New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-19
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
r1r sARAToGA AUGUST MEETING.

THE SARATOGA AUGUST MEETING
THIRD DAYS RACING-THE THREE QUARTERS OF
A MILE HANDICAP WON BY NELLIE JAMES
TnR THREE-YEAR-OLD PURSE BY ABDEL |
KORRR, AND THE FREE HANDICAP BY |
ECLIPTIC.
SARATOGA, Aug. 1S.-Continued delightful |
adds daily hundreds of visitors to the thousands
already established In this favorte Summer watering
Mace and stn they come Where the constantly srrv-
ting stream OF pleasure and heathseekng visitors can
Gud sleeping accommodations in the already crowded VII
lage II impossible guess The hotels have long ago
been filed to their utmost capacity, and guests who are
obliged 10 sleep out OF house have in numerous In
stances 10 travel half mile TO their restng'paces'
Never before has Saratoga been so overwhelmed Win
visitors although month ago 1t seemed as II e season
wac likely to prove failure. Congress Hall has upward
Of 100 guests, beside nearly that number 0om'Heu III
tbe village.
Speaker Blaine's address drew good crowd 10 tne
Grand Union but this was nothing to the immense NUMBER
Of people who gathered at the same place last evening 10
hear the band Of the 9th Regiment and TO satisfy
curiosity by looking upon the Totund face OF It's
Die Colonel The large drawingroom Of the Grand ohop
the piazzas both front and rear the ballroom anu .o
lawn were all thronged with people Never peIolo H1o
~ great crowd been gathered together In saratoga III
IN. ballroom the little folks enjoying fancy uesS
masquerade, they having the floor TO themselves wIq
their elders conented themselves with looking On "aH
per,s orchestra was playing here for the chuoren
while .flkkh phhu piHgNN "tN
buttons cleaning brightly in the gas-Ght. The scene
was beautiful enough 10 inspire even the flous james
with wish 20 pray again Atthe close OF the chhdrehs
hall the ballroom was filed with ladies' ana gentlemen
m h,u dress The eth Regiment band, leaving the
lawn took their places inside and played the promenade
music Dancing was almost impossible, owing to the
eat crowd but Col. Fisk heard facetously TO re-
mark that he thought he "could get through the
German better than through the Irish" Perhaps
II would be amss here TO mention that the gallant
Col "Frsk has adopted MOTTO which answers ex
a,y 10 the situation This motto reads thus: "Inyncble
IN peace invisible in war;" Among the
persons in the drawingTOom were the Hon. Jas. g.
Blaine, the Rev. DIR. Burchard, Col
Fellows Judge Garvin, and the Right Hon. Dudley
Campbell son Of the late Lord Kent, Lord High Chan
ccor Of England Tonight grand full dress bah is TO
be given at Congress Hall for the bercft of Burnsteins
orchestra On Saturday afternoon the grand Lacrosse
match is 10 take place OF Glen Mitchell between the red
men Of Canada and the champion white men or ire
world Saratoga being neutral ground has been decided
upon at the tes spot for the contest and much interest
IL shown 70 witness this fayorite Canadian game
The racing to-day which intensely exciting, began
with the tbree-ouarters of mile dash, five runners
Frogtown Mary Louise MOseIle Nellie James, ana the
Australian FLY. Frogown was the favoilte but an I'M
founded report that he lame circulated just before
the races began, sent him somewhat back III puphc
esteem He got by far best Of the start and 1t seemed
he had the race safe he up the stetch but
F1oyd sent Nellie along with great vigor' and
OH, eangbt and beat him cleyerly at the finish
The success Of Mr. BelmOnts eolors was received
with cheering that gentleman was not present to
witness his nys victory. In the second race dash OF
mile and an eighth, Tubman and Abdel Koree fought
Their last meetings battle over AGAIN. opc U ' Sf tbc
now met on equal terms, JOhn MerTyman also ram OUT
ms chance was very lightly esteemed Abdel Koree
With the colors of his new owner Col McDaniels, and
bore them tIiunPhanty IN Arc front; Tor he Det Iul
The last race was dash of mile and threequarters,
In which Eciptc, Hamburg, Cadence and tIogtoWn ran
The latter had Just been beaten IN th Ol a ~ w
Cadence not thought anything o. Tue betuhg was
having the call The favOre made waiting race, "a
dence and Hamburg doing t S rum & nD9 iS9g
IneBt waited until within 90 lengths OF the score, when
ne came with lightning rush. and won the~raee by
Tie Free Hapdeap for an ages Vas fhe n s Gr
f. McDaniess br. (. 10y Australian, 81 lbs; a. Belmonts
fS SSH ~ bs Geo W. Louds b. f. Mosele lbs and
Struggled stanhope b. c. Frogtown 30 lbs The pool
n .,ssiSsn 49,: rs rs 60 so Aust
Stf 1H tfc Dag e Frogtown jumped of with lead OF
two lengths followed by MoselIe and Nellie James head
and head Mary Louise fourth and the Australian MY
entered The regular track near the hair9e Roe ,
iSps before M6clc aud the others some distance he
nnd As they turned into the quar- teI setch tIogt4Wh
~ The others At the distance, it looked sure for the
favore but Floyd riding Nellie james WIN ETeat I ESQ
uton crept up gradually stride DIV s,id' ooiuUa Ma
within enhs OF the stand ana won Sc ee n g4ss
nv fWO
far second place. Time, lL,a,
FKr RAca-Free Handicap Purse 500 for all ages three urhs
f ,h II vsr James 4years by Dollar dam Fleur De
Gh.F i S,,afcscs foco1a years by
Ia.iIgtor
alq ~ can e. Scsne ysar by Astcioj dam BY Abiop
aesa h. yta-s ty Australian, sister 70 Asterod
6Doa., a. Mary Louise years. by Lightning dam by
sorocsa " 70 '''''' Time i.l7
Tie second race was for threey ods, for purse Of
mill, IL eighth. winners tins wear or any
O rScn aIaan H to 81 goo 10 pounds extra There
weTo only thee entries: j; McldnlelSs en- c. ADd1
Koroe i NJ. Halls b.. C. John MeTyInan, and q; II.
Hcc's b. Tuluau. al carrying 10 pounds The follow
Ing pools we've sold: .,.,, .,, a-eo
Sa''''.'''''.''..'... s i
There vas som, delay in starting but at last TIC flag
Eel 70 q capital scndof As TREY passed under the
string ALdtlKoLee was eadng Tolngn half length,
With McIryInau three lengths behind. Going round the
upper Turn Iauan closed up ana as they passed the
tbey went along the backstretch burst OF delighted
fading horses locked together 50 closely that il
was impossible TO say which lad the best OF II.
ttTetcl they ran head and head amid the enthusiastic
cheering of the spectators At the lower turn, opposite
the pole Tubmau drew hall length ahead,
nut when fairy into The sretch the rluer OF Abdel
Koree set rcsOutely work, and his horse answering
galantiy cOlared and passed Iubman and won mag
nlhceuty contested race by three ehStns inc same as
tguce separating Tubman from John MeITyman. Time,
1855 which is two seconds slower than Fanny Ludlow
ran the saIne distance.
RACE-Pue -5O For thTtt seoro oie I W.. nj. i
milo vrupers year single amounting to 4 ~ v''
scpsre., Atde Koree ch c., Yrs by Australian dam Rescue
~ Re, rgln B. e.. 5y BY War Dalc sidney
" Han, John Nernsl, yrs by Eugene, dam La Rose
iO'O'.''''''''' '''''''''' Tine i:58
The last race Of the day free handicap Tor all
ages for purse Of 5000 Il miles The following four
horses started: W DoSwell's en- m Eehptic years.
!onnd. and J. ~ Harbeck's ch c. Cadence years IS
4 IfIpr Id lc G.