New-York tribune., 1868-08-08


SARATOGA, Aug. THE political jockeys In
broadcoth are trying hard to eclipse their parcoored
silken rivals OF the turf The whppngln OF pahtlhg
steeds is nothing TO be compared to the desperate eo
made TO bring around certain old political hacks ana
force them up time. Hoffman is thus far aheau anu
backed by Tammany and his great popularity IN the
State leads the bickerers who prance In the rear but
the oppositon led by Sanford E. Church. sherln
OBrien Henry c. Murphy, and Fernando Wood Is by no
means a weak one. "Bsmarck" Sweeny, however, s
king and as goes Peter the Democracy OF New"
York II Hoffman is nominated 1t Will prooaOy DC at
the first ballot and by acclamatOn. The Mayor maue
good dash last GubernatOral race and deserves the
nomination With this fact in sweeny's minds eye We
may expect the following entry in the Fall race;
Bismarck sweeny enters b. h. Hoffman, Mayor, siredDy
Tammany and damned by O'Brien.
Yet the track may be cleared; the differences all har
monized; the hatchet buried. and OF the many entries
Hoffman may be the only Democratic seed on the course
The black clouds of last night to-day feecy shadows
The morning was magnificent being cool and breezy The
balconies Of the hotels early filed with fashion
able crowd OF ladies' languidy reclining In cushohed
chairs and drinking In the rich music oozing om the
bands At an early hour the springs were enVroneu ny
triple rows of ladies' casping bright goblets OF crystal
mineral water in their jeweed fingers and carrying on
delicate nrtations with the mustached loungers OF the
park The Workers seemed to have lost their char
acteristio quicKness Of motion and their ViVacity'
The sOftness Of the air had thrown them
twred their canes with tless energy marking the mo-
ton of drowsy womans fan. as the hours wore toward
the meridian the balconies Of the Unon Congress, and
Clarendon overowed with crowds OF both sexes, all dis
cussng the brilliant Of yesterday and specuatng on
the prospects day The pale faces OF those present az
the ball last evening were partially iLumined with
racing excitement Sanford with his 10000 winning In
his waiscoat pocket smoked his .cgar In serene enjoy
ment aud smllngy received the congratulations OF a
troop OF friends The gallant Gen. Sokes hobbed about
the pleasant grounds OF the Union, his sparkling hte
daughter hanging lightly his arm Col French opened
political discussion with Basil Duke on the balcony OF
the Congress- The melanchoc j. b. g. sat upon the We
randall Of the Clarendon pacidy twisting the ends OF his
black mustache. Morrissey louDged along the walk
skrting the Union, with smiling nod and hearty
shake OF the hand for every friend. Sam Mclaughlin
threw voey OF oaths over the result OF bet made
on the previous day. Edward PaysOn Weston was the
cynosure OF Lelandss bar-room. The witty Sunset Cox
retailed his newspaper and Congress experience to
score laughing reporters The euehre players In tho
hotels blnked drowzy their cards And thus the
minutes flew into the past until the approach OF the
hours allotted 10 the races. Then as II by magic, the
street in front OF the Congress aud tho Union became
filed with coupes barouches, hacks and busscs, and the
crowd Aocked into them from tho balconies Ike
a stream OF hungry reed-birds vhirl OF 10
minutes over the firm road, brought them TO the
course The attendance yesterday very brilliant, but
the crowd to-day without precedent The grand
stand ammed with perspiring humanity large per
centage being ladies' The quaterstretch was Babel OF
confusion the shr shrek OF the bookseller being alone
disnguishable. Bets were made by everybody and In
every direction. The ladies wagered fans and gloves the
gentlemen tossed $500 bills into each others hand with
careessness and the Jockeys got out their
ten and fifty cent stamps In eager competition AS tho
horses were brought tho course a crowd gathered
around each favorte like flies around amolasses cask.
and examined each equine point with airs Of professional
" pOp ~
Of stock we're confident, and the Jockeys skipped about
with their light saddles their arms in Joyous anepa-
ton OF victory At III the bugle sounded and the sport
ing gentry Of the quarterstrctch flew to the balcony jam
ming mp outlets. and paying bute heed to the com
fort Of It's prior occupants.
FIRST RACE
This was dash OF one anda-half miles for three year
olds winners Of tho Derby the Belmont stakes or tho
Travers stakes excluded for purse OF $780, There were
sx entries; all started They were sundown, Boaster,
vauxhal. Wiley, Lizzie Rogers, and Colossus nlley The
pools sold about the last evening YauIhal be-
ing the favore at $500 TO 900 for sundown $40 for
Boaster t55 for vey for Lizzie Rogers and s15 for
the COLOSSUS hy. second pool sold at 500 on the
favore $50 sundown. S13O Boaster 900 on Wiley,
sI5 on Lizzie Rogers aud $50 on the Colossus nlly
snndown had lead OF a length on the start, and held
his lead halfway down the quarter stretch Vauxhall
tapping him. Wiley third and the others neck aud neck
The arst turn beautifully rounded all the starters
being well grouped Vauxhall nghting sundown vigor-
ousy for tho van, Boaster being good third, Wiley
fourth and Lizzie Rogers and the Colossus hy locked
On the final curve sundown stl held tho first position
on rafting run. YauXhall st bidding his quarters,
Boaster fair third and the whole field well together
Tho dash down the homo stretch very pretty Vaux
hall and Boaster both upped sundown and made des
perate attempt eh his lead but without The
whole field swept past tho stand In close order by d.
vision and dashed under the ne, sundown winning the
race by neck in 2t5 Boaster second; Vauxhal third
(N.l, AIt,v
last The knowing again badly bitten and suf
,ered severely The betting heavy aud out OF pro-
portion to the real OF the race sundown displayed
good bottom held the lead throughout and won the race
handsomely.
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Mr. E' T. " fennoe. enter: By coop.
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SECOND RACE.
This was for the Saratoga stakes go entrance, p p,
900 added threequarters Of me for three yearOds
This was the principal feature Of the DAY. cvenqatngi in
dead heat between MeDanel'S ADD MoyrlSs stables,
the former wnping on tho second dash, opt OF en-
tries but four started. They Camerons pnvecaud
and Inverngas Morrss Eclipse tly his Eclipse chest
nut running away before the race and making tho
circuit Of tho before being stopped when he was
withdrawn McDaniePs Oakland flly, aud sanford's
chestnut ly by Lexington. The pool selling was over
TO on Camerou's stables against McDanies The heavy
weights we're again slaughtered without mercy as both
OF Cameron's entries came out at the tall OF tho nold
The frat pool sold at 900 for Cameron O on sanfords
ass on Morris's and 90 McDaniels A second pool
sold at OoS on Cameron s2Oo Sanford i6 on Morris
s2S on Mcdaniel and sl25 on Gleneg, one OF Citadels
colts out OF Bapta Although the got OF another stable
onnra hut. for hOma