The sun., 1870-08-13
THE spoRrsmEN IN shRArooA.
The Splendid Achievement Of Gen. Buford's
Enauirer-Judgc CARTS Badly beaten
The New Ysrk Politicians at the Springs
The Masquerade Hall Mt tho Congress-.


| The Masquerade hall Mt tho Congress.
GRASp UMos HorsL, SARATOGA, Aug. IA
Many OF the thousands who for the past few days
hsve been pouring into sarstogs 10 attend tho meet
ing Of the ssrstoss Racing Association, were de-
priyed Of the pleasure OF Witnessing todays SPORT
simply because the clouds threatening storm, they
did not care 10 subject themse ives to q thorough
soaking. Their heads were certainly level For
| . pe,tine rain storm feli bathing the crowd
| Of politicians. jockeys, and hangers-on, apparently
badly in want OF something OF the kind The track
ansr the FIRST race became canal. the wster In some
| places being . foot deep
| This morning larger multitude than usual was
gathered on the spacious versndshs OF tho Congress-
Hall and the Grand Union. The street which seps-
rates these rival hotel palaces was blocked with
vehicles although the roar OF distant thunder and
/ an occasionai cash OF lightning save warning that
the rain storm was near at hand yet the ladies' and
| their escorts were ready 10 start II the Hon John
/ Fitch, who acted clerk Of the weather. would
only say that II was going to clear up But John
shook his boad and said that II folly to hope for
example and stay At home Many distinguished
| gentlemen. however, jumped into TIER carriages
$5SSs S aS sas H.
| behind Daisy Burns and Postboy Chief Justice
Church sgrross,' pssnns, and prS, A0Iney s,
| open barouchc, the fines, IN sars.oSa Alexander
7. stewart, Judge Hilton, Frank Bis and William
| A. Waraock went In q cAreace' onern " Drlen
| drove ms blood bays, aud
| our.prsrANcED ALL oUADRursDs
| on the road. Matthew T. Brennan. Gov. Beach,
Harry Genet, and President sauires' OF the Third
Warren Leland. Among the other notabilities were
William Turnbuli, r. 8. stokes Judge Curtis, Gen.
IilSen' coroner F,ynn. James w. Collier joe
Dempsey. John z. Burrill, Major Fox OF Phiadel.
| phiA, Senator Buckingham, and the immense Judge
| Connolly who was as usual, the last TO start, md
being overtsken BY the storm. was drenched TO the
| skin.
| was no, very brisk, and DR. Underwood was conse.
quently downhearted II began 70 sprinkle, and al'
wsre made 20 sr se oS Henns,
amounting to ell 500 no little excitement prevailed
Gen Bqforis Enqurrr Vas % me n, syoriss a. 'ms,
o. ODonpeii who declared that the horse could beat
Hamburg At sallop. OF the other band, the owr-
tunatciy Hamburg 10 more match for Enquirer
than he was for aelmbold When The race began,
nrst mile; after that the joexey OF Enquirer let the
| colt 20, and away he
wsxr LIKE ruk WIND.
lie could have won the race by quIr,sr mile. Just
| q. Enquirer was passing undcc the rope. 0cn. Blu
ford, his owt er, VINO is hcntuckian Of shout the
size and ws,ss a; 20. our Big ,sSse SonsIiy ivy
small ciorei ocSeys by tho collars OF their Jackets
ai ra;;nE hen soan s the re Er9qna n. w1ySd rrd,,a e
ed aloud that Enquirer WIS the haest horse in the
:. world, and hailengod He.mbold Kentucky, or Iny
other horse to compete with him or sry amount o
= | money 1t may here he observed that EgqGircr
9 | who Is but tsiee years Ola, has
1 won Five CONSECUTIVE RACES
this sumn,er and r,n mile md n hilt rsce at Lex
inston Kentucky, ias sp'iaz In A35, b-ug the las
est time over made on either the Engish or A,pcri
can turf. Just a. tie jocxcys retained to weigl
after the race, the rain poured down in torrents
and half OF TIA spectators returned to taeir hotels
as the track WAS oaiy ft tp win IN. Bnt ,itt,
interesl was tai In tho rcns tfat followed, viii
| xerc N 4. uter % the Orses
: being q mere matter OF lark IN getting gop'
s,.r. After The r,ess be o,aeS ,oads s IS, dsas t,
This evening
GRAND rase-xa,ph DALI,
y ior TIE btneH. o. B,-hsten's Baud is in pfogres
e at the Congress The ballroom Is taxed to is NJ
ut most capacity, AMI inc costumes are gorgeous l
~ /. impossible It thi, late sour TO do the bri.lian
I'd ,osa are In the hal
!; There were three races on the card fcs tie da,
H. | Al three had oIc!tsi sp~cih eXnsJtaIns. In e.
- Als: taer- s..6 twenty .lye subsrrihers. sud ther
" bnly s'arter' Sppelrei The rage won easii'
n In the second, out OF thirteen sD'sTibers and no
III iuadona, onli two horses aaMc to a start. Hem
"a boit IN IL did not run. lore wss rreltcr dsal
poinmcnt. In the last race, the fsvoritc Judge Cr
. IS VITO mad so tar this year. NJ to this dry Won
- lrs races, was easily beaten by LAZY Petric al on;
" sider, anu Curtis was nowhere. Trs was not mer
10 lya DISAPPOINTMENT especially TO the betting ginI
a but II was an astonisher. 20 goes sporting.
" TUE FIRST RACE.
,s This was the Kenner stakes There were twe-tyny
r. horses ea,erei in H. oq, oily sir came to Ihs nos
II ernor bowie. ENQUIRER ws te favorlts. lie won
@ az $'i
RSST, tMIs MsG.. " P.ss c.'%esHS g. e an%
:%S..' sG TssS.H q; ..,.G eSy ssSs
are Ie,n. s1 was to sssRst %Si pR Rnquser 10 ann,
Hamburg, to against Telegram, 8 to again,
~ Remorseoss, and 70 to aga,nst Bowie.
~ Telegram led when the start made. On the ,ur
IN Hamburg began and lnto the lead
1S VH.g% "a 70 . s hSms e S,ss
hit on ne ..,etce hssmGs,s save s,et AL Tsesrs
M S H," ''rsi sa
sSa s 'Sa c on S' S sSSSH Ss eon dsf 5
IN snd he went along at ease, an won hollow race
Tsee was run before the storm Tim sisS wi u"
o. rus SECOND RACE.
This was the Summer Handicap thore were thi
o | teen entries. In the morning 1t was understoc
IA that there would be the following starters 81
ed Archibald. Lsgatee. TasT'nia, Mamie Dougl,s
n, but a great storm, a. before noted, arOss. Ia,
" track was a sea Of water and he'd OF mortar. o
a. Cavalier were drawn THIS lott In only Nanni'
,g Douglas, and Tasmania. Tho fayorite vas NJnni,
a. She won an easy race. The following is the sun
s. The summer Handiean for al .se; $50 entrance {.
IN 'il HoilanSs T B. ~ annie icusIs, years o'd' '
2Gssr; dam o{ w.SGsf o. % eoSS% PSS%sa, rnIiy
ry at The rate OF i;5S the mule track very heavy.
n Betting at arst, but Just before the
~ TO 4 on Mamie Douglass
u wirSdr.ssi of 3el@soiS sNd ths otpsr %sny poa ~
S s'1 % s" S,S's ,Ss
asr ana ssaG' az Il.c ny. <. ssa
he % GSRPsP pss pcls qsugSs Ts.%an sSa Inc siu.
e5t sSd wsS torWafd' while fa.msris fsi of n.SHi
ed home at ease. winning the race By four ensths
bs THIRD n,cR
This was run OF three fourths OF mile the e.
| Nala HaRa Ir.I