New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-01


fPRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF The TRIBuSEI
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 31.-Gloom over
spread the faces OF racing when they looked out
this morning and the heavy clouds IL had raiued
intervals through the night and now the lowering sky
threatened TO make necessary another pospODement OF
the The mir had eOlethe evening before
that fires bad been lit hotel parlors, and to-day
there q and penetrating chill That wOuiu
have better fitted early April than July. After waiting
tor some hours unhappy expectation OF the rain,
which still delayed its coming the managers deeided
TO to-day In spite OF the discomforts OF the
weather and the wretehed condition Of the track NOT
long after reached the rain set I'M 1t
fell neither heavily steadily but there was enough
Of it to cause annoyance. The attendance was very
small few ladies being present. The judges as usual
were ]. A. CammOek, OF New-York; T. NJ JOHNSON, Oh
Ohio and A. p Mason, of louisiana In the timekeep-
ers' stand during part Of the racing were William X
Travers and Pierre Lorillard
Those who renamed away from the course on account
Of the rain missed very good racing Three out OF four
favorites were successful The time in all the was
fair for so heavy track The greatest interest was felt
in the for the Saratoga Stakes one or the richest
prizes Of the year. G. L. Loriilard's twoyearoids
showed that they deserved the high rank given
them betting and in the opinion OF tuFmen gen
orally Pierre Lorllard expected 10 start two OF
the colts he las entered in the English Derby OF
Is79-Cedrie and Uneas-but he withdrew Cedric
Uneas showed good qualities in hs his first race, ana
win probably be winner in time, although beaten by
Harold to-day After the race Pierre Lorilard remarked
10 a friend that he would now give mp his Engisa IMP
He had relied on Uncas aud the colt beaten here
he thought would not be advisable To take him to
England. HIS friend. racing man of prominence said.
however. that Uncas had good stuff in him ana would
yet win credltable victories.
One mile was the distance and $500 the tpurse IN the
first race for all ages horses beaten and not having
won race at this meeting allowed pounds; maidens.
atfftHas m
ward allowed II POUNDS. The starters we've Dryer
Brothers, colt Brambe g years, 102 pounds r. Lori
ars ally Pique g years, OF pounds AstOrs colt Fred
erick the Great q years, 113 poundsG Bowie's mare
Ofiole a years. los Pounds); g. L. LoFiliard's mare
Italia a years. 1Oa pounds); and Reeds colt Eugene N
Robinson @ years. o. pOunds) BelmOnts suquehanna
wasexpeeed stt almost up to the last minute. bat
dd not Bramble was the favorits at $780, Piane sec
od choice at S225 Frederick the Great third at Sl25.
Orioe fourth ut So Idaa ith at Si5 and Enugene N
Robinson last at $40.
Bramble proved, he has proved many times before,
that the best OF the threcyeaolds although
Duke OF Magenta has defeated him every time that they
have net. Italia vicious as usual and delayed
the start Bramble was last the send-O bun he
first at the end He took second place when quarter Of
the distance over Idaa having led almost from the
first bound. Orioe well IN the backsreeh and was
almost even BTamble at the hafmle post, Idala
still foremost Pique tried do something for her back
GUS But though her weight the ehtest her frame
was the lightest also, and she was hampered by the
mud In the opening OF the hOmc-stretcn ldalit was
san quarter leDglh I'D adNaher WIN DainDr s,o"y
chuFned no with their hOois and their coats were
covered WITH H. The pungiDg IN the mud dd not please
laha and sine failed 10 keepup her pace Bramble,
II It were all one 10 MN whether ne were
moving on perfect track the sofes and stiokiest
went by her AID Wen BY thGeeguatcrs OF length In
I:47l4 Idalia second; Pque and Frederick the Great
ran very closely for the thrd place Piqne taking u by
head. Orioe was hfth and Robinson Last Mutual pool
tickets On Bramole paid Sl3 $780,, a., -,
Brewster Co.'S black horse Nirgnins' lve years Old
carried the highest weight l2l POUNDS, N the second
race. This was Tor a purse Of 5000 for al ages,
Inaldans allowed live pounds; two miles. He was
tho favohte In the betting at 500. c. L.
Lorilsrd's Albert lthree years, 100 pOuudsl beng
second choice at $500 ana Br9ces Gen-iaI fhilps
"a years. rs pounds thir. al so. Barrett on Albert
three lengths In front when IN eighth OF mile had
been run, philips running second uuder strong pun;
and Ylrginus tiiri: These positions were unchanged
for mile and half. Vlrnnius's jockey evidently
last part Of aud allowed Barrett 10 get head
Of mile remained "a De run, Albert had been permitted
90 get advantage Of Fix enghs Now the 1ocEes on
Nrgnius ana fllps were uslhs uiueI .han le,tIall-
INK their horses but me iOng SAp Dchhd Tue leader a-
sened very slowly. Nrginius, however, gained rapidly
ON Philips, aud passed him IN coming into the
home-stretch Hayward ON Phillips took his horse lar
on the outside IN rOundingthe iurns IN order 10 find
iner ground, and be lost ground badly every time he
VirtaHus moving inst, but was Albert, and the
lead that the latter had taken early IN the decided
Tie issue The utmost cEUIts OF Nfguius could only
reduce this lead, aud IL not possible for him 10 mako
easy winner BY four lengths IN 3l52 Nrginus second
and Philips very bad tnr,. All Pniilips's running
Spring meeting as Increased the sur 1rise that he was
able 90 oreat Parole on that occasion lie bas never
run credtablV since. Both riding and running were
very bad IN his case to-day.
the chief Of the dayihat for the Sarit0g Stakes
by three winners OF previous faccsihe chestnut colts
Harold and Monitor and the brown ally idicr Hence IL
was remarkable thai his entries held the first place
In the betting. Money was pat reely however, by tho
partIsans OF T. Lo1llards stable colt I'm.
paa by Lex on
out Of Fanay Ludlow. was Withdrawn to-day. Ghe
youngsters and BemOnts FLY Fiddiesirng, by King
Usher J. A. smIths fy Lillian, by Harry Bssett, Die
Grathfs hy Wssahicon, by bennington, j. W. Edwarlss
flly Jessie DOnelson, by Bonnie Scotland, j. McCni-
loughs colt George Mccullough, by Harry Bassett, aud
snedker's LeaminLton-Mtry Clark lilly brought very
low prices the pools. All tue colts carried 40 pounds
and all the nIios IO7 pounds 10 the fifteenth
each. half forfeit with 81 900 added, the second 70
ceiye $500 out OF tho stakes There were sIxhye sub
serbers, making the siases worth SioO Tue distance
was three -fourtns OF a mile
Every horse seemed 10 Try 10 Guido the others I'm bad
conduct and for hall an hour there was taigle OF
prancing kicking euryettng racers After several false
pected IRON ten fiery twO-yeaFOlus. Jessie DOnelsOn
was leading, with Uneas second. Barrett, Uncas,
soon left him second, Jessie DOnesOn falling back. The
speedily strung out over long distance the
passed. nor even reached, after getting The lead Bar
rett using hs wnip Win much energy as the racers
not vie with Harold ana narrowly escaped be-
ing beaten for - second place by Id!er, that
Harold won by a length and a half In 1:2O. Uncas
second Idler close third, George Mccullough fourth
Lillian 1fth Monitor sixth ana the rest far behind
Harold started In tile rank bat dashed through
the foremost place splendid sty lie. lie is by Leaning
ton out OF Maggie g. Is. He won the Flash Stakes here
on July %, the July Stakes az Long Branch, ON July A.
his stable Companions. Monitor aud Idler, running
second and third. He third for the Hopeful stakes
June 20, and was ourtn for the Juvenile Stakes
JogOme Park. June 4. lie Is certainly among the
very IL he not absolutely the pest CT the
yeaods that have run IN the East this season French
pool tickets g. L. Lorilans entI1eA paid 50 20 each
When horses, among them several OF proved merit
start with the variety OF weights afforded Oy
selling allowances, the affair becomes "a puzzle 10
who bet Ths the yesterday IN the Last COLI
OF the day. selling Of mile and one-eighth
for A purse Of 1900. Days's Kenney % years. liz
pOundsI led Lle many pools, with Durhan's Dan
X. a years, I03 pOupds) second choice. Before the