The New York herald., 1870-08-19
THE SARATOGA RACES.
Closing Day OF the Second Meeting,
Summer of 1870.
Vast AsSemblaxe in At
tendance.

Biddy Malosc the Winner OF the Hurdle
Race, Two Miles; Flash of Lightning the
$500 Purse. Three Quarters Of a Mile ;
Helmbold the $1,000 Prize, Four Miles ,
and GleneIg the Consolation Purse, One and
Three-Fourths Of "a Mile.
SARATOGA, August 1s, 1870.
This has been an important day at Saratoga, also
one Of the most agreeable that the clerk of the
weather has chronicled in many year. 1t opened
delciously, and the bright sunshine famed across
the mountain and settled upon the valley, tempering
1t pleasantly with cooling breeze so that the most
exactng had all that heart could wish for in this
particular. The "last day OF the races is always
memorable to papas ana mamas, who have been
keeping at the springs half dozen big boys and
girls, at an immense cost, and couldn't get away
until now; to Tom Dick and Harry, who have been
"broke" for a week. and who propose to get home
on 'cheek," or at the expense Of friend to the
trainers, jockeys ana stabie.boys, who now
see little breahng-spen ahead; to hotel
Keepers who regretuy bid good bye to the sporting
element; to the nconsiderate drivers OF hacks and
smaller vehicles, who bully ana hetche and bother,
and gag, ana kick, and nght and scare and
bedevil the more tmid in their anxiety to get the
last dollar OF their money they are leaving the
village.
The stampede OF the sporting fraternity has been
great. The Hudson River Railroad is taking hun.
dreds In "iightnlng express trains and by tonight
the places that knew your diamond brigade from
Gotham will know them no more at present. 1t
would be pleasant to note that the delegation from
your city had been fortunate In the past weeks
speculatioDs but truth will not admit sucn an asser-
tion, and candor compels me to add that o more
pecuniarily demorazed crowd never left Saratoga
Why, some OF your political bloods have been COM
PEELED to stand Or on their hotel bills. and dozen
more prominent about the City Hall, after being
compelled 10 borrow sufficient pay for what they
have eaten ana drank, have been reduced to The
dire necessity OF begging .passes'' the road 1t
Is a bad plight to be in.
THE RACING AND ATTENDANCE
were capital. Eight or ten thousand delighted
spectators were on the course and presented STIR
ring sight. The ladies--one and all anxious to see
the last races of the season-were On hand In
strength. The gentlemen were not SLOW to bow
Obediently 10 their wishes in this particular, and
accompanied them in almost every Instance In neat
or gorgeous equlpages. Certainly Saratoga was at
the races-a fitting tribute to the success Of the
meeting the efforts OF the officers and the order that
has from day to day been preserved In the hurdle
race rhe action OF Aloway, the rider or Oysterman
Jr., as viewed by many OF those who backed that
horse heavily. caused them to charge him with
fraud and purposey losing the race. They held that
he did not try to win 1t. never making effort to
that end from the start. The judges did not then
heed the objections however, and the race was
given TO the brown mare, Biddy Malone the first
10 pass home under the string The second race.
three-quarters of a mile. which were eight start
ers. was very effective and produced p!easurabe
excitement Likewise did the the third and fourth.
As fitting end TO the racing week
CONGRESS BALL
last night gave another magnificent bail. II passed
young gentlemen from New York. and to their exer-
tons much OF The entertainments success Is due.
Tney Tere ;osu r. Gmoernat Frederick pLeregs
son. |. sherwood, Jr.; W. X. Vanderbilt and J. NJ.
Brady, OF New York.
The committee OF arrangements consisted OF the
following gentlemen:-"SuDser' Cox, James Brooks,
Fernando Wood. William Wall. D. II. Hldrelh,
sS1s9 %on o. 0H' SxssaS sSss 'eG aaarsn "a BaoaS aaR
Q. K. Garrison. g. ". Griswold and John
cecl Of New York; H. W. oorbett Of ore
eral o. f. Babcock, United States Army; william
Mason, OF Taunton; Warren Colburn, OF Toledo; d.
McLaren, of Cincinnati: s. A. Hatch, OF st. Louis;
Iarz Anderson, Of Cincinnati; II. n. White Of Syra
ctlSe.
Bernstein's orchestra furnished delightful music,
and led the way through the entire programme OF
the Grand March, Baraunsky: GalOp TOnristen
Redowa Wiener Bonbon; Lancers, Anna; Galop
Rittzum Liebchen; Deux Temps, An ShOeneD Rhein;
Lanciers, vis-a-yis: GaIop, Champagne. Second
part-Lanciers, Lurlne; Redowa, ilustratiOnen;
GGaop, Irresistible; 9nadrile, schnetzen; Deux
Temps, KOengslieder Galop, Tanbenpert Lanciers,
Elcanore; Redowa Huldigranigsleber IL was
morning before lhe company separated.
Tho Racing.
Four races were on the card, extra race at hur-
dies being added to the original programme The
track was in fine conditon and the weather charm
Ing. The first race was over eight hurdles, two
miles. Oyserman. Jr., Biddy Malone and Sir Jo-
seph came TO the post, Morris being Withdrawn. the
former with l55 pounds on his back the mare with
145 pounds, and Sir Joseph with lao pounds Oys-
terman, Jr., the avorite the field even In
outside betting. and al odds the others in the
pools until few minutes before The start when TWO
10 one was laid against him Biddy Malone won the
race Oysterman Jr having been pulled all the way.
Colonel Mcdaniel, the owner OF Oysterman, Jr.,
stated publicly the track that AIloway had ridden
contrary to instructions, and that he intended to
have Ail0way ruled on the track II n possible
to do There seemed to be no doubt OF the fraud
as 1t was palpaDe throughout the race. The pools
ordered not to be paid Oy the judges until they
investigated the case After the race the judges de-
terman, Jr., against tho rider they were OF inc
opinion that they were not sustained.
The second race brought eight starters TO the post.
and they were considered TO be nearly equal In
point OF speed that the SPECTATORS did not know
which to choose. When the pool selling had pro-
gressed for time last night Flash OF Lightning
sold first favorite at slight advance any OF
the others. capital race was run and Flash OF
lightning won In very excellent time. Sne took
the lead at the start aud was never headed
The third race was dash of four miles, and Carrie
Atherton and Pat Mall0y started with Helmb0ld.
The betting men mad no doubt OF Hembold's win
ning and they gave any amount of odds asked so
that they might Invest on their fayorite. HelmbOld
the after the severest struggle he ever had.
Pat MallOy second, and Carrie third The little mare
kept the lead for ovehr miles and threequarers.
The time made was the same AZ that OF Fashion
when she beat Boston over the Union Course In lS42.
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