The New York herald., 1864-08-07
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Saratoga Races.


The third day OF the Saratoga Racing Association was
patronzed to much greater than either of
two prev days, the following exhibit ,ipts
OF each day shows On Tuesday tho first day OF the
ing, the receipts exclusive OF badge sales. over
$4,000; on Thursday the second day So 100 and ycscr
day. the third day OF the meeting the gross receipts
over 81 900. The stands crowded with lsdes
than the two preceding days, while the front
was packed with eegcnt eqripages and magnificent oie,s
Tho irst a dash OF miles, a sweepstag ~
for three year ods 70 carry one hundred pounds tho
winner OF the ltsvers kes to carry pounds
500 entrance $50 forfeit, 5000 added; for which
were twenty one nominations. or the twenty
tered but i've came TO The post VIZ zhentucsy Iipie
rary, Morris gray colt orion and Patti Kentucky
no avore against the Held on the ght pr evious 10
the race. after 10 was known which TO the
pool selling commenced, and was bsiss hour OF.
the night Kentucky brought 500, npperary $50 Nor
ris Eclipse colt si0 Harpers ORION S35 and Watson's
Patti so The foregoing was about the state
when the youngsters were brought TO the post for
Tpperary got away hrst, followed by Orion, Kentucky
third aud Morris colt fourth PATTI did Orion
soon took the etd rora ipperry and went with strong
pun aroung the turn. Kentucky second quar-.
pole, Ippcrary third aud gray At the
half pole Orion Kentucky and ipperlry we're in
a heap, the former leading oy neck and shoulders.
Going into the lower turn ORION and Kentucky were close
together Tpperary about benind the gray
colt bringing up toe ha dozen lengths further OIL
Tn the the race was very exciting
Orion and kentucky the inter passing the stand 'front.'
Tpper well tue gray several lengths benind. 1hey
keqt ths way without cnauge 10 tn rst quarter poe
the second ME- when Kentucky began T. opeu the
gap, and Orion 10 fail OIL 1pperary then took the
place Orion aud the gray colt we're now no longer
sidcrei IN the They both pumped out Ken
lucky continued to lead notwithstanding The vigorous
aud game attempts OF the Rnggold colt to him.
aud home winner bv lengths under strong
| pull orion was bad fourth, and the gray colt was
pulled ~ about midway Of the stretch, aud walked in
The following is a summary
/ FRIDAY, August 5-FfRsr RACE-Sweepstakes Tor three
year oids. carry 100 bs he OF the rravers
stake TO carry lbs extra 500 entrance, $50 forfeit
| $500 added dash OF two miles -
j. Hunter drawers o4good) entered D. C. Kentucky,
by Lexington dam A,gDolil, u imp. Glencoe .....
J Ward entered b. c rpperary, by kinggold dam Rox
ana by imp Chesterh 2
| W. 7. Harper entered c. ORION, by Revenue, dam
Mirth. by wagner. 3
F. Morris entered g. C.. BY imp Eclipse, dam sally 4
Ward. Jr.. by imp. Glencoe ......................
J. s. Watson entered b. Patti, by imp Eclipse, dam
Pasta, by Revenue. drawn
Time-4lII
Then followed the second race, which named "The
Congress Sprlug Purse for all $500 three
heats For this there eutries-Aidebaran aud
Fleetwing The former wss the favorte at two TO
al which hgure arge sums we're posted
Fya Heat.-rieetwng got away best, and led around
the upper turn, and passed the quarter poIetme thirty
eight seccnds-two or three lengths Va front On the
bacssretcn he four eugths ahead but approaching
the half mic pole 1ll) Adeoaran went up couple OF
lengths closer than before. Their relative positions
mausd unchanged around the lower turn ana up the
homestretcu, Aideoaran being almost pulled double
the Feetwing ed 70 tho stand about length and
. half making the mile in 2:l6 Going around the turn
into the second mile Adebaran given his head and
10 moment he was in front Of fIeetwing Going down
the bacgsrech the latter closed up and they
| at the hsifmiie pole On the iower turn Adebaran
i shook Feetwing OF, but Is Tor a moment only,
for the latter again lappcd on the other The
| was beautiful. They came up the homestrctch
and passed the stand head and hesd-tme OF the two
miles l9--and went into tho shrd mile under a hard
pull with their heads parallel Then Aldebaran showed
10 front tho turn but a. they got the backetch
Feetwing got length ahead, which he maintained to
turn, Aldebarsn made rush. and, Fleet.
wing faeringa little, Acebaran took the lead and
home winner by length making the heat IN o2ok.
| Send Heaf-AidebaraD became great avorte.
Two hundred 10 thirty and Eve hundred 20 fifty Of
fsred on his winning. Fleetwng got OF ahead OF the
other and led around the lower two lengths and
continued this way through two miles aud three quar-
ters when spirited contest ensued for the lead up the
homcstretch the last quarter, Feetwiug winning BY
about three quarters Of length The erst mile In
| 2 90, two miles IN 43r, aud the heat IN 642x.
Third Hedf-Three hundred 70 two hundred Aide
baran Tectwiug took the lead, two lengths In
front a the quarter poe In thirty seconds but going
down the backstretch Aldebaran front
lengths which be lost and won, full running 10
the end In 6:2sk. Tho following 10 asummarys-
SsMx DAy-SEcoSD RACE The Congress Purse for all
ages, $500; three mile heats.
J. 4 Watson entered CHI c. Adebaran, by Com.
modors, dam Mamie Lewis, by imp. Glencoe. I 2 I
r. G. Bush eotered ch G. Feetwing, by Balrow
ME, dam sister 70 Nicholas I.................
First Hat .stcend Heal. Third Heat.
f'rst mile. 22g I'll
Two mhes..........alg A3T A23
Three miles. ..026x 6A2H 6264
The track was very heavy
FOURTH AND LAST DAT.
The last day OF Saratoga races was brilliant cuim-
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