The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-04

u. SARATOGA RapEs Qr1ek Inn. Aaousn..
fhe race Which to6g blaze i'll sarrlopn. ~ .Y
on Thursday fos7tfe $500 PURSE Two miles
i0r OIL ages, Is described as having been yery
exciting and The fastest ioa record. The mi.
result: ST; N WIG oluel VI ,, sne
John F. Chnmberlin's. BIC. irrue Blue 'bv
lexington, dam Balloon 4sFyears old iRar.
heeo, l; M. II. Sanford's b. 6. Mate hy s,,a
tfaiian, dam Matte Gross. j. years old no.
Ward), 2; ID. Mcdaniel o. Co.,scb Hmb-
nard, by Planet, dam Minute Mansfield M.
Sabe), 3; D. MeDanielf d. Cog oh. n
Daniels. by Australian, dam Dolly Carter 4
years old IF. Cray, 4 Rice, & McCnrmac1,s
Oh. z. John Mccormack, by Hiawatha Dan,
Rapid Amp, 8 years old IA. Robinson, : !.
Carroll u Coars b. [. The Nurse. bv A,,s,r -
lian, dam Zone, years old (Rithardsonl e.
e. j. Alloway's br. b. Boss Tweed. nv hsta'
rold, dani Alabama, years old (Hazard1. !.
Time, 1924. tlli-7 i ' :
The betting was in favor of 10 Daniels
Mate standing, next, and True Blue third on
the list. "A correspondent says:
BOSS Tweed took the lead at the start
Hubbard second, 10 Daniels. third True
Blue fourth, The Nurse fifth, Mate sixth
Mccormack seventh. At. the quarter mole
Boss Tweed and 10 Daniels were running
head and head, The Nurse third, Meteor.
mack fourth, Mate fifth, True Blue sixth.
Hubbard seventh. This quarter was run In
twenty'six and a half seconds. AT the half.
mile POLE. which was passed in fifty.tbree
seconds, Boss Tweed led neck, 10 Daniels
second, four lengths ahead OF The Nurse,
who was two lengths in advance of Mate,
the latter half length ahead of True Blue,
Hubbard sixth, Mccormack seventh. The
horses ran without any change around the
lower turn and part Of the way up the home
stretch. AS they passed under the wire 10
Daniels was neck in front of Boss Tweed.
Mccormack third, Mate fourth, The Nurse
NTH, True Blue sixth, Hubbard seventh, and
all so closely punched that it seemed almost
Impossible for them to run without interfer.
ing with each other. The time of the mile
was 1:4S4. At the quarter pole 10 Daniels
led by head, Boss Tweed second, hair a
length in advance of Mccormack, who was
one length ahead of Mate, the latter neck
ahead OF True Blue, Hubbard close up, The
Nurse dropping way. Time, 2:I4.
Going down the buck stretch the pace was
sharp. and many changes took place. Mate
ran to the front, followed by True Blue.
10 Daniels third, Hubbard fourth, Boss
Tweed fifth, Mccormack sixth, The Nurse
seventh. The mile and half were made in
2:403. These positions were maintained
around the lower turn, and ut the half-milc
pole the race seemed to rest between Mate
and True Blue. As the horses came into
| the home stretch 10 Daniels retired in favor
of Hubbard, who made gallant dash after
| the leaders, but he could not oyertake them.
| The struggle was most exciting between
Mate and True Blue, and it continued until
they passed under the wire, True Blue VIM
ming by half length. The mastery riding
| of Barbee on True Blue and Hayward on
Mate will never be forgotten by those who
witnessed the race. Hubbard was beaten
two lengths, 10 Daniels fourth, Mccormack
| fifth, The Nurse sixth, Boss Tweed seventh.
| The time of the two miles was 3:3a3 the
fastest ever made by one second and three
quarters, tho next best time being that OF
Lyttetun, which was 3:343.