New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-17


GRNTA-vERA CRUZ MADGE AND REDDING The
OTHER WINNERS.
frRou SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.1
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 16.-Nothing oc-
Cured TO the harmony aud pleasure OF the races To-
day the ugly conduct Of some Of the horses only ahuS
TO the Of the spectators the weather was
beautiful and the very large including an IN
usual number Of prominent New-York gentlemen Mr.
Grouse has been appointed to hold the starters nag Tor
tho rest Of the season and discharged the difficult duty
to-day with fair Mr.. Puryear was reheVed Ut
his own request the stewards and Judges having heh
meeting last evening to decide what should be done
sharp contest the Grnstead stakes resulted III dad
heat. Tom Ochree was beaten by Vera Cruz Mange
fine and the hurilerace, mile heas' ""s Pi0
turesque and interesting.
The prelude 10 the threequerer mile dash OF the two
yearods for the Grnsteao stakes, bad as risky
Youngsters could make IL. The concnson OF tue race
WAS n surprise the favorite, DIXIE Of Magenta running
n dead heat with Spartan There were thirty noinra-
tions ont Of which five competed for the stakes, $50
each half forfeit with 500 added. This made tneW
worth - 375 The last pool sold was "a follows
G. l. Lorillards Duke of Magenta, 5000; +. Loriards
snartan and Bertha SS5 Grinsteads bay colt by war
Dance $50: smythe's wade Hampton. $25. The Duke
had a long fight with n stout groom. He threatened 10
repeat his exploit OF leapng over the renee
and only half sGccumbed with n groom ~
his head and another behind with snging whip.
Tho Youngsters were wei together Nilpu tl' hiN "'''
fell Grinsteads colt slightly leading, closely followed
nv BERTHA Wade Hampton and Spartan. The pace was
tremendous Grinstcad's colt maintained Lead OF one
and half lengths to the threequarter pole wheh lle
DIXIE Of Magenta passed him, and was running swiftly
and freely to the II Barbee had beeh more Gnu
ous and used the whip he could have KEPT ont OF the
vav of spartan. who was Goaded to his utmost ana
made magnificent effort oyeraking the DIXIE as ihey
crossed tho score The horses 50 even that the
declared II 10 dead heat between the Duke or
Magenta and Spartan and the stake money was divided
between them. Grnsteads colt secured third place.
The time was very fast beng minute and 1854 seconds
Tho money IN the mutual pools was divided equav be-
tween the hackers Of the Duke and Spartan Tickets m
the Duhe. being numerous. brought only 81 TO- while
gnartan tickets worth 80 10.
The contest between Vera Cruz and Tom Ochiltr'e
in the mile and thrceduartcrs dash for purse ~ 5000
was peculiar II n trial Of iockfes wits for the first
mile Tom Ochiltrce heavily weighed down with l2i
mounds received his second defeat from Vera Cruz who
carried only nlnetv-nue pounds. Pools sold thus: O. l.
Iorlard's Tom Ochtrce 5000; Williams Vera Cruz
sIO5: Cars Viccroy ei5; Hitehcock- GLASGOW 900
The horses went of together ~ GALLON, Babec on Tom
Ochiltree and Murphy Vera Cruz, being apparently
raid Of each other and each waiting for the other 70
lead OF At mace Glasgow went 10 INC front fo
lowed hv vicerov Glasgow passed the grand stand two
lengths in advance % viccrov who preceded Och'rec
by four lengths Vera Cruz bringing up the rear. Com
M, into tho homo,'rach Vcerov made an effort 10 cap
trro the race hut Vera Cruz and Ociltree exerug
themselves. od from the furong pole contrasting every
irrh the ground and heng nose 10 nose two jumps
from ,c score when Vera Cruz made treat effort beat
ing Ocllltre, bva head in 3:l7. Ylceroy thir' The
crowd was greatly excited AMI greeted the finish WITH
wild srsuta and arpauled vera Cruz his rrurn 10
TIE score. Mutual Yool tcFets were worth rs so
Tho chestnut mare N1ics. VINO h13 glnrd many VIC
tori g.. vcars rasf h1s done much running 20 ltfe
~ I ia rI an eighth race for which there were i've
.-trz
ting men yarrf rhrir 1d intent on The otrr horses
as f,,lorvs; o. b. Iori'lard's Ambush S2cn-SlS0;
I.,,ret,.rs Y J. Ufsfns %2f5-9ls0: BcUfr's Mary
$4,000. HcD1rcrs Ssfcr Of Mercy @ll5-Sl1u;
luIvih,'s Nldgc 3lOO-Tlo0 The horses started irom
the urong poi" wei together, Higgins being slow 90
obtain hradvay Mar .ed pa7t t1e grand stand io.-
br.h Hec..s and sister ~ Merry were on terms
me quarterp,e Nay leading hy . len-ih ana nan
filri tn6r-h fourth aud gsius tapping. Mary dashed
which promised an easy victory, uui d4d-r cthitnsed
her 80 the lower cud 80 De- Grand stand rnd atcr ID
bortI struggle euting IN burst ~ spcod by half
lonsrh ~ Dol - Mary second eh-h ~ 2d'ahte o. Bis
ter OF Mercy. The mutual pools l"Id F19 10.
oycr f1mr hurdles inc purse being 5000 Red'Iug was
the fayogitc NJ these ra.s ioyTs Rfding SOD Aio-
ways Audubon. 800; LAWYERS Moon7one. 80; Reds
senator 81. FORMERLY SnaugAruu, oi0 COtiOnach's
Ecuchor 80; Dlcy's Dmdclion. 80 The ornte
signal f. applause The crowd remembering hoW he once
baGlcd dis eroom' threw bis rider aud jumped all re
course ~ late moment. surrounded by 2r1ous. who
were holding hin by ihr Drlle aud ~ fope turn Of
Bedding Mooustorc ari Brnc1er charging together for
the first hurdle and hrf slns part ~ down With thei
heels ddug Tel 90 e second Aul1f, MoDn'tOne, WnO
was second Stumbling ana barely gathering himself up,
I-uchrr third B"nchrr was only length behind Red
dirpaf the third hurdle. senator H. third Audubon fourth.
D4udetu hitE aid Noonsf0ue ready 10 reyoycr what he
had lost by ni- stumble The pace was quick on the
irome.r-tcl biucIrr being length behind ledling 20
the hurdle but losing In the strnZe 30 TIE score.
Bedding winning the heat ny two lengths iH 1854,
Muoustone second, head before Buehcr, who was
third Pefur the second heat pools averaged 100 for
BEDDING 81 for the held Rlucicr concluded that he
would the second neat. AMI fought against u for
twenty standing erect on hs bind rgs PIT hing.
sudcavornr jump the fences and Unseating his rider
three rimcs. SIR. Taylor, o." trainer finally sub
"a sca and le started for the heat and dis
taueed. icllDn lei three hurdles. when Rcd
ding forward Jed Mo0nstoGe by two lengths 80 the
lass hurdle ami easily TIE heat and the 10y rce
lengths H 1888, Mp0AsJOne second, ten lengths in adj
vance OF > Iuiciion.