New-York tribune., 1877-08-22
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
ANOTHER DAY AT SARATOGA.
Ne,c- York, Aug. -, 1871

vrrcrStus ZOO ZOO SPARTAN AND RHADAMANihO'
THE WINNERS.
IFRox SPECIAL CORES PoNDEsr OF THE TEiboHhl
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 21.-lhe laVori.es
to-day won Gree out Of four races' Virgihus pcis n
only outsider that brought to the betting men, VI
hor, tho Western and Southern cligues were tue
hovies, losers The first and fourth races were eA
ons hut the second and third were easy Vicories io
pierre Iorillard's Zoo Zoo and Spartan large "."'
opce and beautiful weather were the other elements VI
success Senator Morrssey distinguished hison "
walking a would-be thief off the grounds
yircnius made one Of the most remarkabe bursts VI
speedIeyer seen race course in the miieanu ali
eighth dash for purse of S40O and awakened much eA
element among the betting men, as II was beneVeu '
yirginlus would decide the chances ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
OH all the winners OF the day, which was very senoi,
taken at the odds OF $400 10 So the 0tner horses
being Zoo Zoo, Spartan and Rhadamanthus' 'ng'nus
sold third choice in the auction pools as follows: DIXON
ord ummer,s Bradamante 5000; Bowie's Oriole $l65 ;
Rrewser's yrginius, $40; Hart's Henry owens, Soo
After two false starts the horses we're sent Gil wen 10
gethe in so bunch that at the Grand stand there
was danger OF crowding. Orole and Bradamante were
together virg1nus third and owens fourth. On the
turn orioe dashed TO the front and led Bradamante
bodylength at the quarter-pole Nirgnrus pc
ing length behind, and better of at the nafmlie
pole where owens showed disposition to discount
his chances in the race Orole the close for the home
stretch struck a remarkable pace whcn b,nuaansd ied
uu f,f.
0role before the furOng pole was redcIci; & ilio
contest now lay between Bradamante ana Nlrglhiuus
Vireinius was the outside Both horses tOoh lhS "p
and ran galantly At the end Of the Grand s'anu M
Bradamante dashed forward ahd seeincu @ aDoro ..iy
10 tne whip and spur made most eXtraordlhay tls'
and by neck in the remaIaDy Ia5 ee n 9n S
Orole Was third. The mutual pools plld Slo oo' ..A
The Harding stakes were not secured py LooLoo HI
out an interesting cont, i, hOleh ile kt' nt,n i men
were given against the field showed that the Detns mn
regarded this result IS foreGone eoncusVn & lo S5o
tance mie and adi ana ti,c & ses"Vs itb tifv
VII 10.
two nominations and four starters made the prize
Irlitrs Zoo zoo sold Tor 500 against $50 for
ibe n.ld Including Medincers NasDinstOn boosn' b%s'
nool sold for S22J for LoJZoo, and 800 Tor the
ded Vermont led at the start Cuoa was 50 ea.et t,at
hi ir cld scarcely restrain him and the consequence
@ nis t ne worried and ran himself out, coming ~ last
Vermont made p'uoky contest on tle h@i.9 t o,
T and Bootb third Mutual pool rckes were worth
Sgl@ seg%9e a. .,S' aS' i'0''" ''''.' ,........
o' & w1tners ally being withdrawn At the last moment
mile dash for sweepstakes OF 20 eac, @ Ian t ~
With $500 added TINS was small hei oI horses OUT .,
tirf Tive nominations. T. Loriiads spartan DrousuV
IN e pools $3.50 to SO FOR Gunsteads AtIB oo UNI
loonc youngser inclined to De Wlul an9 no' a. t io
~ racr AS Spartan. strappng young IcO" ol gIeat
stature for q twOyearoid Win ceau' Ne@'isr'p,n @ t,r
After three brcakawavs the colts sP@Hs % am"s 70 81 ~
and ran fast and handsome neckaudeeA race 10 tnc
homes retch racing over every I9et ul nne efI'
Spartan had the more endurance, ana l3l" % ,,,i m ,
IN wiun NJ by two lengths IA liza IHe ""'""' P''
,-cre trfilng speculation az 20 % Ior 30 .. ,, loo,
the interest OF The day ccnicfcd WIhY III the idst
race quarter mile dash for an ates Tor ptse .!
Rbadalnautlus was a 4edl ldNolite an" ~ i.st
Ir, on which denended the fate o. the combination
ticket mentioned above InfeeqarteT !e races are 80
uncertain and large amounts depended on to result
bt ,,reat excitement prevailed from the tline tle
boe appeared at post. This Is one OF iAe ast poS
Old. UWyer Bruhcgs's Rhadain9nthus, t'Vui Cftf-
firi's Dan X, $3.50; B-wstcIs Nusinius, $40; tnc
ncd SI55. including hedinsers tlrst chance, arr
,Js' Woif1u aud L. LOrlldrd's Diamond. Attcf
! cnneiierable maueuveriug ana three or Iour ldlse
f,rIv' to',eth,r Viginus getting a httle the best
al he sf1pt Rhadtuanthus second, Ella WJton thtd
ni.mnud foprth and Dan X, who was SLOW 20 get uhucr
ha,,tsav hrinrint nj the rear. the break
n,cL stStnneir Y.rg mus ding into the main trace,
foinved hy First Chance, lad wrestcd second pace
fr,,n pbodanauthus aud Dan X. fourth. Nrgnius and
Ehndamgutbus were almost even terms III the Iush
nome Nirguus eXerton In fBe first race tOd on nun
t The lower end Of the GTud sand, and unseathed ny
tne y hIn Rba,amant reac ed the score winner by
tnree lengths l:lGll, Nrginius second, ana Dah ~
! third. Ike mutual pO, paid - 30