New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-19

selves subject TO the liability Of having 10 pay oousd
cradle sum To Keep them In the selling OF mile
ana quarter to-day. for purse Of $500, there
nine starters as follows: Barrys horse Kennesaw g
years lOi pounds), Penes geding KilbuIn f6 years,
1O4 poundsl babcOcks horse Egypt tagged 1O3 pOundg
SIsham,s horse W; l. Higgins "a years, 1O1 pounds.
DOSweFs geding Snowden @ years, SO pOunds, Nelson
& Co.'s horse Rife a years 101 poundsl, Bells flly
mariana % years, 81 pounds, fhompson's geldinR
LOterer "A years, 300 pounds and Smiths Mamie H.
formerly known the Glen AthOSale Watson lilly "A
years 90 pounds Kennesaw backed largely bring
ing $500 IN the pools 10 5000 for Kburn. $3.50 for
Egypt sos for W. 1. Higgns $50 for snowden and
500 for the field, which included all the rest.
The start was good and quick Egypt out from the
group and assumed the most conspicuous position. He
led by the grand stand, with Kburn second snowden
third Rifle fourth, and the rest in When half
mile had been run Egypt stn led SnOwden now being
second, Mamie Ii. third, and Klburn fourth. In the
place. and began TO show hs real superiority to the rest
Egypt retained the command OF the troop of cavalry
until sevenghths OF the had been finished. Then
he was supplanted by Kennesaw. Whips used with
energy IN the home stretch hut Kennesaw handsomely
0uOoted all his rivals and won, without calling on his
reserves in 211l9 two lengths before Egypt Mariana
third TWO lengths behind Egypt, Mamie H. fourth,
Loterer nth, W. l. Higgins sixth, Kilburn seventh;
came in eighth, while Rife was pulled up when
ever been any in his cescand cantered in last X ie
is one of the most remarkable examples Of the vanity OF
great expectations now on the turf he made such
wonderful time III his training in the Spring Of 1877
that be was thought to have all the great threeyear
old stakes at his mercy. Though he had never done
anything III public. so heavy bets were made on him
that he was at time the favOrie for the Wthers
ana Belmont STAKES last year He ran Tor those STAKES
ana In several other races IN 1877, but at no time dld
he come near getting a victory. He has started at
Saratoga three times this Summer, and In the forcble
language Of an old turfman, &" lie not worth hill
OF beans in any Of the three races" Possibly Rife
may starte the racing world some day. but that day
seems far Oh. Mutual pool tickets on Kennesaw paid
$40 80 each The victor put up at auction, but no
one would give more than $500 for him. and he did not
change hands.
There will be four extra Monday. The first
VIII be thleequarters OF mile for purse Of $780, 800
going TO the second horse, entrance free winners at
Saratoga this OF ~ O0O OF more than race
OF any value except selling races to carry pounds
extra hOrse6 beaten and not having won race lbs
at Saratoga allowed 10 pounds The second viii DC
one mile and three-quarters for purse OF $4OO 500
gong TO the second horse, entrance irce winners at
Saratoga this year OF 81 000 Of more than one
pounds extra; horses beaten and having won
race at Saratoga this year allowed 10 pounds
maldens beaten at Saratoga this year allowed
10 pounds. The third Will be one mile
selling allowances, and horses beaten and not having
won at Saratoga this year allowed pounds add
tional Tue fourth Will be free handicap steeple-
chase for purse of 300, 800 going the second
few pools sOd To-Day these races, and there Was
no betting the second race Brambc Will be great
fayOrte Ia that The entries, weights and the quotations
iu the pools Is follows:
FIRST RACE-Three quarters OF -Rhadamanthus 22
pounds) 600 Pique los Ounds) $50 Lady darcy uO3
poundsl slOi Fusilade t93 pounds) 81 Bennett COS
sSCoSD RAcE-one and three quarter mles-BrambIe uOo
pOunGs) ShylOck Ql6 Pounds, Kennoy Ql4 pounds,
Henry Owens ul4 pouhds6 Bushwhacker 100 poundsL
THisb RAcE-One mIle-Egypt QO3 pounds) slOO Miss
Maoy s4 pounds $50 Lucfer ls3 pounds SlOi Patriot
II. 80 poundsl s25 Governor Hampton (97 pounds $40
FOURTH ~steeplechase- u65 poundsl slIO
Katie p. u56 pounds, S25 DADDY (l36 poundsl, s2O