St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-31
Commodore Kittson's Youngster
Goes to the Front Again
at Saratoga.
st. PauPs Opportunity to Wallop Mil
waukee Spoiled by Rain
Storm.
Minneapolis Wins at Peoria and saltwater
Loses at Quincy.
Dempsey Whips Ftt!jnmes and Then Pre-
sents Him ~ 500 BIZ.
Rntnpfdn at Saratoga.

again to-day in fine style. The weather was
warm and clear, but the track was heavy, in
fact muddy from yesterdays rain, which had
caused postponement of yesterdays pro-
gramme till to-day. The race was new
one, known as the Iroquois stakes, for three
year-olds, 500 each, $50 forfeit or s25 if
declared out on or before January 1, 1884.
with 81 900 added, of which $25 to second,
the distance one mile and 500 yards. Fallen
Leaf, Panique, Knight of Ellerslie, Strick-
land and Burton were among those
engaged for this stake and the
knowledge that none of them would
start Invested the event OF much interest it
would otherwise have possessed, it being
looked upon as dead sure thing for Rata
plan, the son of Reform and Alarm. Al
though Loftin, the great Kontuckian, son of
Monarchist and Lilly Babbitt, who ran sec
ond to Buchanan for the Kentucky derby and
won some signal victories at Chicago and ST.
Louis, in which he took part still Rataplan
was prime favorite in the betting. Many
from the west backed Loftin, and Blast had
hackers also.
There were five starters, as follows: Kilt
sons Rataplan Gockey, Fitzpatrick); Suffolk
stables, Tacoma (Murphy); G. B. Brydon's
Palinurus (BIaylock); Churchill & Johnson's
Loftin (Walker), and Byron McClellands
Blast Uewis). All carried 11S pounds. In
the auction pools Rataplan sold for 800,
Loftin s33, Blast $50, Palinurus S14 and Ia
coma $13. Book betting was 100 to 90 on
Rataplan, 8 to against Loftin, to against
Blast, to l against Palinurus, and 10 to l
against Tacoma.
To very fair start Rataplan jumped into
the lead in the first few strides, followed
comfortably by Tacoma and Blast They
kept their position for half a mile, when
Blast came up to second and Palinurus to
third, Tacoma going back next to Loftin,
who was almost out of the race. Palinurus
ran gamely, and by the time mile was COW
cred went by Blast and made terrific burst
to overtake Rataplan, but the latter was
there and responded to Fitzpatrck's whip and
went under the wire in canter, winning by
two lengths, ahead of Palinarus, second, and
Blast third, four lengths further back. The
others pulled up; time, 2:271a. Mutuals
paid 1910 on So.
1t is said that Mr.. Fred Gebhardt, who,
now that his charmer is placing the broad
Atlantic between them, is devoting more of
his time to the interest of his fine stables, is
anxious to match his famous st. Saviour
against Rataplan for large stake, and it is
quite probable he will be accommodated.
Saratoga History
On Saturday, the 10Th, was formally opened
the Saratoga racing season of 1884. 1t is now
| twenty-one years since racing instituted at
Saratoga Springs at the old track among the
pines, and it is impossible to look back to that
period without being struck with the rapid
strides the sport has made during that lapse of
time. The number of stables gathered there on
that occasion were few and small in the number
of horses they contained. There was Capt.
Moore with Mammona, DR.. Weldon with Sympa-
thy and Lizzie W, Mr.. Reedy with Thunder, Mr.
Francis Morris with Dangerous and SURPRISE the
late Mr. j. S. Watson with Adebaran and Cap
tain Moore, Mr.. John NJ. Clay with Lodi and the
late Mr. Charles Lloyd with Echo.
The next season, however, opened new
order Of things. The now renowned Saratoga
stakes was run, and won by John Hunter with
Saratoga, beating old Julius and Baltimore, a
field SO small as would scarcely foreshadow the
fame the stake was soon destined to obtain.
Kentucky won the first Travers stakes from
Tipperary, and began that career which spread
into a fame far-reaching, and stamped him q
racer of racers. The meeting of 1865 saw him
carry off the cup, and in 1866 he repeated it,
piloted by Mr.. Chas. Lttlefeld who was
more than the Mclaughlin of his era.
Steadily the popularity OF Saratoga advanced.
Each season saw its meetings more largely at
tended, and Jerome park only helped to fan the
flame which was soon to burst forth, spreading
n Union M placinO oh in he
favor Of the public, and ultimately to become
the favorite sport of over fifty millions of peo-
pie, From meeting Of three or four days du-
ration, Saratoga racing arose in 1870 to the dig
nifty of two meetings, and finally into season of
seven weeks uninterrupted racing.
The fact cannot be gainsaid, though it is to be
deplored, that in 1882 Saratoga received a
momentary check in the career of prosperity
which the previous ten years more had vouch-
safed 1t. The stimulus it had first given to racing
in the north was greater than its projectors had
dreamed of. New courses sprang into existence.
Following Jerome park came Monmouth park,
Brighton Beech and Sheepshead Bay. The pur-
chase of Monmoth by company of the leading
racing spirits of the east now menaced Saratogu's
claims to monopoly of the midsummer racing,
and the patronage Of the great stables of Rance
cas-, Westbrooke, Brookdale. and Chesterbrook
was withdrawn. and Saratoga knew their colors
no more. Saratoga was thus menaced by the re-
breach and fostered racing alone through the
dark years when the turf was struggling for ex-
istence, and, after bringing 1t from infantile
growth to a buoyant manhood, it found itself
bereft of the results of its creation, which
had turned against II. But the clash of Mon
mouth was felt only at the beginning or the
great Eastern stables only Brooklyn and Freak
ness stood by Saratoga, but the new ETdenheim
stable rushed to the rescue. The West, which
had ever regarded it rs delightful change dur
ing the summer months, stood firm and the
large Stables of Pate, Corrigan Franklin, Scott,
Kittson, Cassidy, Young. Morris 81 Patten, etc,
stood firm. The season of 1888 saw something
like q renewal of the old order of things, and the
present season promises to eclipse it. In
addition TO the stables named above, those Of
McElmeel, with the famous General Monroe, also
of Walden, Burch, Keene, Suffolk, Bowie Bald
win, Medinger Heffner, johnson and Shaw will
take part. The fact Is Saratoga is the best, cal
cuated from racing point, among all American
summer resorts. The location is healthy, the
air pure, and the water good-all important con-
sderations in the keeping of horses. II is a
boosted fact that horses trained and raced among
the pine trees keep their form, and endure more
continuous racing, than those at any other point.
Brighton Beach Races.
New YORK, July 3O.-The weather was very
fine, the track very heavy and muddy, and the
attendance excellent.
First race, for non winners, three-fourths OF a
mile. Wood Flower won. Retort second, Aus
tralian third. Time, ri.
Second race. Selling allowance, one mile.
carrie Stewart won, Carlisle second, Swift third.
Time. :49.
Third race, Kings county Derby, mile and a
half. Miss Brewster won in canter by ten
lengths, Young Duchess second, Broughton
third Time. 2:51.
Fourth race, for ali ages, seven furlongs King
Lion won, Lena second, Tattler third. Time,
1:35z.
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