The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-07
sfRiTOGa's EXTRA MEETING.
Four Races. WITH Pique. George w, Bin
Has, and Fugitive the Winners.

SARATOGA, Aug. G.-Thc good day, good
track. and fair attendance were worthy of good
racing. and that was had this first day Of tho
extra meeting.
First came tho thrcc-quar,cr dash for two
ycar-ods. Nine started. They ranked in the
betting as follows +. Lorillnrd's Pgue s21j !;
purycars Clifton 500; Clahaughs jet and
Withcrs's Invcrcaud My $50 each; Mcdngcr's
nlly 10y Phacton, $40; Smythes Telephone. $50;
McDaniel's nlly 10y Enquirer and Dryers Fury.
500 each. The flag fell to fair start Piquc lead
ing slightly. Clifton tapping. and Telephone
next: the others well up. Going down the
4hutc. the order OF starting was hardly disar-
ranged. and they swung into the stretch the
same. pluuc landing n Eood winner. Clifton
second. Telephone third. Tune. l.lSA.
Next came u heat handicap. one mil" and
whom q. J.. Iurillard = Ambush lcl in H.. bot
ting. with IpngStntts George ~. Hart Harry
Owens. aud VI Daniels 81. james. thu odd.
being: Ambush. one 10 two; n others held
nearly oven. After some trouble. Harry Owens
jumped on with the Lead. 81. JHm,S following
close. Ambush third. and George ~ Inst AM
then hc made a rush and ran dead heat with
Owens, St james third. George ~ last.
Ambush was s,ill the favorite at two to ono
over all others. When the 1ag fell ia the sre-
oud heat George Nv. was lea ins. and he never
WIS hcuicd in the race. Ambush came 10 src-
ond place. and for q short lime Tapped ia the
/ stretch. hut finished third. George winning ii
! 81. ST. James second.
Alter tho second heat George ". was IN,
! faVoritr NJ two 80 one against ia" n"ll. ~ th'
/ flag fcll n the third heat. George ". jump,
| oil with the icad. and kept 1t o. ia" end. Harr,
| Owens tired after running threr-pnhtirf. OF Z
milo aud nearly stopped. while Ambush last"'
| To- the end. but could 10 no further G"ur-.
! ~ seemed game" To- ne enc winning ia %
Sin lengths ahead 81 Ambush.
Then came a handicap for thrcc-vear- IDS
who had NOT won in the first meeting. Five
started. pwycr Brothers Vermont and Long
sian- Higgins nl;ernatei rs favoritn- viii
NJ Danici : princes q Thule Erie, Bil i'n-'
| lowest in tho kfting. Thu nag fen o. "a fan
sinrt. In going round thu first turn Princess %
Thulr took tho lead and t'ut ont III" running io
over half mile. Then Bill Bass went up an'
pns-ed. coming M the stretch ~ god shape
/ winning in 49, Vermont SECOND. The other
| whpwrnt MP with Bill Bass struck out nEain
except Higgins. who raced Princess 81 Thul'
who managed 70 head him for third place. ON
Last came the selling race for beaten horses
one m nni an eighth. Four entered hut, ~
the pools she did not start. not having been O
the first meeting 90 be- beat n. T. lor.llarls ia
Tltive WIZ the iayo,ri'e again, no'h l;3ng,,an
good start sent them fvng hy the stand. Frs
Chance leading. Fugitive n,M. Farmers "
lapped Fugitive. hut could not head him. VIII"
ready Fugitive went ahead and won IN >.
First Chanrc next. partnershig lust. ..,
Chiquita. s25; Wash. Booth. ZIG; Lady salyer'
So
Second race. handicap. 2-mnc dash Toi
Orhiltrr". CARRYING l2u pounds. il The iavorit'
The betting stands ~ follows Orhiltrrr. $40
Oriole $50: DAriagnan. s2j CT lv"rhrook, a.,
Gnlway, $40. Partnership. s2n; Mcpfnlcl
MAJOR Barker and Il. James. AS.
Third race. handicap. 90 nil"s. The follow
INK '~ tlIr hritlngi Ia fer. $40. tl"mml" q
80. Mary. $50: Bnrtram. s2j. II - ~ sl5.
| Fourth. a selling race. . milo. Bet ug a
follow Baroness so. Auburn. $40: damon
$50. First Chan Boo. s35. Princess Thule. -.
t,r...iul Mail slu. Duuitl.au $40