New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10
THE SARATOGA RACES.

BEACON WINS THE SWEEPSTAKES IN 44Sa.
BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE,
SARATOGA, Aug. 9.-On this the thild day OF
the races, the excitement has reached its mght' Inc
hotels have accommodations under their FOOLS ana
coonze their guests in private houses IN all paris OF
the town. Everybody expecting to attend this meeting
already here The Union Hotel alone has 400 guests
and parlors and piazzas thronged. IL gives two
grand balls this week. and grand ball OF the Clarendon
occurred last night Tie streets crowded with omn
buses farmers wagons, hacks, and splendid private
equpages, all headed toward the races. Pools are sold
at Two three places every night quiet betting goes on
al the day, and race kk las taken the place OF that
series OF meteorological observations which hereas in Sid
noy Smiths time usually forms the staple of fashionable
conversation. The raoe-course is about mile from the
the tide Of display and Irritation Gibbs and flows 1t is
not much of drive but it is about good they have
country IL lies coiled upon perfectly level plateau
and every foot Of 1t be seen from the Grand Stand
and it is surrounded by high picket fence
The Grand saa Is THO R pee nd
the upper story with ITS seats rising one above the other
from the green wn OF the @ 70 te o ngn
pie With the addition OF the persons In the field and
those on the open stand there Were
taton Of Saratoga The President OF the Association 10
Vim II TrayCrs and among the stockholders are Leonard
W Jerome the Hon. James NJ Marvin, W. II. Trayers,
Commodore Vanderbilt Erasus Corning, John f. Purdy
Probably half Of the persons on the grand stand la
dies They are dressed IN their brilliant morning costumes,
with fancifu hats and beautiful fans and are many OF
them tbe same ladies we saw stately and magnificent In
yOumnous satins and more antiques, hsJ evening az
the Clarendon ball They know very little about inc
horses lint are exceedingly interested In the races and
bet gloves and Jockey Club perfume, ana rams WIN ~
Their Gentlemen friends which more the result Of the
galantry of the male than their good estimate OF
horse flesh, they generally win Looking OUT rom Ino
in The distance On the east aud the south and
west the hills roll away toward the lake ana the HUDSON
river There overlooking trees and mis- around
the track Us at Jerome Park where mpeceunious ana a
yenturOus yOuths may climb 10 witness the race WITHOUT
money and without price; but the view on an SIDES u
clear and uninterrupted In the center OF the green
plateau inside the is solitary tree under which
some loungers lie on the grass Where the track runs
lust in front grand stand the Jockeys muster the
horses started and the rope stretching across from
the judges towers Indicate the line past which the win
ming horse show his head just at the foot OF
the grand stand the prominent turhes congegae' Inc
sun is intensity hot, and many OF them
stand under umbrellas. There Is prevalence among
tire white Their jewelry illustrates thelr proesson
They miniature hOrseshOes set with diamonds LOT
finely nodded leg of horse forms often the handle OF
their Here and there persons more papaby al
dicted the sports Of the turf than me mass lnge
with the crowd shaking greenbacks, aud repeating such
invitations as, Eighty agin one hundred eeety
OF the little pagoda, where DIR. Underwood,
with his coat on; in a condition %, OF chronic
from $500 TO 1900 Continually all the morning at the
course, and then ali evening again at Maryins Hotel Dr.
Underwood holds little book hand. and throws
his arms about and shouts In an English accent with the
utmost possible sGy asG Soce sId i've bspdrsd
and nifty in the pool Oh, m give three hundred my
twenty three hundred and thirty, three hundred and
forty. and five hundred and fifty IN the pool three
bre bnndred and forty once three hundred and forty
Ave three hundred and nifty, aud hftynye and sixty;
in the pool: three hundred and sixty and sixty, and
sixty and sixty Three hundred and sixtyonee; three
third and last lime" and he saps book the desk.
ana puts do the name Of the bidder Ihe principle OF
the choice Of horse until al which are are Sold
takes tho wReis amount or the pool Circulating in the
crowd TO be the handssmost badge Of the Jockey
August belmont, and g L. NJ Barlow. Gen Dick Tay,
Tor and Tom Taylor are hero backing up Muggins,
Western horse, which has made quite sensation here by
his Conspicuous the quarter stretch also,
are the stalwat forms OF John Morrssey and John C.
O'Conor James W. Gerard, JohnG SAKE, and other per
horses are situated on the opposite side Of the street under
the shade Of tall pines Here the horses as methodcay
and carefully trained with as strict regularity Of food
and exercise and prize fighter for the ring The
stable boys careessly dressed and infused with per
enual odor OF straw, know the horses old companions
and horses know them, too aud treat them with right
The following a complete list OF the horses here Mr..
McDanels stable consists Of Backbird MOrrissey,
Dazzle, Ripley, a brown colt brown hlley by Planet,
a 1i and fWlnkie Major Bacon has here seey Annie,
Workman, Lady Dan Bryant brown tTo,year old lilly,
Beacon and IArkn, fouryear old by Lexington; Mr
Morris has Ruthless aud full sister OF Ruthless; Mr.
Wood has Gen Williams; Mr. + b. Reedhas Enchantress;
Mr. snediker has James D Connolly bay t~oyear OLD;
has Fleetwng DE Courcey, and Luther Cen Brown has
Two colts r paIersG mas c arf o ne 81 Y by
lexington Mr. Sanford has Loadstone, King Lear Ear,
Noffthum6crand, Puck, and another twoyear old aly;
Mr.. Watson has Onward, Delaware, and Benny Door,
which II a bay fy by Balrownie, out OF Pasta.
The FIRST RaeeThe opening race OF the third day was
purse for threeyeaT ods, mile and ha the winner
The entries for only three, aud Mr. McDan
elss colt by Lexington, out OF Lucy Fowler stil name
have a nanej, Mr.. watson's ay Bonhy Doom, and Mr.:
Bacons nly seety. McDanies entry being known, and
vcrite Il viii be reeooeted that he capital
jerome Park a. the spring M e and H
second that racing wonder Ruthless In the Trayers
lie ran an honest and good colt His competitors to-day
fresh ones not having yet appeared here II was
Was much in favor She was winner at Neworeans
last Spring: Therace. however, expectation
was conferred in the third race Of the day tho sweep
stakes which all the horses known, and there was
suit In point Ok mcIng merely still this had the charm OF
opening the days amusement, and SO was looked for with
length The buge call ordered up the horses for the
there heard the hum OF satisfaction and pleasure and
in favor sety at five TO four on her against the
re saraga StakesThe scond race OF the day the
Saratoga stakes for ro year olds three-quarters Of
mile Tbs Is the nursery stake and brings 9GS 6ns
and nominations were numerous; but being made some
time IL advance Of the running the starters-as Is also
usua Al all large stakeswere few The subscribers 10
were resident all the county. Time, change dis
tance and tra-as always they doreduced tho number
to show 70 only six TbefOlowng were the nominations
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