New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
LAST DAYS RACING AT SARATOGA
po,,bKE COCHRAN WINDS UP THE SPORT WITH
GRAND VICTORY.

GRAND VICTORY
S,v,rocA. Aug. % (Specidll-The Saratoga
pa.irg Association to-day brought to close for 1856
season OF turf sports, AMI the management
state that the prospects for 1887 are natterng Inc
nres.nt racing season opened July "a, and with
I'll. axcon,ion has been continued unnterruptedly
.ch we.k day There have been thirty racing days.
five races each day, making total OF 100 races That
running popular with saratosans and visitors
.s sbown by the crowds OF ladies and gentlemen who
assembled at the course to-day Notwithstand-
ing the sultry weather the grand stand was
filed 10 its utmost capacity while the quarter
was active with spectators and the public stand con-
tanned double Its usual compliment of spectators The
track was fast and dusty.
Tho first race was a mile, for purse Of S400 The
starters included ]. T. wliamss Pat sheedy. 3. l02
QIarris); o. Bowe's Carissna 3, "a 20 Brien); r. p
Ashes Binnete, 5. 1o5 kelly; Revere Stables Her
bert, aged, Ill Q.ewis; NJ. welch's Hattie Car
lse 8, % (OHara) Santa Anita Stables Estrela 3,
99ie (McCarthy and Lamssney Bros' Potticoat 3, 81
VucenO. Pools-Estrella SIS, Pettcoat 50, and the
field S25. Petticoat led of, after which Pat sheedy,
Pettcoat Herbert aernaed 10 the lead round to the
lower Swinging into the stretch Esrea seized the
advance and held to the Close winning by two lengths,
Hattie Carlisle second. two lengths better than Petit
third The order OF the others was Bnnette. Her
bert Carissima and Pat Shecdy Tme-1:44. Mutuals
paid $40 30.
The second race one mile aud five furlongs, for
the Relief Stakes for threeyearods with $1,000 added
The following came to the post: w. GRATIS Elkwood,
III Q.ews); s. S. Browns UFallon, ITO (OIlara X r
Ashes Gyeun, liz (Keny) Santa Anita Stables Molie
McCarthy's Last. los (icCarthy), and Silver
Cloud, 1T (Murphy). Pools-ElkwOod S75, Santa
Anita Stable $40, OFallon 800 and Guenn SIG
Guenn hrst obeyed the nag but was ou1rnn oy k%09d
aud silver Cloud, who even terms round the
lower turn. Silver Cloud ran forward on entering me
ter Noie McCarthys Last came TO the from: ana
held to the finish line Winning By nee ienstgs FIX
being next and silver Cloud last. Iime-2;ol12 Mu-
tuals paid $l4 40. .
cap sweepstakes, with $500 addei The starters wero
J. r. wllliamss Panama, 3, lO5 (McCarths); ). ::
Jim Guest, l. 100 (OHars), and g W. Streets Orlando
4, 1O5 Thayer). Books-Panama = to ., Wayward to
| Lady Maynard &c., ana Orlando ia. Lady WayWsId
| led OF but passed inside OF furlOng by Panama
TIC latter was speedily caught by jim Guest aud they
ran mead and head Tor quarter OF "A mile. Jim Guest
then increased pace, drew a~ay ana led TO the finish
line winning by about three parts of a length Panama
second, naf-ength better than Lady Waywsrd third
orlando being last. Time 10. Nutuals paid S22 TO-
The fourth race thrcequarters OF mile. purse
$500. selling allowances. The starters were j. For9ess
Shamrock. g. 80 QioganG Excelsior stabIeso L0 ad
Lorne, 4. 100 oCaribyG :. ". Streets Wynona - 100
ghayer; s s. Browns M4nee. O. dOS UI lara,
Climax. 3 102 NlncenD. Bessie caught tue start Dut
ont Of the chute Bessie rsgsined tie advance ana held
it up the last furlonC Climax then rushed forward
and won by length, Bessie second aud three lengths
better than Winons, third, followed by Lord Lorne,
| Shamrock aud Matinee In the order na ned lime
l19l9 Mnnsis PAN S.2LV NO oi' d 59r nI a the
North Handicap Steepiechass. starters were
A. Shields Bracewood, 5, li3 (Scanl0nG NJ. N NolaHs
| Bonrke Cochran aged. l76 (P Meany); Excelsior sta
| bes Abraham. aged, las delaney, and A. W. VIM
CARDS Wellington 5, l5S (POpe). Ioojs-Bourke Cock
ran $IO5 field $50. Bourke Cochran was frat Off but
Wellington an forward and led over thirteen jumps
Abraham then took the lead and showed the Way until
the tweuty-eighth Jump made. Rounding the lower
turn wellington rcgained the front aud led over the
other two hurdles Rushing home on the Hat Bourk
| Cochran burst to the advance amid great en-
| thusasIn. by two lengths Wellington finishing second
| and lang hs bet
wood went wrong. Time ): II. Mutuas paid IS 40
Thus closed the running races in Saratoga for 1856.