New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT SARATOGA.


UNEXPECTED SUCCESS AS HURDLE RACER.
iykoA A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF The TRIEUEB.l
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 31.-The interest
felt Saratoga meeting has not abated In the least
The attendance to-day large ~ on Thursday ara
the racing was fast and interesting. The influx OF New
York people this morning was unusually large
and the hotels are filed almost TO their utmost capacity
The excitement not intense at the race track To-
day as on the Cup day but on the way TO and from
the course "a much animation and bnstle were shown
The day was genial and bright and beautiful as sum
day be, without much DUST and only moderately
warm. The track dry and hard, and the fast time
made showed it's excellent condition. Backers OF avor
ties heavy losers in the first and last races ine
attendance ladies In the Grand Stand was very large
and m. inclination on their part stake small wagers on
the results Of the contests more prevalent than ON
previous days.
The racing opened with mile DASH free handicap ior
all ages for n purse Of $500 This contest was even
moro Interesting than the selling raco OF Thursday
which was 50 unexpectedly won by McDaniePs three
year-od bennington ny. She won the support Oh 'nc
betting men, aud they made her tine favoHte Of email
odds against Countess and other starters Countess
under Swima guidance sold second choice and Dccnc
almost an favoTite In the mutual pools Countess
won the ny the same tactics when swim pracceo
80 successfully in the second race OF last Tuesday Tue
mile was run in l:42i9 which has been surpassed only
by Leander who In this did not show well al the
finish.
There were seyeral false starts before the eendoh
Swim held back Countess quietly, and refused to start
until the dalying had thrown the other jockeys some
what of their guard lie Jaw his opportunity ahd'
driving the spur into the Counteess flank came up iron
behind with dash that gave him the lead by hai' a
length in few Jumps. IRandcr was second spindrit
third and Enistcr fourth. Lcapdcr contested win
Countess Ter lead every foot OF the TO the FIRST quar-
ter pole wnere there only neoks difference re
tween the two. At the haf.milc post Leanher
had crept mp almost meek ana heek VII"
Countess, spndIift had Tapped both, ond lnspIia
ton coming mp gradually TWO ".e'',
behind The horses running ut topmost speed ana
who had the inside track obtained an advant
age OF length OF the turn. Lcander gave way 10
Spindrift as they came in to the home-sTetch' ana III
SEPARATION by fine effort passed both ana came up eioTe
TO Countess who Enlightened her stride and came unner
the wire one and ahalf lengths ahead In I32'2 ihspf
ton second and the bennington fy, who did nobly IN
the home r,p third and two lengths behind Inspiration
There were 2i79 tickets the mutual poole, represent
ing II 500; 7G7 tickets cold on the bennington
nlly and 40 on Countess The latter paid $l5 30.
SECOND RAcE-rwO AND ONE-EIGilTn MILES.
Interest eentered chiefly IN the two and one-eighth
mile race for purse Of $500 800 and entrance money
TO the second horse There were Ave competitors 81
weknown speed and THREE OF the starters were c"nhid
cred not inferior to the Of the Held that ran or tho
Saratoga Cup. Madge was the fayoHe in the auction
pools the Mutual pools had 932 Tickets By 10 'ei
nm Natr who won the IN 3f6aj tine best two ana
one-ehth miles on record Last Spring the Kentucky
horse Monmouth ran the distance in 3As, which has
not been surpassed before to-day. Monmouth sold trd
choice In the pools
The horses went MP the bomestrcfch To INC inr'ons
pole for the start AMI sent of In bunch IIey
ran past the grand stand at rapid pace, Vande lead
ing by a length and hail. Invoice second, Mate third
Madge fourth, and Monmouth last Before the hist
quarter POLE reached Invoice improved he pace ana
soou had vaudaltc second place half length behind
The pace was very quick TO the halfue post where In
voice had increased mia to two lengts, Vada
tic being second and three engts In advance OF Mate
When the last turn was made V,ndalite rushed 10 the
front AMI second time led the Held past the Grand
stand M lively pace invoice was scc1h; sii.le tn1
back with Invoice while Mate disputed the approach OF
Madgc, who lad left fourth place. and was running ct
pole half length anead of Mate, who was fOur igths
ahead of Monmouth. As the horees turned into inc
hoIucetreich the contest became intensely eXcltng.
Mate ard Madgc urged TO their utmost speed Wo
Monmouth Ellur,, heavily eight lengths behind AZ
they reached the quarcr-sIetcb Mate and MadYe were
neck and neck, and strairng every muscle Tor me ca'
and lett Mad ge his saddogts as he dashed under
the wire winner III 3:46I Monmouth was uiiid, ana
eng lbs behind Msdse vandi'e fourth and lnnoce
ffth. The mutual pools sold 3052 nckCts, representing
sl52GQ. Those Oh Mate Iaid TIA 10.
TIE HURDLE RsCE-MILE beats.
The handicap hurdle race. for purse of $3.50 $3.50 TO
the second bors mile heats four hurdles was very
coscly contested. There thirteen entres but oy
seven consented with the weights imposed by tie
Handicapped The pools sold as follows bofor' TIE FIRST
heat: eeo con.
Tore eesipltI1y ,, .,-d \, z, pounds - io5
Taylor Minnie Mc, los pOUlns -.....--.. Do AuV