New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-04
The Turf
THE sARATooA RAcEs-FIEsr DAY.


The Saratoga Summer meeting commenced
on Tuesday on the Just completed by
the Turf Association Of that place. The programme Of
sport for the week vas Of tue most abund mt character
tho amount Of the purses offered considerably exceed
ing e. O0 while the horses entered comprised the
feetest thoroughbreds In America Saratoga itself was
crowded with beauty. wealth, and fashion; oonse'
Quenty the meeting commenced under the mos: fittcr-
ing auspices BY judicious arrangement the racing
commenced at III O'Clock a. n. thus enabling the Wis
itors return 10 the hotels for dinner after witnessing
the sport The attendance the course was very
arge-the ladies' stand being flied with youth grace
and beauty-whie the magnificent grand stand had Us
capacity fully tested 1t was estimated that fully 800
persons were pegentthe receipts for admission being
upward Of 50 500. The weather was delightfr- tho
burning ays OF the sun being neutTazcd by the heavy
clouds which ovorspread the heavens. and which, later
IN the day, discharged themselves In genial, welcome
showers The ong.continued drouth had rendered tne
trnch from the peculiar mature OF ls SOIL toneWhe'
heavy going; consequently, il looking. at the Time
record, this fact must be taken into consideration
The first race was the rrayers stake 80 naned AZ
ter the President Of the Saratoga Racing AssOo:aaon)
or three year olds carry 100 10. $50 entrance play
Or pay. with { loo added by the Association IL vas
single dash Of mile and ann me sal
closed With thirty nominations or these only tne Io'-
lowing i've started: j. Hunters b. c. kentucky; Len.
Words 8. c.. TpperGry; F. Horis's ~; c. oy Imp.
Eclipse /. s. Walsons b. Patti ana l. "A. u nnn
,nce be ran second Norfolk for the jersey rDy AT
Paterson has been the fHorlte. At the pool .2rs py
the celebrated Kentucky turf anctione'r nc y" h'ts
Hotel the evening before the race. he "a backed at
nj. 10 four ayaInst tue field whe oa tic course theSe
odds were increased to two to Morriss gray colt
stood next in estimation, and Aeni1cy LeAl
TIE RACE.
Aer one false star, thcy 60, n veil together Patti
lust showing in fnr, with Mpfrs's gray colt sec0ad
Kentucky third. Tirpernry fourth. aud Rugnastes
last they passed the stand the first time round 10
the order lust nned there only head separated
the first ron the second, and the second fol the tlrd
Ringnisstcr close up. Before reaching tie Starting
popt, Kentucky, aud Tippcrary. wefe clear Of the
handing ead and saling of Ans Determined efforts
on Tipperaiy "a reach him won the race with consum-
mate ease BY our iesgrns Tppcrary far before the
Eclipse colt and Ringmaster brought up tie rear.
Time minutes and lei seconds.
The second race was u twO-ne heat race for purse
OF goo. Tie entries were Mr.. j. ). Wilson's Oh. G.
A'dobar{n and - G. Bush's On. c. Fleeiwing The
latter, fop Ills victory Aldebarln at Pate.ytn
wa, made tie fvorte At 500 10 $40 In the hrS hesi
Esetwing made the running for mile and milf when
Aldebaran. who was rDagIhoenty ria1Sh by Bgrguyne
closed. ard after splendid rass az ne way home. won
10 sl00 u Gao Adsbgrp, his offering q 900
10 sioo befgr they started lie made the running
thToughcdt, and after hne.run race won By cleef
!enrs in 3i6i.
rr the second days sport three races are or DE rro.
fgTsmme-ihe Saratoga Stakes for twoye<r dds itb
twelve entries mile aud bali dash, Ir5 FIVE entries
and twornilc dash We give the fri days p,rnunrv
FIRST RAoz-TRAyKHs sraK>s,syohn Hs;,ers (rraver,
Osgoodl kr,ucsy yy Lexington s-.rl siso,A by
Imp. Glencoe, l. Zeb NHds B. c. ft;ra.sr by Rmgcld
dan RoIsna by Imp Chesarisd ?, :. Nome gr c b,
Imp Eclipse, Dam III. Wrd' H. - imp. Glencoe. B. 5
:, drn.issd. eh, ling Master BY Rngod dam Minn.,
Msnsheld y lap Gencoos3 Iyme ~. Ia sec.
srcosD e'oE-1wo MiLS BEArs--J. Watssn's ch; C
AlsebsIap y. O., by Commodore dam Mamie Lews by
Imp tisncoe l. f. q. bashs Oh. tleetsins j. o. By
mp Bsrewuie, dam Rheda by Imp Glencoe, 2 3 Tine
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