New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-19

CHECH.NA TIE DEFEATED.
TOO HEAVILY HANDICAPPED.

AOO MA LIZ HANDlCAIPED.
THE MoRRIssEY HANDICAP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
wHACKERs vICToRY-RACEs WON BY FELLOW
PLAY. rERPLEx AND vIcTiM-THE RACES TO-
DAY.
SARATOGA, n. " Aug. 1S.-The racing
event OF the day was tho Morrissey Handicap Sweep
stakes. dash OF two miles, for which Bushwhacker
Checkmate and Boulevard started and finished in the
above ORDER after of the finest ever witnessed
First race-Purse, 800. Starters-Ch. < Boot;ack
q years) +. c. Foxs b. Granger 49, Morris and Pat
tens b. {. Fellowplay t3). James McCornacks br T.
Valera 49, r. B. Davis's b. c. Telemachus az. The
Held went away on easy terms. At the distance post
Valera took up the running and passed the stand n
length before Fellowplay who was Tapped to the
wthers by Granger, Booack and Telemachus trailing
Between the hveeiehth and the three-quarter posts
Feowpay headed Valera, and came into the straight
leading by length. After driving finish Felowplay
won by length BooUack second, he three lengths IN
'front.' OF Valera third Granger fourth Telemaehus last
Time. 1857. French pools paid So 20.
Second race-The Morrssey stakes. starters--G b.
Bryson's Tw.Doswells) h & Bushwacker taged) James
T Williams br. G: Oh ckmate. W c. McGavock's ch G.
Boulevard. Checkmate 90 and boulevard "a went away
together two lengths behind Bushwhacker. The first
Bushwhacker showed myth and a half in front
the turn the pair were nose S eod a to gain un
doubt TO the distance stand when the extra weight be-,
slowly at hrs and passed the winning post Lengths
ha,1 r0nt q Cnefkmate Tne-Quarter. % seconds
d4o; one and quarter miles. 213l4 French pools paid
Third race-A free handicap sweepstakes for twoyear
Odds startersIm Youngs u. 4. Grinsteadsj CHI c. Per
PteX mr.. Nelson's ch c. Macduf q Milton Young's
2; Oden Bowie's CHI gclding, years. by Dickens
tie T. " snedeker's oh. The RAT, years; and Chick
adee Az the seventh attempt Indifferent start vas
made, Balancer IN the lead. Chckadee next then came
Lost Cause Perplex, Macduf The Rat and the Dickens
-Nettie geding in the order named Ballancer shnwcd
the into the straight was soon after
by Chckadee and at the furongs as beaten hnt
lew strides further on Chckadee gave up the contest
came away and won by length. Time, 1:1Gia French
Fourth race-Purse 5000 starters-spcl,nan g. ~ >.
D. Victim (5l. f. j. McElmees che Navarro 81 Iohn
H. Harbecks b. g Marathon go, Edward c. Barbers br
g. Sagainore 90 j. Schermerhorn's CHI Fury 90 j. A.
Jake White a.. Jake White got the best Of the
start and led by length past the post Marathon sec
ond Sycamore third, Victim fourth, Navarro nth Pew
tona Barry sixth, Fury last Jake White and Victim
came into the straight head and head both we're
driven hard to the finish Victim winning bv n head 81
uie post. Time l:l6 French pools paid S13 90.
ENTRIES FOR To-DAYs RACES
The entries for tomorrow's events are as follows:
flrst race-Ihree quarters OF mile Valentine IO1
pounds Constantine 90 Kinkead Iii, Giroa co. Patti
second race-Onc mile and threc-quarters Oriole %
pounds "ndrush 81, Rochester 100, Fury IO2, Clan
Third race-One mile and an eighth: Sycamore ia
pounds. CHURCHILL loo. Baeiad Sc, Neufehatei io6
Hermit 100, Mary Anderson l0l, Maggie Aver 90.
o curtin race-Seiug race one mile Little Buitercup
SS pounds, Sycamore 40. Marathon 95 sir Walter i5
Ella Wariied, 81. Fury "a, Lucy Walker, lO2. avg
Oh, 1noWhg pools were sold on the above events at
First race-Patt $780, Constantine Si5, Droebeda
$io' Girofa $50, Valentino $25, Lille r. $50 Kinkead
Second race windrush $780, orole sos, Clan Alpine
$40, Rochester $35, Fury $40 ~ io
Third race-Mary Anderson $40, Neufehatel S1o5
Churchill Sll5, Hermit $45 Maggie Aver $40 Bagdad
$50, Saganore $50. w. eN
Walker $50 each, Marathon $685. Little Buttercup 81
Sycamore $lo Fury So ~Ao