New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-06

Especial Dispatch to the New York Times.I
SARATOGA, July S0.-The sixth day Of the Sara
toga meeting was largely attended, the chief at
fractions being the hurdle race and the four-mile
sash, in which Kentucky and Julius were en-,
gagged,
The weather was dull and gloomy, and oppres.
sively warm, but the rain kept off until after the
racing was over.
The first race was the hurdle race, for which
Zgzag, Citadel and Gen. Williams ran.
The betting was at first even on Zigzag against
the field but Just before the start Citadel became
a general fayurite.
After splendid race throughout ,Zigzag won BY
half length. Citadel was second Time, 4:O4
The fonr-mie dash for purse of $1,000, brought
lungs.
Kentucky was backed against the field at the
odds of 81 90 to So, Leatherungs made the run
ming lead for nearly two miles, when Kentucky
and Julius both passed him. and after magnid-
cent race Kentucky won eleverly by two lengths;
1uliussW was second and Leatherlungs beating off
Hme-T:3I4.
The third race was dash of q mile and a half
handicap seven horses starting These were: Ford
ham, l06 lbss Mamie Bntler, 1902 lbs; Luther l02
lbs; Thunderer. % ihs Mill Greek 80 lbs. Knight
hood, 1902 lhs and Ulrica So lbs.
Ulriea, with her light weight was the favorite
selling IN pools for Sl55, Mill Creek SIS, Fordham
$50, Thunderer $50, Knighthood So Mamie But.
Ter SIS, and Luther $50
Luther took and kept the lead for the first half
= mile, when ulrlca and Mamie Butler passed him
with Fordham close up ana looking dangerous.
s0n the last half Mill Creek went %. passed her
horses and galloped home an easy winner by three
Lengths; Luther second; Mamie Butler third !;
kordham fourth; Ulrica next and Knighthood last
Yime-2:434.
Among the notabilities who shone to-day as on
previous occasions on the ladies' grand stand was
sArs. John Morrissey, who is always the observed
Of all observers, and whose toilette, fresh every
day, is always complete from the crown of her
mat to the toe Of her boot If anything could Gre
ste feeling of envy in the female breast it would
sae, one would imagine, such display of rich
dresses, new bonnets and sets Of jewelry is made
ny Mrs Mofrissey. Every day her costume new,
1nd jewels and adornments Of every kind in keep
ing, and quite different from every other she has
sTor1. We have heard ladies remark more than
salce, it is q shame, so it is !" but whether the
shame is that such nice things should be worn or
that Mrs MorTissey should wear them, the reader
must Judge. John Morrissey, Jr., sharp spec-
Men Of sporting young America, about ten years
old is always on the stand with his mother in a
SNOWY jockey dress, and appears to "betu her on
bis tayorite animal with the sang froid of an old
professional.
There has been an average of 5000 persons on
the raeecourse daily that is to say nearly 30 900
admissions for the whole week. The receipts at
the gate have been some $4,000, or about one
fourth more than last year. The association will
he able TO offer much larger purses next year, for
tered.
Very heavy purses were staked on all these
races. II is roughly estimated that SO 900 900 |
must have been represented in the various turf
transactions of the week 1t must not be under
stood that all this money was won by one set Of
men and lost by another; for in the majority of
cases, the men who lost bets on some horses won
on others, while the skful sporting men generally
got out of a bad place by hedging.n There
were, however, some heavy losers One person,
Colonel H, of New York, lost $50, 900; another
man was pointed out who was $4,000 behind on
Saturday, while quite number were out and in |
5ured to the tune of from $1,000 to $4,000. The |
pool selling was never SO heavy as it was this
year.