Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-20
Race for the 11rs, Saratoga Cup,

From Wilkes Spirit of the Times, Of
August 10th, we take the following de-
-cription of the race for the first Saratoga
Cup:
Spectators are present to the number Of
more than 10000, all eager for the race.
The bugle sounds, and the horses are led
IN to the course and stripped. 1t is a
glorious moment, delicious as the peeling
If the p~rize-6ghters, when pickpockets
and the police are both absent. Gilpat.
rick, in the orange and crimson Of Mr..
Hunter. mounts the bold Kentucky. whose
ine appearance and grand air impress the
aides. Abe, resplendent as some Prince
# Ethiop, in the green and gold Of Mr..
McGrath, vaults into the saddle of the red
Torse Rhinodine. Young Burgoyne. in
he corn color Of Mr.. Watson. springs up
m Captain Moore, and away they go to
axe a breathing gallop. which shall open
heir wind mills, and make them timber
as eels while strong as serpents.
THE RACE.
The start was from the quarter-pole.
Kentucky had the inside. Rhinodine
was next, and Captain Moore to the out.
The former is q capital horse to get away
from the score, and he jumped off in the
lead. Rhinodine was in close attendance
and Captain Moore about a length behind.
The chestnut horse is famous for bursts Of
speed as well as staying power OF q high
rate for a long distance, and Abe had or
ders to take the track If he could. Con-
.equently the pace was hot from the start,
he first quarter being u in 26 s., and
kentucky going by the stand'with Rhino-
line at his girths. Captain Moore lay
four lengths behind. At the quarter-pole
Rhinodine's head was on Kentucky's hip,
and 1t seems clear that the former could
not outrun him. They ran in this way to
the half mile, Captain Moore still waiting
on them and going just as fast as they.
Burgoyne was riding with rare skill and
judgment for so young q lad. On the
lower turn he drew q length nearer to the
leading horses, and Rhinodine fore-reach-
ed O trihe toward Kentucky's head. But
this was the last hopeful effort of the red
horse. He probably hit his foreleg. On
the stretch, Captain Moore shut up the
daylight, passed R~hinodine above the
draw gate and was "nose and tai" with
Kentucky at the stand. The time here
was 2 m. l23 g., the mile from the stand
round having been run in l m. 461 s. AT
the quarter pole, Kentucky's lead was q
length. On the backstretch, Burgoyne,
still riding beautifully. made a determined
effort to feel of Kentucky. At the half
mile pole Captain Moore's head was ut
the hip of the Grand Seignor, but it
was "thus far canst thou come and no
Rhinodine was now out Of
the race. On the lower turn Billy took
a little pull for another dash on the home
and Kentucky, keeping the pace
good, daylight appeared between them.
When we'll in the stretch, Burgoyne made
his last effort, Captain Moore responded
nobly and shut out the glare of the day
but Kentucky was not to be overtaken.
He won by a length with his ears pricked,
amidst tremendous applause. Captain
Moore was also loudly cheered, and he
well deserved it. The last mile was I'm.
iss., the two miles, 3m. 354s., the whole
dash, Am. lbs. This is thirteen and a half
seconds to the furlong, within a small
West Australians time at As
cot. two miles and a halt. was Am. BE-,
which is thirteen seconds to the furlong,
near as possible. He was then four
years old and carried ll9 h., while Ken
lucky carried lo4 ID. We estimate that
the hills on the Ascot Course would at
least Offset the turns at Saratoga, and
therefore the Vests is much the best per-
Torrance. But then comes the fact that
Kingston drove him home, while Ken
lucky did not appear to be doing his ut
most at any period of the race. His easy
and commanding stride carried all before
it, and he never seemed thoroughly
stretched out, even when holding the clip
ping Rhinodine at his girths and hips. in
the first quarter and first round mile. We
might have Instituted other comparisons,
but our opinion of Kentucky is 80 high
that we went to West Australians Ascot
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