New-York tribune., 1874-08-15
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TILE TIRE.


MR. BFIMoST's TIME MATCH AT SARATOGA - HIS
HORSE GRAY PLANET WINS THE MATCH AND
MAKES THE FASTEST TIME on RECORD.
trpox THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
SARATOGA, Aug. 14.-The time match took
place to-day The morning dawned dull and threaten
ing that rain appeared imminent. and one anticipated
that the match. the conditions of which required good
day as well a good track would come of But at 10
O'Clock officially announced in the Club Doii-room
that the time would take place, the trainer Of Mr
Bemont's horse Gray Planet having informed Mr.
Wheatey the clerk OF the that he would start
his horse the match against time. Accordingly MI
Wheaey ordered the track keeper to put the course III
order by narrowing and scraping IT, and puohc an
nouncement was made that the race would take piaCe
between u o'clock M and p. A race against tlme'
with only one horse running. has no attraction lor
ladies' and the short notice given afforded little time ior
the preparation OF elaborate tOIlettes. Consequently
the attendance mainly confined 20 the leEIlma'o
turfmen who miss an opportunity OF wl'heSSihe
the performances Of racehoses or or turning an hohes
penny" in the way Of speculation. AT midday
some 700 or 500 people assembled on the track ana
poo selling began immediately. The betting was IN
favor OF time for it thought that the murky Amos
phere combined with the strong breeze that was Do"
ing was against the horse The average ODDS were sIoO
70 $50 on time beating the horse. Al 1880 p m GRAY
Planet with the cevor English Jockey Evans MI bei-
mont's first rider in the saddle, accompanied DY MS
stable companion Babylon who was to run with MN 'he
first half mile appeared on the ready 10 start
The match was on the following conditions MT
Belmont bet Mr.. Louis l.. Loriaru s|V" 'n''
his horse GRAY Planet years old. ny f-anet ou' VI
Eacless BY Glencoe, could run one me III l'fSt ' , M
additional $50 that he coud run 'ue ll.c 80. 80 rc T.,
ing no mounds both bets play or paw dhu tAo O0 ~
be run during two meetings at saratoga r,,. -o
The nreyiOus turf performances o. Gray Planet were
such as To warrant the belief that ne Nould accom- n
at,hat time ar. Daniel J. CrOnse OF CmlHc9he ne ONO,
who had bought MIN when yearllns AZ M slr
rItT hin Ft-f M
vas i'm the Cnampagne stakes, AZ the jerome faIA t'
Meeting of that year whlen ne Won Ves "aJ m the
large field OF opponents His next appearance Was III te
AnnieswOOd stakes, for twOyeaI-ols' az =. -
wneu lie was again VICTORIOUS, US @ a 49, , ralenf owner
/ Mr. A Belmont HIS first appearance AZ a shIeS 60 az
old was jne Jersey Derby al Long Dr.nVn, 49, T1s
ran third 10 Meteor and Joe Daniels A the JsIvIo J
PARK fall meeting he beaten for me jerome sIAes,
and his three-year performances were NOT ol nsh
order At four years old ne won two races mato1 s
| against Ophea haf-mie heats, ana made a % HTau
49, v5ttb Enrkskn I'M a mile aud half dash at sara
ina Ar the Jerome Park Fall meeting he was DeaieH
by a head by Joe Daniels III hlIe uls, III III Ing
| ~ il season ne haA not run in public until to-day
In the dr,t half ule GRAY Planet accompanied by
AR ,nnnf's thrce-year-od colt Babylon ana by hlng
4madens in the last half mile AT The very nrst at
1snnIi the word was given Evans sending Gray Planet
a a tremendous rate, WIN baoy ION loe ,oNe 10
in tae rear the quarter pole as ne passed IT, tHe M
timekeepcrs chrouOueers recorded 20 seconds ana 1Ot
seconds as the haf mile was passed. hng ANA i Us
pn Win unabated speed Gray Planet pursued his
course with his stable companion tOllHS hOpelesI
I1 ,ai1nt ,ly On sped Gray Planet, ana as he came
| rushing up the hOmestretcA, anna the tnitusi
astic cheering OF his hackers who now tet assuIcu O4
winning (Or at the tlTcequaTter pole me chrohotle
Of the tluers recorded I:l6 leaving nun penb oi ma
n for Inc last aud a. he passed under me
srIn A tumultuOUs burst Of cheering broke from tie
ce which rene wed again aui asi a7 que
timers lun- the official record OF l'42s MS Is tH
fastest time record On the American uT IN It-- W
Alarm made TINS course IN l5ll ana ol S!I!AF On
mad Al lea in June last IN the second neat o. ii'
best race having previously stood without parallel
NJ Re- orr was NOT present 70 witness the triumph OF
bis t9vnTIe horse as ne is now slOurning al Newport
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY's RACES AT sARATOGA-IHE
POOL SELLING.
! SARATOGA, Aug. 14.-Three races are on the
programme tomorrow. The first Is da5h oil one ni'o
and an eighth for purse Of 500, for which sdlle wat
son Governess Ida Wells. Fadladeen, PIcoio. Lizzie
Lucas. krastus Corning, Maise, and saracen are en-
tered In the second mile and three quarters
free handicap the accepances are Catesoy 9s pounds
B. G. Carver, IS pounds, and Galway, 93 pounds In
the third race, hurdles Geo. West Mary ClaIk'
vesuvius, aud Daylight entered. Pools sell as
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