E. Stoddard, Jr.s Blue Banner beating John Sanfords Ivory II., an added starter, for the short end of the prize. There were two mishaps in the running when Cree, racing for F. Ambrose Clark, went down at the front field liverpool with Lambert the second turn of the course and at the following fence Mrs. Clarks Crumpler went down with Charlie Smoot. Hamptoniari and Blue Banner were thel two that were sent out to set the pace, and 1 Ivory LT. was racing after them with Inception rating along not far away. Crumpler and Blot were taken back from the pace and they were in the rear, but both galloped along strongly. Blue Banner hung right to Hamptonian until he had the son of Star Hampton beaten, but it had cost an effort. Ivory II. was running strongly in third position and Mr. McKinney followed with Inception. G. Smoot still had Blot under a stout restraint and he was far back of the pace. ,
