New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
ELKWOODS SURPRISING VICTORY.
BEATING KINGSTON AND TERRA GOTTA
HE RAN IN BANDAGEs AND PULLED UP LAME
INCIDENTS OF AN EVENTUAL
DAY AT SARATOGA

Saratoga Aug 4 (speciaD-This has been an event
ful day for the Saratoga race track Such one has
not been since the old golden days Of the assoc
alton when It the concentrating point for all tho
great horses Of the country. As the merchants
Of the village las tho pcop. still wish It to be called
contributed the added money to the Merchants
sakrs there was o great local interest taken In tho
struggle for It and It had been talked about for
week, while the merits OF the several candidates for
the prize were daily csnvassed. Therefore the
gathering at the the largest Of the meet
ing despite a threatning sky and atmosphere
thoroughly saturated with moisture whish became
intensely oppressive. Fortunately no rain fell and
the horses had good track run over.
That the result Of the race surprise goes
without saying and may be remarked that there are
several horses now that will not enter into con-
test with The Bard and Firen, at least without con-
cessons at weight. As to the race
to-day, it must be fairly conceded to be
good one, and Elkwood is entitled to
credit for the performance, for the atmospheric
dltions were far from favorable, and the owners
and trainers of all the other horses their charges
to the pos, thoroughly 1T, they beaten their
merits. They all expected to win with the possible
exception OF Young Sweeps owner Terra Gotta had
The bereft Of Isaac Murphy's skill and patience but
he could get no better than third, while Kingston
secured the place By the lavish use of McLaughlins
whip during the entire last furlong Martin rode
Elkwood with commendable patience, keeping his
mount to the roar until the stretch reached, and
then coming up on the outside with grand rush
that fairly astOunded the hackers of Kingston and
Terra Gotta. When It was realized that he had really
beaten them, hearts were heavy, faces sad and
back Elkwood cheered and worked themselves up to
ht Of enthusiasm, but they too few In number to
mako much Of demonstration. ElkwOod with
bandages on both fore legs and pulled up slightly
lame. Mr. Graft modesty received I.e cJDgra.uIa-
giving ElKwood long Tho fractional time was
OLA ~ for the furlene, o:30 l-2 three furlongs,
so i2 mile and furlong, :2a mile and three fur
longs, ESQ IL for the mile and five furlongs.
Beyond the great there other incidents
Graft and stu the timers very much asionished
had been broken in the hurdle race yesterday, for
they were In utter ignorance of the fact that the
figure L. making the timo nine seconds faster than It
really was. Such blunder as this is inexcusabls
been run, Mr.. Nolan accused stoval Of pulling Ken
lucky Ban, and the jockey was suspended until Sep
a driving finish. and White won by the shortest OF
heads. " Stoval was guilty OF pulling. months
Al the termination of the race for the saraora Stakes
there was more trouble Gypsy Queen had won,
Monsoon had nun second, and The Loness was IN, I'M
ess charged that Monsoon foued him and cut him on
on the stretch, fact which Hamilton, me rider OF
Monsoon, admitted, and he was disqualified But
everybody astonished to see the place given TO
Heron, who finished fourth Protests and questions ta
There certainly case Of strabismus In the judges
stand.
and the Chicago Stable won the final selling purse
with Tudor.
Details OF the races follow:
FIRST RACE-PURsE s.oo. FOR MA1DENs. ONE
W. o. seuliy's ch. White. by King Ban Hesia.
NJ 4 NOi i CHI C. Kentucky Ban, 8, los, over
B.,ssasE6 5s %s Il 'T s. HsHR:S1'
Dap P5oSSlsDWbiie sos field ss5
White jumped into the lead ana kept in front until the
las, sixteenth when Kentucky Ban made PLAY. and
driving finish resulted in head victory for Whe WIN
Persian two lengths back.
SARATOGA sTAKEs-Two- TEARoLDs. 500 EACH
81 MILE.
Ereelhor Stables b. Gypsy Queen by Rayon D,or, :,
Chicago Stable. b. c. Heron 10 g. coyins,onl 2
Melbourne stables b. The IOness 1o7 tMecs,,thy,
ic and nd: jake S 1o s'a also 1gs
CRY s. HSSsn 70 caD q
colt 40 jake Toms. Places to on Gypsy queen D
Poos~Gyp:y Queen $50 Long Island s15, Monsoon els
Mutuals-s11 go Time-1 ia
The Juanl.a colt was the nrst away but they ran
down chute Calsntc. with The LIoness second and
Monsoon third The IN this 10 the three
quarters but in the stretch Gypsy Queen came through
from the and easily by length from Monsoon,
four lengths from The Lioness with Heron and the
Monsoon fouled The Lioness, which Hamilton admitted,
and Monsoon disqualified but instead Of giving the
place to LiOness the judges gave IT to Heron
THIRD RACE-MERCHANTs' STAKES. sIoo EACH,
s14oo ADDED. MILE AND FIVE FURIoNGs.
Walter GRATIS Ch h. ElkwOOd, yrs, by EousMin-
pTye we bTos b. 1e e kingston 11 MeLsSshiin
t. sHvsn. 81 Iy w, S0 is SaPG Sao
Bros b c. Montrose, :, ~ Il Lewis; Hurricane
Bettng-e to Kingston. to 2 Terra Gotta 3 to l
M0nTO'e to E p sO 10 Way on 40 to 1ouns
POo.-KinsstOn $50. Terra Gotta els. MOntrOse sis,
M1tuaIs-s42 10. Time-o so IL
When the flag fell they in a line but Montrose
and Wary evidently to make str and at the
half they Tapped q length from Ekwood After
getting we'll under way and Wary clear from
the others, and the end OF the first FIVE funongs
Montrose leading Wary By half length and Young
Sweep FIVE lengths OF Tapped by Kingston, with
NTH and Ekwood in the rear. On toe turn
Wary changed places with Monrosc and there was no
other alteration In their positions down the half when
Wary sail. At the three quarters Kingston was lap
ping wary's quarter, neck before Terra Gotta, while
Martin, who had kept Elkwood In the rear, made rush
and amid grea. excitement reached the leaders Wary
gave way furong and Mclaughlin rode desper-
ately did Murphy but Ekwood would not be denied
and won o grand By three parts Of length from
Kingston half length before Terra Cota the others as
placed in the summary.
FOURTH RACE-rTRSE 500. SPECIAL WEIGHTS.
SIX FURI4GNGS.
c. Mulksys eh. f. Yum Yum. by onondasa-war
Chicago Hsso stables B. h. Little Minch. aged iI5
(Covngton)
Queens Co Stables b. 2. Jim Murphy. L. 81 (Doahe)
Chirk ahoni..y. 100, also ran.
Betting-Lltue Mneh " ?, Yum Yum 8 to 5. Chcka-
hominy 20 70 l. Jim Murphy 40 10 !. Place-none.
POOls-Ltte Minch s35, neld e25.
Mutuals-s13 90. Time-1 IA IA.
Little Minch without delay Iced. but at tho
nv,-eehths post Yum Yum in from, and remaining
there by length and half. Mnch twenty
lengths before Murphy
FIFTH RACE-PURsE s4oo. SELLING. / 1-1e MILES.
Chicago Stables Tudor, 3, By Rayon dorClemency
W. O. scully's oh c. Bsnyan, l. 100 Burns
w p Burch's Dr. Pasha 8, Ill (Hamilton)
Drumstick 81 Red Stone 80 Nettle 90 Una b, 100.
James A H. III, Broughton 1o@ and Letrta 1o3 also
Betrng-T TO . Una B.. to Tudor. Pasha L.
triua Eanyan 10 Red Stone nrumstick, 10 Brough
ION, 20 Nette 20 James A. Places to Tudor. TO
Poos-Una u. s1s Tudor s12, Pasha 8, field sos.
Mutuais-s37 90. Time 80 "a
After close finish Tudor by neck from Banyan.