New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-25
YUMYUM BEATS THE MIGHTY EGMONT.
oARsMAN DEFEATS CRUISER AND SIR DIXON
WINS THE TRAINERS.

Saratoga, July "a spccaD.-The twenty
fifth season OF the Saratoga Racing Asso-
citation certainly opened under favorable auspices
favorable far the weather track and the racing
itself concerned but the wrechcd efforts of Starter
Wheatly were positively disgusting TO wellOrganizcd
racing stomachs For hour he kept the spec taors
stamping with Impotence before his flag fell in the first
and more than half an hour was likewise wasted in
the fourth race, which all the irritating tho
people hungry. The starting has become serious
problem turfmcn at Saratoga and nowhere else
would the laundering business be tolerated Although
the principal OF the daythc Travcrs Stakcs-was
something OF hollow affair and easily by Sir
Dixon the Dwyer Brothers not very confident
and Michael said carly in the day that Falcon would
be hard to beat and refraincd from his usual plunge
Sir Dixon opened at TO 3 in the books and receded
TO to Q. Falcons reputation In the West gave him
many supporters, but he in tho worst possible
FORM and beaten badly at rating that the
Western men were astounded. There piece OF
plate added to the Travcrs but the association supplied
its absence by its valne in The money addition
Will be increased in future and the distance made
moro popular, probably mile and half
The other surprises. tho IIaggn FLY Yum
Yum overcoming tho mighty sprnter Egmont in the
opening scramble while Oarsmans victory Cruiser
in the second a crushcr TO the talent. But
MAJOR Nolan Eugene Woods and the Albany delegation
won't in for regular hog killing at 40 to / and
having 1t tonight Tho selling holly
tcSteu ana JauDert with the verdict
in favor of the latter. Tho closing stecplechaso
looked upon as eft to Brac-aBan with his Hight i'm
post, and those who have the to bot on these
affairs sad and sorry. He not only did not win
but the patriarch Abraham beat him for the place.
Following are the details
FIRST RACE-PURsE. 400. FIVE FURLoNGs
J. ?. Iassins Yum YUM by onOndagn c, waroyer,
sai,sss ssae s,ss. EsTens Jig a. Lewis
.O4 Ia
Cousin Jecms 100 Clay Stockton 1o5. King Crab 1906
Leo II. 104. Cleaner 49, Crichton 112, Persian 90 Po
cateo 106 Fordham 109. Slasher 9s Sea Fog 1O4 Won
Tromp 100 Lanttc 115. Allentown 1o2 and Jack Cocks
100 also
Bettng-s to against Egmont 8 to 1 Leo H.. 10 to
1 Yum Yum. King Grab, Cleaner and Sea Fog IL TO l
Cousin Jeems, Is TO 1 Fordhnm and Estrea. 90 TO l
Latte. % to Pocatclo 80 to Clay Stockton. sashcr.
Won Tromp and Jack Cocks 40 to 1 Allentown. so to
Persian.
Poos-Egmont s12 Leo II. ss, Cleaner 8, field s25.
After hours delay they got a struggling start, with
Pocatco in front, Yum Yum second and Cleaner third.
but Egmon quickly through. and at the half mile pole
in front As they came to the head OF the stretch
Mclaughlin brought up Cleaner but the pace was too
much for him and he gave TO Yum Yum who. coming
with rush, beat Egmont by half head. No mutuals
sold tho winner. Egmont paid s33 Is
SECOND RACE-pURsE. $500. 1s MILES
B S yss Or o. oar'.an by 6ssef
J. 5''a'1f sss signis' D oSe@an 80 IN BaSe
Time-1 81 IL
Leex lot. Prospect 1o5, Moc's Last 1o5 BlGsonette
1o5. Dad 12o Harry Cooper 1os and Amelia p. co. also
Betting-11 to against LeIex to Cruiser. 7 to
Moics Last. to 1 Bohemian Is to Biggonette and
Amelia r.. 20 10 Prospect osrsman and Dad. 90 TO
Harry Cooper
pools-Cruiser SOS. Moios Inst o5. neid ~
The start was prompt with Cruiser and Osrsman in the
lead Cruiser Immediately act tho pace. On the back
stretch bohemian 10 Cruiser and determined fight
between thom head OF the stretch when rs,
trouble. Osser then brought Oarsman
and healing Cruiser the Inst hundred yards beat hin
home by half length Mutusis paid e13 40 Cruiser
M Tickets were sold Oorsnan.
THIRD RACE-yTRAvERS STAKES. THREGYEAR
OLDs. 500 EACH, 81. 900 ADDED 1 80 MILES.
Dwy.r brothers Dr. C. Sir Dixon. BY BIietJaconet
Santa Anita ssbss Oh. T. 10. Angeles lis CNurphy3
J. H. Haggin's blk c. Falcon. If5 (iamilton)
TiBe-8 :o7 b.
Alexandria aid also ran
BettIng-2 10 / Br Dixon, 4 10 against Los An.
gees and Falcon, 20 n I against Alexandria
Poois-sir Dixon 300. field 500
Starting away well tssethcr. they down the chute
close ordcr 70 the hatms pest md turning into the