The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-22
THE sfPATOGI RACES.
Freebooter, Burgoo, Mcco, and Princess Of
Thule Taking the Honors.

SARATOGA, Aug. H.-The extra meeting
to dav had pleasant weather and good track
The first race was three-quarters OF mile
d sh for all ages, with allow nces for maidens,
and FIVE starters, which sold In the pools as fol-
lows LoncstGff's Freebooter, 5000, S4OO; Nc
Danicls's NJ title A.. $ll5, $500 Davis's May d.,
s4j, Sl35 Ayres's kcnwood, LAWYERS Aerolite,
field, S25 900.
with good start the horses went down tho
shute at rattling pace. Freebooter soon show
ing in front, with MAY d. on his aank. Swing
ing into the home stretch, Freebooter soon
showed daylight between himself and May d..
who was being driven hard Freebooter landed
an easy winner. with MAY d. second, two
lengths behind, and six lengths ahead 81 Mattie
A. line, In.
Seven star ed In the second race a mile and
hrlt dasn, Tor all ges, car yinR 100 podnis, sk-
cept the winner OF r &C on August ~. me
rool settling nefure the start was Clabmnsh's
Nidtur, SGO. S2ij. lietnunc's Bt q o. S2Ol, SID
DIVERS Ruad ,manthus. 500, $s!o hcl niels
MGdge, $40, $40; Smiths lneiirati"n. 40, II ;
D0swcd's Invoice, sos, si05; HtchcocEs Hel
way, $55, $40 After several false starts. the nag
grouped with Burgoo slightly leading, Mad9e
ana lnsptraiion wei uf, nnd Tue Others puncu.u
close on their heels. liurgon Kept ms Iead 10
! the end. being pushed for hllt mile by hadRei
| then bv Rnadamanthus. and lastly, at the head
Of tho huuiestretch, py q llwaY ana Inspiration.
! They AL came up flying, tut Burguo won by half
length IN 2:59; Inspiration second, ana ua'way
| at her neck. tuitd.
! The tbird Wa A selling race, one mile and an
eighth. win allow noes OF WEIGHTS according TO
| price affixed The betting at toe pools vari a
/ Considerable, CauafgO, who started as favutite.
/ afterw rd selling tnlrI and four b. The latest
roofs Id were ~ follows; Inrycsrs Aeco.
! $500, s2,5; Reeds Gray Nun, $40, $40; Ga
/ bnugti's Gym, 500, Sl15i Nectar hvs tunargo,
/ $50. $40; Cattanack's LelOus. SIS. $50; dc
! bduics's Willie Burke, 500 s3; iillls Violet
$40, SO Several false ~ r,s were made before
the nag dropped, Violet and Gry Nun being
frectious. When the nag went d.wu Meco ana
! Ctmargo were slightly leading, but Cdmargo
was III front around the turn On the back
stIctcn CanargO, Mcco, aud cyril ran locked for
/ quite a distance, but lief re coming into the
! home stretch Cdmargo quit aud Gray Nun tcok
his place. just at the finish Cyril dropped back
and Violet came up with rush, MecO only win
! nng 10y half d length, Violet second and Gray
! Nun. lapning. third. Time, l.5Sf.
] In the tnree-quarter mile disn for two-yesr-
! olds, Puryear's kingsland ami Too solo Tor $3.50,
500; Longstan's lirl emor Tor $l35. $50; Me
, Dan,elss sister to BAss It MI Princess Of
1nuie, Sl3O, $lGO; Quickfairs Primrose, So SlOO.
IL took a long Time to get the fracuous two-
year-olds of, tut finally the flag drop. ed. with
| Princess OF Thule leading, King. land next, and
tue others trailing. Princess OF Thule never
| was beaded, tut came IN winner by three
| lengths. Top second, and klDgslanu third
| Time, llq.