Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-10
SENSATIONAL RACING
Seldom, If Ever, Has Such Fast Time
Been Averaged.
BUZETTA.
SULPIIITE
The Former Undoubtedly the Com
ing Champion TwO-Year-OId-The
Latter Twice Lowers "a buffalo
Park Track Record.

BUFFALO, n. Y, August 9-Sensa-
tional racing was the order OF the day at
Buffalo Driving Park this evening. and
seldom. If ever. mas such fast time been
averaged as was made I'm the contest de-
cded In every race of the day at least one
starter reduced his or her previous re-
cord all the way from TO seconds, and
In two events the winners lowered the
marks set opposite their names. These
two were Sulphite. undoubtedly the
coming champion 2-year-old, and that
sterling flly Buzetta. But the last
named did even more. Twice she cast
into the shade the track record of 2:0S l-2.
established two years ago. and created
new race record for three heats, and
also a mark for the 5-year-olds.
In the 2-year-old pace. Sulphite, a full
brother to Carbonate, who closely pressed
Directly for the 2-year-oid championship
of 1894. demonstrated that when the
premier honors of that age for this season
came 10 be- decided, he will be right in
the front rank of the bidders for the
laurels.
In other words. Sulphite showed that
he could easily have turned the track
this afternoon in time which would very
closely approach 2:09. True. the fastest
time made was 212 H. reduction of
/ IA seconds from his record. earned at
Freeport, ILL.,. few weeks ago: stil the
little fellow WIS capable Of going seconds
faster. and would have done so had there
been anything in the race to force him
out.
TWO OLD-TIMERS.
one of the events on the card was
a match-race between those two old cam
paigners. Mascot and Hal Pointer IL
required five heats 10 decide the contest,
and In the heats the winner was the
one which quit the least In the last 100
yards.
4 Renaissance Of other DAYS, the con-
test was certainly an interesting enc. The
two old-timers fought bitterly every inch
Of the way, and except in the last heat.
when Pointer was all out The finishes
were of the lash order.
Had W. ". +. not struck the l:nee of
his left foreleg. which was injured in the
213 pace at Cleveland last week. ia the
second heat the chances are that star
Pointer would have been forced 10
faster mark than he holds at present to
win the 21l pace and it is good guessing
that he would have been beaten out for
first money. for w. w. T. took the open
ing heat in 2:O5 1-2, and that IS rot his
limit.
To-morrow's card Is steller one. and
even better racing than that Of to-day
should be the order OF the afternoon.
EXCELLENT SPORT.
BRIGHTON BEACH. August "a fair
attendance. a fast track, and a fairly
well-hlled card. that was not much In
jured by the blue pencil, furnished excel
lent sport at old Brighton this afternoon
10 quit a large crowd for a Friday. Tinge.
who won the third rlce. was the only
winning favorite. Summaries:
First race-fve furlongs-Illusion 032
]. Reagan. y 10 - won, Bowling Green
second. Belvlna third. Time 1:O2 l-2.
Second receive furlongs-Emotional
GS. Keefe. 10 to u won. Bessie Browning
second. Palmerston third. Time. l:02.
Third race-one mile-Tinge n0i. Keefe
I to 1W won. Second Attempt second. The
Coon third Time la 81
Fourth race-One mile and a sixteenth
Captain r. DOS, Keefe. to - won. Little
Matt second, Vision third. Time. las.
Fifth race-six furlongs-Tutor QO6, Lit
ilefield 10 II won, Rebecca second,
Wellman third. Time, l:l6 81.
Sixth race-one mile-Spry Ol0. Doggett
2 to u won Rose Howard second. Florence
third. Time. l:i5 IL.
But LITTLE SCRATCHING.
SARATOGA, y. Y. August 9.-There
was "a fair attendance on the events at the
Saratoga track to-day. The races were
well filled. and but little scratching was
done The weather was perfect and the
track fast Summaries:
First race--four and a half furlongs-
Florrie O0o. Cassin, Q 10 81 won. Skyblue
second. Peconie third. Time. Sc
Second race-mle and n sixteenth-Tan-
gier 002, 4. Clayton, 3 10 y won. Maurice
second. Cherrystone third. Time, $50
Third ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ola. T.
Cochran. TO u won, Aimee Goodwin sec
Ond. Kilkenny third. Time, al
Fourth race-five furlOngs-Sweet Fa-
vor1ale G5. Cassin. Z to lO won, Miss
Celeslina second. La Galiienne third.
Time. 1:03 "a.
Fifth race-six furlongs-Dead heat be-
tween Jack of Spades no. Griffin, l 10 81
and Chesapeake O0. y. Midgeley, 4l-2 to
u, Navahoe third. Time, ia "a. Purse
divided.