New-York tribune., 1871-08-26
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING At SARATOGA

-, ,-,,r,, n,y's spoRT-FANCHON WINS A MILE
HEAT RACE FOR A PURSE OF S0VO'
S,RArocN, Aug. 25.-The race meeting just
concluded has been indisputably the most suecessIu
ever held at Saratoga and has given great Satisfaction
% turfmen and those daily patronsed the course In
such Great numbers At the conclusion of the meeting
on Wednesday there general exodus OF the racing
men and the village became comparatively deserted
except by the regular visitors who remain here until the
season The piazzas of the hotel are no longer
crowded with betting and the voice OF the poor
auctioneer is not heard nquring, in persuasive tones
~How much first chocew The six days racing Just
terminated has given the people here taste for the
sports of the turf, and unsatisned with tue Icn
Wis arranged 10 take place to-day at Glen Mitchell
The course there is halfmile track, very iast anu
located amid charming scenery, about two mles anu
half from the Springs purse OF $500 Tor Iarv ~ or
mleheats FOR horses OF all ages was oefed % hl horse
$llO There were four entres-R Sheas brown hmSe 9E
CLIMAX aged us pounds; L. Thompson's chestnut MY
Fancnon wears 81 pounds; j. III. Harbeck's bay colt
Precedent, years, 30 pounds ana Col NcDaiois ~.
terod. Pools sold as follows: Climax $3.50, Fanchon
SlOO. Australian fly $50, Precedent S25 -, A., ,
FIRST HEAT.-A good send-of was effected, the aus
traliau hlly first showing in 'front.' and leadhg ehE Ei
around the upper turn, Fanchon second SnaH t
and Precedent last At the quarter pole the Austrdl
flly leading half length, FanGhon BENG sfcUn @
two lengths before the iayGre %lg c rbLcmesTretc
four lengths behind Turning into 1ho diiy of the
Fanchon deprived the australian my an tbe % first
half mile two lengths in front of her, Climax being as
far behind latter, and Precedent Sun ls1 & l tIe
Ana
far stretch Climax taking second place from tle
traau lilly. fine race was now loo looheu 10y ia or The
Fapchon and Climax but the heavy weight t3tu on @ uo
Old horse and he was unable 10 get afOuiu iHc tIlls
quickly, while favored by her lght hPos1 ~, .; I.asi
galOped home an easy winner Oy TWO leus.n " i'''f'
Climax beating the Australian My Iour enetnls. u,
SFCOND UFAr-FanChOn was now the IaNVllte, selIink
n po0ls for 500; Climax $0 field Si5 When t1e nag
fel F.nchon was i'm front. Precedent next, ana Climax
last Arouul the tuu and past the stables 10 tne quar-
tcroe bc fyore and Precedent ran locked together,
but ne tiev turned into the hOmcStretch FanchOn had
abont balf length advantage. The fayorite drew
clear away as they came up the straight, and went
nnSer thc string on the first half mile two lengths
i'm front of Precedent the latter far before Climax
and the Australian tly bringing up the rear Chmax
tried desperatey pass Precedent ON the home sTetch
buf was Unable TO do So FanChOn held her lead unds-
turbed throughout and the heat and race by two
lengths. Precedent beating Climax length. and the
Australian flly last. Time: E4st Both heats especially
the first in fast time; the first one being equal
to fun mile track. Precedent TOOK the seeOhu
and Climax the third money.
saRAroGA Aug 2S-Purse $780, Mile heats for al Frs,
hos $3.50. se-ooi $40; third 500 80 60,
Thomson. ch faucbon by Australian dam idewh..'
49, HsrOccks b. Precedent, by jerome Edgar Dam
Nanny Lewis
r. Gilman sgei, hy Barovue dam Jewell
McDauis Australian, dam Aeot
Tme-i:45l EA!.
The Saratoga Race Association purpose giving TWO
the 10th and 1Hh of September being the
days Immediately preceding and following the boat
racing matches Saratoga Lake on sept II ana 10
The programme will be published in a few days
Col Nc Daniels has purchased the three-yearOld bay
colt Tuhnan by War Dance dam Lass of sydney from A.
Keene Richards OF Kentucky, for $1,000 He bad Prev
ousy bought twoyearold ly Sister 10 Knighthood
which the Kentucky stakes, from the same gentle