The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-21
TILE SEASON In SARATOGA.
PUGILIsTIC EycOryTER RETWEEN
HANCOCK IND PVFORp.
Free Fight in a fashionable nsrroom-

na-Fhq hiH OF frhny hNchr% -Spoths-
men iu uigh Feather.
SARATOGA, July 20.-At three o'clock this
afternoon Saratoga yes treated to q Gss,sEbs sen
saiion While Mr. Dabcock, the owror Of the horse
Helmbold, and Gen. Duiord. Joe Coburr, and
three otter spor smen inluginG in n bottle CT
wine, Gen. Bufold remarked that Mr.. Sabcock had
instructed the Jockey Of nemboid tc. Told him back,
and not speed him until the la, half mile of the
race. Mr.. Dubcock said
"Thats a lie; have nc.eer given my jockey any
instructions whatever"
NO sooner had ar. Babcock uttered these words
than the Ger<ra bounced upon him. Both then
clinched. Tney struggled for q few seconds and
dealt e.ch other several blows, when Joe Coburn,
tho. bartender and others separated them.
Tn less than 4 teen minutes the news Of the en-
counter SPREAD over Saratoga some said that Bah.
cocks head had been cut open BY Cen 8uiord
Others asserted that the General had been knocked
scnse.css By Babeoct and eould not recover. All
these rumors tended TO increase the excitement.
The sair Is the absorbing topic OF gossip in the ho
tells to-ni.Lt. As both gentlemen are thorough
breds, 1t would not be surprising icy should fight
duel. Think OF dnei in sHratoEai
Harry Genet, before leaving for New York, pur-
chased the horse Richard n. Connolly for $4,000.
Tie evening trains have poured into Saratoga tho
largest arrival yet OF tn season. The hotel pro-
prieturs have their hands full in finding nccomnoda-
| tons for their guests.
The next rrans ball NJ the season Is to be in the
new Congress Hall ball room on Friday NIGHT. 1t Is
much TO be regretted that the termination oia meet
ing characterized by the finest md most bri llunt
| racing ever witnessed on tae American turf. should
be marred by the grossly partial and suspicious de-
| cision OF tho lGos in the first rice. The
HORSE sn,prERs AND sroErs
were early on the ground and began betting heavily
| on PompCy Payne In the 1rst race Harry Genet,
| johnson, Babcock, Stokes, Morrissey, O'Donncl,
| Morris. Richards Gray, and other prominent
spoftsmen sanruine OF success and Offered TO
| woeor any amount % mo"eY on tle 'ay0rite. one
| OF tho knowing ones tod me. III y0u want to
| make money, be all you've got on Penney Payne
| Its Gead eue thing, aud nothing under the sun
can teat him." The excitement ,ruil. hi, race
the scenes attendant the race between llclmbold
and Hamburg; The mniiule a. Tue Track this
morning was immense Tie ladies' were prcs3t In
jul iCrce
GOV. HOFFMAN,
Lieut. -Gov. Beach, Commodore nderbilt, Belmont,
Commissioner Chr' man, State Treasurer Bristol,
Chief Justice Church. and Ruirs \. u. e., &c, An
drews occnpied seats on the graz d stand.
When the Lorses started, Chieot.ie quickly went
TO the 'front.' aud mnntaiued the lead nuti tie enl.
The a'orite on the otter hand ate mated between
down tie home stretch, both Pompey Payne and
Chiiicoiho were observed to lit positions. No no.
tice Of tie occurrence vas taken o. time. Chilli
Gothic oas.ly Won toe race, POm.cy laNnc being Sec
ond and Hilarity third. The outsiders chccrco lus
thy VI the rcsult, while the sports we're exceedingly
DowS Is THIS MOUTH.
The bets were paid over by the St kcholdors and
no enc ter momeut doubted but that Cdliicoihe
was tie vic or Abut ten minutes later. however
tic judges innt uuccd that the rider ul Chihcothe
had run foul OF roupey Pane, and that the latter
vas therefore tie winner oi tie race. AZ tLis an
nounccmcut the SPORTS claimed all bets. Which
accordin. TO the rules OF tho track icy were emit
tied 10. Tie outsiders, after consider sc swearing
and grumbng, paid their wagers, but declared that
II was nothing short or
mGr-nANDID ROBBERY.
About hundred thou send dollars changed anis
this IL vns openly asserted that judges
Themselves were interested In tae race to large
high feather, ana ieft Tor nome this afternoon with
out having 10 borrow money to pa lhcr hotel bills
PEELED do. IL tie avorite tad not been run IN by
the judges.
snd promise u be ore brilliant and better attend
ed tam those just ended.
TIE RACES.
The closing day turned out fine one, Ss the
great heat Of tie past three days had moderated.
inis made it better Ter tic horsss in running. The
track sinee S.;drday, whoa General Duke and
tile Danshee made ther great races, has eeeR in hne
order.
Everything favored great running. An the races
to-day were fol purses, with eighteen entries In
them tnd all caHo to TIC rosi in elch race US enter
10 Marion
The great expectation how ever wis the three mls
dash. Although II uas confidently thouyht that
Helmbolj won ID win: yet there Nere good ones
aqaipst him. and ali would blaze away against the
h,vOiite but the end showed that neHuold 10 stil
the horse par oroeHSnes OF tho day among those
above 'our years old. He won great race IN great
time aud came home in hand
TuE FIRST RACE.
This was for oil ages. uie and an eighth, 10
Which the entries Mere Hilarity, lhl,ly hloIe,
Chilicothe, Sir Archibald, Marion, Pompcy Payne,
Hurdlestoue, and Miesan. The oettag mace
Payne the ,avonte, with c,iiieothe second choice.
| Tie race was won o. Chihcothc, but taken from
HIN for ui.CEt d foul and gwen to Payne
SUMMARY.
E. aud "a e'sita' winners during the m'eIihs S''
vvnI5d n1eG Ssl rGnT Eny3o b h. years
Coy. Bow = lliarity, ch &, >ears, by Ausuanan.
Jos x! uoSn1Reilt Gbiico,he, 6r. c. years by lex
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e. b. GIa'a Gsd B3fy hA2nef S % years Oy
Dgi2TTa,s M, on e9 b. years by Lexington
w gt NSS-p q g ys4r' by Mickey
FSeF s dar 81 sir kfehiead' g. a.
Knric dam paisy ilS D s-Ha Observation-Disclosures.
povsr. dam nsSS iG5 TrA, oy Imp aoao
Ine-i;' al tue rate q l5if to Tie mile won oy Two
In the betting rompey fiyne was the favoii;e at
even and 10 to against ih1 field at the opening of
the beng, but just before tne start he was at TO
against The hsld 70 aiainst Chilisothe, 10 To-
| against Marion, - 10 against Biddy Malone, 10 10
1 against the field The result Of the produced
| great dissatisfaction.
The start was nom the middle OF the stretch, forty
stand and once around. Wien the horses go;
| word and were away, ChcOtle frontci aud made
| play for the race. Payne second, the Others
well up with the exception OF HurdlostOnc, who was
left ut the post only got started TO be long way
| out The rush brought thcui TO the stand, Chill
| Gothic leading two leugths, Palnc second and
| Biddy Malone third. Tie rest were well punched
| back three lengths. the pace was rafting. But
none OF them could get 10 to Chilcothe, and he led
around the turn sashinRy. PAYNE here was taken
Ia hand and went lcisueeiy, while biddy Malone
moved forward and made play But she could not
reach ChIlicothe. lie stu led at the quarter pole
two open lengths. Leaving the turn. there Was a
rush by all for the leader, aud all closed up. but the
pace, which Chlcobe did not suner 70 grow cold,
| soon told On most OF them. Payne rushed past
Biddy Malone and got second, while liilafity
placed herself beside Biddy and raced her strongly
At mid-stetch Payne had caught Chilieothe and was
soon head aud head with him. long pun stride
and stride followed, and at the halmile Payne led
neck yoked 10 Cnilicothe. the pSir lew around the
turn to lis midway, where Payne was overmarked
aud gave back; Chlievthe len MIN at once, and NJ
tbs head Of the home stretch was away two
open lengths. Hero Emile onChilico tao went
vide for clear position away rom Tie
inner rail. At once Payne pulled In and took the
Inner track. There WASH collision, and could have
been no interference BY Cnicothe with Payne. On
the stretch Payne made bis hnal rally, and Tor icW
rods drew toward Chilieo;he but be could not last.
Pnd giving under the pace, Chilicotho ran right