New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-16
SARATOGA.
THE JULY RACE WEEK.

THE THIRD.
SARATOGA, July 15.-This renowned village
is like beehve-dul and sleepy in the Winter time,
but full Of gay and ceaseless activity In the Summer
And like the busy insect realm the chroni
Gle Of its daily life is not normally diversified by much
OF startling moment Nevertheless 1t has It's little
grains Of news which are at least veritabe than
the amusing sensations with which hardpressed and
considerable Bohemians have lately beguiled various
New-YOrk journals into humbugging their readers
wthal. The well-meanng youth who electrified The
World with exclusive intelligence OF the arrival OF Gen.
Lee the noble and veteran CommanderinChief of the
Rebel Army of the Potomac, admits himself "sold
by an INSCRIPTIONS landlord, who palmed of upon him
third-rate "Gen. Lee" the "great original"
in order to Secure notice Of his hotel in connection
with mythical but distinguished guest And the rowing
scrbber who skctched THE Saratoga Tgress" for The
Democrat, and described wonderful Feminine Gam
bling House" with romantic particularly confessed TO
the writer hereof with a chucke Of Bohemian pride,
that the story the merest tissue OF fances without
just foundation ait paid frstratel" Many an in
cident of Saratoga life finds its way into print with no
better warrant than correspondents urgent necessity
for writing something, and his lively imagination OF
what might have been :" and, certes IL is wonder
that what has been told and retod and told again for
the last dozen years, should prove bore TO writer's and
to readers also unless they interested in such thrill
ing trifes as the sprghty and sparkling Ddng sara
example, GOV Hoffman arrived at Congress Han to-day.
Last evening hop at the Grand Union was well attended,
Hauer the celebrated New-York pianist, delights the
guests at the Congress with his charming performances
BANDED S IN blossom s at the orists in the Grand Union
block, attracts much admiration FIVE and sixbutton
Victoria c. Woodruff of Wallst. fame is expected here
Dr. Paul NJ. Brennan, who accounted himself the
Apollo Of Saratoga last summer, mas been getting
| roughly handled at Syracuse and elsewhere Tor
| arrivals at the Grand Union yesterday covered
ten pages of the registers nearly as many were entered
at Congress Hail. and the sum total OF arrivals al All INC
New York state Senator won $4,000 at faro at HIPS
gambling house Wednesday night, and refused To take
Saratoga is accounted very Objectionable place by
many mOralist and its notorious gambling ana
hOrseracing are cited as ample proofs OF ITS deprayty
These accomplishments are certainly not 10 be ranked
among the higher Christian virtues but quite posi-
bic TO conduct them with decency and order and posi-
are run by day. the tiger is fought by night with
such entire decorum and responsibility as at Saratoga
disreputable characters who infest most other
racecourses to come TO Saratoga or to maintain the
selves here and this obvates The chief source OF trouble
Moreover extra and commendabe pains are taken to DO
away with everything that could annoy the most fasid
patron OF racing Great care Is exercised TO exclude
all disreputablo persons, and when John Morrssey a
piled for NewYOrk detectives 20 aid him in Keeping out
sharpers and wantons and was refused because OF ms
leaning to the young Democracy he immediately con-
verted hmselfnto special gate officer and woe betldes
the rowdy who tries get by him. III his gaming too,
the muchabused expugst regulates his conduct so dis
SELF in respects odd as 1t may see rather an es-
teemed citizen than otherwise.
Midsummer never more glorious ana golden AT
Saratoga than this second day OF the racing ca
on every hand in the faest of country views while the
trim meadow smooth walks and woody slopes OF Con
gross Park match their artistic loneliness with Natures
me beauty and fashion of the metropolis with the fair
and brave from hundred other cities crown the scene
with social life in its gayest phase Broadway in sara
toga lively epitome OF Broadway III New.fork, and
had mixing here the yeest part Of that thorough
fare with equal portions OF Central Park and Fordham
1t is marvel that so many New M IN carly
from Long Branch 10 West Point and thence TO
tains and Vet finally settle at Saratoga early August
| or late July for a solid month or more OF rest
| the simpler pleasures OF the country and the
heahul profit OF the mneTs sprhgs are nle3 Of
weapponted stores where the art OF shopping may be
Sgu and the very beggars Of SeWYorE give
scene closer city resemblance Here are prOmenades
roads of the Park and here bands of music playing
cool piazzas in the afternoon ana IN bfiiant pan
Long Branch and Newport ana NO gTna scenery t be s
Springs Offset these disadvantages and with her many
other attractions place Saratoga at the head Of Aner
| can watering-placeS' at least curing
The crowd at the course to-day was even greater than
If Gallant cavaliers and gayly dressed danes ana demoi
selles All the excited the keenest interest ana
and the third in which thirteen horses in admirable
STYLE There much lively betting, and tens OF thOu-
haNe pee t ~ the davis snort was the steepe-
chase which the first event on the programme For
it four horses entered-COl McDaniels b. h. Oys
Morris and c. f. divers b. G. BohannOn. The course
was laid out in the central Enclosure, directly in front OF
the grand stand and was about three miles distance
having jumps, stoneenees, posts ana rails ana Two
water jumps, All the horses are Tu old u 9P-
ponents at this business, except Morris, who
here made his debut as a, steeple-chaser, and
most credtably he performed for a young begin
Gaffney rode Labia and George Pepper who has sell
dam been in the saddle since Mamie Cfadd4ek was
the turf piloted Bohann0n OysteIlnn had tne can
on pool betting, Bohannon running hun pretty close
w an took the Lead over the first two jumps with L6bea
next and Morris in the rear AT the third leap Bohan
he took it together side by side 20 lengths
before LObelia. Coming to the water JUMP
splendid style a length before oysterman, Lobelia
twenty lengths behind Crossing the thIee-quarteer
outside the ags, instead of taking the leap between
Them and he Obliged to return ana jump me renee
az the proper spot BY doing he lost much ground
that his chance of winning was quite exngushed inns
gave OysterInan commanding leaI "Gn ne h
closed up rapidly at the finish, bnt failed to overhaul
Oysterman, who won oleverly. Bohannon was third
and Morris last. Time, 1854.
hunting course we weights 500 the winner and 800 to the
McDaae AOvays FISHERMAN, jr b. h. aged, by oyeman dam
Jas TSom soa LcGes b. NJ asc by bonny scotland c
Elliott Gs Graz. Moi h. years by Lexington Margaret
fY Eiss Bosnnon ys'r' by simon kenton dam By
D''0D' 10 - THE SECOND RACE
was dash OF mile and three-quarters Tor purse OF
max, CCrsican The Banshee, Wiley Marion Gen Duke
The Banshee 5000; Marion $500 Gen. Duke S51Oi the
field, $500 After repeated failures good stafI was az
last effected Duke getting off in front with Legatce
at his quarters Crossing the Enclosure 10 the entrance
into the the half mile pole, Gen Duke
was sill In front, with Marion Second Climax thId or
sican fourth and the Banshee next Ihey raced thns
st leading length they swept under the srlIg the
first time round, Marion being second CnnlaA tnlruj
me Bapsbee fourth, Legatee, Corslcan, anu
The last lot Along the back stretch Gen Duke was stu
I'm front Marion having fallen into fifth place, and On
may and Banshee second and third horses. AT the half
mile Banshee passed Climax, and Legatee became thrd
the race being left TO the three leading horses Gen.
nike retained his lead home, and after brilliant ana
MAGNIFICENT finish the race by neck anu shoulders
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