New-York tribune., 1873-08-01
SARATOGA RACES.
THE FOURTH DAYS SPORT.

SUNRISE WINS THE MILE DAsH-TRUE BLUE TIE
Two-MLE DASH IN THE FASTEST TINE on
RECORD, AND BLIND TOM THE HURDLE RACE.
SARATOGA, July 31.-Delightful weather,
large and fashionable attendance and unusually exci
ing sport, distinguished the fourth days racing oil the
Saratoga Association. The ladies' stand was
filed TO its utmost capacity with gay
assemblage. whose charming toilets enhanced
the brilliaDcy Of the scene. The sun shone bright
| and clear in the blue sky above, his sultry
rays tempered by deciousy cool breeze. The course
in excellent order for running being both safe ana
fast the recent rains having rendered 1t quick ana
elastic. The Judges OF the day j. d. Wlthers, NJ
H. sandford, and W. boswell, three OF the most proni-
nent urimen in the country. The timers were Messrs
Travers, Camack and whaley, Charles Wheatiy aeuns
| as starter aud clerk Of the course.
| The first race was dash of mile, for which MI
Grinstead's gray colt Cr0ckfOrd, the winner OF the
hree-quarter mile dash on the second day, IN Whcn
Harry Bassett had sustained sensational defeat hau
been entered and made the avorte at odds against the
field but being found lame this morning, he was with-
drawn In his absence, the urfmen selected Mlnnlc '"
his place TO win, but Sunrise upset all their cacua-
| tOns by beating her cleyery. The second race
! two mile dash, won by j. +. Chamoerhns
horse True Blue after Of the finest races ana py TWO
seconds the fastest witnessed on the American
turf The McDanies confederacy started two, Hubbard
and Joe Daniels the latter make the running for the
former; Mr. Sanford started Mute; Mr. Chambern True
| Bue Rice & Mccormack the colt John Mccormack
C. A. Alloway his new purchase, Boss Tweed, and Car
roll & Cour the Nurse. The representatives or the Con
federacy stable had the call in the betting, while Mr
sanord's horse Mate had strong body OF supporters
being firmly backed alike by his owner and the public
with whom he has always been fayore. True Blue
was also backed by his owner and a few personal
| friends to win several thousand dollars
at tempting odds, Mr. Chambern making
no secret Of his horses excellence and the great chance
he had OF winning this race. openly declaring that II
True Blue was beaten the winner would nave TO peat
93l The race was one Of the finest witnessed;
Joe Daniels with Boss Tweed Tapped on him. making
the running a strong pace to assist Hubbard, Win
whom the stable intended 10 win. inst as they had done
in the Cup with Joe Daniels when Harry Basse cut
out the work. Toddy these tactics did not answer for
although he carried the field along at a tre-
mendous pace for mile and quarter.
which was run in 2l4. he killed both his own and Hub
bards chance doing, and for the last half mile
True Blue Mate the only horses really in the
race Mate took the lead the back stretch and led
True Blue clear length the turn into the quarter
stretch; half way up Barbee brought True Blue on with
n determined rush, and the struggle between the two
English "artists In the saddle" Hayward on Mate
and Barbee on True Blue. remarkably
fine True Blue lasting the longest, and
winning splendid race by length, Mate beating Hub
bard by three lengths The time of this race, s:S2! is
the fastest on record with weights up beating by two
seconds Lyttleon's hitherto unequaed time Of S:3ii
made on the Lexington course Kentucky, the fastest
track in the United States May p, ISL Hesira, 1t Is
true when four years old two miles in 334i, but
she only carried feather weight III pounds so that True
Blues performance in this race is lmmeasurably the
best at this distance the records Of the American
turf As q matter OF record the time Of the quarters
OF this race is given belOw