The New York herald., 1870-07-19
Fine Weather and Continued Good
Attendance.
Three Exciting Races and the Fastest
Time On Record.
DETAILS OF THE DAYS SPORT.
General Duke the Winner Of the $500
Purse, One Mile, for All Ages; Boaster
the Selling Race, One and Half
Mile, and The Banshee the
$500 Purse, Two Miles.


$500 Purse, Two Miles.
ur SARATOGA. July IS, 1870.
Tho novelty OF the Saratoga meeting yet continues,
and fashion displays, day after day. on the street,
at the Lake or Glen, and on the grand stand Of the
course, the very latest and most gorgeous styles.
The throng Of people has greatly increased since
Saturday night, ana the streets ana hotels present
moro animated appearance than on the first day
OF the meeting AS the sport approaches
an end there appears an evident determination
among the country people living within the circuit
Of twenty-five miles 10 attend for they have turned
Out IN large numbers to-day, male and female
young and old. All classes OF society but the dis
reputable have their representatives at the Saratoga
Course and this leads me to say tlat the stringent
regulations Of the association ana the exclusion
rom the grounds OF known thieves, pckpockets
and roughs has given the attendance an appearance
oil rospectability seldom observed on the turf.
The perfect good order and decorun that
have been observed each day are subjects OF uni
versal comment. Not single disturbance has
occurred: nQf has here heen case Of drunkenness
on lhe gfo1lds. TIE Toa1s leading thereto have
been free from reckless driving aud boisterous con-
Duct and everything has thus passed of IN man.
ner unusual with occasions Of this character. For
this result the managers have won many praises and
well gained commentator.
Several prominent lew York gentlemen, feeling
dsidedly uneasy 10 relation to the excitement In
New York the declaration Of war by France and
its acceptance by Prussia left here on the afternoon
train yesterday meaning satisfy themselves Of the
truth or faIsity OF the thousand and one verbal
rumors Of the morning. Their departure however,
was unknown save to the hotel proprietors
and q few intimate friends. But every train
brings new accesslOns from the fair ones OF
young lidydon all over the reacbabe States to the
dirty swell mobs OF Houston street, though what the
latter genry accomplish In the matter OF their
tiol must be done in the streets but as the new uni
formed police have been well posted Of the arrival
OF these villains they will not find Saratoga pro-
ftable field. The hotel rroprie.ors are more than
pleased at the crowds coming 10, and soon there will
be such cramming Of rooms as viii astonsh the
oldest Inhabitants. The Congress Hall, Clarendon
ami Union are nicely filed now but in little while
these will be full all over; yet Leland HathorD, Mar
vim and the rest are men Of genius ana they Will
prevent by hook or crook any Of their guests from
sleeping on the front piazzas trying their hunkies
Ia the billiard rooms.
vn~ TIE MORNING.
The morning was delightfully."- favorable for the
racing. A thick haze, feckea with watery clouds,
covered tho sky, and q delicious breeze swept from
| the cragged peaks Of tho Green Mountains across
fields OF summer grain and gardens OF rare flowers
beyond the village, laden with the perfume ofa
thousand exotcs kissing the cheeks Of the far and
lovely. r1
ON THE ROAD.
The road was, usual, wen sprinkled, so that the
tbroDg OF carriages rolled along without stirring q
particle OF dust and the dew, untouched by the
cloud. obscured sum- kept the air fresh ana sweet
wen Oh to noon. New faces and distinguished per-
sons were In the group speeding along the Lake
road 10 the track and the comments Of spectators
were divided between men Of celebrity. ladies Of
beauty the probab le result OF the days contests
Tfe arrivals from haltpast ten O'Clock were
continuous. Splendid spans, whose hoofs spurned
the earth, 80 ligh ly did they tread pranced along
the sprnked road TO the entrance and by the grove
OF pines 10 the broad pilZZa, whore the loads OF ladies'
aighted and during the brief interval between the
time OF arriving untll the bugle called the horses
from their stables to the track, 1t included conversa-
ton OF the horses In the vernacuar OF the TURF the
Jockeys and the losses OF Saturday the one
indicated that il any came thltRer without the
right sort OF enthusiasm 1t WAS TO be had tor the
asKing, neatly bottled and labelled. The safe man
geT received, therefore, liberal patrsnage. Vine
did not "now freely as water" but beauty saw Its
own face reelected from many liz uid mirror OF am
its own lovellness; perhaps the wine bushed with
the consciousness Of the ovel ness 1t reectedthere
was no iame for notes or that
THE SPECTATORS.
SO much has been said ABOUT the occupants day
Dy day OF tne Rr6nO stanu tndG III Wouu De tAouYnt
by many fwice told tale to again advert to It.
But the ladies' blonde and ladies' brunette are nu-
merous and their costumes so varied, morning after
morning. that the theme Is wo.thy OF repeated
notice, ald all the enthusiasm winch u
SUBJECT OF this character can command. They
are here from Oil points or the compass, from the
savannahs OF the South the pines or the North, the
praireS OF the West and the tabclandS OF the East
Some exhibit good deal OF knowledge I'm canvassng
the merits OF the horses and name the winner
ters." Rising tier above tier long extending par.
te7vps OF iashion and loyelincss and looking back
from the quarter stretch II seemed as II this
section OF the country had OutdOnc Itself In It's repre-
sentaion at the meeting. or the more prominent
be mentioned General W. W. Burns United States
Army; Judge Clinton, OF New York; Judge Curtis
OF New York; Senator McCreery, OF Kentucky; Sena-
tor Fowler, OF Tennessee; r. l.. Montgomery, OF Ir-
ylngton; r. b. Wesley, Judge Hammond, D.. O.
Birdsai, ID. Babcock, NJ. Mckinley, and Al. Bern.
STEIN OF New York.
TIE POOL SELLING.
Recruited by the rest OF the sabbath, the betting
men, WITH well filled pockets generally, gathered
eag,, abou. the pool seer and bet with nfeat frc-
qGenCy and nercelesS the !ayoites each looked
upon the contestants. The New York delegations
With but few exceptions, backed BabcOcgis Pompey
Payne IN me hIsl race, and 09 ~ consequences the
GothamseS got sadly bitten. They also feel badly
the seconu, selling race ana many returned from
ing pools on the several races sold tile track
just before the horses were stlrted:--
FIRST RACE--oSE MILE
Pompey Payne. -. $3.50 500 go 800 675 200
General Duke..... 210 $40 le5 l5s 800 $40
LsrbInger. isa o. 50 30 20 $50
Sir ssIn ArShisaia Sl .la.as. & s Sc &c s % %
1ota's. .SIS75 o25 l,ico Clo l,ti5 $50