New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-26
RACING IN THE RAIN.
LIVELY CONTESTS IN A THUNDER STORM.
BLENHEIM, TIIoRA, CHURCHILL AND CHARLEY COR

HAM WINNERS AT SARATOGA.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TRIRUNR.l
| SARATOGA. July 25.--Though the morning
was cloudy and the air and uncomfortable the at
tendance at the track good heavy thunder storm
broke just after the first race was run, checked
the betting, made the track of mud,
and even caused serious Inconvenience TO
the spectators sheltered by the grand stand The
favoute, Bandit, did not distinguish himself
race for twoyear olds which neatly won by Blen-
helm, whose rider, Hughes, forced the yomgster
front with such rush at the start was able to
stay ahead to the end though hard pushed the upper
part of the homcstrelch
The second race in the storm with the four
racers spash through great pools water and with
the thunder, lightning ana the rain making
tremendous accompaniment 10 the contest. Thora
in fashion that proved if additional proof were needed
that in chasing the three she must be ranked
not very far below Hndoo. She conccding weight
to all the others in the race but she away
as IL she were the one that was lightly burdened In the
third race AhmbIa could all in the mud and
Churchill was easy victor. That old campaigner,
Charlie Gorham won the selling OF hrecquarters OF
a mile as he has great many before.
First race-Fiye furlongs for purse $500 $50 to
the second. for twoyearolds that had a race
those not having been placed second in of the
value OF $1,000 allowed live pounds. Stariers-Bel-
mont's colt Bandit GO6 pounds, G. L. Lorillards lly
Glance QO2 Burnham's colt Capias Q0J), BOwcn's
gelding Benhcim OO5, including three pounds over
weight, Reber's FLY Nellie Pcyton QO2), Nelson's colt
Macbeth u05), Reeds lilly Scandal QO2) and the Pei
nam St;ibcs gclting Delaware lOI). The ON
inns race snguarly uculting. Saturday CLAN q
strong favorite with Blenhcm second cboice
and Bandit fourth. This morning Bandit be-
come the favorite with Glance second and Rlen-
heim tnrd The last pool sold was Is follows: Bandit
500 Glance 500 Capias $40 Bcnheim 35 Scandal $40
Macbeth $50, Nellie Pcyton $50 Delaware Sl1 and Ida
$40. Betting in the books to against Bandit to
against Glance, . TO against Capias, l against
Blenhem, To l against Scandal, 10 1 ganst Mac
beth, 10 10 against Nellie Pcyton 10 against Ida
DE lava was
sivcly vicious and spoiled many starts and Blenheim
dd himself no credit. But Bienhem quick starter
when he once gets moving. and though Ida
was in front at the start with Glance second
Blenhcim, with Hughes his back made a
rush when the flag fen and showed the way
down the chute and into the main track with good lead
Ida was second at first, but coud keep the place
ng giving way to Glance, she being passed in turn by
Scandal and Bandit. Macbeth up fast in the third
urlong and at the head of the homestrech Bcphcims
Lead was very small Scandal and Macbeth pushing him
nara. Hughes cut him with the whip few times and
with this stimulus he came away and won easily by
three lengths in IO3li, Macbeth ocond two lengths be
fore Nellie Peyton, she neck in advance of Capias
Glance hth Scandal sixth, Bandit seventh, Ida eighth
ana Delaware long distance back Mutual pool
SD 80. The favore, Bandit, proved "A total failure
Second race-l y miles, for purse $50 $50 to the
second horse three earolds carry 100 pounds four
year-olds ll6; hveycar-ods and upward I2I, with
allowances for non winners. Sarcrs-Isced's fy Thora
q years, 100 pounds; McGavock's colt Boulevard a.
ll0i Doswcls colt EO.e g. go, aud Spcllmans colt
Ubcrto %, 1O9). Poos-Tnora, 500; Eoe $50; Boule-
ward, 500; Cherto, $40 Betting in the boOks-s to 10
against mora, TO / against boulevard, TO l
against Iole and TO l against Ubcrto
The rnce was run with the lightning flashing the
thunder cang and the rain ling torrents II was
an 'NltlncA easy success Tor IhuTa. boulevard
lowed Ia lead for mile. Thor running second Eolc
,l'lu anu nrito idH mn al the four were together
AZ the half mile post ThoTa ahead and from that
point {" the end kept u such without urging that
WIS n" contest. Enc won without beng pushed al
for & and Iii IlGif Louie ara, ' tTo ensths
on ,ttll,. ffn
IhOrI ont, III.
Third race one mile for purse Of $3.50, $50 to the
Churchnl x Johnson's colt Churchill % years, l03
Clahanghs gcdng Rob Roy 3. 90 At FIRST Alambra
Was ihc ivoriic but In the last pool Churchill brought
books the betting was , 20 again 4 aisf
Afamhfa and . TO ] against Rob Roy. Aliamha had a
former i'm , mia @ i iJ' ga, "a. piainiy no per
steadily gained ana Al.amhra steadily lost. falling back
''-l9 ~ l. :, 80 300 40! second idu dozen lengths
before Aiamhta. Mutual pools. - 20.
l"uIlH Id't-I hrttlualicr~ al mile with selling al
Io"a'y''' l"r n, purse oI $500 500 Ia the second.
starter "!orHroth r. selnng hare Gortan aged,
Tar. q, 100; DaNis's ge.dlng Jake White a. 1867;
EoN', gciding Asccndcr o.. 90; C'dtori's celding
weight; Bowcn's ,cldiug Coinage q, 80; Cad-
Wells gcldlng George W. DAricu 3D. 81; and Nler's
knight Tcuplar 500: Jake White. 500: ASo,.i,!cr'
10, ana hcd, $50 Ia the ho"kSl 80 against Charlie
JAKE Mmtc' - To / against Coinage, 10 to l against
Ascs ndcr. Marathon or George " Durdcn. aud 10 To
Iempar Wcr" thc leading three ian very struggling
start, Coinage being almost LETT at the post,
and ran away from the rest. The two had a very
spirited, close and exciting contest MP within nftv
narlc Goflani came away winning by two lengths in
10 KNIGHT Irmplar second. Marathon third, Jake
pool tickets, - 10.