Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-18
SPORTING NEWS.


SARATOGA, August 17.-While the
weather is dark and lowering for sport,
the track is deem in dust. The attend
ance, however was very good.
First Race. Mile dash, run by tother
to Bassett, R)mney, Courier and Josie
G., RImney led to the hall-miie pole,
which all passed in bunch, when
Brother 10 BAssett ran to the front and
won by six lengths: homney second,
Courier neck bshind. Time, / :45
Second Race Aaron Pennington and
Preston ran in the two mile dssh for
purse OF 500. Preston had the lead up
till entering the last hslf-Hile pole,
when Pennington gradually closed up
the gap, and Won by hsh a length.
Time, S:35f.
Third Race.-Handicap for two-year
nlds, GistSnCe three. quarters of mile.
Six started-Cloyerbrook ChIgnOD, PTin-
cess, Sister to Basset, B0mbsZine and
Planters colt. Alter several false starts
the flag dropped with Princess leading,
Cbignon tapping, and the favorite, Clo-
YeroroOk, quite in the rear. Chigaon
get the lead at the head Of the stretch,
srd kept it to the end, Cioverbrook, who
had to run around the other horses, b2ing
a good second, and Princess third. Time,
1:IS4.
Fourth RGce.-Handicap for all ages,
distance one mile and quarter. Gray
Nun cut out the wind, closely followed by
Vigil, to the back stretch, where Rlods-
manthus was lett off, and after sharp
running to the head OF the stretch took
the lead at rafting pace, and won by
2 length, Vigil second and Gray Friar
third. Time, 2:1l.
Utica Races.
UTICA, August Hover ten thousand
people were in attendance at the races
to-day.
Iu the 2:32 class Proctor and Frank
sold at $50 each against S20 for the field,
until after the first heat, when Frank led
at 800 to $50 for the fieid. Proctor broke
badly throughout Frank won easily in
three straight heats. SHmmary-Frank,
l, /, l; Young Wilkes, 3, 2, 3; Allen, 2,
8, 4; Proctor, 4, 4, 2. Time-2:32f, 2:29,
2:253.
In thu ires-for, s!l race, Fullerton won
the pole, the Maid second, Bodtne third.
The scoring was outrageously bad-the
fault Of Bodine's driver. The Maid
broke three times in the first heat and
orce in the second. Lucille acted hand
sOmeIy throughout. Bodice les. by
breaking. Fullerton was very unsteady,
losing ground by breaking in the second
and third heats. BodiDe sold at $50 and
$50 to $50 and S4S against the field; the
Maid was barred. Dobls made no effort
for fast time. Summary-Goldsmith
Maid, l, l, l.; Lucille G olddust, 3, 2, 2;
Bodine, 2, 8, 3; Judge Fullerton, 4, 4, 4.
Time-2:I84. 2:l5a, 2:l84. Smuggler is
of, and is taking weeks rest.
Baseball.
WHEELING, August 17.-Standsrds,
8; Allegheny, 5.
PHILADELPHIA, August 17.-Mutu-
ale, 5; Athletics, I3. Runs earned-Mu-
tusls, j; Athletics, B. First bsses by
eIrors-Mutuals, 2; Athletics, 9.
ST. LOUIS, August 17.-St. Louis beat
Chicago again to-day, in what is said to
be the most brilliant and best game on
| record. Not an error was made until
the last half of the eighth inning, and
only three during the game. The field
ing on both sides was perfect. The bat.
ting of the Browns was poor. but that of
the Whites was weak. The game was
won strictly On its merits, and stands as
q very extraordinary one. The follow
ing is the sccre: Browns, 8; Whites, 0.
Runs earned-St. Louis. 3; Chicago, 0.
Base hits--St. Louis, s; ChicagOs, /.
ItIOis- Ut hON'sf - OAiOHSOSj -
Fails 10 Come 10 Time.
ST. PAUL, August 1.-THE much
talked Of race between Colonel w. S.
Kings colt Hicollet and DsGraff's colt
Swiitwing, to have been run on the
tWenty.third Of August for two thousand
dcllsr, sis off, Congressman King having
paid his forfeit. This match has attract
ed the universal attention OF horsemeD,
from the fact that it was made three
years ago, at the time the colts were
foaled.
Heavy Excursion 10 81. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August l7.-Some four or
five hundred excWsionists from ATksn-
aon ard Fpovaa rsr-rase r1finrr naarl q all