The New York herald., 1873-07-20
THE SARATOGA RACES.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 1s, 1873.
Bright Saratoga, with her cooling shades and
sparkling waters was never more attractive than
this season. and yet the numerous great hotels are
far from lull. Splendid accommodations and genial
landlords are rendering the very elegant though
limited company as happyas possible; but Sara
toga's throng of visitors cannot be expected until
the cool weather gives place to such hot and sutry
days rs warn the people of the great cities Of the
necessity of neeing from hot walls and crowded
streets to localities where exhausted nature can
be recuperated by the pure upper air and lile-giv
ing draughts OF healing waters, such as abound at
Saratoga
Seasonabe showers have made the parks and
lawns put on their oveliest green. and, In lact
everything seems to say ''Whosoever will. let him
come"
The races over the beautiful Saratoga course have
for several years commenced about the 10th fully
and the multitudes drawn here TO witness the
sports have secured to the hotels early opening
seasons crowded houses and heavy profits. This
year the races are to begin on the oath inst,
half month later. To that date the crOwnng
glOries OF hotel life must In q measure be post
pOned; but a rich harvest OF a month will then
make glad the heart OF mine host.
The races are to open, as usual with the great
event OF the Travers Stakes, for threeyear- -olds,
one mile and three-quarters, for which there are
this year no less than seventy mine nominations.
springbok. Count d'Orsay, Merodac, Strachino,
Milton, wizard, Fellowcraft, Waverly, Stonehenge,
sally watson, &c. II any happy owner thinks we
have not mentioned the best OF the lot we humbly
are very many among the hgh-bred Youngsters
entered yith whose qualities we are entirely unac
on the same day there is q sweepstakes for all
ages, mile and quarter, in which the flyers
Harry Bassett, Monarchst, Joe Daniels, Ortolan,
Wapaerer, Jean Val Jean and dozen Others are
entered.
The first days sport will close with the Flash
Stakes, for two-year.olds, half mile Twenty
entered and but few few Of them have appeared in
public. We therefore candidly confess our in
ability to foreshadOw the result. The French mu-
tual pools ought to be popular for such race.
The association advertises two meetIngs--the
Hrst Of five and the second Of six days-but the
sport viii be continued every other day until the
10th OF August. -r--rs-sx .sssS, ssSs---
About One hundred horses are already at the
course, and the number Will be increased to about
one hundred and fifty when the Jerome Park and
Long Branch delegations arrive. Those already
here are the stables OF Messfs. Mcdaniel, Hunter
Travers, Belmont, Stringfed, Carroll COar, Bell,
Grouse, Grinstead. PennOck, Bowie, Rice McCor-
mack, Buckley Tully. Denison 4 Crawford Lit
tell aud others not recollected Many are hourly
expected and the stables will all be iull within the
next two days.
All unsettled questions Of superiority with re-
gard to the horses tnat ran Tor the Jersey Derby
WILL it is hoped, be settled In the Travers Stakes:
and II some modest colt should step in and defeat
all the favorites 1t would only repeat ''the old, old
story OF the uncertainty OF racing. One enthusi-
astic trainer, who rejOices in the possession Of
slashing sixtee inland son OF Australian, has
already announced that ne will win the Travers
sure; and 1t fs not always sale TO disregard such
warnings.
The great promise and recent successes Of the
sons and daughters OF the famous race horse Ken
lucky are the subject Of much talk among turfmen
and his admirers generally. They have great
beauty, power and speed, and give promise OF use
fulness In races at all distances. Quite number
OF them here. twOyear-olds and three-year-olds
being alike conspicuous.
We shall be much surprised II the approaching
meetings are not unusually brilliant ana that they
will be numereusly attended Is foreshadowed by
the great number Of rooms engaged for next week
at all the hotels