New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-25
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS RACES AT
SARATOGA
LEO H. CANTERS HOME IN THE FIRST CONTEST
OUTSIDERS TAKE THE PoCAHoNTAS
AND EQUITY STAKES.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIDCNE.l

Saratoga, Aug 24.-The saturday holiday crowd was
At the track today in great numbers, for the pro.
rramme was highly interesting and the weather clear
and warm The features were the POcahOntas
Stakes for three earOd FLIES and the Equity Stakes
for yearolds and they proved interesting matches
ard I'm both the favorites suffered defeat There
WAS disappointment in the withdrawal OF Bep Harrison
and Belle Dor from the first race. Their owners,
however. had no hope OF beating Leo IL. in six fur
longs and .he manner in which the great sprnter
ran away from the field and then canerod home was
very impressive. Leo II. the only favorte that
won aud the talent were remorselessly Slaughtered,
especially in the final selling race, which Kitty r.
won with II against her at t!e post. notwithsand
ing her forward running in previous races, and the
members of the ring were enriched to the extent Of
many thousands OF dollars the betting was strong.
These the results
FIRST RAch-PURsE s4OO PENALTIES AND AL
LOwANCEs. SIX FURLoNGS.
d. A. Ionigs br. T. Leo H., 4 yrs, by Rapture
Carrie Watson, 1o7 n .dHi,atlsway} ]
Empire fiaHis' h 6 B9 es91@
Csmaigo l07 Buich iI2 ana St. John 1l2 also
ne.lIng-2 to Leo i cartoon to camn as
a2f1 ssa6: g Z Ee3 %
pair go ned So r MSEa the ~ e5 ~
they rushed the chute great pace. aud on
aS4 Sng fa S from Ls2 oS MAS net Eey ram on the @
Leo H. made pace 80 hot that her competitors were
The came AWAY ana them
winner by two lengths from Bohemian, who was head
better than Cartoon.
SECOND RACE-POCAHONTAS STAKES. THREE
fEAk-OLD FILLIES. 900 EACH, el 900 ADDED.
SPECIAL WEIGHTS. ! 316 MILES.
BeyeIwyck Stables br. T. Brown Princess BY Prince
ShGrie-Nannie Black ITO r-...-.....-... Barnes 1
LsD0d Bros br Retrieve, ll9.---.... . Lewis
hicCeland Roehe's b. The Lioness, ll9lWlhamsl q
- rfhe-2 oS.
Betupg-4 10 Retrieve IL TO . Brown Princess o
bra Tse hS"ss to pSyPsy Queen Place to 10
Pools--letfieve S35, field $50. Mutuals 90 60
The Li0ness TOOK the ea1 with Retrieve SecOs1. oil
the way TO The haifmile pole when Retrieve took the
lead from The Lioness into the stretch when Brown
princess made play, and good struggle she bTa
Retrieve BY short length. with The oness three lengths
back.
THIRD RACE-FREE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES
$50 EACH 5000 ADDED. ONE NILE AND 500
YARDS
Lloyd,s en- &. St. Luke yrs. by Bothersion-
T H. steyens's b. M Wary g. Covertonj .
A. g. McCampbelrs b. m. Bonita g. loS (car 1000 .
Blair 100 aud King Of Norfolk io4. also ran.
Bettng-s = Wary, 70 J Bonita. 10 ST. Luke
y Baii, 20 70 King Of Norfolk Plsce-6 10 ST.
Pools-wsry sa5 Bonita sis, St Luke $40 Blair sio
King Of Norfolk s5 Mutuas (neld az 40.
They got away well together when Wary forward
and made the running wen IN hand passing the stand three
parts 0f length before Blair who Tapped by King ~
Norfolk Going 70 the quarter Wary increased her sd
the way 70 the last furong. when 81 Luke and Bonita
jolnsd Issue, and there grand nnlsh between the
Aree. resulting in ST. Luke winning BIZ head from wsy