New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24
RACING AT SARATOGA.
A DAY OF BRILLIANT CONTESTS.

'NDip h'N-IHE SARATOGA STAKES TAKEN
by VANGUARD.
lfioM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRrnrspl
SARATOGA, July $3.50 attractive and
y excellent was the programme offered by the asso
,' ,oi 'he iourth regular day Of the meeting that
S' 'ie morning was overcast and threatening the
VISITORS at the hotels and elsewhere and the
s'ch's OF thc place began early to move toward the
race track III large numbers The Attendance was no,
worthy, not only in extent bat also in quality
"''" 'ne raclhg was so good that the in
0i'S' was Kept up to the highest
point from first to last The only csuse for dissotis,
uoh was the tedious delay before the two-year-ods
could be sent evenly for Saratoga Stakes Tho
results IN the first two astonshed amost every
one on the grounds In the first, Belle of the Highlands
Bonnie Scotland nlly, achieved her first success meet
ING strong field and disposing them in really brill
liant style. The betting against her in the hooks wa. On
TO l. and 20 to in the French pools She was most en-
phatically clark fy
III the Saratoga Stakes the favorite stable
won, nut 1t was G. J.. Loriard's little houg,f-of
colV vanguard instead of his mnch-vaunted auv
Menento that took tn trick. BY Costeuos bunder
AZ .'e hnish Memento lost second place
lhough II she had been pushed she could have eas ant
'ippcu "er stape companion and every other animal
III INC race III was not popular victory The nnblic
has become used to the most omen and lapaaha nov
agement in Mr. Lorillard and TO the runnnr %
VIC pest q" MS entries to win, matter the betting
might S'ad, mat 1t was unpleasant surprise to see
race gwen To one of his horses that could have
won There long delay in getting OF tbe borses
or the Cash Handicap, but there may horses in
IL Vi hSh speed ana There was so keen anxiety about
the Issue III the minds Of many, that the grand stand
waited patiently for the eleven begin their Journey
Ercenands victory in l:51l4 a remarkable tri:muh
flr7i race-One mile and furlong for purse of SiOo
200 ana the entrance money second weight al
lowances for nonwinneIs. staters-Spcllman's geld
ing Victim o, 10. Corners unricd FLY Gladiola g.
es), FvinS's horse Fireman o. ll3l. Foxs ccldipg
Granger %, 80, Caldwci's colt EnniskiIcn g. 9s)
Chnrchli's dly Belle of the Highlands g. esl Morrss
gcidIhg tcIIowplay g. 3d. Reeds colt Hermit q. 9S)
and Owens's hly Valera IS. 93 Gladola is by
"Iehgarry out OF Waltz; so good breeding that on the
basis Of her lineage and the merit OF her half
sister Gdea, together with ports Of fast time in trials
she was made strong second choice III the pools al
V" c{n $40 enc hsd ncVer run in race AUCTION pools
$io5 SII0: Firc,Da, STn9 sim? l,o Enmsken
Eelowplav 500. $50 Belle OF The Highlands $50 $40
tne nlnc starters Ell evenly. Fireman vicious as
usual ana Barbce, who was his back. had his hands
ncTy temper and ran into the fence hut with
obtained last was fair victim took the pare cat o
IcaHer hni Fireman quickly went by him. although Bar
ran ~ iirS place for half mile after passing the stand
iouh Al the hafnilc post Gladioa pushed her pretty
far back Fir,,n wa, sn1c a TiPlrv. f2;loWil9Y zen
ln hecn IN me background moved mp to challenge the
and Belle OF the Highlands the leading thTce Belle
81 the Highlands extended heIsc: fully and left the
Vtrrs, winning very easily by four lengths in I55l2.
NaIeria second two lengths before Ennisklcn third,
Wr1hgcr i"I9 fourth Victim hf' Gladioa sixth. Fire
i ~, nm ii"linli "lshfh ana Ieuowpay last. This
was IN" biggest upset of the meeting mutual pool tickets
ny by Bonnie Scotland OF waterman She ran second
for the Kentucky Oaks TO Lucy May but was her
scc"nd r@eGsatoen stakes FOR twoyearolds 81 90
entrance half forfeit with 500 added. the second
horse TO receive 500; thrccquarcrs OF mile: A. nom
nations sN starters; total value OF stakes and added
money, $500 starters 6. l. Lorliards lilly Mencnto
ny NlISil 9nt OF Urea; ridden 10y Co.telo the same
%THcni coy Hansn,d by yrg ont Of La Henderson.
Iilueh ny Conner; T. lorllardS coli Wyoming. 10y War
Dance ont Of Opponent ridden by Shauer; August Bel
den by EVani; Charles Reeds lilly Nightcap by Hurrah
out OF Grey Nun, ridden by Donohue; and The Pelham
Barhec Mcmcnto thought to be a sure winner Auc-
ming, Sl75, SID: Forester. 500 SIi0: fcid sii0
rloo In the hooks-2 10 against Mcmcnto. 5 to
Nlghcap 20 10 AGAINST Delaware. The Dwycr Broth
ols me c"t Onoifng was Withdrawn last night, his
DSp@hqc tried repeatedly 10 cot an unfair advantage
The start was long DELAYED bv The & ib
six nj last got the signal Nighcap te in the lead
with Forester second. Memcnto good third. Nghtcap
en down the chute aud into the track.
thI MGiI'Hto pnshns her hard. Al through
very Close, Memento getting her head in ad-
guard had been good third. Forester fonrh wyoming
mn and Delaware last. Nightcap is speedy. bat she
she was in trouble At the flrlong nost Memento was a
englh in front Vanguard ana haf "A length before
Forester. Meneno was not run ont at thc end A. CO..
ello WHO was on her, Vanguard held Forester
with Vanguard. But plainly Costello Thought he had see
ond place with Ncmcnto lie careless and was caught
b.! nosc Vanguard winning the race by half length in
LION Mememto thnd. half dozen lengths ADVANCE
OF Nighcap wyoming poor iita. ami Delaware last as
he had been all the way. The winning with Vanguard
instead 81 Mcmento who cnuld have beaten her stable
companion without the least difficulty. was a costly
Iiar Tor me uni"runaic specnlaors who had backed
fteno IN the books Mutual poo" tickets paid = 90:
ii! 'i 'h 9'i>ii II WAS t!lolSt lat Nah-urd would
prove the best twoyear-old IN the Westbrook stable
ana II he keeps on lproN ing ae he as done Tor week
thiS q pectatlon Is likely tu he iurtihed
lhrd racc-taSh Handicap Sweepstakes of SO each,
ana ~ additional Tor each starter, with $500 addt The
second to receive 500 and the third $50 distance one
lnhc ana a iurloug; seventy weight nominations and
added money LAD Those hat ran We're q. L. Iorlards
cot Greenland 6 Yeas, los pounds aud gcldmg sir
brothers cola Ripple 10, 1000, Pierre Lorllars One
Dime %, I'D, BoWcs mare Ouoc Cgcd. TO- Doswclls
6. loS), Churcil's colt Churchill g. 30. Ellcrsr lilly
Diana g. 80. toxs MY Maggie Aver o.. So Auction
500 Si3o Ripple: $50 $50; Onc Dime. $40. $40;
NTicltr' Slio Ti3o; neld; Tl09 Tl3o In The books
laId's entries coupled to against One Dime, To l
against Ncuichitrl, ID Ia / against Mar4-ie Aver
ana Idora were expected 10 start yesterday,
ago WI. owned bS l. " Jerome bnt prr,r i"riIi"yJ !
The Jockeys extremely unruly and The break
Always were many and bad The starter suspended TRIAL
four da! Costello one day. Griffith four days and Pope
week. 1t exceedingly difficult task 10 get the
eleven on TN, the start good when ii came Sir
Hugh cat out the work for Greenland, lorcm. the pace
from the start PaSsins the stand sir Hugh
second Ripple third, GroGc fourth NcufchaitcI
concu'lin- mile Maggie Aver was first hy a neck. Sir
Hugh soco"d, Aeuicnatcl close third. Ripple fourth
Hr'Silland NUN Along the baoksiletch Maggie Aver,
Sir Hugh and Ncnichatc were nearly with Ripple
next thcn Groh" Greenland, Colonel Spiague, Orioc
churchill, DIANA ana one Dime AT the hall mile post
Ncnicna"l Was neck before sir liugh, Maggie Aver
hri, hut falling back. Ripple onIih, Greenland Nun /
In inc thTd quarter, coming around the curve. Ripple
and Greenland gained ON the leaders, N,ufchate |