The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
THE TURF.
The DEAD HEAT BETWEEN PREAKNEss AND
sPRINGBoK.

The race at Saratoga, on Thursday, for Il
"Saratoga cup" is considered the best {,
speed and determination on the part of II
princi al contestants ever seen. 1t IS new
mad its equal. Seven good horses faced tb
starter, and at q pace seldom seen, one
them, Wild Idle, carried the lot for a lift
over mile and half, when he was beade
by two Others, Preakness and Springbok. tb
latter the favorite and the first an outside
VINO ran the race out so as to make it a dea
neat. That such result was arrived at wa
mainly due to the mastery riding of Haywar
on old PreakneSs, who, after being headed
came with such rush in the last fifty yard
That dead heat, although unsatisfactory t
both parties, could but be the verdict
That the owners subsequently agreed tt
divide the stakes was satisfactory to all. The
pace was tremendous, the last two miles being
run In $3.50, which by the positions of Freak
ness and Springbok in the race after running
quarter, can be further reduced to 1929
the best time at the distance ever made.
THE RACE.
When the seven starters appeared upon tbe
track and took their preliminary canters a
ripple of excitement was manifested. and
every eye followed their movements. Some
of the very best OF our jockeys had mounts
Barbee was on Grinstead. Haywood rode the
game old horse Preakness; Swim had the for
tunes of Pennington in his keeping. They
were soon in line, and Mr.. Conner sent them
off splendidly. SpriDgbok and Preakness Shot
off in the lead, with Olitipa tipping them.
AS soon as they got well under way Ruther-
ford rushed to the front to make the pace hot.
and was first at the furlong pole. Preakness
second, Olitipa third, and Wild Idle fourth.
AS they ran up to the stand Wild Idle came
mr. md nhnl LAM mad R,,t
pace terrific. AS they passed the stand.
finishing the first quarter mile of the race
Rutherford was showing the way half a
length, Wild Idle and Springbok head and
head length in front of Preakness fourth.
OlitIpa fifth, Pennington sixth, and Grinstead
laying mp behind AS they went round the
turn Wild Idle rushed to the front, and was
soon two lengths in front of Rutherford. he
being three lengths ahead of Preakness.
third, SpriDgbok fourth, Pennington fifth.
o.itipa having fallen back to the company of
Grinstead.
There was very little alteration in their
positions as they ran past the quarter pole,
out going along the backsrretch Wild Idle |
opened the gap, and showed three lengths in |
front OF Rutherford, who was two lengths in |
advance OF Preakness, he being four lengths |
away from Springbok, he leading Penning- |
ON by half length Olitipa being sixth, and
irinstead still keeping in the rear, and max
ng waiting race. The pace was kept at a
caring rate of speed, and Wild Idle rushed
'ast the half mile pole still leading three
engths, with Rutherford still second three
engths ahead OF Preakness, the latter two
engths ahead of Springbok, who was half a
ength In front OF Pennington, who was a
ength before Grinstead, leading Olitpa half
length.
Round the lower turn they came in the
anne order, and when they turned to come
p the home-stretch Preakness closed rapidly
n Rutherford, and at the furlong pole had
iken the second place from the latter As ,
1ey approached the stand Preakness came {
pom Wild Idle CALAMITY, and when tLey
assed the stand for the second time, finish
ig the first mile and quarter of the race I
lere was but half length of daylight be- =,
veen Wild Idle and Preakness, while the lat.
n had his neck in front of Rutherford, and =
ur lengths behind came Pennington, half
length in front of Springbok, Olitipa
myth behind The latter, and Grinstead in
le rear. As they ran round the turn Freak a
sss got to the tail OF Wild Idle, while in the
eantlme Sprlngook began to make his run,
Ia, passing Pennington, went up to the y
ad of Rutherford.
When they passed the quarter pole they
re IN the same positions, but going along st
back stretch Rutherford began to quit,
rlngbok was second, but only a moment,
Pennington soon collared him, but once NJ
're Springbok took the second place, while :
eakness ran into the lead, Wild Idle giving
up and falling back At the half mile pole
eakness was length in front of Spring
<, who was the same distance before Pen
lgton, who was leading Wild Idle half 80
9Th. When they ran round the lower turn
was apparent that the race lay between ]
sakness and Springbok, and at the three 20
after pole Preakness was length in ad-
ice of Springbok, who was two lengths ,
~ from Pennington, with Grinstead fol- M;
ing close up.
Y hen they got into the straight work the u
itement was intense, and as the old favor. Sc,
Preakness, kept to the front, a wild and
husiastic cheer rent the air. When +
y were this side of the furlone pole, Ste
ingbok closed rapidly to the head of the
horse, and the spectators were wild with '
husiasm. They ran past the stand head por
head, and while hackers of Springbok =
ught he had won the race, those who had
IN Preakness contended that he had cap ~
"a II. The Judges decided it a dead heat :
ne fastest time on record, viz: 1861. beat b
Bassett's time by two and three quarter COR
,nds.
rinstead made splendid effort on the G
and gained the third place two and
this behind the leaders, Aaron Pennington
tn, Ohtipa fifth Rutherford sixth, and
/ Idle last. The hackers of Pennington Jos,
} greatly disappointed, and McGrath
ed decidedly uncomfortable. When r.
'kness and Springbok returned to weigh dres
were greeted with ronnd after round of NJ
ause and it was fully fifteen minutes be- Z. {
the excitement had subsidized sufficiently
prepare the horses for the second race. 81
race was not run off, the parties agreeing able Die
wide the stake. IN
THE BETTING. =
lie Worlds correspondent saws:
d turfman say they never saw ANYTHING
ual the betting on the cup race TODAY, -
sands of dollars coming from all sections
Q country to back the opinions of those psirs
lie to be present, while spectators here =
ed out their money like water, SO that r.
| the flag went down Morrissey's strong Bra,
acid more money than was ever bet be- -
On one race since the inauguration of the w
oga track. Nor was the interest felt in twee
ace unwarranted. The cup races have -
otore frequently consisted of struggle
zen two horses as in the Bassett-Longfel-
year. day seven as fine horses as SC