New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
OUT poor SPORTS.
Gonn coNrE.rs Id sARAT0GA

GOOD CONTESTS AT SAfA]DFA
SURPRISE, BY LADY saLyFu, AND CLENHE c.
rou cCHiLrRRE ASD AUBURN TIE OrhkR WIZ
NrES.
fFRo, + SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT % THE TEIuCNE1
SARATOGA SpnrNcs. Alg. THE second
days ca ir racng hi- been amont the uos cios able
and eNcitiu4 cf tac season. heavy rain storm dr1aS
the ni-.t lad the dust tte iarc.ci course and sum
Nor ky viii ihc hot ay - ,ncs sua curoredby rc,h
aud xaar4in bIe,ze, made unalioycd delight of the
Two hours passed. hy large crowd ~ tho Grand stand
b. sport was EXCELLENT. and wa, pa-Aed forward with
ont delay. It was day of surprises. and the crowd
cyinced more than ordinary enthusiasm. r. detori1nci
10 bridge toe time between this date and saturday
the nrst day August meetu" with another extra
day of racing on Thur.ir'
mile dasl engaging only three horses could not Dee
more interesting lhan was tine first of to-day tor
.,r-4e @. s30o IA which Mcdaniel w his Lad, sayer,
won toe rst prize which us fallen 30 nim during tho
meeting. Tnc whole Grand stand congratulated him.
giving round 0f applause for t.c NrDAnid color'
winch, un. TIE two pre- yious seasons, |ere almost
GAilytIe cov.S ~ victory The betting took curiou,
turn us before The raec Lady st'yess chances doprc
oiaiin- iu The speculative mara, follows: Mnk,y $
& 1uta RIO 10 SO 5lcDiu,is's Lad, -aiycrs, 500 To
go: MediugrI's Washington Booth, 80 20 500 Botn
Lady SAyers and Washington Booth cuwcticd
p:nced and reared when brought ON the track
Lady sayers hrastrurg, ana broke away twice Nc
foc fair start could be obtained Chiqua got Slight
Booth apping, and Lady saycrs, at The tura. two
lengths b. hind Between the quarter and haimie poles
Cnauiia ran at ttcMcndous pace, 80 h0tiy p1Isucd b'
Washington Booth that they were even at tbc hai aud
ran fast urckand-Gcc race FOR the th,ee-quutcr p'ie
with Lady sayers u lngth aud hall in the rear
Washington Booth tr,d thlqutl and led into the home
stretch while Lady saycrs, Win straight course be-
fore her, and touch Of te whip, dashed forward ANA
won gallant rae. By three lcn2s ia lijb; Washing
ton Booth second and Chiqua third Tue result
was a great surprise. The mutuil pools paid s33 20
II wnsnt much of % victory f0t Tom Ochitrce to sur
uass M wo n.cs such horses Oli0!c and COyeIDO0k
after h.yne been beaten recently by Parole and
Whsper but he is sill great ia'orite with the public,
and lhc stable boys yelled Justify when the big morse
carried the blue the front ito did not
ids best condition, and the betting men do not
pu; thec money freely OH him as OF yoc. Ihey made
amislakc IN attaching So much importance TO DAriaS
uan grey horse years old. that distinguished himself
two years ago by winning the Traycrs stakes in
time which has not been surpassed, hut who
has rested his lures almost ever SINCE. This is one
OF He last pools sold for this race twOule dash fpr
purse oi 500: G. L. Loriiatds Tom Ochlltree $500
Grnsc ~ DArtagnait, 500 B0Wi~s Ofol', TllJ; ne
l.lh, 80, including blS Suns Oai"S anu Cit'tlsh =
CiosegbroCE Tue start was veU bad. Tom Ochiiilce
got o rs and tue others were scattered over i've rods
Galway beng at the rear; OohH'Tte anu I0Ieip'u""
were neck and neck ~ ihe h4iIni!e pole DArtiSn"h
third aud Orioe fourth, but on the lower turn
ClOvefbrOok came 20 the mont ana led past inc
Grand stand two lengths ih advance or Ocnl-
tree, who was Cngth ana hut Dcioic
DArtaguan, OrJic fourth ON tins lower turn Ochtitrc
lrugthcucd hs stride and started 10 ONertake Clover
hroos who attempted 20 h0d his advantage. but suc
,uubed ni thr lbrecGartcr pole Ociree leading INTO
the n0ne-srcch, and Winning the race without much
effort ~ :.I2l Orolc being srcOnd two lengths behind
and CloyertripA third. D'Artignan, Whose spirits
erycSrcd 10 the start. and eVapOracd during the first
mile came the very poor last Mutual pool
tickets worth - 80.
The brilliant race OF the day the mile aud quarter
ia FOR purse Of 800. Ia which the five contestants
made An eXcl ing spectacle at the finish, racing down
tbe hole-strutch, ana neck, ClenuIie o.. beiDs
foremost by head at The score Lucitrr, VINO has won
two excellent recently. tine fayorte ON these
terms: AIulkcys iuccr rl25 Harheck's Brrtram $50;
Bowirs MARY $40 Longstas W. j. Higgins @io; flarts
Clenme g. $50. Luciier, CeDmie IL, and Bertran were
at start whcn made at the treequarcr
pole but Cemmle g. bad Al ADVANTAGE ~ half length
they dashed past the Grahd Stanu luoll.r svo1nu
MARY third Bertram fourth and Higgins NTH. THIS
on der scarcely changed thrOug ghOuL the mile, Glenn
mic @. showing the way into tie honeftrrich Inc rear
horses then whipped up and at the furlong pole all
were eyen Clemne q. on the inside. The nVe racers