New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-10
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT SARATOGA
BILL BASS, YICEBOY, BRADANANTE AND FAIR PLAY
TIM uTSNrps

THE WINNERS.
tFRON 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRBUSE.l
SARATOGA SPRINGS Aug. "a balloon
ascension and military parade drew large throng into
the principal thOr0uhfaIes Of the village this morning,
but a somewhat smaller number than usual was at
,raccd TO the races Of the third extra day, which was
favored with sheltering clouds and cool freeze The
sport was notably successful The fayorites three
ont Of four races, Bill Bass surprise in the first
race aud Vceroy and Far Play secured the prizes III
TWO remarkable contests Saturday the first day Of
the second meeting.
The first race a three-quarteT-mile dash for a
purse of $500. Pools sold follows: Dryers
BLadmnantbus, $50 Mulkey's Chiquita, $50; Prices
BIZ Bass $50; Crawford's Grit, SIS; Smythe's
Madge, $50 McDaniers Major Barker, S3j. Bill Bass
was third at the start Major Barker and Grit having the
best Of the seud-o CmQuita dashed through the bunch
and was the first to emerge from the cloud OF dust at the
halfme post Bill Bass being second and Major Barker
and Rhadamanthus running neck and neck. Chlquita
turned into the homestretch leading by half length,
with Bill Bass and Rhalamanhus in close pursuit They
rushed past Chiquta together and fought every
inch Of the way TO the Bill Bass won by head
only IN ll7l2 Madge third BIZ BASES tanks were COW
cred with blood, showing how cruelty he had been
goaded Mutual pool tickets were worth $50 80
Yceroy defeated in fine style, but not without tremen-
dous effort. his six competitors in the mile and three
quarters purse Of $500, contest which was
made in tine only a second slower than the fastest on
record He almost an equal favolie with Galway,
IN the pools which averaged about as follows: Carr a
co.'s Viceroy $3.50 BysOns Galway $50; Longstons
shylock Sl2j Ddswelrs Rappahannock Sl25 Harris
Henry owens 500; McDaniels st. James SO; Medln-
ger's Washington Booth $50 After pdssablc start the
horses kicked up thick cloud of aust they charged
down the home stretch, and passed the Grand stand,
Henry owens leading shylOck second. NlcerOy thiId,
81 lanes fourth and Washington Booth NTH. shylOck
Jeff the quarter ON even terms with Henry owens who
al the hafmile pole had run his race ana EEL TO
the rear, NicerOy reapng the greatest advantage
i'm the change OF position at the turn and getting III next
TO shyock with Washington Booth close al his heels.
shyOck disputed the advance OF cerOy from the three
quarter pole down the hOmestrech Ia the finish, but
without avail NlccrOy winning handsomely by half n
ZENITH in 3:OS2-fast time. Sbyock second, three
lengths III advance Of Galway and Washington Booth
who ran a dead heat for third place. Mutual pool tickets
we're worth 81 40.
Bradamantes victory in the mile heats for purse Of
500 was almost foregOne conclusion Pools sold read
ily at these rates: Dixon aud Winners Bradamanie,
S20O-$20O; Longstans Partnership S9O-S1O: McDdn-
ieA Lady saylcrs, S9OSS5. Lady salyers sprang
with 90 much agility, when the word given, that she
got an advantage Of a length-and ahalf Brada-
mante who led Partnership. This order changed
till the lower turn reached when Bradamane dashed
forward with increasing pace, and into the home
stretch almost even terms with Lady sayers, who
yielded the race rods from the score. Bradnante
winning easily BY three lengths IL Las Lady Sayers