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.


SARATOGA, N. Y, July 19.-The race course al
this pretty resort smiled to-day like garden
under clear July sky 1t was the opening day
of the Saratoga Racing association. There was
a 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 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. Kit
son was not looking for purchaser after to-day $
race. The Tavers stake was worth a struggle,
there being seventy seven entries at 500 each,
$50 forfeit with 81 200 added by the association,
besides the cup. The second horse got $500.
The contest was for three year-olds,
which for dozen years has been the most noted
of turf events. 1t has always furnished close
contest, and has in the past been won by the
most not ed thoroughbreds 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
lance is mile and three quarters. The starters
were Rataplan, Blast, Tacoma and Greystone.
In the auction pools Rataplan sold at $780, 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, but
lost his grip and had only bloody sides to show,
as he came in last at the finish. Fitzgerald rode
the winner N W. Kittsons Rataplan, in mas
terry way, so that the hopes of Blast his most
formidable competitor, were blasted by a half
a length at the finish, thus repeating the victory
of June 10, when he captured the Emporium
stakes at Sheepshed Bay, winning So, 727 so.
Horsemen will look out for him on the 18th of
any month. Tacoma was third. The time was
a little slow, 8 ORR. Mutnals paid $10.7O.
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 Travcr's stakes were:
Year. Owner Horse. Sire
| 1854. j. Hunter, Kentuckey, Lexington.
1865, L. u. Moore, Maiden, Lexington.
1866, r, A. Alexander, Merrill, Lexington.
1867. t. Morris, Ruthless, Eclipse
| 1868, j. NJ. Clay, Barsher, Lexington.
| 1869, A.. Belmont Glenelg, Citadel. -
! 1870, D. Swgert, King Fisher, Lexington.
1871, d. Mcdaniel, Harry Bassett, Lexington
1872, d. Mcdaniel, Joe Daniels, Australian.
| 1878, II. P McGrath, Tom Bowling, Lexington
| 1874, P. Lorillard Atilla, Australian.
| 1915, J. A. Grinstead, Dartagnan, Lightning
1876, A. Belmont, Sultana, Lexington.
| 1877, w. Aston, Baden Baden, Australian
| 1873, G. L. Lorillard, Duke of Magenta, Lex
ington.
1879, j. w. Reynolds, Falsetto, Enquirer.
| 1880, G. l.. Lorillard, Grenada, King Alfonso
| 1881, Dryer Bros, Hindoo, Virgil.
| 1882, A. Burnham, Carey b., Virgil
| 1883, Dwyer Bros, Barnes, Billet.