The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-25
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
Rain Interferes With the Going at
Saratoga.


Saratoga Race Track, July 24.-The
first extra day of this years Saratoga
racing was ushered in by heavy shower,
which developed into drilling rain.
OF course the track was badly affected,
although force of men worked over it
and kept it in passa bic shape.
The programme offered was by no
means an attractive one. There were
only three entries in the second race,
Iamplighter, Candelabra and Madrid and
II was accordingly declared off and
another substituted, which was run as
the the fifth race.
The management has decided upon a
radical change in the hour for beginning
the races and on and after Saturday the
first race Will be started at 2:3O o'clock
p. m. Summaries follow:
First Race-Four and one. half furlongs
Chant los, Sims. even. won. with Crossmore
SECOND, ana Derelict third. Time 81.
Second RaCe-oiX furlongs Gallilee Grit
I'M. Z TO 10, won. with Fred Douglass second
and SabalIa third. Time 1:16
Ihlrd Race-One mile and one-eighth
Chant, lUS Martin. even, won. with Teh Pep
per second, ana Miss Dixie q bird Time 81.
Fourth Race-F'iye furlongs. Torchbearer
III, SlmmS, to ], won. with Rob Hood sec
ono and Memento colt third. Time 1O2}4.
Fifth Bace-Selltng, seven furlongs. George
Beck, lO3. Perkins. even, won. with WalcOtt
second and Future third. Time %.
Sixth Race-One and quarter miles over
hurdles. Marcus, l45, Neatch, Z to /, won
win Tom Flynn second and Price third
Time AHA.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
Brighton Beach Race Track July "a
| The attendance here to-day was not very
large, and the pencilers complained of a
scarcity of money, especially from the
wealthy betters, but this is attributed
largely to the counter attraction at Sara
/ tNUa Tho bnrs WA nix nd IA a
! track having dried out nicely from
! the recent rains, was in good condition.
! The faithful Jared well to-day in the first
! two races, but the result of the third was
| not quite satisfactory to them. While
! they backed True Penny well, they felt a
| little dubious, and played a "little
! change on Belle of Stonewall, a to
! shot, who proved to be winner
Blue Garter had been tipped promis-
! cuously as the winner of the fourth event.
| but Little Mat, 16 to 5 change. sur
prised the talent by winning the largest
purse of the day by a liberal neck.
! The hackers of favOrites again went
| wide of the mark in both the fifth and
! last races. Tom Tough was a hot favor
tie in the former race, but the best he
: could do was to finish third while in the
| sixth race, the favorite Flip FLAP, fin
! ished in the ruck, St. Anthony. a six to
one shot, carrying off the honors The
| talent left the scene of action quite dis
| pirited at the poor showing their selec-
lions had made.
LOGAN TANiPERED WITH.
The stewards after investigating the
running of Logan yesterday came to the
conclusion that the horse had been tam
pered withand that some of the book
makers knew it. The evidence against
| Trainer Alexander Shields being con
nected with the deal was very
slight. 1t was decided to report
The case TO the Jockey Club
without prejudice, and pending that de
cision, to suspend Mr.. Shields and his
| entire stable from either running or being
trained on any of the tracks under the
supervision of the Jockey Club.
AS regards the inconsistent running OF
w. c. Days mare, Lizzie, the stewards
! instructed the secretary Of the Brighton
| Beach Association not to accept her entry
again during the meeting.
Summaries follow:
First Race -Selling, FIVE furlongs Nick
| 1l6, Ballard. 8 to >, won. with Panway seconC
and Frank r. Hart third. Time 02.
Second Race One mile. Dutch Skater 107
Reif to5 won. with Harrington second ant
| Stouenellie third Time l:434.
Third Race-For 2-year-olds selling, fiv,
furlongs. Belle of Stonewall, 108, Reif, 3 TO /
won, with ST. Pauline second and True Penn!
| third. Time 1;O31l.
Fourth Race selling, one mile. Lfttl,
Matt g. Carter, 10 to s. won with Reif
| second and Bolero third Time 1884
| Neumeyer, 8 to 3, won, with Hardy Fox secont
and Tom Tough third. Time 1:SO
Sixth Race-Steeplechase short course
| Anthony, 1884, Mera, 4 to /. won, with Bush
ranger second and Summer Breeze third
Time 3:09.