The New York herald., 1874-07-31
Sketch of Mcdaniel the Lucky---Great
Interest and Much Beauty.
THREE GRAND RACES.
Willie Burke the Winner Of the Saratoga
Stakes, springbok Of the Saratoga Cup
and Galway Of the Mile and
Three-Quarter Dash.

ran their great mile heat race Long Island
II was a Tuesday IN May. crossed the East River
on . treadmin boat, worked by mule in harness."
'Yes,r said Dr. Quackenboss "there was not
steam yessei on the water. went over IN peri
auger."
Il went over on raft" said tom Ochiltree, OF
Texas al mad 10 run OF from school TO see that
race Society has changed very much since"
"You,r said all, ''why, how old are you, Tom ?"
"Three score and ten,n exclaimed the United
States Marshal in question.
Valentine drew long sigh. "We," SAID he,
looking at Tom profoundly, "I'm afraid wasn't
,here.n
Up and down the quarter stretch with folded
hands like an ancient Gallo chief reduced 10
nOoern costume, came the Hon. John. His con-
semplasive face, was sad as 1t could be. Said -
"Are you sick this morning. s''
.'NO, slr. said the Hon. John, custodian OF all
these premises, 81 am thinking OF what wur-
ruld of harm this Beecher scandal is dong. Why
sir, II should do such things as them people what
respect could have for myseff On, If they would
snly keep their churches as pure as We keep our
Srack.n
There were they all, the turfmen OF the period,
tne associated minds and purses which have pro-
vided vast national amusement Ior the people
and filed America with thoroughbred stock
which shall be part Of national greatness. Stock,
too, bearing national Names ike Lexington and
Chesapeake and 0litipa, and known to tens OF
thousands OF people VINO cannot see these races
, but feel far on, the spirit and motion OF these
highored horses, who galop by viii NO less than by
command.
Ther was Mr.. Belmont, who took 20 the turf
ike man OF public spirit desirous to 90 some
thing for the State compatible with his lOYe Of
open air sports. He wears a blush gray suit; q
glass is strapped about his body; eewears - bis
dow soft cap the steel efHgy Of . racehorse In q
race -- @--~
There is the tall and fatefu looking Travers,
with features cDiselled long and keen. like an aris
tOcrat yet one fond OF those things which stir
peoples pulses. He is OF Maryland, a victor OF
the treet," the son-ln- law of the great Reverdy
Johnson, who was brought up at the spot where
the nrst imported thoroughbred ran in America,
Upper Marlborough. Mir. Travers therefore, rep
resents in some degree the great racing days OF
the old colonial times and the new. There, al
Marlborough, Governor Ogle and John Taylor OF
Mount Airy, when the soil was good and the grass
nne, settled many bout with their rich yirg nia
neighbors. Here in the body is Travers, Still
bearing up the shield OF the TURF and President o
the Saratoga Racing Association.
BY his side s another Marylander OF an old
family renowned on the turf, Oden Bowie, whilom
auction of the Pennsylvania Railroad to the South
despite the Old Baltimore and Ohio monopoly.
'Why don't Bowie win races ?r said a turfman.
''Oh- the grass is worn out In Maryland. He has
splendid farm there, IN what is called the Forest
at Buena Vista, and ne and some others are bring
ing up that old commonwealth as thoroughly az
they are reviving the stock. But as yet they
can't compete with these Jersey, Long Island anC
Kentucky steeds."
The people in the audience know such men and
watch them, and to be watched by such an audi
ence is an honor in ITSELF A stand 1000 feet long
is filed from end TO END with ladies, who look
ike the perfected fruit OF perfect cline, radian,
and blooming, with lustrous eyes and maiden
manners. All fair creatures, why are We so crue
rs to rejoice In steeplechases that danger
ons TO rider and beast, so repulsive to men them
6elvesp But two days ago poor negro, after rid
ing nearly three miles and leaping walls, hurdles
0itches and fences fell at full speed the horse ran
wildly TO and fro as II he mad lost his master
In battle, and the negro Iimped across the fed,
nome say with internal injuries. Yet, as the win
ner crossed the score, the ladies', forgetting the
poor wretch whose horse had fallen, waved
kerchieis and wells, and we're thoughtess as
1nose Roman matron's in Jeromes picture who
with thumbs turned down. commanded the losing
gladiator to be slain. 1t has been third OF a
'ury since at HOooken some Canadians undertook
ts introduce steeplecnasing and the most deter
mined OF them all was Killed in one OF his FIRST
leaps. That stopped the dangerous, foolish ex
hausting business. But now steeplechase day is
ladies day. Reform IL, lar creatures, aitogether
Men detest the sport. The horses which do the
work are OF poor stock or poor specimens, like
iTlck horses. IL ls not noble.
To-day there were three races. II was the great
BAY. The Saratoga Stakes, for twoyear' olds,
amounting TO the sum OF s. 300 the first feature
" the day. The Saratoga Cup race was the second
feature amounting to 81 700, exclusive OF the mag
was one OF those peculiar selling races, which
requires u bit OF auctoneering alter the perform
% snce; 1t rl.SI ls needless to say that the richly
of the turf, performed the selling, and drew a very
small crowd indeed.
prominent features OF the racecourse and, be-
tween Underwood's pools and Paris Mutue pools
old. In the nrst race to-day s. produced nearly
$47 IN the French pools. Because this thing Is
quiet and orderly it is no less demorazing.
The great race, in its accuracy and reality,
viii be found described below. IL Is needles
% say tast y the che Leading adj feature s was power
rom Bowling excepted--springbok, wanderer
The general opinion that Tom Bowling and Spring
box would give as race equal W the great ume'
Daniels Harry Bassett. Had that race occurred
Bowling would have been the favorite, though
good deal Of opinion stood IN favor OF sprlngbok as
horse OF uncommon strength and endurance
" race ssnss0s tn. s' wne Ss' BoWns BOW Ssd s"t
with palniul foot, having met the Gate OF most
the mighty racers, which, highly bred and proud
knights, win gslop at the rate Of dity or sixty feet
would think their weight would break their ten
dODs
Two Of the three horses OF the occasion were
owned by that rare Old man, Mcdaniel the Vir-
gnian, now OF Elizabeth, n. j. He won the two
the third, and therefore won the sum of a. 600 In
the great cup race he had two horses, and Pease,
DIS mare, ied the race pretty much all round un
and probably by his direction sprlngbok dashed
ahead and TOOK the position OF the head OF the
American turf
He is q large, massive fine looking chestnut.
with the power Of an equine Achilles, but no yery
, pretty qualities. Indeed, since Longlellow the
turf has hso no loveaDle horse. The equal pace
and steady qualities Vi that great racer made me n
tcy upon him.
Mcdaniel not only won the two great races,
but ne bought DOnshue's horse, Galway, when
von she last race for u. .J00 greatly exciting the
Be OF Donabue, VINO was lotn TO part with hs
tully dispersed
Willie Burke, pretty chestnut colt won the last
faCe In an Amazingly unexpected manner.
II was amusing TO see Mcdaniel our most sue.
cessfnl and only sel-helplnR turfman, creep up