The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-13
SARATOGA SPRINGS.

The Summer season at Its Height-The Coming
Racing MsottnG- Excitement Over the Great
Four-miie Dash - Distinguished Visitors
Among ths Horses Usited states Hotel
to be Rebuilt.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, August IL, 1871.
The season az this gayest Of American watering
places is now at its zenith. The splendid hotels
all FULL and even the boarding houses are reaping
rich harvest The usual round OF balls hops mas
Querades, 60, are INDUCED IN. matter Of course
and those who are fond Of driving have been made
happy by great improvements In the roads, espe-
ciaily Union avenue to the lake. The races, how.
ever, are just now the
MOST EXCITING SUBJECT
Of cony ersation all seem impatient for the com.
ing OF the 10th, on which day the meeting VIII com.
mence. The sport WILL open rich on the first day,
the great Kenner Stakes for three-year. olds, two
miles, with forty.seven nominations, and the Sum.
ner Handicap for all ages Two and quarter miles,
being among the races announced for the day.
The great race OF four miles, seems, Is not to be
kssser aioss Is now that Barney
Williams, winner of the late four mile Post Stake at
st. Louis. and Helmbold, the publics OLD fayorite.
cracks have yet gone four miles there Is
QUITE ENOUGH DoUBT
prophecies. Barney Williams, ike heimbold, has
won many good races. He is q nve-year-od son OF
superb race horse Vsndai BY IMP. Glencoe lie i
over sixteen hands high and very p0werfl animal.
Mr.. Drane, Of Kentucky, who has him In charge,
evidently thinks him good enough for the best com.
pany. Helmb0d. always faYOrlte In long races,
has, OF course, lost none OF his reputation by dis
tancng the field In the race OF f0ur-mi,e heats at
Long Branch. Mr. Harper has announced his IN
tenti0n to fft fr t.r
BEAT LExINavoN's TIME, 7IoX.
with LOngfellOw, Notwithstanding he Ii O year
younger than Lexington was, ana Is 10 carry I'VE
pounds more weight. II the track should be fine he
will be very likely to run in about that time and may
be beaten at that. The horses lately ut Long Branch
have nearly all arrived and, added to the sixty
make up q % :"
'' SPLENDID COLLECTION OF ANIMALS,
securing numerous entries and ane sport through
!. out the meeting.
Conspicuous among the many who have visited
the race course to look at the fine horses were Com.
m0dOre Vanderbilt and his accomplished lady.
They both greatly admired Longfell0w, the Commo-
dore being much surprised to ind that although he
j. a horse OF immense size seventeen hands hign)
he Is yet finished and splendid animal.
Another feature OF racing interest ID the probable
ty that unusual number OF horses will start Tor
the
GREAT sTEEPLB CHASE
on the 17n Nineteen have been handicapped FOR
1t ana numerous acceptapces are probable.
I have just learned That MI. Marvin has decided
to rebuild the United states Hotel upon the dne iQt
which has remained vacant since the burning 81 inc
popular old house. Notwithstanding the immense
amount OF first class hotel accommodations here
1t seems there Is still o demand for more. Mr..
Marvin with his great experiences and the Opp0r-
will 1f course build magnificent house, WIKI view
70 securing the patronage OF the FRIENDS OF his old
house which WAS always nted Wph nrst class
guests.