New-York tribune., 1874-07-29
OUTDOOR SPORTS.

SECOND DAY OF THE SARATOGA RACES.
REGARDLESS THE WINNER OF THE ALABAMA STAKES,
KATIE TEASE OF THE THREE-oUARTER MILE
DASH, AND GEORGE WEST OF TILE sTEEPLE-
CHAsE-rHE TRACK HEAVY But THE TIME
GOOD.
fFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SARATOGA, July 2s.-The heavy rain of last
evening had rendered the course heavy and holding,
and in the early morning IL feared that rain
would fall But fortunately, before midday the clouds
cleared away, ana the shone bright and warm his
rays being delightfully."- tempered by cool breezes from
the mountains In the distance. The attendance was
equally large and fashionable the opening dag,
and the gay and varied cOOrs OF the exquisite toies
OF the lates caused the Grand stand TO appear like
parterre u brant-haed flowers The management
was unmpeachable the starting fair and impartial and
the judges decisions could not be mpugned by the most
captious hackers OF the losing horses
Regardless won the Alabama stakes very cevery,
thereby adding $500 Hr. Msrriss bank account.
She had previously won the Monmouth Oaks at Long
Branch beating B0naventure, Bannerete and others,
but the West End Hotel Stakes which quarter of
mile further, she had in turn succumbed 20 Bona
venture Speed and not endurance is evidently her forte
for at mile aud eighth she "cut down" the field
opposed 10 her and it comprised very fast hes)
with the greatest ease. Her 5ackers very conf
dent for she had been tried this spring with Ata at
mile. and had beaten him with great ease. and the
atters running in and winnngof the Travers stakes
increased their sangune anticpations of success.
The victory OF Katie Pease in the three-quarer mile
dash over the large field opposed to her was fore
shadowed by the betting for confident were the
spectators the wonderful speed Of this beautiful
y that they uhesitatingy backed her against all the
Others and their judgment proved 10 be correct by
the result.
THE ALABAMA STAKES.
This was the first race OF the day. and was sweep
stakes OF $50 each, play pay with $1,000 added for
llies three years old; mile and eighth. There
were AZ nominations, making the value OF the stake
s3,la. The runners
Cottrs chestnut hlly Bonaventure, by Harry OF the
West, dam Maggie G.; ID. McDdnePs chestnut huy
Madge, by Australian, dam Alabama; A. BelmOntS nay
ally Bra rice, Kentucky, dam Bernice. ana hs bay
My Countess, by Kentucky. dam Lady blessin gon;
Wn. Conner, chestnut FLY MOOnbeaD, by Planet out
Of Minnie Macs dam; F. MOrriss bay liy Regardless.
by Eclipse dam Bdrparry and Hunt ReynoldsS Day
hlIy Nadine, by Lexington dam NOga.
Tls was fine field OF horses, Regardless, Beatrice,
Countess and Bonaventure having all been successful
runners at years Old, while Bonavenure and Re-
gardless had won tho Monmouth OAKS and Ocean Hotel
Stakes respectively at the Long Branch meeting each
beating the other these races. end the former had
also carried off the Ladies' stake at Jerome Park.
Madge and Yaldine Lad run before in public but
Moonbeam. after running a dead heat with Duoln at
Utica. III mile-heat race mad wca the Canada Derby
the week following The relative estimation in which
the were held be seen from the prices they