Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-03
THE SARATOGA CUP.
The Event Of the Season.
Dead Heat between Preskness and
springbOk - Unprecedented Time
and Endurance.

Dead Heat between Preskness and
springbOk - Unprecedented Time
and Endurance.
New York Tribune, July 80.
The Saratoga Cup Race is dash ofthree
and quarter miles fO- 81, 200 stake, ad-
ded to a sWeepstake Of $50 each, play or
pay. There we're % nominations and
seven starters. Madge was Withdrawn,
leaving the favorite Springbok to do the
work for the Mcdaniel stables. The fol-
lowing pools were among those sold:
McDanie1's Springbok, 114 lbs. .s175 $500 $1,000
McGrath's Bennington, los lbs. 100 40 $50
Puryear's Rutherford, los lbs;
Gr1nstead, los lbs.......:...... g 80 200
Sanford's Preakness. ia lbs..... 40 10 go
BelmOnt's OlitipG, SOY lbs...... 80 lS5 &5
Litterls Yildidle, ia l6s....... Is 40 go
The vast thrODg of spectators was rest
less with expectation as the horses appeared
at the three-quarter post, and scored three
or four times without efecting a start. A
gentle hustle and cries of "he,e they
come" followed hard upon the dropping of
the flag. Rutherford was the first to show
at the front, with Wild Idle second, Freak
ness third, Pennington fourth, and the
others punched, close behind. In this or.
der they passed the grand stand,
and entered upon the first full mile, run
ming at a lively pace for the outset. Wild
Idle made dash at the first quarter pole,
and wrestling first place from Rutherford,
struck prodigiOus stride, that compelled
the other horses. to quicken their pace, as
Wild Idle was fast increasing on his ad-
vance of two and a half lengths. At the
half mile post PTeakness went forward
and Tapped Rutherford, who was draw
ing up close to Wild Idle. The
other horses were running in close order,
two lengths behind. The dash down the
home stretch was made at great speed, and
Wild Idle, who continued to lead, was
greeted with round of applause. Freak
ness dashed by with determined pace and
firm hold on second place, which Ruther-
ford had ceased to menace by falling back
to third, Pennington fourth, Spnngbok
fifth, Olitipa sixth, and Grinstead seventh.
After the first quarter of the last mile had
been run the best Of the field got to work
in dead earnest. Springbok came forward
very rapidly. Grinstead, who had received
little assistance from his stable companion, |
Rutherford, improved bis position a little,
while Wild Idle began to fall to the rear,
leaving Preakness to lead into the home
stretch, Springbok second, and three lengths |
behind Preakness, with Pennington third,
and running almost neck and neck with
SpringbOk. The rush home was made
under whip and spur. The excitement of
the crowd was growing doubly intense. |
There was a general cry that "PTeakness |
wins" and hackers Of SpringbOk on the |
quarter-stretch swung their arms wildly, |
and offered odds against Preskness. |
SpringbOk had Tapped Preakness, and a |
little distance from the wire was leading |
by half a head, but Preakness made one |
saving leap, and as it appeared, put two or
three inches Of his nose under the wire in |
advance Of his powerful competitor. Grin !
stead was third, two and half lengths be- |
hind SpringbOk, and Pennington gained |
fourth place. The time was 1851.
The shouts of eXultatiOn and clapping of |
hands which followed the finish were re
peated when SpringbOk aud Preakness were |
brought back TO the score. Canes and UNI |
bTellas were swung by excited men, and |
caps flung high in the air by the stable boys. |
The judges took few moments to decide |
that il was a dead heat, and another round |
Of applause was given at the announcement. |
The victory.was shared by the two horses, |
and the stakes divided.
The money in the French pools was
also divided equally between the hackers /
of the two horses. There were 4,63S |
tickets sold, amounting to S2S, 100. There /
was left, after deducting the pool sellers
percentage, S20,O30 80, to be disided among
winning tickets; SIl,Ol5 % went TO 2T3 |
hackers Of Preakness, each ticket
paying $1,000. An equal amount
was divided among the hackers of
SpriugOok, each of the 1850 tickets
paying $40. A majority Of the hackers Of
SPriDgbok seemed unable 10 comprehend
this simple problem in plain numbers, and
concluded they had been swindled, because
Sl1,Ol5.25 divided among 1850 persons
not yield rs much as the same amount
divided among 273 persons.
The Time.
New York World.