New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-30
A RAILWAY RACE TO SABA1OGA.
THE TRIBUNE BEATS ITS RIVALS.

THE TRIBUNE BEATS ITS RIVALS.
THE FIRST REGULAR MAIL TRAIN EVER RUN TO
sARAToGA-A SPECIAL TRAIN BY ONE OF THE
Nrw-YoRK PAPERs-THE TRIBUNE BEATS THEM
BOTH.
SARATOGA Juue 29.-Saratoga has an immense
population of visitors every summer, ana among
them there is a great demand for New-Iork papers.
Nevertheless, the city has never been able In pro-
vous years to induce the railroad which runs mere
from Albany to send mail train up on Sunday 10
bring the New-York papers. Last year The TRIBUNE
supplied this deficiency by sending very fast special
train. over the Central Railroad, all the way from
New.York to Schenectady. dispatching bundles OF
Of papers from tho latter place to Saratoga by
light wagon drawn by horses at gallop. II is di-
rectly in consequence Of The TRIDUNE's enterprise
last year that this year o mail-tran to Saratoga
has been reluctantly conceded and it made It's ilrst
trip to-day, running from Schenectady and arriving
here a quarter before 10 o'clock. This, however,
is not early enough. People began to appear on the
piazza's of the hotels and in the breakfast-rooms
shortly after O'Clock; and coffee and beefsteak
without a good New-York paper are ahollow mock
cry to any one brought mp in the metropolis as
everybody knows. Last Sunday THE TRIBUNE
ran special train all the way from New-iork' ar
irving here at S:15 a. To-day, it was popularity
expected that THE TRIBUNE would be beaten
by one other New-York paper. w ich had
secured special tram from Albany The prediction
was freely made. last week, that 1t would be, and
SaratOgans were on the lookout to-day to see II
this would be the case The prediction was not
verified. At Ave minutes past o'clock, THE IRlB-
UNE arrived in gallant style, and was beng soId
all over Saratoga in five minutes aiterward, moro
than an hour ahead of its racing rival, and nearly
two hours ahead of all other New-YoTk papers.
The result was hallcd with pleasure by every
friend of The tribune and it may he remarked
in passing that the number of these friends has IN
creased immensely this year, owing to the hearty
support the paper is giving the Chicago nominees.
THE TRIBUNE's train from Ncw-Yor& was drawn
by Engine No. %, III charge of George Remington,
one of the best engineers on the Central Road, a
man whose iron nerves and long experience
qualify him well for service like this.
The fireman was William Smith. No. 20 Is
frst-ciass liner, and though only few days out OF
shop was run with such care As TO make the trip
without heating. William Cruger was conductor OF
the train. Two taps the gong in the Grand Cen
trail denot and the train was off like shot ont Of
run No stop was made until Poughkeepsic
reached. The engine took water there and alter
ward took water the fly from troughs on the
track at Livingston station near Catsklll AtCats-
Kill bundle was sent off usual to the mountains
Albany was reached in time TO send bundle of
and then the tram flew to Schenectady. L miles in
about 90 minutes in charge of Doc. Patterson, the
veteran engineer Other roads may have pictur-
esque station houses and sodded banks, but when it
comes to solid work, the safe and swift running Of
trains wnat road can beat the New-York Cen
trial
At Schenectady the bundles transferred TO
TIE IRIBUHE's wagon in two minutes time. Blue
grass may breed good horses but Northern New York
has the men who can handle them. James Pickett,
who drove the team and beat the record OF htteen
years week ago, held the lues to-day, and beat
hls own record by TWO minutes, driving IN to Sara
toga In | hour and 26 minutes. The day was IA
yOIab.e to good driving, ana the road was nara as
borseman could desire but TINS should not 0lscredlt
the art that send team OF horses aud ITS relay
along country road for twenty-five miles without
an accident and without furnishing the horses.
TIE IRBUNEs special agent III Saratoga Is Ham
ilton DOney, young man VINO began lie poor Duu
who is showing the grit and energy that promise
success He had his newsboys marshalled at the
Monument. Bundles thrown out here and
there by his orders but at the Monument the man
bundles were tumbied OUT the boys were supplied,
and. at a run. they spread odt all over Sara
tOga. and the papers were soon seiIHg
he @ @H ncev all goge before any other New
York daily arrived IN the city.
Saratoga now begins to be alive. 1t is a source
of popular satisfaction here that TIE Tribune Is
making so good a record this year. In all this part
of the State IIE TRIBUNE is more In demand than
for many years and popular feeling is therefore
ia sy mpathy with the leading paper III the hepuD-
lican party.
THE TRIBUNE WINS AT RICHFlELD.
RICHFIEID SPRINGS, n. Y, June 20 here was
a newspaper race to this resort to-day from flerkI-
mer on the New-York Central Railroad. fourteen
miles distant. The real object was to beat HE
NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE. 1t may be remembered that
last year The TRIBUNE led all other New-YOrk
papers in the daily sales at this place. Various eff
forts were made beat its time of arrival and its
sales, but in vain. This year The TRIBUNE has
started oat as usual. The daily and Sunday wagon
express began running about fortnight ago under