New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-14
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
s,r1rPDAvs SARATOGA RACING.

AND WATCH THE WINNERS
IYRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or IHE rRIBUsEJ
SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y, Aug. 1Z.-lhe
attendance on zee aces to-day undimhisned, and
tho Srs three contests highly enjoyed no less by
tbc array of spectators tie grand stand than by THO
Young betting with thcg conspicuous cheek suits
and tbs stad old turfmen In Eontucky jeanf VINO ined
the Quarter stretch TO many u the latter however the
defeat of Zoo mingled bitter disappointment anc
Thoughts Of light poke books with feelings OF pleasure
over fine exhibition OF equine sped end pluck Brcther
TO Basset. failed ingor1osy rot even getting second
place Which taken by tas stranger Preston Nator
was favore before TIRE racr len halan a matters i'r
the av between tn. holds aud tie l,5ey muciabused
fsyor,tes The weather was e7'reriey hot ana the
track dusty but nobody oonDined that thcy we're not
having an excellent time There 10 talk OF profonsms
the racing Aug 81 asd - and 80 or OF aug - 20,
and % that event IL is dOubtoc IL Tiers VII re un
meeting at Long Branch George L. Loriliarc has re-
moved bis stables for the reason that lie has aet all 'ne
that hd AID does not care TO contest
the purses II was hoped that Ton oehiuee weul1 DO
In the fOur-Inile race.
The mile dash, for 81 for Purse OF 500, was
divided INTO acts-the first lasting about ~ ihhteS'
and ,eug devoted 10 .Ae tricks OF this jcceS. who III
duiged Kind OF sharp practice which ought to nave
been inteli sbl. 10 tho large number OF politicians
present There -tarte-s snd every one WorSeu
for tho lead. which at tins Distance ard with such evenly
matched competitors supposed almost 10 0oFi"e to
race Arcturus tie winner OF the nile-snd-s-fuuter
race pradsy a, nalo the fsro"ie at ,lese figures
NcCorp.eks Arr.urys $500; C1shaughs Cyril 1919;
Puryear CO... lcco. S355; FVrhss d Armstrong; 8hI
Bruce, $3.50; AcOsTols White Burke, St12. Inc
sarer's tnsk is always complicated by art In front
of On, grand stand especially II eveunoss Is essehuh 70
fairness IA in mile cPptcss, tho presence Of me ero"d
always inspiring horses and riders to 20 their worst
Hughes srd Arcturrs responsible for most OF tho
delay and all OF WITT the exception OF Willie
Burke worked theirss'-5s into n foam. They wero
huay sen, round circle, and got OF or the second
g. ,-f,f with "
,,sco and setting q lively mace vh!cS loft HIite
urae Cyril several lengths 10 tho rcaT' H!d gave
Meco ant Bill Bruce invitation TO Try theH
powers which both accepted in the dSsn 70 The fi'ns
posi- Mec1 getting up even ane Sl Bruce lphlulS On
Meco's aaaL Cyril Dashed away from Willie Burke anu
ran into The Aoestretch vigorous third The rul TO
the score vas su intensely exciting oonta between arc
tr.s an Meco. willis Cyril was lowering on theif uS
Tor M opportunity Three times the chance OF victory
changed bat On the last 20 rods Acturus made an extra
effort and crossed the winner by scarceY ehStn
IN IA Meco second length in advance OF Cys4' BiI
bruce fourth. Mutual pools paid 80 30
The second race grand sss en- Zoo Zoos part
to overcome E1eSt disadvantage at the start men
was undoubtedly the reason OF her dee"'' l. WAS ING
reeuarter-Inile CONTEXT FOR tie t~oyedr-od sweep
stakes 300 each half forfeit snd 500 added There
were only three starters ont OF - nominations Abev
SOLD in tn pools ct these figures T. Io1Lara 100 Zoo
$3.50; Pdryears fy, h. Ssrrassnsett S2cO hcDaniels
LADY SAVERS S3J TIE Puryear fly vas full OF hre
and IttlC VICIOUS DI snOWtu INC I~Cinb u-i'''0'
On the acst attempt to get or the lily ana !
zoo Zoo were even, but the word was reserved
because adv salyers half length behind aud yes
considered IN, weskes. Of ths tire my ~
make the start fair found the nas goiDs down ana re
bay fcy NJ like hasn, whlcn CAV. her an al
a. ZOo 2oc, who sTImNled andibiy II vas ar nh,orl-
sendof for which nobody spp,sfeg 20 DC 70 ,c'
The Purycsr FLY was gwen her heii and fs ss paee'
while Zoo zeG Ws Cared snn pn n sv 81 uRp and
maAng pit AZ ShsIs. n tns ie ~ :psrt Zoo
Ia, u.lnoS but the PSyea, MY 1rs 200 "a, IN S
70 ,re in i:IsIa 100 20 second and Lady Saiyers far
70 the 6eT and dfc IsGh.ls 81 On 1 bis 6 -a
half Of o.hcrs entered protest on account u we start
paid ia Is L4.er nc day Wl.ism N. Conner, re
starter, red Lis r.'gnaiioa IN eons'guncs 81 InS
acrep.ed mi VILLAIN n. johnson OF Nashville will act
starter fer nc ,s:"ds sS 90 be NEE cSSn T"S %
universally beevcd lad no intention o. giving TIC 'u
II vas frIoy .aid ~ er tie Eere made tha.
FroebooJer could be beaten in the mile and an cgAth
IA, of the tce yea-Olds Tor pure o. 500 ana tho
rophets nd nothing back afe-vard Freebooter
vas IL sHee s fce scb al net Tar Ii. Fhoc
9here four st@r,ers At9c''ns has tTn ana
pods were made at thee tgnrss: Nstn iTeenyyr
;,ler and 8eDaniei sister OF Mercy S2l5 Sister OF
Mercy tio hrsi 10 leave ne tutons pole 'nd r,ss
h srsnc ';;h fso"es y Seief ' fsc
GROW at she rIlacro" and lea ny Two lengths ~ tho
hA mLe, * passing Which, NJ H. ieII tie So H
hCorer They turned Ito tire hOIuereich re MADE
s3tt e Se s 70 ss VI s'f F % cess in 7
Nay ID. second. ten lengths III adyaico OF Courier.
" TSS Sne race BETWEEN Brother to Bas,ct viator
snd not 90 interesting ~ expected b9sher
to making very peer contest ara aolhf niue
M .e,1er Stskes ParlJ~e with liz pounds weight was
ansbe IL hold the heGs.IOrS animal .nd ~ iOi ieds
w.s thought that tho eyeNr-ld would tsye igs
tis own war Tie want ~ s8itaO'e rider iaade
p,,the@ 20 Bss.eit second ch"ce a thc track, although
be he'd been sellus ss tne aSo, Ie ] r ga
Iiye,' hut tie suit very tame just Dslore he
cs C-9s4els Nat9; sod Zoo SC 10 W.T.. we Pre.o
b4OO Brother Bsssett led through tho first nlie
sDder strone restrai3 and =. the horses pa9Ie6 ne
att the coIs temper and e&gsrneSs AT tho quarter
,and qeat shout announced Ni.t9r 1ioIGhchs iOL
sa,d with Preston second, vhl BrOth'r 90 ia 50 iao
rlnosS quit Although he failed on the laet 'hlru,
yisOr pressed Only by Preston. and Won easily u
e3I by three lengths Preston second. MUTUAL l'ooS
we're worth 81 80.
tuesdays RACES.
The lat weols racing viii be oponed on Tuesday Aug
Is bv thrce-auarter mile dash for all ages tor purse
Of 300. The contest will be foI purse Of 300,
and the distance viii he a mile and threeqnarters Al
nd the fw-mIo hurdle viii then relieve tha mon
,tony OF the sport and close the day
TIE MADELEINE's DECISIVE VICTORY
EXCELLENT SAILING IN THE OCEAN RACE-THs
CANADIAN YACHT BEATEN BY MORE THAN ~
MINUTES
The second and concluding race between the
American yacht ALdelcno ami the Canadian vacht
Countess Du;Iern for the America Cup was sailed on
Saturday under very favorable circumstances. The
course was an ocean course 20 miles to wndvard from
SANDY Hook and return. The wind, though light, was
hfciently strong TO carry the yaobs at an average
need OF seven knots, and the sea was smooth Hths
rnd bs been stronger and tn sea rough the Canadian