New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-21
TWO NOTED RACERS BEATEN.

DEFEAT OF sPENDTHRIFT AND BRAMBLE.
! DAY OF EXCITING RACES AT aARAToGA-FALsETTO
WINS THE TRAvERs AND MONITOR oyERCoMEs
BRAMBLE-oNLY ONE FAyoRITE SUCCESSFUL.
lPRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNg.1
SARATOGA. July 19.-Rarely have the sages
OF the suffered two such shocks in day ms the
defeat OF 5pendthrlit and Brable inflicted upon them
to-day spendbrft by general reclamation has been
hailed the king of threey aud the majority Of
the people teresed in racing did not believe that any
horse in the country his equal. go great the
admiration expressed for him that not few Western
enthusiasts declared that he was the greatest racer this
country had ever produced. Their faith was rudely
shaken to-day, when Hunt Reynolds Balsetto
made him take place for the Tavers One swal
low make Summer, however, nor does one race
settle question OF superiority. spendthr.fts star
has set though IL is eclipsed for tme Falsetto
and spendthrt will meet again In the run for Che Ken
ner Stakes, and the tables may be turned They Are
both remarkable colts, but 1t must be admitted that
Falsetto's triumph easily won. without being
touched by the whip he outstripped the previously in
vncibe spsndthritt and seemed to have abundance
OF speed and mettle left IN him at the end
OF the His puts now inter
est into the great three-year-od stakes OF
the year. Until to-day spendthritt popu-
ary supposed be Of all Of them for he had
been beaten except when he was pulled to let his
stablecompanion, Dan Sparkling, win the Withers. Now
the spell has been broken and Will longer
hesitate to start their horses against James Keenes
colt reported that the Dryer Brothers after the
race offered 900 for Fasetto. but that Mr.. Hunt
Reynolds refused. except condition that he should
have half the Kenner Stakes II FalsettO should
win that prize II IA also reported that
Pierre Lorillard recently thought Of buying the
and sent his trainer to Saratoga 10 look at him. The
trainer the story goes, reported to his principal that
Falsetto OF only moderate merit, aud advised
against the purchase This story not be true but it
is certain the best OF trainers apt to make bad blum
ders in rating horses.
1t hard to tell whether the betting
surprised by the failure of spendthriit or by that
OF Bramblc. Both woro backed very heavily
and with the utmost confidence. But Falsetto
had more friends than Monitor, the cOnqucror
Of Bramble. Monitor Is from G. l. Lorillard's
and fortunate stable but has not been looked
uOn by Its parsans racehOSse Of the highest
! rank Moreover the distance Just that which
thought TO suit BramDle best one mile and quarter,
ana he had run well OF Long Branch only week be-
fore that It seemed almost impossible that he should
lose But IN racing above most other AFFAIRS IN life, t Is
| the unexpected that always happens.
This was the first day Of first meeting of the Sara
toga Association and the attendance very lar-e,
! New-York beng well represented, both socially
| and speculatyely. Not for long time has
there been interest III the racing and result
Of the Trayers aroused fever of The
race was OF 1--WE furongs for purse Of 5000. Old
Egypt surprised almost every by coming aneed
Of Bonnie Mood, warrant, D19 X scouia, Una Dan
Wood making a dead heat tor second place Mutual
pool tickets on Egypt PAID SOC 90.
| Then came the great af,lr OF the day and OF
the leading races OF the year, mat FOR the Tray-
| ers stakes FOX thrce-yesr,ods, sl0O each, half
ton and $500 IN T!a,e, By w. r. 1ravers.
distance ~ miles. FIVE started out OF sew
prize wac $1,000 Tue plate given by Mr.. Travers
The five colts that ran were James k Keenos SPEND
thrIt ana DIN sparine wv Hunt ReEnoldss Falsetto,
Keeues brought GOO the pool. to 5000 tor
Eusetto, 500 for Harold aud $50 for jericho. Dan
sparling sen forward 10 make the running. spend
thrift taking second place, aud Fusetto bidn his time
in the rear =, a, the lind, end OF mile spend
ing, and In the next quarter SpeLdtArift took the
Thrift led by two lengths FaIsetto having now
| run mp TO second place, with Harold very
! slowly gained on sFendthrit, ana when We'll INTO
| homes rrtch overlook him.. A great shout went mp
| aud ~ danger The Two colts swept along head aud
head for Ettle space and then Feskes spendhrft
was ne champion no longer. Fasctto with
Ghi t saa won on 6p two .sg Rq S sasn
thrift second. Harold six lengths behind him. Jericho
yen LnEl1. Dehhi Harold a"d Dan sparing last Time,
not run rs tWo-yeu-old, but this year two good
Dwyer Erothers' horse Bramble years, 11s pounds,
brought fIoO IN me betting on the All-nccd Sweep
si6o f OF L Ra %' to SS @ s&SsG
yesF ~ o5 Tor BSTies mar oroe years
| q years. III poundJ. There were twenty-on sub.
scribe, ahu " rrl% was worth Fl 300 Monitor quickly
took the nrst place ana was caught la the frat
hair ~ tho rnce ni- lerd varied from length 10 two
lengths Bramhic was only Length behind him when
the last quarter was reached INT all his efforts ala NOT
avail 90 pui hun any nearer, and Monitor IN 2l2iI
Bmmble second, Qfoie third and Lottery last Mutual
tickets paid Si2 50.
Las, was selling race OF ono mile, which Charles
Rceds eeliinE Charley GOrham g years. lOi pouud.J
won Dy Lam length. Halls horse Dick Sasreer %
| years, H. pOundsl, Bells marc MARIANA "a
years lOl pound ana Pnryears horse Clifton "a yclrs
100 pouhdsl, coming ~ q. named The timr AN
The winner the fayOrit and French pools paid ONLY
- 10. DWicr brothers bOught him for 500.
Tuesday. the second Gay OF the meeting the Alabaaa