The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
TIE FLYERS IN SARATOGA.
BiD DIT TOR TJfE rNFORTUNfTE
BItkIRS or the F.fyORITES.
Rhndnr,nnthu. Beaten by vrrin,us and Tom
Ochiitre. nv Whisper 90 Iucirer's Victory
Over shyiock-Two Miles Hun In 3i3t lie.


SARATOGA, Aug A fine day, good track,
and four full races In prospect. brought n crowd
OF fnshionablcs to the grounds to-day. and all
who were not among tho unfortunate backcrs
Of favortcs who lost spoke in enthusiastic
terms Of the sport.
The first race on the card was n mile dash. for
NIL ages. Rhadamanthus. Vera Cruz. Bomhast.
Vrginius. and Mary were down for IT, but Vera
Cruz who was first in She betting last night
WIS scratched. and RhadnmnnthuS led in tho
betting even against the field. The flag fell to n
good start. Bombast took the lead. going round
the first time. cutting ahead OF Rhadnmanthus
40 az TO seemingly embarrass him slightly.
They went around on the backstretch. Bombast
opening quit gap pahead Of fRhadamanthusand
Nirgnius did not seem to wait much but kept
going lively to near the head OF the stretch.
where they all closed no for the grand charge.
AS they swung into the stretch they oponed out
and cnmo on flying. vrgnius. who had the
outside. passed to the front at the finish. and
won by neck in :42t,. Bombast second. and
lihadamnnthus third.
The second race was lve-furlong dash for
two-year olds who had never won. Beters
were somewhat at sea picking out favoritcs ms
much depended on position at the start. 4 fair
i,nl.mey55, %, w ,he Gctins ni is r. L2rn.5a .5oo
lurycur's Clifton. sl75: q. L. Loriard' 3
IouMnicr, $50; md tho BALANCE, Bead ;
Bridget, Smyth's T"lcphOnc. and McDaniels 5
flly by War Dance. tliO
The nlg icll to u inir start. MrDlriels fllly
10 ding. L uuo amt clifton close up. Rounding
into thn eth. Clifton WIS first. hut ut tho
finish Pqu WIS two lengths ahead Of Nltn' y 5
Il ly. ana she was the SAM length ahead OF Nc
Daniels hy Time. :04i
The third race wis dash Of two miles md n
quarter. Tom O'hiltre. wns n great lnvorite
over Athlrnr Jeniicr. Niccroy. and Whisper
together. ~. James and Galway. who were on
the cards. wore scratched. The average bets
stood: Tom Ochiltrc". 800; Nlreroy aud Nhis-
per. t2j; Abilene and Jenifcr. $50 ouch. Jrni-
i"r took the lead. Abilene following; Tom
front. where she stayed for mil" and a half
! Tom q 'hiltr'e a good second. N"nrth" head Oi
the stretch there was clos NJ up oi tho rear
! guard. Whisper and Niceroy making ready for
/ tue finish. AtAl"nr and Tom Orniltrec raced
! sharply up the stretch. TIA" bis horse being
/ pushed ~ bent the mare. In front % the stand
| Whisper cullrr-l the leaders. and cantcrcl in
/ v IA % eject ca- =. W nuns hy 'ngih Tom
/ u 'hltr"e complrt , beaten on; Atuirn' tlird
/ Tro.. i.02 f.e Arst two miles were run in
Tho fourth race WIS a milo and half dash
B the winner 90 i'' sold 40 uetIon, FAIR Play
/ Sutilck. and Lurif'r entered. and the betting
rHu cot Shyio $3.50; La 'ilrr. $3.50 Fair Play
/ $50 Lu.lfrr took thr lead. lut soon gnVc way
! Ia Shyio'k. Far Play thit.l In this order thcy
/ came around tp nuar t." head ~ the stretch
finishing a winner in 2.i6. Snylock second
/ Far Play thiri.
1ROTTGSG IN BUFFALO
BUFFALO, Aug. THE seventh and finish
/ iug hrat pf Ga" unfni-hed trot f0rt the 2;2j class