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Show CHICAGO III FORGE I AT SARATOGA RACES " I Bat Masterson Writes His Gos-J ; sip of the Turf From the New York Meeting. At. fl BY W. B. (BAT) MASTEESON. . ' SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 28. In a. f sporting way Chicago is well represented, ,1 at the Spa. Chicago Is quito a sporty village nnd some real live sportsmen oc-, 91 caslonally wander away from the wlndyi i jH 'H Paddy Ryan, -whoso rating in Chicago sporting circles Is of the highest. Is a visitor here. Mr. Ryan ca.mc to Sara-toga Sara-toga when the race meeting opened and' has more than held his own since ho came, and that Is quite an achievement! ; lM when the great number of wise persons' who are now here Is taken into consld-1 - IH oration. Preston M. Burch. trainer for Harry" Larnont, celebrated his birthday Satur- 1 'H day by dropping a good sized bank roll on the races. He failed to pick a winner 1 jl during the entire day. The popular '1 young trainer from Washington, however, .M recouped his losses when Martinez, rac-lug rac-lug under the white, red and black silks. defeated First One nnd Barley thorpe In the mile handicap. Martinez raced. Hko a real good horse and won on the bit. ;H Mr. Larnont beat the race forty ways from tho Jack. George C. Bennett, the Memphis turfman, is hero but taking : things easy. Mr. Bennett docs not re-, gard the racing outlook in the south as! ' very encouraging. ," "It will be some time, in my opinion, before we will havo horse racing on tho : southern circuit." said he "I will be in the east next summer with a two-year- ! H old out of Dlshablle that will' make tho ! two-year-olds In training look like theyi were hitched to a po6t and when I got at1 the bookies they will wish Governor! 'H Hughes was a good friend of theirs." I iH Col. A. W. Hamilton, one of the oldest tlH presiding judges In the country, dropped In for a visit among th,e old friends tho 1 other day Judge Hamilton Is regarded In racing circles as ono of the moBt cap- 'M able officials In the business. When Colonel Hamilton was in tho stand, owners, trainers and Jockeys nil looked allko to him and he was a smart IH horseman indeed who succeeded in put- H ting anything over on tho colonel that was not In strict accordance with the rulo3 of honest racing. |
