New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-28
SARATOGA RACES.
THE SECOND DAY OF THE MEETING sue

THE SECOND DAY OF THE MEETING sue
CESSFUL.
OLITiPA WINS THE ALABAMA srAKH WITH HAsE-
MADGE BEATEN BY COUNTESS AFTER SHARP
CoNTEsr-AN EXCITING sIEEPLE-CHasE WON br
DIAvOLO.
lYRoh A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oF THE TRfBUEkI
SARATOG STRINGS, July 27.-This, the second
day Saratoga has been snccsss as REGARDS
attendance, good sport, and nne weather The 6rand
stand filed to repotion by ladies' and genteneh'
and crowds lined the quarterstretch or found position In
the carriages which were drawn mp along the home
stretch Saratoga In state OF considerable Dusue
O'Clock In tine forenoon, and the road leading 10 the
course rresentcd scene " animation Light clouds tenn
pered the heat OF the SUM- and cool southeast breeze
famed the faces Of 5000 spectators The betting was
very spirited and with the exception OF the first con
test the racing was extremely exciting. The track was
very heavy places, and especially on The homestreen
Among the betting men the victory OF Beinonts on
tipa In the first regarded as foegone copeiu-
sion. Her competitors were IIarbcck and Johnsons
Australind, boswell and Cammacks Invoice. and Nc
Daniels Asterold these three selling the field in tho
auction pools for $50 and $40 against so and $50 for
Oltipa The race was mile and half dash for flies-
foals OF 1s72-the prize being the rich Alabama sakes
valued ut $1,000 to which was added 1920 entrance
and forfeit money OF 40 nominations; the second hly 70
receive $500 OF the stakes The stakes consequently
yielded -, 900 TO the winner.
and got away we'll together the FIRST time Of scoring
Invoice gained asght advantage at the start, but wA
crowded by Opa who went TO the front a. the horses
passed the Grand Stand and made very quick work Tor
the first third OF q mile The horses presented line
spectacle as they the second turn and dashed away
70 the halfme post. Otpa and Invoice ran meek ana
neck and AsterUid and Austraind followed hard after
in the same close order. Opa away from Invoice
on the last half mile, and five lengths ahead at tho
tirecIuarer post Tns lead increased 10 IL lengths
the nsh Olitipa winning the race Ia 20, In'osos
second and three lengths in advance Of Astcgoid
In the mutual pools there sold 1870 tickets on
Opa aud 6Ss the field in all amounting TO $1,000
Winning tickets brought $40.
TIE UNIOOKEDFO FOR VICTORY or COUNTESS.
The three-auarter mile dash for ,Ise Of $500
for all ages was a difficult and expensive riddle for
majority Of the betting men, who far from solving
IL successfully. There more speculation and beds-
ing in this race than in any other event OF the day
dge Was the avorte by large odds OF tie course, aud
also i'm the pools sold at Morisseys the evening before
the race, Loriiarrs Eauder date searcber) selling
second choice and Bricand and Countess third and fourth
choice II was quietly whispered about at the opening
or the auction pools that Brigand the horse ~ WIN
great many snapped up the hint AMI Invested ON him.
When il became generally known that Swim was 10 ride
Countess tie hedging and rush for the mntaa pools
began Brigand selling fourth choice. The following