Show the be Curt Curf WON BY FOUR LENGTHS Saratoga Handicap Worth Easily Won by Francesca Saratoga N Is Y Y Aug 4 Charles F Dw Francesca won the handicap the feature race of the Saratoga associations opening days sport this afternoon Herbert was second and Articulate third The tIm for the mile mUe and was very ery fast that the track although alth ugh dried out considerably was in inclined Inclined dined to be cuppy Blues was the fao Ite lie with the Dwyer pair Ethics and Francesca coupled In the betting second choices The field numbered eleven Articulate was first away aw y from Cram the post but Lord Pepper P and Blues outran him to the turn Blues went to the front going down the back stretch str and opened d up a agap agap agap gap of five ive lengths Francesca gradually gradually ally nil worked his way into second position and closing on Blues after the stretch was reached and drawing away won on handily by four tour lengths Herbert second five flo lengths before Articulate Advance Guard TV was as fourth and Carbuncle fifth fUth close up Blues collapsed completely nearIng the tho finish Ethics Roxane Nones and Reins Relna were never factors aft after after a t tor er or the first had been traversed Summary First race sweepstakes seven furlongs Hermis won Monograph second Maud Gonne Gonno third Time Second race the Ballston cup steeple steeplechase steeplechase steeplechase chase for hunters two miles and a halt half Borough won Self Protection second third Third race the Flash stakes slakes for yo r olds 01 18 five and a half Judith Campbell won Charles Elwood second Sergeant third Time Fourth race aJ the Saratoga handicap n for t or r and eup up one mile e and three sixteenth Francesca 97 H Michaels S ir to tol 1 i and 7 1 to 6 8 Won on Herbert L Smith 12 to 1 I and 4 to 1 second Lynn 7 to 1 third Time Advance Guard Carbuncle Blues Ethics Roxane Nones ones Lord Pepper and Reina also ulso ran ren Fifth race nice selling five fhe and a half halt fur furlongs longs won Dark Planet sec see second seCond ond Gloriosa third Time Sixth race raceS selling one mje Vincennes won Bluff Drummond Dr third Tima I |