New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-02
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
sARAroeA RACES posrpoNRp.

SARATOGA RACES POSTPONED.
THE RUN FOR THE SEQUEL STAKES TO TAKE PLACE
To-DAY-ESTRIEs AND CONTESTS.
TFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUSRl
SARATOGA, Aug. 1.--July went out in clouds
and gloom and August came with se0Tl There
little ram this morning and constant menace OF
much more. Consequently the Saratoga Racing Ass0-
citation decided to postpone to-days until tomor
row. Racing in the rain yesterday brought in so little
money to the treasury that II thought that repct
ton OF the experiment would be costly The extra
days racing, originally arranged for Wednesday, and
postponed until Friday account Of Tuesdays contests
taxing place Wednesday, win now be put of again
until Monday. Tomorrow will be the ski regular day
of the first meeting, and there win be three contests
There will DO five starters for the Sequel Stakes, for
threeyearods, $50 eacb play with 5000 added.
the second horse to his stake winners OF three
year-od staketo carry five pounds extra; distance one
mile and three-quarters G. L. Lorillards famous bay
colt Duke of Magenta will be weighted with 123 pounds.
OF MS previous victores the chestnut colt
Albert Q19 pounds) winner Of the purse OF two
miles Wednesday. when he carried only 100 pounds,
win also represent the Isp stable. p EOrlllard will
start his bay hy Plque Q13 pounds; she third In
the mile race which Bramble won Wednesday. d. ID.
withers will his bay FLY Invermore Ills pounds)
winner at the Jerome Park Spring meatne Charles
Reed will have his bay hlly Bonnie Wood
Q13 pounds) in the race. She ran the fastest
five furlongs record the opening day
Of this meeting, but Mr. Reed has no hope
Of her mile and three quarters against the
Duke Of Magenta. However, he concluded TO run her
TO determine what she could do at the distance. She
not sold in the pools Wednesday afternoon, Mr.
Reeds trainer Lee thought that nothing could be gained
by starting her in the against the Duke OF Ma
genta, and did not put her up starter. But
Mr.. Reed insisted running the ily or course g. l..
Lorlards horses Of their previous achieve.
mens advance of the others IN the betting.
Reports have been floating about that Duke OF Magenta
would not rum being reserved Tor the run Tor the ren
Spartan again, but the latest statement, on good
thOrly, that he will run for the Sequel Stakes He
has carried than 11S pounds before and his
performance with 123 pounds Will De looked Tor Win h-
terest IL Is a heavy weight Tor tbree-yeaf-0d TO
carry mile and three quarters but Duke OF Magenta
has strong frame and unusual power:
Eleven viii in the second race 'of heats OF threc-
quarters OF mile for horses beaten and not having won
at this meeting The purse Is 5000 and there are
MallOy @ years. So pOunds), ThOmDsOns geldng LOi-
years, 103 pounds), Welcs horse Princeton n
years, 100 ponnds), aud MeMahon's mare Bondeli "a
years 101 p0unds) also selling WELL The other starters
will be Mucahy's geldlDg Durango % years, 1O2
pOunds DoswelPs geldng Diamond "a yearsSo p0undsl,
Wiamss mare Classmate "a years. lO5 pOnn0s), Reeds
colt Eugene n Robinson q years 80 pOunds Pufyears
geldng Jackscrew q years, 81 pounds Evans Halo
ways mare Empress formerly frankie "a years, 90
pounds and DAILY Brothers hy Lizzie ID. Is years. "a
pOunds)
In the free handicap steepeehase the usual course
of two and threequarter miles for purse OF $780, 500
the second horse the avorte is Reeds horse waller
pOunds rs second choice. TIE other starters wall %
DOnohues geding Dandy "a years, 40 pounds) winner
of the hurdle Saturday; Harris horse keddng 70
years, 13s pounds, ana Owens nurse Cray Cloud aSed'
An extra race has been added to the programme for
tomorrow. IL is for mile and quarter the purse
being $780, Bramble (l03 pOunds Italia lll3 p0nnds)'
Oriole QOS pounds), and Joe Ql3 pounds will run.
Branble Is a great fayorite