, 1870-08-10
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Inauguration of the Buffalo
Trotting Meeting.
Over Ten Thousand PeoDfe ON
the Ground Yesterday.
Derby Wins the 2:34 Race, and Ida
the 2:27 Race.
The Grcnt Yacht Contest-p}~x
con Shootiug-Isase BuIl.
Tho Turf.
TIE HCEA1o IKOyTE1 MEETING.

Special Despatch to The Chseasp Tribune
brFfAIo, Aug. a-The Inauguration OF the Buf-
iao races took pace this afternoon Ia grand atyle
the attendance being larger than that Of any OPEN
1ng Gay since the races here achieved such In
mcnse popularity. The city, this forenoon hxd
become completely delu9ed with. strangers from
all paru Of the country. and yet they are not
s1rnnKerB either, for the faces arc those of the
most nosed turfnen In Amer1ca-men who have
accustomed themselves TO looking upon Bona,o
as the Mecca OF ali lovers Of fast horsea.
and racing Par excellence, A. early aS Il
O'CLOCK the roads leading TO shs park we1e
lined with vehicles Of every description. and by
the time that the races had fairly begun therc
were 1t least ten thousand people In attendance.
larger number than usually coma cut on the
nrst day. An immense line OF cai7taRes thronred
the minor enclosure, nlied with the elite Of the
CITY. The band Of the First Unhed States Infautr
was sfAtiouea On tho clubhouse balcony, and SUP
piled MUSIC during the afternoon.
THg FIRST RACE
was 1or horses who had never beaten q.sl. and
there were thlrtcsn entriea- OF those. however
Ffunezsa, Kansas Maid, and Tennessee were
1fawn, and did uot 21aft With the selection Of
Hon. E. J, Wells and c: J. Hsmun, OF Buffalo, and
Was In readiness aud The rsct WI CLEARED Tor IT,
horses were sunmonsi .fof pc ssart, aud lie Do Do
drew the pole, 81. Elmo second, Man. Smith
third, GsnsrA How.rd fourth, Lev. sayers nitn.
fonng Princeton sixth. Captain Tom seventh,
tenth: Finnegan, Kansas Mad. sad Tennessee
being drawn Alter four false starts haI bern
m made. ne word VAS given with a. much fairness
u II Was possible 70 securr, With 50 mApy toCkeya
struggling for an advantage IN she scoring a.
they passed under the wire, ali tsptslng sqasrci1,
ko ,sa cut s'a ~ rot. ~ 4 IL ouss ss i.s
the party around the turn. Then Lew Sayefs
s1ns1gs1 e from the bunch, and At The qu1ef IN
sssac Satcs enaSIed lin % oolaln lesd
q flli! sl1 lengths at she half which was passed
10 1:la1. The race was naniies,ly contested ot-
tween these two, the others being bxdly strung
out excepting Derby, who had continued 70 quit
ne company, being about four lengths IN The rear
but up sas g si e e. sss m T. ss
even terms with Derty, Lew sayers having things
nts oWn way % third quarter. Then he osheF
Was keeHlng up his stride, and came In winner By
iouf lengths. oEcr 81 limo. who ted Derry two
lengths md tae others .e1e u ~ sorA Of shapes
Princeton, sixth: Lady Ga1nelo, seventh; Cen
erai Howard, eighth; Captain Tom, ninth, and
Second Heaf-St Elmo suil remained the fayousc
ia the pools, Derby selling second, and Lew Savers
10 the urld with the rest. Al the seud-of. CAPTAIN
Tom had he test Of II, whtla inc Others, except
M ing Le%gan, % who H-a stahng and acting badly,
were lan .ugether. St Elmo led the van as they
FOUNDED the turn, Derby, Lady GARFIELD, and Lew
saJsfs ivllowing after In the ontes named sayers
h4 hls companions swent 70 the front at the quxr-
bte1. Nnssa ne passed U 80 seconds, havtng the
9e tag vi Mh r Elmo NO M forget y
settling Into trot again. Thep Ladv Gsr6eld
he sr pass @ Tta LeT
laid himself out ior the ,seader, tapping his wheel
tneJ 70. fairly startett down the stretch,
Laoy Gasneld being well npon them. AstAe fore
1nost ratr ratified toward home, the 1rly
Ioined them On cren tertns and as the three lamc
/ III. no Ole could hame the winner. Just back Of
ne wire The mare lost her feet for al Instant aud
isl! @ ash:nt bali length, pefsy aud sayers cum.
tut1h: Fanny Ferur tifth; Genef4l Howard,
aiAth; Sap'ain Tom. seventh; Mat Smith, eighth;
riihctsan. 1n ninth. and Logan, nearly dsssanced.
Dc.b5 and Lew saye.s Tune, e:ssI.
T1irL Htct-Dezhy had tie best Of The send OF,
na ,sO At 1nee roeseae,t to increase hs aayantase
seconds. Derby was three lengths IN advance & &
dlssanCe-the others being more or less atyup.
out The Lady let ont handsomely, getting t1
ns!s D.! X, o,ss4i wnts, at Tie asi iS
At The thtsd quar,er: Tnen ensaed an an
s1snse,y e ee1Srng a race for hoe the Two hor.ea
Faee. As tney heafcd The wire, Derby let up per-
septinly, and Lady Garfield took me heat oy
Peasy Pan onl,S 1sSng!a Fan4y Fsfn Rs third, s.
Mag smith seventh. General Howard eighth, aud
Princeton ninth. Time, a:2sk.
,. ISn,h nh Hea,-Sotw,ths!andng the result ot she
1910 to siso against 0aineld ior second chance,
ihe asla. ,1slaa!ng s. Ei@o and Iss;
tn 70 ariye Derby. and Princeton was drawn. IA
they g"t the word Darby and the Laly wore on
even M teims, tho lattst bens tas nrst 70 lay ont
running for few rods, but indie no ptfccptole
+;:.in BY n operation. At the quarter In thirty
six sGeo1,tls. the mare had lead Of three lsugt6s
| nowhere beyond this noiat Ga,neld opened Out
's'Fis sSo.s &C. s:es *ssnf a Ii. Ds s. ,ssS fa
Of Judgment, PredtnoIe kept her NJ that PACE
nearly to the quarter. which She reached In :5oH
and, when 1 ~ eadiy managed aaEe eaAe u.
sap to four lengths as they entered upon The
aome-streich ihe continued 10 overhaul her, coming
hts speed, and waa now coming On at its ease.
while the Lady, who had clearly done her trosrine
to no nurposc, broke baiiy ID ans~er 70 a louI
Ing lhe heat from her hy nix lengths IN s:ssat,
Fanny Fern third, ss. Elmo fourth, smith NTH,
G s.{sss ssoepth ep ~ sna tn mJwooa sxa.
"th Garus}d two lengths back, and ST. Elmo 4
soo ih'rt' In This way shey passed the quarter IN
came to DctGy's wheel, only 70 bs shaken % Al
ths old plsce Delby passed ths half in t:l4
From th.s cut Derby na.l It his own way, winning
comfortably oT three lengths 10 2:sog. Garnelti
scc9nd, St Elmo thrd, and Smith AMI SQyess FOL-
lowing in the order Indicated,
Sixth Hsat-Captaln Tom having been drawn.
the slx got away Tea1llly and fairly. Derby as
serted dis claiins from ane beginning, taking and
Dalntalhln2 FIRST place throughout Tie heat which
he won, With the race, it 3:33a; Lady Gasneld
s:scond, Lew sayefs third. AA,t smlsn fourth;
Fanny Fern nth, md ST Elmo sixth Tts
latter, who had been fAFortte 10 tue pouis, 1a1.
ttd out completely after the tlrst heat, AMI there
a1t scores OF mourners 10 consequence.
'ecNNANI.
BcFfAlo PARK. Aus y ls1u.-Fu1Ae 31oOo, for boy.rs
that haTc nsFer tfattn sAsl3a int. 8NV u 40.
oud. end &31to thsni. uuil. hcAis1 ia to aarntss