New-York tribune., 1867-08-08
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.


,v e,p,TocA RACEs-RUTHLEss WINS M LIIh
rRAvERs STAKE, AND FLEETWlN" ii'A
SECOND RACE.
~ rELEsAAYH TRBrSE ,o,,ooJ
SARATOGA, Aug. THE races eorini.noon I.ur. ~.
today and the meeting promises 10 90 .',o,oo
inc uoy, snlendid eaupages. The grand stand
80 auod ,,i,b ladies' presenting pleasing array OF
coutv and fashion In this regard AT TINS season Sa
,,ca IA second 70 place IN the country Inc oPe"e
ace Of the day was the Travers stake the nXeo IeSu'o
- the race meetings yearly held here For 1t there were
s nonnat,ous OF these only three showed to-day and
started They we're: Nr. Morrss famous fly Ruthless
Mr. Forbess DeCourcey, and Mr. McDaneis brown colt
nv Lexington OF Lucy Fowler Ruthless was the Ia
NOrite at long odds
The distance was mile and threequarters ever the
threeouarer mile and main courses. The start was op
,osite the stands On getting Off at once DeCocey went
10 tlye 'front.' and made strong running the Fowler colt
second and Ruthess last Without change OF place but
all well together they went to the Aafmile pole, where
ynered stretch upto the stand when Ruthless
took the second place rattng salt brought them M 20
the stand and carre them 10 inc quarter lSiS IN @
second mile. Here the Fowler colt moved up ana All thfee
ING All down the hack stretch Entering on the far turn.
Ruthless made brush and headed and thence home 10
straight run home the Fowler colt outooed DeCourcey
and got the second place The race was run al the rate OF
minute AZ seconds to the mile.
The Tvers three yarOs Il miles $50 entrance fee play
E5rs Ruthless BY imported Eclipse dam BabAr BY ST.
EsDaae, b. e. 6y Lexington dam Lucy FosieT 100 b. VIM
Fo1Sess h DSjourcsy by Ticyatore b Glencoe
The second mile heats The entries we're we're
FleetHng the fayOrite at against the held Con
molly, Flora McIvOr and Morrissey. -. No.,
Frst Heat-Ihe lot got away evenly evenly "S orsey S t6
and Flora last The pace was strong ana PLOLisSIu PLIt
~ f, mile ti wien nerIT up to the stand Fleetwmg
rushed lead. Round the turn they got an wen To-
Stretch the race was beautiful, but Floetwpg could not
be outfOlswed On the far turn Morrssey ien on ana
and passed Connolly, aud with Fleetwng made tns laS
home but sh could not head him. and he won the neat
easily The first mile was run In 472 second IN l:5Ot
Second HedLFleetwng did not 80 for this heat though
he could have won it easily MOnssey took the lead,
and Connolly made the running with him Lying all
together, they made beautiful race al the nIst
rssey gave up, aud Connolly came into the Lead which
he held until they entered the & & %e Of
caught and passed In ma came nome the wnoI @ ~ "a @ I
heat Morrissey distanced Inc hIst he was run III 'i
T8ird Heat-F1ora went off in the lead, and lay there
for quarter of mile when Connolly took first paceahd
Near the stand finishing the mile Fleetwng brushed by
both and led away into the second mie with FI9ra ne
close they the mile, when Flora gave away COIhoy
again got second place. and EeeWlng at ease won 'no
sUNNART ,,
F1rS SS nt & Jsfs%ss S % S Fleet wHs Sy imported KLoda by
s'Sss ssSpS ssia e S1's cslac BY v.is Masia,e
ISs aSSs yss's FoTa Ncor by Lexington dam Florida by
n.Ss. %:sg 'S' 'lss ao.y 3a s Biccis BY
Scotland thrss yssTs old VIM Henry Dist
Tme-3;59, 344 34l
A NATIONAL HORSE FAIR AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA grand National
Agricultural Exhibition and Horse Fair to be hed AZ
the National RaceCourse near Washington commencing
4he osth Of October Premium lists money, and medals
70 the amount OF S20OO will he awarded The managers
who represent Northern and Southern States, are now
making arrangements 10 secure the attendance Ol most
of the celebrated trOtng and running horses now on @
turf and are preparing sheds for the display OF aglc
fural impisnents aud mechanism.
THE GPEAT HORSE FAIR AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, Aug THE Great Horse Fair,
which commences here Tuesday next, will far exceed
that OF last year The stables already filed with the
.-"tting and running horses in this country and
taalaa. HorsSmen and hOrse-traders are present IN
- lmbers, and training s already prOgfesslDg'
in also be an exhibition Of hnc stock by feeders,
asTely any fair Excitement runs plgl ana the
-o-f 'Sill be grand Dexter Gold Dust, Fatcpen j.,
Reh Ethan Allen and mate, DC. are in fine condition