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AMERICAN MILE RECORD TIED Fairy Wand Wins the Delaware Handicap at a Mile in 136 15 Sun Briar Barely Beaten in the theBace Bace He Won Last Tear Big Field in First Bace BY J L DEMPSEY DEMPSEYSARATOGA SARATOGA SPRINGS X Y August The Delaware Handicap having a guaranteed value of 3500 and a net value to the winner of 2075 was the outstanding feature of todays racing offering and it was productive of one of the best contests seen here with victory going to Fairy Wand by the narrowest of margins over the Kilmer pair Sun Briar and Exterminator with a crack band bringing up the rear The GJf ford Cochran filly showed a tremendous flight of speed and held sway practically from the start Hummer her rider contributing largely to her success by the splendid riding he gave her when Sun Briar made his challenge Sun ftriar with his impost of 128 pounds was kept restrained by Bill Knapp for the first threequarters and when called on after rounding the stretch turn seemed fully able to pass the flying leader but his stride slackened ia MeHast aixteeHtti iBaa JuStf when he was expected to take the lead he tired a trifle and the filly led him to the finish Exterminator was pressing the pair closely near the finish and was going fastest Hollister also came with a rush in the stretch and might have been the winner under a stronger ride and at a longer distance The Porter with an impost of 125 pounds was outrun from the start having likewise been away poorly There was some comment by the Kehtuckians that this horse should be conceding weight to Extermi ¬ nator whereas in Kentucky Exterminator was constantly giving him a concession concessionBETTER BETTER RACE THAN LAST YEAR YEARThe The time of the race 130 equals the American mile record and was first made here in Jhe same race by Sun Briar last year Sun Briars effort this afternoon was vastly better than his race last year when he ran In 136 for on that occasion he had up only 113 pounds and today he had fifteen pounds more The Kilmer pair were the outstanding favorites but Fairy Wand llol lister The Porter and Hannibal were not lacking in supporters supportersOvercast Overcast skies threatened a downpour and prom ¬ ised to mar the sport but excepting for Intermit ¬ tent light showers the rain held off throughout the afternoon What little moisture feU was bene ¬ ficial to the course for it made the track lightning fast Aside from the Delaware Handicap which really brought together a star band of cracks the re ¬ mainder of the card was not one to enthuse over for good class horses were conspicuous by their ab ¬ sence Despite the lack of features there was no falling off in attendance On the contrary the regulars were augmented by many firsttime visi ¬ tors to these parts partsFor For the first time during the meeting favorites fared fairly well and the extensive support ac ¬ corded to all the winners entailed a healthy loss for the price quoters RECORD ENTRY FOR INITIAL RACE RACEThe The record number of thirty were carded in the initial dash Its conditions were such as to secure the attention of every owner with an ordi ¬ nary racer It had French claiming attachments that is a carded starter could be claimed before the race but his transfer then to another establish ¬ ment automatically barred him from starting in the race The rule also provides the claiming of a horse after the race Two horses Bandymo and Teddy Rousseau were claimed before the race re ¬ spectively by Sam Louis and C Boisson The claiming price in each instance was 121 St Queiitin under an alert ride by Ensor was the luckiest at the start and the early speed he had kept him out of trouble all the way and he won with ease from Thos F McMahoii with Alvord in third place John Jr was the one most favored among the big band but C Howard and that horse formed a bad betting combination combinationCapt Capt Ral Parr added another purse to his credit when his Smart Guy ridden by C Robinson took 11 band of twoyearolds into camp and won witli consummate ease from Beck and Call and Cormoran Smart Guy had to overcome some early difficulties but succeeded in saving mucli ground on the turns and he drew out steadily in the stretch to win as his rider pleased pleasedThe The Harry Payne Whitneyowned Afternoon In Albert Simons division made a splendid showing in the dash that brought fourteen fillies to the post at fiveeighths She was one of the rear guard to leave the barrier but mowed down the leaders and gaining steadily succeeded in passing into the lead an eighth from the finish and held Continued on third page AMERICAN MILE RECORD TIED Continued from first page I her own in the final drive to win from Violet Tip with Betty J just managing to beat Beaming Beauty by a nose for third place The Whitney representatives consisting of Afternoon and Rowes Hud were the favored ones in the race with AV R Coes pair Masked Dancer and Sweet Music also coming in for a good deal of attention Sweet Music was to all intents out of it as a result of her poor sendoff and Masked Dancer also was away none too well and had to lose much ground by racing wide Troxlers vigilance at the barrier on Hetty J almost resulted in his stealing the race for lie managed to secure a long lead in the first liiarter that threatened a runaway victory for the filly but she was not good enough and began tiring near the end endOath Oath was an overwhelming choice in the second race and he made good in decisive style but his backers were given an anxious period when one of the patrol judges reported to the stewards that Kelsay rider of the winner had offered interfer ¬ ence to Simpson on The Desert just before reaching the last turn The stewards interrogated Kelsay and Simpson as to the incident and Kelsays ex ¬ planation was that Simpson had attempted to leg lock him when he attempted to rush Gath into the lead and Simpsons failure to desist caused Kelsay to shove him off The stewards allowed the result to remain according to the original placing of Gath Hong Kong and Leap Frog FrogSmart Smart Guy and Beck and Call both in for an entered price of 1000 were claimed by their respective owners Smart Guy being advanced to 2715 and Beck and Call to 17CO 17COHuttontrope Huttontrope which made such a splendid showing against Orestes yesterday was an outstanding favorite in the maiden race that closed the card and he made good in easy style after having led for the entire distance Vexatious being his closest follower at the end with War Rocket just getting up in time to overhaul the others for third place Vulcanite wns expected to be dangerous iu the race but he had scant chance after the start and was far back until well along in the stretch where he came with a great rush when called on onJockeys Jockeys Knsor and Troxler were the first of the riders to lie disciplined and were eacli suspended for live days by the starter for disobedience at the post postClarence Clarence Buxton is the latest to announce an in ¬ tention of shipping to Kentucky this year and is reserving Sasin for the Cup races to be run at Lexington Louisville and Latonia LatoniaSENNINGS SENNINGS PARK GOES TO NEW OWNER OWNERMose Mose Goldblatt received Larry Waterburys chock today for 25000 and Sennings Park was trans ¬ ferred to the Kentucky Stable presided over by I T Chinn and trained by Thos Harmon Gold ¬ blatt was reluctant about selling the horse Right now in his present form Sennings Park is the equal of any threeyearold said GoMblatt and I consider him a cheap horse even t the big price he sold for t tO O A Bianchi who bred Sennings Park was an arrival this morning from Lexington and at once was besieged by easterners for a price on Jim Gaffney sire of Sennings Park Dont know who the parties are tha want him said Bianchi but I gave them a price on the horse and if they meet my terms they can have him Bianchi will remain over for the yearling sales which begin tonight tonightjT jT II Loucheim whose St Quentin won the opening race this afternoon has had four young ¬ sters sired by his stallion Granite sent here from the J S Barbee Glen Helen Stud The youngsters will be broken and trained by C F Clark ClarkBonnie Bonnie Mary and Carmandale have been added to the schooling list because of their bad post be ¬ havior haviorFell Fell Swoop will be out of training for at least two weeks as a result of an abscess which required an operation on him himJockey Jockey Loftus was to have ridden The Porter in the Delaware Handicap but W S Kilmers deci ¬ sion to Start Sun Briar and Exterminator In the race prevented the rider from taking the mount an tlie Schorr representative as Kilmer has third call in Loftus Services and he was forced to have the leg ni on Exterminator ExterminatorROSE ROSE OF AUTUMN TURNED OUT OUTRobt Robt McKeever has sent Rose of Autumn to Red Bank X J to be turned out for the sum ¬ mer Slie has a leg ailment that will necessitate the application of firing irons ironsCol Col W E Applegate has sent word to friends here that lie will delay his arrival until about August 15 He is at present in Cincinnati CincinnatiP P J Hanlonone of the prime movers in the for ¬ mation of the Kentucky Jockey Club and one of its liresent directors was an arrival Saturday morning and will make an indefinite stay stayFrank Frank D Weir was an arrival with his string of eight horses including Old Rosebud and Jack Hare Jr The latter has undergone an operation for throat trouble and gives promise of a return to the form that previously distinguished him as ranking with the best of his years yearsJames James McLaiighlin who is now serving as one of the Jockey Club patrol judges received a check for 30 today iMing a forfeit payment in a race won by one of his horses in 1909 1909Harry Harry Morrissey former starter on Kentucky tracks and now owner of Kemplaiid Farm near Lexington Ky was among todays arrivals and will remain over to witness the sales of yearlings here and enjoy the racing James Fitzsinimons came from Xew York this morning with twelve horses that he Intends to race Eighteen others that he lias under his care were left at Aqueduct and Gravesend
