The New York herald., 1870-08-13
THE SARATOGA RACES,
OPENING DAY OF THE SUMMER MEETING.
magnificent Attendance and Grand Display Of
Beauty and Elegant Toilets.
Enquirer the Winner Of the Kenner Stakes,
Mamie Douglas of the Summer Hon.
dfcap and Lady Petry the Three.
F0urths OF Mile Dash.

, Iuc opening day OF tne August meeting OF ue
Saratoga Racing Association has been attended with
brilliant success. splendid lis, OF excellent horses
aRd an immense attendance all conspired to make
me occasion an event long to be remembered and
The managers proud OF tie results OF their erTorts
Since the last meeting In July the leading men or
the association have no. been lille but intent on
Further improving the course, and TO-DAY II stands
complete looking goreeously IN It's dnoson OF taste
n0l contrasts. Doubts we're expressed that Saratoga
could present attractions sufficient TO make second
race meeting in one season succcssful masnuch
rs similar gatherings In rural places Throughout
the country would deiract much from It's novelty
that Il would be little cared for But al such DIS
giyings have been dispelled, and ths summer re-
treat can be termed The most fortunate in the land
for the success which it has achieved towards pop
uhrizng the sports OF tis tart.
EVERYBODY Is here. You can count distinguished
public characters. who have dropped their epau-
etes and god lace for awhile by the dozen; states
men by the tens and twenties; played OG pollticans
by the ffties and women OF fashion, and now and
then OF beauty, by the hundreds. They don't stop
coming, but come all tine time. Such cramning OF
hotel rooms was never before seem
THE VILLAGE DELIGHTS.
Ten or fifteen thousand men ana women Jolly as
grlgs and hapPS as higi-tide clans must have many
Amusements. They have them, and they fl in nicely
% happy preceding events to the races. Music Is
waited from the Congress anu Union and many pri-
vatc Villas and it hath It's charms. Fashion naunts
n its wa.e and ''femininityn makes the occasion
gay beyond expression. Hops are numerous and
,erpsichcre has many votaries. Fashion cali
Not exist without de,nonstr alton, and last
night 1t seemed 10 Outdo Itself. The ballroom
q the Congress, the opera house OF the
Onion and the laror5 OF the ClareDdOn were brilliant
pes a' rae x aces aa
naslius, scaris, in-nettel hair psrdernes, rolls,
trizzled fronts and curly wigs were everywhere and
some Of their owners represented more wealth than
Ole largest special capitalist In Gotham-or SO 1t
appeared. These scenes Of such entire eClat We're
the races. There were trotting contests at Glen
Mitchell, and yesterday morning the German was
Cancel by sixteen select couples from the Congress,
IN the adjOning ballroom. There many
spectators to this morning enjoyment, and
thanks universally extended to tue company OF
young gentlemen who were instrumen al IN In
gsf1ng ~ $ success These were T. Q. Richardson,
William b. Cragen Mr.. Van Anden James M Brady,
Carlisle Norwood, Jr., q. W. Duran, Jr.. W. Purdy
TIE OPENING MORNING
When the thousands bad Just commenced their
preparations for the sport OF the day the sky be-
came overcast, and soon the threatened shower
broke upon the village to the great dissppo!n mcnt
Of all. 1t was of short duration fortunately, as
from the scattering masses OF blackness aud soon
thereafter the sun burst forth In It's nerceness,
leaf and brancn, and the soft haze that spread
mountain and field like an azure VEIL Again, when
dashed down again, making the track quite
heavy and causing feeling Of general despond-
ns rain s IN is .s eDs and sas
denly swooped over the course, sending all
70 the shelter of the grand stand, where unl-
brclas were necessary TO protect the delicate
toilets of the ladies. IL continued with such vehe-
mence Tor several minutes That the track had the
appearance Of canal, the wafer and mud being
Several inches deep. The lawn had It's r.vulets and
rivers, when made it unpleasant 10 move about
and greatly ANNOYED the pool Sellers vino were COM
PEELED at times to stand IN the puddes of dirty
water. At last the clouds again broke away and the
pleasantly the prospect o. the races beng flushed
In the sunshine.
1t picture Of extraordinary interest and
apIendOr. From end to end OF the vast enclosure
there were representatives from every State In the
Union. Senators, BANKERS, Governors, Congress
men and Judges were IN attendance, and 1t seemed
that the ladies' endeayored to outd2 each other In
the elegli;ce of their tocts. The following list will
present.
g. q. Wheeler, G.. NJ. WILKINSON Mr.. Henry Smith,
Alex. Frear. Judge Curtis and osser Charlick, OF
bun, OF New YORK; Mr.. Duncan +. Kenner, OF New
Orleans; NJ. william Wall, OF New York; Governor
Rhode Island; senator Buckingham, of Connecticut;
Fernando Wood, Z. X. Garrison, Richard Scnell.
Kew s York Mr. q wSts csas s ta OF
Mayor Fox, OF Philadelphia; Mr.. Moses +. Bigelow,
OF New Jersey; Governor Shorter, OF Alabama; Mr..
James A. Bayaid, OF Delaware; James BROOKS, AZa-
liah Broly and William II. Vanderbilt, Of New
YORK; Fl. F. Spauding, of R,verdae, N. Y; Pro essor
Ter, OF Cineinnati; Ex-Governor William Hoppln,
q Rhode lsland; Jude w. T. Anen, Judge
Judge Garvn and Judge Hilton, OF New York;
Major Knight, Of frovdence; Felix Camp
Judge , Farnswofth % Of Detroit; Henry Deaasd,
Leonard W. Jerome, Drs. Gray aud Guernsey, OF
New Strk Shanceilor n Voc =; Green OF Sew 'ersey;
OF San Francisco; Washington Booth and Judge
Daniels, Of BaIumore; Q. D. Mum. c. O. Orcutt
X. Fowler, OF Maryland; JUDI h. II. Durell, Of New
orleans; Colonel T. Norton, United States Army
ling. United States Navy; sehors J. A. Del calvo,
Pedro salvle ana G. A. Vallejo, of Havana; General
Oakland Cal; William Bryan, OF Washington; G.
j. Williamson, OF Cincinnati; Mr. Ley,e, Of ST.
Hunter, Of New York; General Bulord OF Kentucky.
Besides these were all the old Daynacs OF the turf
and q thousand and one Of less ren0wl
THE KENNER STAKES
II was the race of the day. 1t caused the greatest
excitement among the betting fraternity, and soon
their anxiety extended to The ladies' and the
children When tie horses came upon the tr ok u
thousand orgnettes were leyeed to note h.ir cod
dition and appearance. Shouts OF satisfaction
gree:ed Enquirer (the favorite, Hamburg, Remorse-
less aud the Others IN the held When the Dugle
ne % Key TO mount ana ~ cieas @
tors, hush fell upon the vast assemblage. General
Buford, the we!l-kDown gentleman from Kentucky,
was very anxious. This person is a study at times.
lie ~ a veteran ana yet not Old; line tur man and
yetan alniable gentleman He owns steam engine
QOEbc auu Hc ~ happy Vial ne uOeS BeAOTc tJe race
he went out upon the track and examined its con IL
tlOn Many of the petters then went 70 him. but he
was retIcent, although he treated them all cOurte-
Ously He did not know much about IT, out had
made up MS mind; and dndlng at last that TO get
positive opinion from him was Just difficult as to
expect Information from a decomposed prophet,
they went away and acted upon their own judy
nlents. Enquirer proved true TO his record aud
lineage, winning amid the greatest excitement one
OF the finest races ever witnessed. AT the finish
there was happier man on the track, ana may lie
III the country, than the agreeable General Bulord,
Of Kentucky.
UNFORTUNATE NEW WORKERS.
In the three f0urtls Of a mile Dash the betting
men from Gotham lost large sums or money. Judge
Curtis, the generally successful horse OF Mr.. joan
ODOnnell, was u great iavorte, but was badly
beaten to thes ast0nishment by three contestants,
and selling iOr few dollars the pool or thousands.
Such q beginning - rather uoproplIlous ana the
nnfnri innate gentemen are entitled t0a good deal