New-York tribune., 1877-08-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACINE ~ TIE RiIN.
HaADAMANTays, oRsoL2. GALWAY AND RAPFAhAS-
mock WY FOUR GyoD CoNTEsfs.


Iynoa SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Oy TnE rRInUNR'l
S,rArDGA SpaIyGs. Aug. 1S.-TO-day's races
drew large ana briiian' Attendance, thoush' as
rnle the ssnriay osrnncs Saratoga do not prom
,se AS clos, AMI a exciting sport those Of Tuesday
ana Thurdays Frequently however, ~ to-day una'"f
able crcuns'anc turned into unusual succc'ses
For IN. first during the there has been
dearth ~ state scDltprs IN the grand stand Thrown
back once more their own exchequcrs, by hnni ad-
,ournmcn. they refused visit the IN private
eapacty Tney have shown much strategy heretofore
IN adiournng for the races. The method mas pceh ior
members to speak against adjournment, and to vote
against IT, making good record To sbO" thef const.lu
eucy; hut 1t always happened that several Senator'S
slipped through the room where the ice-waier was
served to the carriages dept ia waiting ana twenty
minutes before the time FOR the races some member o
covered that n quorum not present. and the freS
dent with becoming gravity decaredt necessary 10 take
an a,iournmens TIL ociek in the afternoon During
ire first tzo races to-day the air exceedingly snry
then cane a drcnchn< rain. accompanet by dstaht
thunder AMI In the mist Of the storm vas run me
twooile race IL did MT, however equal the famous
storm contest ut Long Branch Three of the iaVote'
were sleccsiu in getting haId-earned victories There
will be DAY OF extra racing Monday aud the regular
programme 0n Tuesday.
The first contest WAS three-quarter mile race. There
YVES DELAYED Start owing to the oycrcagerness OF D0h
horses an1 iockes. Rhadamanthus stole an advantage
NJ The ous-t and easily the przs which was sweep
stake Of Sl5 each. play or pay with $500 added SIX
started, Bradamlnte being Withdrawn In the poo's
Rhodamaptlus Was the favorite as follows Dwyer
Broth RS TO Rhadamanthus 800; Crawford Co.'S Dan
h $l65; Brewster's yirginius Sl55; iIa-becFs Ber-
tram, $50; tbe field. $i0 including McDanets same
Watson fllY aud Reeds African Maid. Vrsnlus was
ugly and Rhidananihu3 and Dan K botn III hihdsoHe
trim, were restless and eager. Mr. Grouse iaDoreu
pati.uny with tnem and after several breakaways
O., ,Vbe was a
man ans getting m advantage by sprighly action,
DuK second ana the others well together. The pace
was very fast Dan X. wrestcd hrst place from sada-
mnthus In the scamper to Tho h0me-streteh, 0lt was
compelled at the furlons-poic 20 rcnqnsh II to Rhada-
man AUS increased his pace and although Nrghius
Iaade tremendous effort catch up Rhaimanthus was
an easy victor b four ensths Virnds seconl, and
Dan K beat Berlram By head FOR third place The
wa, run in 1:lJl2 the best time ever made with the
weixlts. Rlailmlnihus carrying 122 pounds The mu-
Tual pools paid F14 go.
TIE second race was FASTENED by black ihunderelOud
tiat approached -oEly from the northwest This was
mile and ~ eighth dash for purse of 5000 for threeyear
ols Considerable iIss made over Brafamanie the
owners wsadra wing her from the short distance race,
where .he woud nave had n chance against Rhalaman-
tu- aHd uak NJ her great fayontc land beaten one)
Ga tie rcc nj contest. Pools sold follows: Dixon q
WINNER Brad1nIante, S}25 Borie's Oriole, Sl33
cD1aiel's Major Barker S65. Orioe made the most OF
the starr at tine urcngpoe, but Major Barker dashed
10 the front b,yond the grand stand, orole being
scconf ard Braiamrnte running n waiting race
stratagcri could not save Bralamon,e for while she had
no d,feny in showing Iaor Barker TO the rear at the
haiEmie pole. Oli)c, who had secured good lead de-
nea ihe iayOFtc. ant ater stubborn contest on the
hone-strcicn won by length IN 1853. Bridamante
second AMI Major Barker badly beaten Mutual pool
,Iciots wo.th $l9 -.
Galway won the two-nilc race in the midst OF pour
fF mo ffta
.orn threatened 20 break with great violence, Geep
f8rGder being warning 10 many Of the ladies' t. order
up The cirri AMI DEPART hastily for "a, otrs. Ina
or. 500; CAR X co.'s vIcerov 500 C1lb,ughs
Cl9verolook. e7j hTt's Cenmie e.. s73; ., L. ioill-
la.ds Ambush, sjj IIitcLcDcts GLASGOW, 80 " he,
-n 70 rain ~ the horses com NJ % lc post AMI
a steady pOnr which qlirky NO dea tnr
s'orn. ticnaie q. led through The first mlr.
Ambush secured an advantage Of haf leasih - ths
racer daSucd bl .he g,'ni 'i9d m e'e ~, oSl en- I "a
ar Galway ari Ficrrcy tJeet"r 'irfrrlf0nk ilh ana
Glasgow sixth and sent out of the race ihe ny ns nud
storm 1t ..,r halfmfe pole Ambush and Galway were
1as gc n ne, IAN neck est, Ccnm.e a. tnird, Vice
roy iourih ana tlo. bi"oh W a"o3 W 49, f o III
hat codid ba u.it ooIei IKE any ones riee ine
spectators were 3oin .isel Ad eAcen 70 sec 5PSn %
did final contest in the mud ana rain galway ohh Go,
verF0os ea lfng 10 tha score With gcIt spsAng ana
painful effort, galway Winning Dy nall .eStl Il. ~ l.
G ,yrrhrJ,I a-rOlt, Clrnaie g. ihiri ana Ainhhsl
onrfh. The is.kry Evans, who rode RhadamaA,lns ln
tne irss race O.oie IN ti' -rrohu am C""ii IN - '
tsId apf.rulrl for hi Nlil ana "n' iih Who hli
Evans rode oven ii H. goat. Tue mutual pool
ti.-cis were worth T2S 20.
gour rors,s started 20 tbe selling race mile and
quarter dls FOR purse OF 500, selling ~ tire pop3 %
l.,sr prizes: DisWeps kuppafannOcs, 81; re rs
,r,finlI Woi-sv $3.50; SMITHS thtsu-f colt, -t5J
Cro.sas Mechanic. e9J. Mechanic Id ~ tIc Grand
stand. RqpDth.iinucS, second W0!sey, thitl, and
e0,t,f- coli LAST III Tho dash from The quartcrp0n
uey were Ike % f)ur ii-Gand. RappahannOck aud
Mechanic adinZ Rappab4uu0ck got thc hest Oi tie
49,. rou.d the lower turn the other horses being neck
apt-perk Mechanic tue irst 10 ftii back There
was Lively tsrowins of mud and water Ou tiic home
shed tn winner by two length ~ ,: :6li,
Cardinal WOlsey beating smith, co.'s ~ mead for
Al t,lt he fuuGl.l unp,1 ff4Id 81