New-York tribune., 1877-08-07
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT SARATOGA.
r1QUE, GEORGE FOURTH, BILL BASS AND FUGITIVE
THE WINNERS.

THE WINNERS.
lFEoM A sPEcIL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUNrl
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. G.-The first extra
days racing well attended as the ullness OF
the hotels and the delightful weather seemed to promise
Toe Grand Stand was well filled, but not crowded The
racrg was close and very exciting and the prizes were
evenly distributed between the favorites and the fields
George " and Bill Bass won extraordinary victories.
An equally good programme Is arranged for tomorrow,
the last extra day Of the first meeting
The tlree-quarter-nle Of the twoyear-ods are
popular because they spirited and exciting as
they are short and uncertain Piquc won the tiycinf-
longs race Saturday, after the entries had closed for
the first race to-day. trecquarter-nile dash for
purse OF $500 maiden two ycI-Olde ana TINS nadc
him the ayOUte among the nine youngsters on ihesc
terms: +. LOrillard's Pque, S225; Puryears Clinn'
SlOO; Wither.s dy $50 G. L. Lorilards Albert SO;
Cloooug's Jet $50; Medngers dlly $40; smvhes Tel
,lhone $50; MrDanel's hlv, S2O DwycI's Fury. 500.
The horses looked remarkably well, Plque appearing
somewhat Irecocous for tWo-year-od. Albert tne
looking chestnut colt whose performance clfa snort
the promise OF his appearance The start moderately
good aud the Youngsters dashed away al topmost speed
half concealed by tuck cloud OF d's from which they
emerged on the lower turn. Clifton running half length
in advance Of Pque Telephone third, jet fourth, and
Fury fifth, and Albert struggling far behind. Clifton
Kept a firm hold on his ADVANTAGE half WY down the
home-srecn. with Pique apparently doing his utmost
to koep on his flank and the Mcdaniel y running up
on the inside at a startling pace; but Pque was only
PLAYING with them. and at the eud of the Grad stand
dashed away from Clifton, and won easily with two
length, to spare. l1sll Clifton second five lengths
in advance Of Tel phone. who third
The eoue-mlc-and-fve-lurlongs heats for purse OF
5000 orencd brilliantly with dead heat between Am
bush and Henry owens most exciting contest, the
horses being very equally matched The betting h1ctu-
otcd as follows: G. l. Lorilad's Ambush $3.50. $3.50
Hsrt's Henry Owens 500. $780, LongstaHs George ~
- uc =
,xcreut start Henry Owens took the lead, St James
second Al the loue-Inc pole ubush and George ~.
made necb-aud-ncs race after The leaders, George
" leaving Ambush a the turn an folio aingclnsc after
Henry Owens and ST. ines a. they cam' into the home
contestants almost neck 10 neck each being spu'd
and whipped 10 the utmost. Hrui! owens aud Amnu9i
second heat Ambus1 W - the iayortc AT $500 To $50
Henry Owens, 1nd 50 the field The second heat
iITs '' n, a,i,,nc. o Af1i,nsr WHO nreclie
!THslus .h "Ildn,t . % -. ~ ~, t,,'.
This order not disturbed Uu t-r h I-.f
came fine oIc-strc,ch "a second time George Wand
Ambush ucng neck and neck, ana owens aud 81 james
con NOT Keen race with George w. who ran win great
vic0r ano easily hy lcnrth in 1907. st. James see
Wr Ionrstaf the owner of George ~ being transported
with the spectacle and shouting from the grand stand
his willingness to wager great odds that George ~
would win N race B fore the third heat pools were
sold at $500 Grorgc W. 10 S1O5 the field ~. James
being sent to the stable George ". set oh with deter
mined ptoc and increased It as they passed The grand
sind Henry owens who was last quit i'm disgust
before the qudrter ole reached, and Ambush aDout
the same time needed the whip 10 make SHOW
OF cnutcsng the which George " WON at "A Cautcr
iu 2:- Ambush on the homcstrcc having been whipped
up t. within two lengths, and Henry Owcn5 being no
nearer than the tnrec-quutcr pole. Ihr OacheTs O1
George " were excessively juuiaut Mutual pool tckcs
purchased between tine FIRST heat pad - 80, before the
second heat S2G 80 and before the trd neat - 60 H
Bass won tie milc dash for purse of $500 and
his victory produced sensation. Pools were
sold as follows: LongstOf's W. j. Higgins SOD;
DWyer Brothers Vermont, 500; McDaule's
Princess Of Thule, ,$l6j; Prices Bin Bass
SllO Rice's Or. Livingstone So. Dr. Livingstone WAS
first to cross followed by Princess Oi Shulc
IIl Bass Vermont and ". J. Higgins. Vermont and
Higgins came forward with rush nj The hai-uie pole
wi ere the horses bunch In the home stretch
Bill Bass heightened l~ pace and captdred The race AT
the furong pole, stable boys raising Wild howl aud
the stand catching tins excitement as he dashed
home an easy winner by four lengths III l4j Vermont
second aud Princess of SHue third, The mutual pool
tickets were worth ~23 10.
There were only hr 10 start In the selling race
mie-and-an-cghth udsh for Purse OF $500. i. L0nl
lads Fugitive the iayofitr at FlOO 10 SlsJ for
Ionssuns Partnership, and sl7O for Mednsers Fiist
{ ancc. IL WAS "A gallant race. First Chance showed
the way Fugitive ana Partnership running meek and
length behind during large part of tie race In the
G0mestietch Fu itiyc ran away from Partnership bu1
First Chance held stuDDUrnly TO the cOntcsi, ana was
tapping Fugitive crossed the score winner Ia lJJ
Partner ship third. Fugitive carried light weight beng
entered TO sell for 500 aud tins not the ordinary
humbug selling race, for Fugitive sold AT auction
10 James ". Bell The Ne"-1orA tailor, Tor 9olO