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Show I SARATOGA MEETING OPENS UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS SARATOGA. Aug. -1. Before a crowd of 10.000 persons R. T. Wilson. Jr.'s, Olanibala. the P-to-10 favorllo, easily won flic $7500 Saratoga handicap, tho feature i race of tho opening day's card today. The track was a sea of mud and Just before post time a terrific thunder, lightning and rain storm broke. Results: First race, six furlongs, selling Dan-field, Dan-field, 11 to 10. won: Intrinsic, 80 to 1, Hooond; Woolcaala, H to 1, third. Time, 3.15. ; Second race, steeplechase, about two and a half miles Byzantine, 7 to 5. won; .Tlmmv Lane. 8 to 1. second; Bound-brook. Bound-brook. 7 to 2, third. Time, 5:30. Third race, tho Flash stakes. -?G000, five and a half furlongs Scmpiolius, 9 to H, won; Special Brew, 6 to 1, second; Al-thorpc. Al-thorpc. 10 to 1, third. Time. 1:09. Fourth race, the Saratoga handicap, $7500. one mile and a quarter Olambala, 9 to 10, -won; Ballot. 3 to 1. second; Stanley Stan-ley Fay, 20 to 1. third. Time, 2-.0R 3-5. Fifth race, selling, mile Lad of Lang-don, Lang-don, 7 to 1, won; Cohort. .1 to 5. second; Noon. 16 to F, third. Time. 1:43 1-5. Sixth nice, llvo and a half furlongs Silver Brush, 4 to 1. won; Savannah. 12 to 1, second Sandhill, 8 to 1. third. Time, t 1.10 1-5. |