The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-27
SARATOGA RACES.
Fourth Regular Day of the Sara
toga Association.
FOUR EXCELLENT RACES
Brambe, Checkmate, Charlie Gorham and
Disturbance the Winners
A SPLENDID ATTENDANCE


SARATOGA. July &c. 1879.
heavy storm of rain set in at nighfall yesterday
and continued until daylight this morning. making
the roads disagreeably muddy and the racecourse a
quagmire; in fact the worst that we have had since
the commenc ement of tho meeting. This condition
of affairs made those who had horses in the stables
quite out of patience. they have been
unable to give their horses the requisite
work for health. 1t is always dangerous to
run fast the slippery course. and on heavy
holding it tires the horses limbs without bene-
fitting their lungs few sunshiny days Will have
agood eject on the tempers of the trainers gener
ally. Toward noon to-day the sun burst forth in all
its force for short time and dried tho track con-
siderably during the afternoon. but this only made
the going the it rendered tho GROUND sticky
aud holding to the horses feet.
Four races to-day. the first being ono Of
allowances in weights for previous defeats for which
five entered and four came to the post the con-
don the track frightening the others out of the
race. Bramble. the cup winner. was the favorite
over the field Mintzer the second choice
Bramble by three lengths, without being struck
with whip and only by the spur. Mintzer Sec
cond Dan Sparkling third. The time two minutes. over
such track is wonderful The second race was
dash of q mile and half. in which four started, and
the won by the Kentucky horse Checkmate.
Belle being second. The third race dash OF three
quarters of mile, won by Charlie Gorham. with
Fque second and the fourth event was "over the
STICKS" hurdle race of a mile and quarter. with
five jumps. Three started, and Disturbance won the
race by half length. Kclso second Patrol falling at
tho last hurdle.
OFFICERS THE
JuDGRs-Mcssrs. ]. 4. boswell. Carol Livingston
and John G. Heckscher.
IMERs-Messrs. ]. R. Whally and J. Smith.
sEcRErARy-Mr. c. wheatley.
srAnTEn-Mr. E. M. johnson; assistant. Mr.. J.
Wynn.
The following are the details of the racing
THE FIRST
was for purse Of $500, Of which $50 and tho
trance money to go to the second horse En-
trance. Sl5 Horses having won race OF the value
Of 81 900 allowed lbs. maidens if years old al
lowed lbs; if years old or upward, 10 lbs. One
@ a N Mr. e. Morrs bay s ho S Mntsar
by Gienelg dam Crownlet, years old. 112 lbs;
Mr. T. W Doswsll.s bay My Dairy NJ Maid. by stra-
Dwyer Brothers bay colt Bramble, by Bonnie Scot
land. dam Ivy Leaf. years old. l1s lbs. aud Mr..
8 years old. 102 lbs. Pools sold as follows:-
Brambe. $3.50 500 1000
Mintzer. 70 lS5 POS
Sparilng.. ............... Az llO 1OO
Dairy Maid ......... 20 81 IS
At tho first time Ut asking the flag dropped to
. capital start, Dan Sparkling leading, Bramble sec
ond, Dairy Maid third. Mintzer fourth When they
reached the Judges stand, which they did in thirteen
seconds and threequarters after the flag fell, Dan
Sparkling was leading by head, Dairy Maid second.
two lengths in front of Brambe, the latter six
lengths in advance of Mintzer, who seems to be
slow beginney. The three year-olds showed the
way around the upper turn, Dairy Maid being neck
in front of Dan Sparkling at the quarter POLE Leav-
ing there Dairy Maid showed out further in front
for I'm oment. but Bramble's speed down the back
stretch captured the youngster and he led a
neck at the half mile pole, Dan Sparkling second.
MlntZer third. Dairy Maid hay ng shot her bolt.
B.amble then left the others and opened
gap Dan Sparkling the lower turn
Of two lengths Mintzer third two lengths away
from Sparkling, and under the whip Bramble led into
the homestretch two lengths ahead OF Dan Spar
ling tho latter all of that distance in front of Mint
ger, the latter's jockey giving him the whip at
every jump. The horse responded to persuasion
anti gained gradually Sparkling up the homestretch
uut1 he passed him at the seven furlong and
Mntzer took second place. Branible came and
the by three lengths Mintzcr second, one
length in front OF Dan Sparling Dairy Maid far be-
hind. Time 200.
THE SECOND RACE
free handicap sweepstakes of $40 each, If not
500 of the stakes. One milo and half Four
came to the post for this event. These Mr..
Oden Bowies chestnut tilly Belle. by Dickens, dam
Belle Meade years old, 103 lbs- Mr.. +. NJ. Halls
bay horse Dick Sasscer. by Eugene. dam La Rose
years DID, ITO lbs. Mr.. L. A. Clabaughs bay colt
Rochester. by vauxhall. dam Heathcrbel years
old. 10 lbs, and Mr.. J. 4. Williams bay gelding
Checkmate, by Planet. dam Full Cry years old, 115
lbs. Checkmate was the favorite, will be noted
by the following pools:-
Checkmate $7uO GOo GOO