New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-03
THREE GOOD RACERS WIN.
SUCCESS or sARAroeA FAyoRIrEs.

BRAMBLE A PURSE RACE AND WALLER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE FOURTH WIN
NER-coRoNET THROWS his RIDER.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNEl
SARATOGA, Aug. 2.-Clouds and sunshine
by turns excited the hopes aud the FEARS OF
the mulutudes eager for the today.
Two pOstponemeuts this week had tried tho
patience Of expectant thousands, and the de-
for clear weather general and intense For an
hour and sky gave promise Of a delightful
day Then the clouds again in heavy battalions,
and the hour before noon-the time for the races 20
begin-was dark and gloomy and occasional show
ers fell. The dread Of storm kept many
from the course but the attendance fair. Only
a few rain drops fell after the racing actually began
and the bright and hot for part OF the time
The Saratoga Racing Association has been exceedingly
unfortunate this week In the weather which has
made difference Of several thousand dollars In the
ceipts. Much annoyance has been caused within few
days by the circulation of swindng headed
genuine" and initiating the regular programmes,
which headed Official" as closely as the swind.
ers to do These spurious programmes are always
incorrect.
Three out Of four favOrites won to-day and their
cess was achieved without their being compelled to
strive their hardest. These three yctors-Duke OF
Magenta, Bramble aud waer-are ali racers Of con-
spcuOus merit Duke of Magenta wins almost all the
big stakes for eeyearolds Brambe is very success
full at light weight. and at distances from mile
to a mile and three-quarters; and Waller is a
no table steeplechaser. Charles Reed has undoubtedly
the two finest steepleehasers in Amerca-Troube and
Walerand the list OF their trumphs long and bril-
liant one steeple-chasing is always popular, aud the
fact that there was contest OF that kind to-day
tany attracted considerable part OF the people pree
ent Jackscrew, the fourth winner is threeyearold
gedng OF little value He Outran ten horses. but they
were poor lot aud his light weght-only 81 pounds
was the chief cause Of his winning.
For the Sequel Stakes worth 81 $780, FIVE threeyear-
carried 1913 pounds albert of the same stable being
withd rawn) Pierre Lorillards ly Pque carried l13
pounds ID. d. wIthers's lilly InvermOre twin
ner OF the Ladies' Stakes at Jerome
Park, 11S pounds c. Reeds FLY Bonnie
Wood, 1l3 pounds. and d. j. Cr0uses filly Kinney X,
II3 pounds The Sequel Stakes for threeyearolds,
$50 each, play pay, with 5000 added; the second
horse to his stake winners OF any threeyearod
stake TO carry FIVE pounds extra distance mile and
quarter; twenty-five nominations. Duke OF Magenta
was a great favOrite, the betting on him being at
$iOO $50 for all the rest Finally there was 80 little
betting against the Duke that pools sold on second
place. Duke being left out In this form Of betting
Invermore the favOrite
Notwithstanding his heavy weight, the Dukes triumph
was an easy Every that he adds force TO the
general he is the best OF the threeyearods and
likely 10 be 1T to Harry Bassett, Longel-
low Tom Bowling Ten Brock Parole and other princes
of the turf. He was excellent twO-yearod, and this
year he the Preakness Stakes the Withers the
Belmont the Travers and the Sequel and has been de-
feated only That defeat was in the run for the
Jersey Derby, by Spartan, on June 20, the Duke
being badly out OF condition.
There no need to dwell the details OF the race for
there was no struggle the Duke clearly overmaehed
the rest He led at the start but after quarter of
mile allowed InveFmOre 10 show the way. She was in
advance for threequarters Of mile but when the Duke
began running 10 earnest her inferoty appeared i'm
mediately and she gave place to the great con OF
Lexington and Magenta. Bounie Wood had been in the
rear and now moved up and second to the Duke.
There was no contest in the hOmestretch. All the four
FLIES could do TO trail along behind the Duke.
George L. Lorards blue and orange passed under the
wire nearly four lengths in front OF Reeds cherry and
blue. third five lengths behind Bonnie
Wood Kinney K, close fourth Barrett, seeing that he
could not possibly get second place. did not hurry
PiQue, and let her jog in last The time was 3:l5.
Mutual pool tickets the Duke worth SO 10 EACH
Eleven horses in heats OF three-quarters Of a mile
make sharp work for starter and judges and lively
spectacle for occupants Of the grand stand The second
race was this character, and for purse Of 1900 Ep-
trance was free confined TO beaten and
not having at this meeting, the winner to be
sold at auction George Fl. Rees FLY Miss Malloy g
years So pounds led in the betting Money put freely
also on A. A. Thompsons geding LOerer a years, 103
pounds j. & W. McMahOns mare BlOndell "a years, 1O1
pounds I. Puryear Co.'s gelding Jaekscrew g years,
81 pounds) T. W. DoswelPs geldinG Diamond "A years,
1O6 pounds) The other starters James
I. williamss mare Classmate "a years, 1O5
pOunds( p: Muleahy's gelding Durango % years,
lO2 pOunds,) Evans Haoway's mare Empress a
years 90 poundl c. Reeds colt Eugene N. Robinson %
years. 90 POUNDS, and DAILY BrOtherss Oily Lizzie d. %
The fav6rie Miss MallOy, did wretchedly the first
second start aud when the horses dashed out OF
the chute into the main track she had taken ne rst
mate little behind. There was tumultn0ns
rush IN the aome-sreteh out tI,od " men
speed and mettie to the wire. Loiterer carried
BTu4 nssr9 9aa aq secoSd
Diamond third. Eugene ~ Robinson fourth Classnate
eighth, Bondell NINTH Durango tenth aud Miss Maoy
last. The time was l19S.
$50 ana the field for 500 Miss Maloy aud Empress
So on nTs DST vii" and e
were bis only competitors In the home-sretch, the rest
being ourun. Jaekserew came In first I'm the same time
as that OF the first heat Lolterer engtn and half be-
hind, Princeton close third Diamond fourth Bondell
distanced. Miss MaOy was Of the most complete
failures OF the season as Iayorte She came IN last IN
tickets Jaekscrew bought before the first heat paid
$50 20 those bought after the first heat W 90 Jack
screw was put up at auction IN accordance WITH me
terms OF the race put nobody thought him worth more
than $780, the price at which he was entered TO be sod
and Puryear & Co. kept him.
Brambe's previous achievements made him occupy
others long way behind. He was rated az 500 and
the rest in tho field were only valued at S25
a purse of $500, winners Of $1,000 at sar-
atoga this year 20 carry five pounds extra horses
not having a race this year allowed pounds
maidens four old aud upward allowed 10 pounds
Dwyer BrOtherss colt Brambe q years. carried 103
pounds g. L. L0rillard's mare Idaia "a years., l13
pounds D. J. Crouses horse Joe a years. lib pounds,
aud Oden BOwie's 0ri0e "a yearsl los pounds
Brnble started IN advance but allowed Joe 10 pass him
and stay in front for than haa mile. IdalIa
moving very uneasilly under strong pull shaking her
head Vicousy. In the backstretch Bfamble, Joe and
Idaa got Bramble by the Others without
much before the final quarter was entered
upon and won by three lengths, Oriole second, ana
Idaa q bad third and Joe fourth The time was 2l7
Mutual pool tickets on BTamble paid So 40 each.
In the free handicap steeple-ehAse over she usual
course for purse OF 5000 500 going 20 tue second
horse Reeds horse Waller lsix years. 162 pOundsl