St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-20
RATAPLAN'S RAPID RUNNING.
Commodore Kittson's Flyer FOots the
Track at Saratoga Faster
Than His Rivals.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

special Telegram TO the GloDe.l
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 19.-The race course at
Thu pretty resort smiled to-day like a garden
under clear July sky. 1t was the opening day
of the Saratoga Racing association. There was
large crowd present. There were four events
on the programme. After preliminary scramble
of five furlongs, the $500 Travers cup OF
silver, with ornamentation Of horses
heads, attracted much attention stand
ing out in front of q the judges
stand. and to have encouraged the horses COM
peting in the great event of the day, the cup
should have been filed with oats for the winner.
People recognized it as the same cup which has
been run for three seasons, the winners having
sold 1t back each year for about $3.50. Mr.. Kilt
son was not looking fora purchaser after to-day
race. The Tavers stake was worth struggle,
there being seventy -seven entries at 500 each
$50 forfeit. with 81, 900 added by the associations
besides the cup. The second horse got $780,
The contest was for three ear-olds,
which for dozen years has been the most noted
of turf events. 1t has always furnished a close
contest, and has in the past been won by the
most not ed thoronghbreds of America This
year, owing to the unfortunate illness of Fallen
Leaf, Perrique, and other cracks, some of the
interest was taken from the contest. The dis
were Rataplan, Blast, Tacoma and Greystone
In the auction pools Rataplan sold at 500, Blast
$50, Greystone $40, Tacoma $40. Bookmaking
was at so to 40 on Rataplan, so to so against
Blast, to against Greystone, and 20 to
against Tacoma
Greystone jumped for the lead at the start, bnt
lost his grip and had only bloody sides to show,
as he came in last at the finish Fitzgerald rode
the winner, N. W. Kittson's Rataplan, in mas
terly way, so that the hopes of Blast, his most
formidable competitor, were blasted by a ~
length at the finish, thus repeating the vict6G
of June IS, when he captured the Emporium
stakes at Sheepshed Bay, winning St, 727, so.
Horsemen will look out for him on the 10th of
any month. Tacoma was third. The time was
little slow, 3:07A. Mutnals paid S10.7O.
The SUCCESS of Commodore Kittson with Rata
plon was hailed with great enthusiasm, for no
one has made greater effort to uphold the good
character of the turf than he. The previous
winners of the Traver's stakes were:
Year. Owner. Horse. Sire.
1864 j. Hunter, Kentnckey, Lexington
1865, J.. q. Moore, Maiden, Lexington.
1866 r, A. Alexander Merrill, Lexington.
1887 T. Morris, Ruthless, Eclipse.
1868, j. NJ Clay. Barshcr Lexington.
1862 A. Belmont, Glenelg Citadel
1870 d. Swigert, King Fisher, Lexington
1871, d. Mcdaniel, Harry Bassett, Lexington.
1879 d. Mcdaniel Joe Daniels, Australian.
1873, H. P. McGrath, Tom Bowling, Lexington.
1874 P. Lorillard, Atlla Australian.
1875 j. A. Grinstead, Dartagnan, Lightning.
1876 A. Belmont, Sultana, Lexington
1877. w. Astor, Baden Baden, Australian.
1873, G. L. Lorillard, Duke of Magenta, Lex
ington.
1879, j. W Reynolds Falsetto, Enquirer
1880, G. L. Lorllard, Grenada, King Alfonso.
1881, Dwyer Bros, Hindoo, Virgil.
1852, A. Burnham, Carley B., Virgil.
1883, Dwyer Bros, Barnes, Billet.