New-York tribune., 1873-07-29
JOHN PAUL ATT SARATOGA.
THE RACES.


THE CHILDREN's BALL.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE |
Twas beautiful day on a beautiful track
And they charged but dollar TO 90 there and back
IN heayy-swen way, IN a beautiful hack.
SARATOGA, July 24-Strange how one human
soul wells up with gratitude, and almost uncOnsciousy
bubbles into poetry when has won S. Of ones
most intimate friend on a horse
There was a round for the full mile. sort OF a
kite cut out OF for threequarers demonstration, and
irregular kind of course left OF the rest it, on
which, however IL quite easy TO lose money
the more symmetrical and angles Blue sky
and hazy lazy mountains filed up the background. and
green and trees lit tho fore. while stone fences
cedar hedges and deep dches ngeniousy arranged for
breaking necks in the most artistic manner, left nothing
for the most fastidious hurde-rider to wish. The
nose of Mr.. Morrssey, somewhat set back and
rather spread" so 20 speak, his classic
countenance filled up the picture, somewhat aided per-
haps by 1000 people Of different sizes and sexes
who variously and respectively paid dollar each for
getting into the field dollar and half for standing in
stand No. p" two dollars for sQuattng leup6neS in
the grand stand and three dollars for going down the
quarter stretch among przeghters Jockeys and other
gentlemen, none of whom offered to lend YOU
brella Notwithstanding that the sun biserng your
bald head in a way calculated to attract the attention
Of the most careless observer.
The programme in itself was q bundle Of profanity
consisting mainly OF string Of dams longer than the
chronicles of the various beGettngs
SIS 10 say nothing Of other queer styles Of swearing
Thus, "By Kentucky! Dam Lady Blessington." This
credited to "Count D'Orsay" which natural
enough in much II remember rightly, Lady Bes
singtOn was that robleman's erinlaw-maufesty
there could be little flly-al feeling in this relation.
But though the horse is BelmOnts, section
OF that cussing should be set down to Nc
Grath, who always swears BY Kentucky.
this occasion. "Tom Bowling" e. the darling OF his
crew the Kentucky crew.; "Wavery," whose au-
thOrshp attributed by the programme TO an limp
Australian" instead Of to that devil Of Scotchman
mean devil of writer) Walter Scott, to whom most OF
imagined it belonged. To recapiulate McGrath owns
"Tom Bowling" Mcdaniel keeps "Sprngbok" and
Belmont pays Count DOrsays" board-there you
have the favorites for the drawers Stakes"
Well, the Judges took their places in their
stand, surrounded by some very conspicuous
bottles of brandy and champagne, at which
else got bite, and the horses brought up
they did MT get of WE'LL they hitohed and hesitated
and got on few feet and then ggged back and started
again, and altogether made many false starts and
slow about getting fairly agong the noble
tlman after whom the stakes chrstened is when
he enters for talking match-play or pay, and time
against the world But at last they OF fairly, with
rush-a but "COunt Orsay"who won't stir peg. Now
90 up cries Of "Sprngbok's ahead !" "He isn' "Tom
Bowlings past him." Br-r-rrr A lady correspondent
all her heart set tom Bowling but forbidden TO hur
rah for him in the definite article she's writing clamps
herself down to her in endeavor to be impartial
and only betrays her sympathies by sabbng "Sprng
box through the very vals instead Of dOttng his eye
when writes his And l. all the while in the
fused blending OF the distance fail to distinguish
blue Jockey with red sash and cap, who rides for
Nc Daniel from the green jockey with orange SASH who
straddles in the interest of McGTath. Brrr-r |
What's that? horse down. "a sheer hulk, |
lies Tom Bowlingp No. It's "springbok' strugglng-
there in dust and his rider lying senseless, while
Thomas Bowling" gallops in winner But not winner
vet for SprngbOk" is brought in with his left forefoot
badly gashed and "foul" is claimed on the that
Tom Bowling" crowded in and cut him. Oh the weary,
weary waiting" while the Judges deciding and they
give ample time to 1t. Ny IS trembles in the balance.
But at up goes the board" proclaimIng that No.
80" frst 66" second T third and discover that the
lady has avaled herself Of the excitement
and my suspense to cabbage my programme, leaving
in depressing uncertainty to which horses those mum
bers represent till she comes down from the Seventh
Heaven supposed TO be located somewhere III the Blue
ass eou OF her exlltatiOn 10 read their titles clear
for rne-'Tom Bowling" Waverly," "Merodae." And |
row Price McGrath saunters to receive the congatu
lations Of tue Kentucky ladies in the grand stand
Harry Bassett" lost his rider when spring5ok' fe
for Roe rode both horses and the boys injuries are too
severe for hun again for many day; so the Son
of Lexington out Of the Second Race Tor all ages one
mile and quarter" There is hope notwithstanding
that Mcdaniel may get this race, but no; Joe Daniels
aisapponts his friends, AID "Stracmno" Hunter d |
Trayers's black colts years old-wns the race As |
strachino" was sired by Parmesan" it is not much
N he wondered at that be turns out the cheese And
now we walt for Mr.. McGrath come back aud finish
his story coeth not, she said' and rather than
have YOU disappointed in a story, I'll tell you one
myself.
Some years ago it seems that Mr.. McGrath got quite
interested in spirituasm. There wasn't much rae
ing going on SO he could give the subject his uD-
divided attention He invited friend of mine TO 80
with him and see FosterOr other circulating me-
diu and my friend went But he told me that 1t sur
prsed him very much TO see MI McGiath
Slip full deck Of cards in his coat pocket
before starting 1t scarcely seemed possible
that Mr.. McGrath intended to propose
game OF spiritual seven-up, or to attempt to beat
some unhappy ghost out of every rap he had at dra"
poker-yhich is supposed to be an emphaticaly Blue
grass game. Well away they sailed and found roster
in I found him out once, Immediately aiter hhdlhg
him fn Foster gave them his usual circus ana MI
McGrath sat It through in solemn awe ana silence
Sometimes a shade Of impatience was visible, but MS
face looked radiant at the conclusion. Mr. Foster he
I'D az he laid the usual honOra,um down on the table,
this ia wonderful, aud you deal square game, you
do I do believe. But there's just one thing more
want you 10 try and If you do it and don't give you
lust the farm in Kentucky, my name amt fFIoe
McGrath," and down went his hands into ms coat
poeket and out he ished the pack Of cards. "There"
giving them scientific Bluegrass shuttle, and slappng
them down on the table backs up, "you just tell
ma what that first card is without turning IL
over" land his breath came slow IN e&-
pectation, Price McGrath's did Foster couldn't
and Mr. McGrath turned sadly away, leaving
the cards behind him in his bitter disappointment III
Foster could Just atod what THAI card was" he said
10 nv friend as they slowly walked up Broadway
I,d aiust made our everlasting fortunes ia ataken
him with NE and we d adjusted every faro-bank III this
country And then If would MT a-made ther mar
curl at Baden-Baden and Monaco, III be Dee Deed"
AZ McGrath always says that he II be Dee Deed when
ne feels solemn and wants TO round sentence hand