New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-10
SURPRISES AT SARATOGA.
CALIENTE WINS THE VIRGINIA STAKES
OTHER STEEPLECIIASE FARCE

CALIENTE WINS THE VIRGINIA sTAKES-AN
| OTHER STEEPLECUASE FARCE.
| Saratoga, Aug. (SpcciaD.-H another argument
wanted as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of abolishlng steepechase
on legitimate tracks 1t given to-day the lamonab
exhibition made by the four competitors in the Trouble
Stakes Not ono OF the riders knew the and al
Of them went and struggled in after
70 the disgust OF every This is called seepechase
stake with ST. 900 added and II the Association well heed
the comments made upon the farce place the
where 1t will return satisfactory results Beyond
this the racing was all that could be desired and
one Of the iavores in the four nat successful
In Prose and Yum Yum Mr.. Haggn has pair of real
Virginia stakes brought out another candidate for the two
year.oe honors In Lucky Baidwn's Caliente who ddnt
weight easily GYPSY Queen scratched at 10 40 While
wa on the road this morning she was frightened
ran away two miles and finally found mpacenty
adyssss not TO start Button another
as s sSd n s'f ba2 @ and e
and quarter handicap furnished the sensation Of the
By the cs6c wd 5 It o sit s%
&c II BY the Judge: before verdict was given
Mypocriie a remarkably speedy fy, who had much the
The weather was delightful the track in fine condition
FIRST RACE-PURSE $500 s POUNDS ABOVE THE
SCALE. MILE AND 20 YARDS.
J. B Hagen,s b. T. Prose. g. yrs. by onondasa-
S s. fP aas si > R.s. o ssss 10
Bsso on fss to o .s'n ssse rrse g
H HSSiFs. ~ +. no iS IL 2ips-1 4s
the w ea sd a the d Sd tsssy y s
halt where they Joined BY Gfsete thus they ram ram
By and n head a1d
SECOND RACE-VIRGINIA STAKES. TwO.YEAR-
oLDs. eos EACH. 500 ADDED. FIVE FURLoNGs
Santa Anita Stables oh. Caente by Rutherford
La5eId Bros: Sr: Button, los 80; TsIs3
s.s; 5ss 49, s
Heron ire, The Lcne.s 100 and Brani loo. ALSO
e. Ri % % sssy y and nS C.en
saS Paee AZ cene TO Rao @an colt 90
Pools Melbourne pair slo. Dwyer pair 50, Seymour So
MGiusls paid-Flela 50 o5. Time :os
Red rhs he he hall ssrya ana siisnis
ran and c on r turn cse1s had The lead
the stretch and Juant colt being crowded in
a length before Blaerocf y D''"'
THIRD RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. so5
EACH. 800 ADDED MILE AND A QUARTER
@ % tn a. 1 10. $J is T.; %Ii,%3
Belle Bor o. Joseph 9sls, Arso ioa Harry Cooper
w. s. D baTaSs War; HyRss5,t. 70
%;S S;i o sS Ss:''' 50
good starf, Wary ran out, reaching The stand two
and the fight confined TO the pair all the down
Amid great excitement they reached the goal evenly
favor Wary. Daruna two lengths back.
FOURTH RACE-PURsE 300. MAIDEN THREE
YEAROLDS. SIX FURLONGS.
p. Clay Co.'S oh, l. Petulance yrs by straticro-
o. irisS fi 'H 3, e. BelwOOd D. io7 "a. MoOre) 2
Crawford Roaehe's b. C. Amos H. CIaraD
10 ito colt 10 EIta los Donald IL Stray Note
io2, Higgins Persian no. and Allentown no. also
beting-7 70 pctulance DoswelPs Persian and |
talseto Colt, Young Sweep and Wynwood Amos. 10
ita and Bellvood Is HaRgns Persian. 20 Stray Note
Ind Allentown, 25 Donald. Place. TO on Petuance. |
10 l Boslwood
80
Mutuals-s1s 20. Tme-1 10 "a.
To poor start, DoswelPs Persian. Amos and Wynwood
n front Running the half. Petuance took the
cad by a length, with Bewood second and the pair
crward relinquished their positions although closely
PRESSED Petulance by length with Belwood neck
,eforc Amos There collision on the lower turn,
nd the Falsetto- Ella Smith colt fell
fifth RACE-TROUBLE STAKES. HANDICAP |
sTEEPLECHASE. $500 EACH. $1,000 ADDED.
21.2 MILES
by King Alfonso.t;alanthos 145 n CMara 1
" G. Days b. Willie Palmer. 4, 1875 (Post)
4. T. Danaher's CHI. Killarney, aged. 1876 (Grfn)
VIII Davis $50. also
Betting-7 TO 5 Monte Cristo, to Willie Palmer
killarney, VIII Davis
Pools-Monte Cfsto SIS field s25
Mutuas-el3 Time 40
The farce aud all Of them went Out OF the
curse They were placed as they finished in summary.