The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-02
SPORTING.
SARATOGA RACES

OF Thursday, given in the telegraph col
umns of THE GLOBE on Friday, we give
further particulars in reference thereto.
FIRST RACE.
The first race was for a purse of 5000
all ages one mile. Five horses started,
Quits Sunrise, Minnie W., Valleybroox
and Sue Ryder, the last pools sold showing
Minnie w. the favorite $500 Sunrise
1906; Sue Ryder 5000 Valeybrook $1O5
and Quits 1855.
Great disappointment was expressed by
the hackers of Crookford when il was an
nounced that she would not start in the
first race. Minnie w. was then regarded
as the favorite and in several pools sold at
odds against all other horses entered. At
ter several false starts the party got off
with Sunrise leading, Quits second, and the
rest punched, Sue Ryder being little to
the rear of all. AT the first quarter Quits
got half a length ahead of Sunrise, while
Minnie w. had worked up third, Valley
brook and Sue Ryder stringing. At the
half mile pole Winnie w. had slight lead,
with Quits hanging well on her flank, Sun
rise third The same order was held up to
and past the three-quarter pole, when Sun
rise exhibited beautiful burst of speed,
passing Quits and Minnie W., and going
under the cord length and half ahead of
the favorite, Quits third, Valleybrook fourth
and Sue Ryder fifth.
SECOND RACE.
This race was for purse of $500 all
ages two miles. Seven horses started,
Boss Tweed, John Mccormack, The
Nurse, Mate, Joe Daniels, Hubbard, True
Blue. In the pools, McDanicls' two sold
$500 Mate $3.50 True Blue $3.50: Nc
Cormack $55 Field SEQ.
The race excited much interest in conse-
quencc of the immense amount invested in
the pools. The manner in wi ch Joe Dan
iels won the Saratoga Cup made McDan-
iels' entry to be the favoritc Mate, San
ford's entry, however, gained many back
crs, and the owner of True Blue, John
Chamberlain and adherents bought True
Blue freely. At the start Boss Tweed took
the lead. Hubbard second and Joe Daniels
third. For the first mile Joe Daniels cut
out the running for Hubbard. The horses
passed under the string opposite the judges
stand in a bunch amid the cheers of the
spectators, Joe Daniels leading and Boss
Tweed second. Immediately after the race
really commenced it became evident that
either Mate or True Blue, who had been
making a waiting race of it, was bound to
prove the winner. At the half mile pole
Mate was ahead of Joe Daniels, closely at
tended by True Blue. Entering on the
home stretch, Mate was fully two lengths
ahead of True Blue The latter, with a
magnificent burst of speed, quickly cap
tured him, and then the grandest and finest
struggle that was ever witnessed on the
American turf, ensucd between the pair.
Head by head they raced along, the jockeys
plying the whip and spur and the specta-
tors utterly unable to determine which
was leading: True Blue, however, proved
the gaining horse, and managed, when
pushing under the string, to show his head
in front. An immense amount of money
changed hands on the race John Cham
berlain alone won over $1,000 The time
was the fastest ever made, beating that Oh
the 23d of May, 1871, by Lyttleton at Lex
ington (334t Lyttleton in that race car.
rying only 104 pounds against 10S carried
by True Blue, Thursday, as well as tho
time of Hegira, (334t.
True Blues time Thursday was the bes
two miles on record. The previous bes
time, with the weights up, being 3:34l
made by Lyttleton, at Lexington, KY, oil
the 23d of May, 1871, Lyttleton then being
| four years old and carrying 1914 pounds
Thus Saratoga now has the best three
quarters of mile, 1:16 made by Alarm las
year, the best mile and fullong LOO
made by Fanny Ludlow in 1869, Expert
ence Oaks having run the same distance
when three year old, with 107 pounds VI
in LORI two miles in 1924 by True Blue
and two miles and quarter in 1850 b.
Harry Bassett. True Blues first mile bein!
run Thursday in 1:46t and the second il
1:47.
The third race was hurdle race for al
ages, two miles, over eight hurdles.
Seven entries were made for this race
but five started. At the drop of the flag
after several false starts, the send off wa
taken by Donahue's Blind Tom, whc
took the first hurdle easily, but hal
length behind Boughrams Sorrel Dan. A
a rafting pace they passed round the lowe
turn, and at the second jump Littells Mar
Clark took the lead finely, followed b.
Blind Thomas, Sorrcl Dan falling, bu
speedily gaining footing and holding hi
position as third, and Lawrence's Villag
Blacksmith and Kirwin & Lloyd's Vile
following neck and-neck. AT the thir
hurdle, at the half mile, Village Black
smith and Wiley put themselves out of tn
race by stubbornly refusing to make tn
jump, the others keeping the same position
Blind Tom one hundred yards in advanc
of Mary Clark, with Sorrel Dan still fift
yards in the rear AS Blind Tom passe
the stand on his second mile hearty al
plausc greeted him. He had almost reacl
ed the quarter pole, as Mary Clark, tw
lengths ahead of Sorrel Dan, passed I'll
grand stand The fifth hurdle tumble
both horses and dismountcd the rider.
During the delay in mounting again, Bin
Tom was widening the gap. Tom final
came in half mile in advance of Mar
Clark and Sorrcl Dan third
RUTLAND RACES
During the Rutland races this week som
misunderstanding seems to have arisen /
reference to how the horse Tam O'Shantt
was entered at the races of the New Eng
land Agricultural Society, at Lowell, Las
September. While this horse was entere