The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-21
PICKING OUT THE WINNERS.
-Four Races out OF Five Won by the Favorite.
at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, Aug. 20.-This has been
splendid day for the races. refreshing
breeze telling Of the approach OF autumn
weather. was much enjoyed by the large assem-
blagc. 1t was warm in the sun on the quarter
stretch. The track was In fair condition. but
no extraordinary time was made.
The last Of the important races at the second
meeting were run to-day-the Harding stakes
and the sweepstakes for two-ycar-olds.
Tho Subscribers to the Harding stakes
numbered thirty-two. Only two horses ran
G. l.. Lorillards Duke OF Magenta. by Lex
ington. and d. McCarty's Hemsman. by Helm
bodt. There was no betting to speak OF on this
race the Duke as everybody expected he
would. winning in II cantor. For the two-year-
old stakes there were thirtythree subscribers.
only six of which started-two of these were G..
L. Lorillards Monitor. by Glcnelg. and Annie
Augusta, by bennington. These were strong
favoritcs. MS usual. and their hackers were not
disappointed. Monitor winning the purse. The
fourth race. thrce-quarters of milo dnsh, was
n spirited contest
Among the incidents before the first race was
n polite invitation from Superintendent Fuller
to George l.angstan 10 vacate u seat on tho
grand stand. Langstafr having been expelled
from the American Jockey Club last fall for en-
gagng in fraudulent rarc Mt Jerome Park.
langstafl quietly left without many noticing
tho affair.
The first event was brush Of one milo md
one-cighth for n purse of 5000. beaten maidcns
allowed, II four years old or under. e. pounds (:
on the entries ms folows: Bonnie Wood. ,
years % hounds $3.50; Bcrtla. 3 ycnrs, -
pounds. .l2j: oriolc, years. ll3 hounds s55;
| Pilot. 2 years. 100. $50. Lady Salycrs, years,
The start was one Of the best ~ tho meeting.
abreast Pilot went to the front nitcr passing
| the stand. but on tho hackstretch Bonnie Wood
got first place. Bertha second, Ori2c third.
| together. Up the stretch Oriolc showed u good
hurst OF speed, and passed the Others. Winning
| the race in 2:0i a. Bonnie Wood second. Bertha
| third. French pools brought 1890.
Tho second race was the Hauling Sinkcs. n
milo and half for threc,,ycar- 9lds. or thirty,
| two nominations. only q. L. Iorillards Duke u
| Magenta and u. McCnrty's Hclmsman started.
! The superiority Of the Duke was So generally
| acknowledged thnt no auction pools wrrr sold.
| The horses started together. and ran npping
| for mile. Hughes holding the DUKE hnrk for
company. When he let him out he gallopod in
IN Frrnc n poos ' paid $50 The value Of the
| purse ard stakes won was 81 .GOn.
year -oids: $50 each. h. t. with 500 INDEED, The
second hors" TO receive $50 out % tho stakes
winners OF any single race ut thn value ~ 81 600
2 mounds; Of $500. pounds; Of $1,000.
| pounds extra. Threc-quarters OF mile. Thir-
| ty-thrrc nominations.
| Pools Sold On tho starters MS follows: George
! Inrilhrds Monitor. 2 years. ITO pounds and
| Annie Augusta 2 wears. lo7 mounds. $3.50
Boardman2 var, no ponnds' s2IS; pay Spar
lO7 pounds. $50; Tom Scarlet. years. III
| pounds s25.
| Bonrdmnn jumped m with the lead hut Moni.
, tor 80; nhcnd in the chute. and won after 2
sharp finish. In .20i,. Bpardman second. nud
| Dan Sparkling third. Belinda was almost dis.
| tanced. hcr Jockey seeming careless. French
| pools paid els.
| Then camn a dash of quarters Of n mill
for $500 purse t50 To second horse. entrance
! FREQ weights. Wounds below the scale; hpr~o .
| beaten and not having won race nj this mcct
| ing. md all maidcns. allowed I pounds. Five
! started. Pools sold on the flyers before tho start
Dan X. years. l0l pounds. sS25 Lady DAIRY
4 years. 90 pounds. $3.50: Wade Hampton
wears, % pounds. Sii5: Que"nston nc"d. 10.
pounds s55 Fusiladc. wears. 50 pounds. sil
Their" was much trouble in getting started
wade Hampton being sulky and refusing al
pcrsuasions. Finally the people IN the stan,
manifested So much impatienrr ut tho d"lnl
that the nag was dropped for the four others
nil II whom were we'll together. Lady DARE
soon showed in front. and stayed there till sh
passed the last furlong pole. when Dan h. cam
m with rush aud captured the race by halt
head. in Isl. Lady DArcy second. Quccnstoi
n poor third. French pools paid $3.50.
| The sport wound M with n mile run for
purse Of $500 for horses beaten and not hnvin
won rnce nj Saratoga this season: entranc
FREQ. The winner TO he sold Mt auction 10
) pounds II for $3.50. allowed 10 pounds u f.
5000 II pounds Tor $500. "a pounds. Pool
sold rs follows on the two that started Coy
| Hampton. years. lOl pounds. ut ten 10 81
over Loit"r"r. years 9s pounds.
They started evenly and ran for half mil
together. Then GOV. Hampton was let out an
won easily in AS