New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-14
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.
SARATOGA AUGUST RACE MEETING-A SIX DAis
PROGRAMME-THE L0NGFELLoW AND hiN"
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SARATOGA AUGUST RACE MEETlNG-A SIX DAio
PRoGRAMME-THE LoNGFBLLoW AND MIMI
FISHER RACE.
The second Summer meeting of the SARA
topa Race Association opens on wednesday, anu win va
tnue six days. The July meeting was ho' so go
success as the managers anticipated Ior INC
season had not fairly begun and there were compare
,t, o., ,sor. in the Mace The season Ia now at us
HIGHT and all the principal hotels are filled WIN guests
so mat the August meeting will DO held under faVorape
auspices The programme OF racing Is uhusualy a"''
i've On the opening day. the first race - tno nm.
Stakes for three-year-ods 400 entrance nal
with 81 800 added by the Association; TWO 'es' i'
are At horses entered of which tho most lkep sur.
ere Col McDaniels's CHI Harry Bassetti inc Messs'
parl,s,s h. G. Nathan Oaks W. X. Babcocks Gu T. Nene
Ransom; A. Bemonts en- c. BY the sea- M a. alsiei
o. Mary Clark; r. W. Doswell's b. Eolus r. Blssck
atrils c e. Frank Ross and j. A. Grinstead's eh c.
Arrow This will be strong field, ana althouen IA
stakes Of the season-the Belmont, Travers and jersey
Dcrby-he will encounter in ts race race FsanK
Ross and Express and his victory II achieved VIII not
be without struggle sill there y every & 70 h
already long roll of victories. The second race Is o
Summer Handicap for all ages goo snaRce mics n and
a quarter There 10 entries, OF when the ioowln5
10 accepted the weights imposed on them ny he ns at
BaSey William. years pOurs vers. lo1 ponds
cand Years pounds Remorsec years 10, pounds m
rounds yGa " Von MoIo years: pounds My Aahna years 70
Ca9 sd, PoS 5c, yS. c Il PEGnds ta a pound.
In this lot Conductor, Remorseless, Hamburg, ana RI
icapper and one of them will probably be the winner
The third and last of the day Il purse OF so i0r
all ages, threequarters of mile, the entries CLOSING te
On the second day the races begin with steepe chase
The second $500 The probable runners in this race
are Oysterman. Tammany, Vesuyins Miesian. Isllle
horse ana an excellent jumper and Oysterman may find
him hard to beat in this and other erOssconnIy races
The second race is the Kentucky STAKES Iof twoyear
os SOO entrance half foreit with slCO added one mc
with 81 entries The most probable starters are Expert
ence Oats Gilmore or MOle Mcintyre, Hubbard or Joe
Daucls ST. Patrick one OF Gir Watsons entries, one or
MIR OOonnclps, and one Of Hunter a IraveIs'5 Hub
successfully this season, and some one OF item Is pretty
certain to win this Iich stake selling rae l9t puIso
O0 mile and tnrccquaTers eOLcIudes inc diy
There are three races on the third day: Free handicap
for all ages dash OF three quarters OF mile for purse
OF 1900 mile and eighth dash for treeyearOlds lor
purse Of $500 and Tree handicap l0r an ages orc
fourth day there is hurdle race two and threequarcr
mile dash for all ages and mile ana bar dath iOr a
two free haHdcaps for all ages one mile anu two miles,
and handicap for twO-veaT-ods, one mile In all these
races the entries close the dag previous.
On the sixth and Last day there are three races thc
first being for horses all ages that have and not
during The two meetings, three quarters OF mile
dash. Then the great event Oh the meeting the
four-uc dash for purse of $500. The anticipated
meeting of the two great champions Of the Eastern and
western tuf. Kingnsher aud LOIgfeow gave this race
an unusual interest surprising that excited by the
great contest between Boston aud Fashion, when the
idols Of the Northern and Southern tri came together
training and will not start in the race thus deprivng it
much it's interest But Longfellow will not be al
SCd the h Winner of ha PARK s
and Saratoga cups OF 1870 viii throw down the gaunet
TO the famous Western "cIaeE," and another proved
four-mler Barney Williams the winner OF the Congress
stakes at St. Louis vii, also take part III The race
Hence the contest, although shOrn OF its great
attraction by the absence OF MIR. Belmonts
horse, will be most exciting one, espe-
cially rs LOngellow will endeayOr i'll this race 10
beat Lexingtons hitherto unequaled fourme record of
7I9s. Hem6cd, carrying rs pound won tae fourniIe
by 54 seconds the best time that Lexington
than Hembold did, he ran it, against Lecompte in SOL
Hclmbod's Monmouth Park performance proves that he
is in high FORM and the horst Ihat beats nm az s1ratSga
is the Consolation Purse OF $500 for beaten horses L
miles.
TROTTING At FLEETWOOD PARK.
A trotting match for $500, mile heats, best
three iii five harness. took place Saturday at Fleet;
wook Park, between W. Weekss g. &. star Henry and
Owners Reliable. The former in three straight
heats very easily.
PARE Aug 12Mateh, *4oi mile heats in s. in
weskss hs,i sa. Henry.
owners & "e@ T@e-2:5s. a:;5i 1911
THE BUFFALO RACES CLOSE OF TIE FALL
MEETING.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. IA match race to-
day between Tommy jefferson and Geo. Wilkes. for a
purse $4,000 attracted considerable attendance. In
the first heat jefferson in slow ogTo first by
ten lengths Previous TO starting Jefferson sold in the
son sold for $3.50 $50 for Wilkes. wilkes in first
by length, holly pressed by jefferson. In the third
heat Jefferson stock declined amazingly. Wilkes
In first by seven or eight lengths IN the fourth heat
JcIcI by a length IN the nth heat pools sold
ten in favor of Jefferson Jefferson came In
jog winner by three lengths OF the heat and the