The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19
TIE FLYERS IN SARATOGA.
STIRRING ~ THE FREE HiNDICiP IN
4 POi RING RfIN STORM



SARATOGA, Aug. 1s.-Thc storm which went
over the village on Friday night. supplemented
hva shower in the morning. Eavc rather an
unpromsing prospect for the races to come oQ.
but it cleared up in time. and by II o'clock the
rond to the course was throngcd with people,
who found the track in capital condition. and
learned that the showers so plentiful in the
vllage had not reached thcrc.
The irst race was sweepstakes, t15 en-
trance. y. D., with $500 added: the second horse
TO receive 800 out of the stakes. Mai,lcns il
years old. allowed three pounds; If s yenrs or
upward. pounds. Winners. after 25th juno.
of amy race closed in 1877. at any other than the
Saratoga Course to curry seven pounds extra
Thrco-qunrtcrs Of a mile. There were siI
starters. on whom the pools stood. viz: lhada-
mnnthus. $3.50; Virginius s225 Dan X. tl75;
Bertram. sll0 the fcld-Afrcan Maid and Mo-
Daniels Glen Athol ny-s7O II took soms
time to get them in order to start and when the
flag fell Rhadnmanthus had the lead oi "a good
length over Dan r.. and Nirginius WINS two
lengths in the rear of him. the others between.
lihadamanthus kept his lead thus gained and
WAS never headed. In the stretch Nirginius
haulcd out AMI ran by tho 9th rs finishing a
good second; Dan H. being third. and BcItram
fourth. Time. l.lJs.
Next came race for three year-ods. to carry
100 pounds with allowances for mares and
g"ldngs. one milo ana AN eighth. In this
lira'iamant was the iavoritc N the pool selling.
tn sales being Bralanaut'. 1925. OriOlp, Sls5:
Major Barker. sl2j. Starting at tho furiong
pul'. they went by the stand together hut MAJOR
i rk r soon went ahead and cut out the run
ning to the backstrct,h. when OriOlu went up
nni took the lead. BradanHnte soon chat
l'ngcd the leader anu came into the strct II lap
ping Oriole. MAYOR Baker huVng taken the
rrar guard. Brndamnnto tried hnrd to head
Orole. but did not succeed. the hitter W nning
easily 10y length in 1863. Barker pumped out
The ihirl race was a FREQ handicap dash Of
two miles. Tor which the cnrd showed six cntries.
rated IN the pools IA follows. Nieeroy. $50:
ClOverhrook, tl35. Galway and Clrnimie e..
ca'h 500, Amuush. $50. Glasgow. $40. Just
hs The hull rang 10 mount u tcommcn ed rai nnx.
HnI a viol ni shower began rs the flng tell on q
good stnrt. tlrmmie q. got the running Tor the
first mile. but the storm was so heavy it'll could
i,. sern vi the bach str t,.l Ambush npp.Y,r,,d
se ond, and the others bun he'd hind A
cI4ns' 3l position was hc u at the l-t han
mile. ana all anne up tlicstretrh cN cpt .ccroy.
VINO > 'Umrl lame am iHg-Ins. Galway -ot the
lead IA tn : ramhir at the finish. AMI won 10y
Gh-iil "a 3 5.io'si GOV rprooh second Oicmmie
Tine fourth ana last race WIS a selling race;
sold NJ an ton Tor II 300. II entered to b. sold
Tor 81 900, allow Il Z youn|s # Tor $3.50. -
pounds Il ior 500. II pounds If for $500, 2i
pounds; hors's having run at any Other than
tn Ntruipsn course = noe June % for any raco
closed IN 1877 excluded; hors cntrr "a for this
eN us 'd 10y the Judges; on' mite auI a puurtsr.
The storm ccas ii after tn thlri race. leaving
muddy tra X. lIappahunno X WIZ the iavpr-
dinal VOLS " and slOJ cn 10 Tor hrutarrto Willie
Burke ana Mechanic. Another good start was
had. Mcrhanir uettns "A little the hest OF the
send of, with liapptl. nnOck nrNt. On the back
str h ltuppahannO X ran neck AMI neck with
Ne hanlc. whila the others were puirod in tho
rear. Then EnppahannOrk shot ahead whilo
the others gave the 70 by to Mechanic. There
WIS some urging on tho ul-trrtD h. but the ia
,or t. won casiiy IN 2:l6A, with Cardinal Vol
sey scconl. nnd brother To- Willie Bure. third.
Four extra raoca ar" promised Tor Monday.
Tia" ontr - for which, and pools sold to-day. are
! as follows:
| Tnr a.. trace. "a ihrcc quarters 81 n milo dnsh.
| for iwo-ycir-oi =. McDduir's VAR DHn'r My
spi lnr s-5l; thers's lnVrruuld liIy. $50:
| u I. is un q. S7O:aud L 'phun". $50.
en- "a '". ~ Wfi" du-l ior year.
| o'us " 90 s''V 'n poun .sulloMrd tlo-r who have
! Won a. 0urnluE.. ar. Mar, Sold lur $3.50;
| NJ Dulsl- = -trr ui Mercy ami Hlv SllN rs.
| s27O, " rhunic and llls-ius each .lll: Nud..s.
| slp"; Dandy, 80; und lr. Livingston 40.
For tre mile ami q quarter d 'tN. Tor tnree-
! v'hf-uli- VINO LuNr not WOn at Saratoga this
y.ir. iomha-l sold for $50. BUS whH'ker.
$3.50. SnNtucH colt 10y llnNwooi. $40: Me-
J. niris Gi"n Atho lily. $50; ANA VI ehanIe.
$50.
A sol nrracc of one milo and nyo furlonss
cl,+, - th, programme with lttppnhnuup'k scll-
lns 10 500, lniincrship $40, and Auuurn.
| 500.