New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
THE RACETRACK.
BETTER ATTENDANCE AND INCREASED
BUSINESS ON SARATOGA TRACK.
UANDPREss RUNS GREATLY IMPROVED RA0h
AND wINS-sLOAN AND BARRETT RIDE
TWO WINNERS EACH


AND WINS-SLOAN AND BARRETT RIDE
TWO WINNERS EACH.
SARATOGA Aug 1o-Ihe Influx Of immigrants
from the sand dunes OF Brighton added largely ~
the crowd at the track to-day and the volume OF
business in the ring was greatly Increased In con-
sequence In the vernacuar Of the Street all rae
Ing stock moving. anu the layers were coi
respondingly elated. The weather was Cloudy ou'
the track was In excellent shape. The programme,
however, ordinary. and the total absence oi
class with close finishes the exception rather IMAM
the rule made the sport dull and uninteresting.
Tod Sloan and Tony" Barrett divided the non
ors. each won two races while Sims, fresn from
his "triumphs' on the Beach. made distinguished
debut In the opening race for madens he had the
mount on I.audeman. the edison favorite, sue
ceeded In getting away last. and never improved
his position. Niger Eaby. a fresh arrival from
Montreal racing in front with Tyrian all the way
finally won with ridiculous ease by FOUR lengths
Tyrlan quit in the last sixteenth. and Uncle LOUIS
beat him for the place by three lengths There
was TO | against the winner. VINO was strohsV
backed by q few OF the knowing ones
In the second race for two-year-olds. Hilee was
g-to-0 favorite and although he got away IN 'front.'
and opened gap OF six lengths on the far !urn'
Frances Boxer on whom Sloan was riding yer!
patient race came In the last furong with rush
and won bv n length and a half from Great Neck,
who was the favorite on the post by head Hhee
was ridden with poor judgment by Barrett anu
was run to a standstil Barrett probably rode 10
Win TWO fsvories gone wrong. hackers Jared
badly and to was the best they eou VIA 5ana
on s norsseniiy backed to beat the
but after waiting in he rear OF the party Tor SIX
ong and won BY from oT%sr who ,s was
four I'd the 10 Os TIT Ia last osa ronr and e
hackers OF the favorites touch OF hear' trouble
There were two good things IN the fourth race
Nearest and Mstrcam but the astonishing I'M. I'm,
provemcnt Of Handpress vas the most impa,Nrse
s oGE eon Er md at st the and handy
by a length and half in l:Ns4 re surps,eu Mil
I'm Q ns be nace hy six lengths Nearest
There were but three starters for the hurdle ra h
Morn Morse was Oh the verge Of breaking down and
should have been sent to k the o9 RSst is
% @nssion To ask why Chaengers
were allowed escape ccnsure lie was so p'u ~
on th1t aer oe fhe last hurdle and being
mounted hobbled to the stand ,s s1r s from COZ
d ai4%y Rudd Sun summary mary;
First race 0or maiden ola and uBwari SIX
aD beF I IL, EsSy s,an n ' and 70
Z second Tyran 100 GHmey). - and 10. third Time
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oa. 81. ' sdD 1,.o, Sccs
100 lc9 'w'IH 10 and ''G to even nT Ti''a | w. "
rhrri race cror thrrc-v.er-oa- ord uwsrd ore n,'e
sr4 o rTsrF loo "a srrs,o is 20 end second
organ riot Grey. 10, 10 ani 10 70 l. third.
Scotch Paii also ran.
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@ 6o on en- WITT s '?1 anal sn o over ''
l~nser iai Hogan. even and out. third T'me-24'