The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
SARATOGA RACES.
Fourth Day OF the First Sum-
mer Meeting.
fashionable attendance, Spirited Contests,
Coed Track and General &tiShetiOn.
Tubmas Winner Of the $500 Purse, One Nile !;
Midday the Selling Face, One and Hall
Mile, and Eolus the Purse Of
$500, Two Miles.
SARATOGA. July Is, 1871.

SARATOGA, July IS 1871.
Old John Harper, the owner OF the champion
songfel,ow, artc. dinner yesterday, walked at
brisk gait under the broil!rg July sun, from the
stables two miles away, ana showed him.
self al the village Jolly as prig and
happy Of high tide clam. As he left
Congress street and entered Broadway under
sEe shadow OF Congress Hail this old owner OF race
horses fel. Into easy walk, and swinging his
rough willow stick under his left arm rolled his
keen eyes absut him, ana ascending the hotel STEPS
dropped into the first chair that he saw. He was
the hon Of the hour. This breeder OF racehorses Is
study. He ~ nos elegant looking old gentleman by
amy means. 4 Boston beauty might can him a 'hor-
no Old thing lie doesn't affect fashionable
clothes, ana his pants ana vest and coat wouldn't
ind buyer even in Oil tum 5Ie-down Baxter street
But the old mans face at times jsas positive as an
anvil. and when bankers and brokers, merchants
ana lawyers surrounded him yesterday and con-
graduated hm heartily on owning the greatest
horse In tie world, a quiet
GIEsER-roP SORT OF A SMILE
fitted across that face OF hts brown as Comanche
Indians by exposure and everybody knew he
happy AL the afternoon the tawny-visaged Old
man l!ste led 10 The compliments showered upon him,
and atnignt departed just as silently as he came,
thick with honors. 1t Is no little thing TO say In
This age OF fast horses when the noblest specimens
Of the noble animal command prices OF intense
5abulousness, that This same John Harper-whO
looks more like old farmer that has toed al his
lie, without being able at the age OF eighty odd
years TO pay FOR plate OF succotasn when hungry
say that ne owns the fastest runner in the world.
AND more that he says
HE WON'T SELL HIN;
mat after beating all the clippers OF the North lie
VIII HE away 10 his vast farms, near Midway, in
"old Kentucky" ana there Keep the champion Of
tne world for The good that rs in him. Tie Harper
cup OF Joy would have been filed TO over
moving yesterday could brother Jake have
been present. Ills persistent face Oh the
track ana mat fashionable ex1usi tely cut
b.ue-bodied coat with brass buttons. the
that George the Fourth wore when ne
crossed into Ireland, around his brawny shoulders
and then the bospltable and wealthy IIaTpers could
have cut swell outdoiDg the BIOS, married. Incl
dent Of their lives.
1IlG IUzZ OF SARATOGA
seemed TO increase last night. The village was out
door, enjoying the sig,l!t nicAt, and shopkeepels
were In ecstacies. Pcddiers were numerous, and
organ grinders seemingly fresh from Gotham, made
dead set on the ropulace with selections from the
''GTand Duchess; with champagne Charnc'' and
-Hail Columbia An hour later the parlors
e the hotels were crowded with much that
was Interesting ia beauty and a good deal that was
noticeable IN LONELINESS Hops were quickly inai-
guraied, alG the beautiful and nomely the proIni.
nent and aged jumped and swung upon velvet ear
pete until bedtime The guests OF Congress Hall
Daascd their evening, rather the dancing portion
~ IT, IN Hathorn Hall, which was pleasantly
decorated The bridge leading from the hotel 10
the Dali room was hung with Chinese lanterns,
winch tended greatly TO enven the surroundings.
TO THE TRACK
went vehicles and foot passengers Of every grade
and character, and Lake avenue was to-day a com
plete Mosaic OF fashionable ne. such variety Of
oonveyances as spun along the sprnkied road are
mol Clen seen togeiner. Many OF them were
CARRIAGES. UOrClrts
such as You would meet 10 Central
ps Of New ssas neSep sno H e
sweetness in the female line or more intellectual.
faces than Today looSea IRON the hqnlreds OF con-
ycyances that dashed through the handsome gate
OF the racing grounds. There seemed alsoto he more
peanut lozenge and popcorn vendors along the way
thereto than during any previous morning o! the
week. the for which cannot rei, unless i, be
empty The last day of the week, and that's DO res
have referred to the surroundings of the track,
THE CHEEKY ArPEARASCE
Of the grand stand and the sap-dssb confusion and
excitement OF SIX hundred or more carriages, stages
aud open carts awaiting the end OF each days pro-
sweetly with arr. and the grand stand was such a
goodly sight 10 LOOK upon, with its faces OF
noticed. Here much o. the beauty OF tins vor-
tile summer resort ana the neigbboring towns en-.
may have seen more iaF faces together, but IOl
often. Tnere were faces with a good deal
same uSe. II it is not paradoxica, FIJI
Of latent mischief III every feature; women with
eca1Ictlurcducu Ups Cltgullity rOuQueu lips. ant
checks with mingled SNOWY and roseste hues; wo.
Inen with robes OF the nlOdstS art, and nearly aH
these full OF health as they were VI EapDi-
ness Anid all this wealth. OF feminine beauty ana
youth and fresh faces there was spccuauOn---!n-
deed, must be candid, betting. Your Saratoga
girl
a box OF KID gloves dozen neck;es and GIL sarh
nsein articles win as much ayIdity you. pro-
feS5lonal sport, whose business It is 70 take MS
dollars or some une's else just rs may happen.
This little splrlt Of venture makes the contests M,
Of interest. ami sometimes may explain a pretty
girls reasons for 80 much admiration OF certain
horses.
AROUND THE POOL STAND
and lollng about the lawns saw General Custer Of
cavalry fame William Tufn9ul,, OF New Yo's; Cap.
tain Maj r. Palmer, OF Stonngton; Louis L0nllard,
owner OF the yacnt WaudeIer Colonel j. J. OIalOn,
OF st. Louis; j. w jerome ana his brother, The Al
derman looking fresher for their ape May yachting
Der, Ia linen d1ster; II. W. Cameron August Be-
mont and others prominent IN private and puoic
hie, not forgetting BIG Judge Connolly and his
email white umbrella.
JOHN hoRRIssAY's HORSE, DEFENDER,
that cost the gentleman $4,000 last winter, in New
Orleans made his appearance FOR the second time
The horse was beaten at Jerome Park his oWger
has solely directed his tfainine, ana John has
not followed In the beaten footsteps OF profcs.
SIGNALS IN THIS particular indeed, 10 tell
the truth he has been irving some experiments lie
boios, believe that horse should be treated like
man-ihat TO be ablc 10 work he must not 90
hungry and, consequently, Defender was led
nightly twice TINS morning before the race. The re.
suit Of Mornssey's experiment is that Uefender was
beaten, coming IN third with four starters
There IL much interest already manifested IN the
anticipated coming together OF
LoNeTELLow AND KlNGTIsBER
s0r the second time THIS season IN the three mile
rae" S oTasayne 1st Gay s q tns s f eel
Iolglehow Of 81 900 TINS morning.
LongIellow ana kDgns1eT viii run again on Tues
gay ID the ihrce-IDlle dash.