New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-13
SCENES AT THE RACE-COURsE.

been and FalsettO has beaten spendthriie Up 20
the first day at saratoga there few racing men,
East West, North, south, inclined to dispute the title
OF Spendthri TO the supremacy Of the threeyearods
When Falsetto took the Travers. spendthrfs defeat
was commonly supposed to be due TO poor condition
FalsettO grew the admiration Of all who him
from day to day in his stable or taking his exercise
on the track and displaced Spendthr in the opinion OF
many who had before thought speudthrft unr1valled.
Sectional feeling was aroused 10 a certain extent TIE
East adhered 70 speudhrft, while the West and South
exalted FasetO. The absorbing topic Of converse
ton in racing circles from day OF the Travers has
been the relative merit Of colts and the interest
IN their meeting to-day extended from turfmen to the
general public.
Hours before noon the time for the racing TO begin,
people could be their way TO the course. and
after O'Clock there unbroken stream OF car
rages moving from the hotels TO the grounds. The
thousands continued TO into the gates until long
after u O'Clock for the chief event OF the day when
every one TO see, was second aud the hrst
race did not arouse The grand stand was
crowded until could hold more, and then multi
rude Of men forced to remain IN the
open space in 'front.'. The gathering Of ladies was
brilliant and the toIettes exceedingly elegant
Betting was active and large, and the sellers Of auction
ana French pools and the bookmakers also, reapcd
bountiful harvest II tine most animated and AZ
tracvc scene that has occurred the Saratoga Course
for many years.
After the first race was the way and the hackers
Of George L. Lorilards stable had recovered from the
fright which Luke Backburn's approach to
a victory had given them, all was feyerlsl
unrest and eager anticipation. Falsetto was
brought out the track for little exercise before
the contest IN which he take chief part, but ne
did not remain long, and his splendid figure was hid
den under blankets only experienced turfmen recog-
uzed him. The betting grew fast and furious Ladies
imptienty scanned tue course LOOKING for the appear
ance OF the horses Men made nets together or DIS
cused the previous achievements Of Spendihrft aud
Fasetto Every uneasy, full OF longing for the
great race 10 begin.
Jericho was arst 20 appear, with bis Jockey IN his
colors on bis back and run threequarters OF mile
at good pace get him into trim for the kenner As
his prospects we're considered very hs movements
did not cause much comment. Next q. L. Louilards
pair came out aud cautered eisurey around the track
TO the rgnt. Then dsettO appeared, ready for the
FRAY and was greeted with cheers, cappng OF hands
and beating OF feet the floor. He dashed down the
track TO the left passing IN front Of the stand Win an
easy, sweeping, superb stride. Last came Spendthft
led on the track and afterward mounted by Hay
ward VINO gave him cluter Of only furlOnC. he did
not look 10 his ease, but seemed iretfu and did not
move with the same grace and power as on the day
when lac dId maryellousy well ia the Lorard stakes
al jerome Park.
When the five got together directly under the eyes OF
the host in the grand stand there bush. Every
one caz.d iuteutly the two champions 20 discover
possible any sign Of superiority The majestic stature
aud the grand proportions Of FalsettO enforced adj
rniration He is certainly haudsomer racchorse than
the short, round compact spendthrft. The pause OF
anxious intense scrutiny short The five bounded
Of the starter dropping his flag without delay. There
was false start The racers turned sprang away
and the great struggle was begun.
DETAILS OF The RACING.
The first race would have been prominent event on
any other racing day, but IN the intense excitement
over the second comparatively little attention was paid
20 H. Il was five furlOuGs, for the Windsor Hotel stakes
for twoyearolds 25 entrance play or pay, with $500
added by the Windsor Hotel tue second morse 10 receive
Sl5O and the third $50 maidens allowed pounds
The total amount at stake 9l,425 out Of thirty
seven nominations seven started-G. i. LorlarCs colt
Grenada Ql pounds and lilly Eosalie uO7 pounds
Clabaugh's lilly Aehsah q02 pouods), Astor,s colt
T67 DnSnds Conner's My Gidela uO2 pounds and
WaitzcIder- colt Luxe Blackburn QO5 poun d 81.
The betting fOi .Ows:
g. L. LoriIIard's entIies--..-..-.-.-S225 5000 S135
Ele u--.-.-.-.---- -s-ss-----'-- 7" 80 ~
II was not surprising that the LOrard stable should
have a. biz a lead the betting, 10 has captured
every twO-year-0id stake IN winch 10 has been repre-
scented. The usual pranks ana DTeakiWays deayed NE
start Resale dashed dwaYlu advance OF the rest when
o tossiiI All led WIN Luke arL burn second ana
Grenada sti fourth As tue last quarter was reached
R,-ale had grown weary and was losing ground Luke
= sCtbrr1, was now first but Costello Grenada was
canning last 10 take up Jhe task which mad become
TOO hard for Resale Costello hal 10 whip
yIGorously aud the hackers OF the fayJute
iyered as they saw Luke Blackburn s remain IN me
ioo mn ouched by the lash. But long. Tie LASH
B.scg1Urn'z head. Don6Aue on Blackburn piled cord
and Steel hut Grenada outrdu The Olher ana Won an eA
client ricc by half length l:O3l3 Luke BLACKBURN
s,rnnd q idgIla three lengths benInd HIM, Rosalle
iourtn Lucy George hith' Feruc n s41A anu Achs4A
last. Mutual pool tickets pld 20 70
THE Run FOR THE KENNER.
Next came the great turf event OF the year the run
Of two miles for the Kenner Stakes FOR threeyear)ds
$3.50 EACH half forfeit and only S2j II declared IN
August 1879 or $50 If declared July IS 1879, with
80 900 added BY Pierre LOullard and 81 300 by the
saratoga Association; $1,000 10 tile second
horse. out OF eghiy-nlne nominations five ran,
making the total amount involved S9,275. These
i've were all well known the turf. They
we're the brown colt Falsetto, sire Enquirer
and dam Fafaelta, owned by J. W. Hunt Reynolds, OF
Kentucky and ridden BY the skiu negro jockey Murphy;
tho chestnut colt spendthrif sire Australian and dam
Aerollte owned by James r. Keene, OF New-York, ana
ridden by the noted English jockey Hayward the
ebesuut colt Harold bennington and dam Maggie
ri r. owned by George l. LOrlard, OF New YORK, and
ridden by the adTOlt Hughes; The chestnut ge4dIng
Monitor sire GleDdy and dam Mink. also owned by G..
T0ri.lard aud rQdcD by Holloway; ana ihe chestnut
colt Ter cho sire Revolver md uam Skyght owned by
D. j. Grouse, OF Od0, anu Flleu D4 DohoAuo All lnese
had acquitted themselves well IN many previous
races and al had won dnict victories, but tAe race
universally considered 20 ne pel"etu
and FaisettO the Eastern ana western pIOhs Ol IAt
tureoyear-olis. Il bad been expected Dy many mat
Ependthrft, on account OF MS career Oh lhVAFiDe SUI
cess the when Fal-ettO beat mo on july ~
aud on account o. tRS Ees,n o. nlr heehv Hnu M
friends, wOnd iead IN tne oetng Excuses Tor ne u
the Travers Stakes had been furnished 10 abund
Sis admirers that he would reverse the result
when ne should meet FaisettO again. But there
evidently little lack OF confidence hs condition,
little suspicion that h!s merits had been Oyerratcd If
IL had been FasettO would not nave been suffered
10 remain the iayOrite ID an the pools Three OF the
biggest pools were sold as followsi
Falsetto- ------------SI'5oO SiSO0 Stu
O. L. Lorilard's entr1es.-----.------- 9eQ SSo 2S5
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