The New York herald., 1874-08-09
SARATOGA RACES.
First Day OF the Second
Summer Meeting.
THREE CAPITAL CONTESTS.
Chesapeake tho Winner Of tho Kentucky Stalks
Lixzie Lucas tho Summer Handicap and
George West the Steeplechase
SARATOGA, August 8, 1874.

SARATOGA, August 8, 1874.
This. the nrst day Of the second summer racing
meeting, was ushered IN damp and cloudy, with
premonltions Of rain and for this reason. and not
any lack OF interest, the crowd at the course was
not SO large as the days Of the first meeting.
1t was large, however, and very enthusiastic, the
three contests being so well and gallantly fought
from start to finish that the sober-sided as
well as the veteran In turf sports contributed
their share to the plaudits which the viotors SO
lavisnly received and the results OF the events
were eminently 50 atisfactory to the greater num-
Der, as tie fav0rites won In each race, and all in
all a iuer days sport has not been witnessed on
the turf IN many months.
The events on the card were three, the first
being the Kentucky Stakes, for wo-year-olds dash
Of one mile; the second the Summer Handicap. for
all ages, dash OF two miles, and the third steepe
chase, over the usual course, about three miles,
The first race, the fifth renewal OF the Kentucky
Stakes, dash OF mile, for two-year olds had ten
starters, viz. Hunter 4 Travers' bay colt King
Bolt full brother to Kingnsher. and conse-
quently BY Lexington, out Of imported Ethan
Lass, she by the famous Kingston; A. Bel
mont's newly purchased black colt Rhada-
manthus, by bennington, out OF Nemesis.
| by Eclipse, for which Mr.. Belmont paid Messrs
| Hunter Travers the sum OF $500;
|
OF imported Camilla, by King Tom; p. Loriliard's
bay colt James A., by bennington out Of Maiden, by
Lexington, and hts bay colt Risk by Revolver, out
OF Siren; Thomas Puryear's brown colt Leader,
also by bennington, out Of Jessie Dixon, by Ar
| lington "a son OF Boston); d. McDanieps very
promising chestnut colt Willie Burke (winner OF
the Saratoga stakes), by haywood, out Of
Katnkza by Australian; Ex-Governor Bowie's
bay colt Holbrook, by haywood, out of
GoneriI By American Eclipse IA full
| brother to Bay RUM; also the promising
colts Chesapeake, by Lexington, out Of Roxana, by
Chesterfield, and Calvin. by Tpperary out Of Lucy
Fowler, the dam OF Tom Bowling. The above all
started The orange and green stable was the
first faVorito before the nag fell. Chesapeake,
the winner, was bred by his present owner on his
| farm near Lexington. KY. He is by the great
| Lexington, out OF R0xana, by imported Chester
field, Q son Of imported Priam The friends OF the
colt backed him upon the knowledge Of his
private trials ana his winning the August
Stakes at Long Branch, one mile, In 1:47H. He
was unfortunate to be left at the post in the
Sarot0ga Stakes when strong favorite. In the
race TO-DAY he took the lead at the start and was
never headed, winning one OF the best and fastest
races Of the season, taking the condition OF the
track into consideration. In color he Is q blood
bay, standing full 151s hands high, with small
star and little white on his right hind foot. He
is engaged IN the s., 900 stake, one mile, to be
the last Of the present meeting, and in all the
large stakes for next year.
The second race was the famous Summer Handi-
cap OF two miles, for all ages, won last year by
Hunter Travers' imported son OF Parmesan and
May Bell who they named StrachlnO but who, un-
fortunately, went amiss this spring, which brought
out the following starters:-D. McDan lels three
year-od chestnut filly Madge, by Australian out
OF Alabama, by Brown Dick with "a lbs. on her, ana
his four-year-0ld chestnut my, by Kentucky,
out OF Zaidee "a full sister to DUBLIN, with 80
pounds; Ex-Governor Bowels four -year-old bay
colt Cat esby, by Eclipse. out of Katie, by Two Bits
hliy Lizzie Lucas, by Australian. out OF Eagiess
BY Glencoe. the dam OF Mary Clark Gray Planet ana
Steel Eyes, with 95 pounds; Hugh Gaffney'S three
year.od bay colt Culpepper, by Revolver, out OF
Gentle Annie, with 90 pounds, the top weight
f Sivor. BY BY vandaI out Of mare BY Lex. Lex
ington, with lO2 pounas The race was q good
toOK the lead soon alter the railing the starters
nag and was never headed, her stable companion
Tnis IS the drst victory for the gray mare the
present season, she having been beaten In all her
And It was an easy victory the best horses entered
| Tor 1t being either SO neavily weighted or had
the opening OF the betting to the close Of the
race.
The days sport ended with handicap steeple-
chase over the usual course, which brought out
Lawrence & Lorillard's fve-year-old chestnut
geding Billet, by Bulletin, out OF q Wagner mare;
! Joe DonOhue's five-year-Old chestnut gelding
I George West by Asteroid, out OF Kate Hayes each
/ carrying l5O pounds; N. J. Tuy's bay geldlng
vesuvius, aged, by vanay ke, out Of Lizzie Berry,
! with 142 pounds, and J. T. Banchard's brown mare
Lobelia aged, by imported Bonnie Scotland, out OF
! CapitOa, the OLD mare carrying 14O pounds. This
resulted in victory Tor the veteran George West
after one Of the hardest and best contested races
| ever Witnessed. West and Bullet running the
| last mile ana q half Tapped and finished SO
/ close together that but the Judges could
decide who had won, and awarding the race by Q
snort head.
Filth renewal of the Kentucky Stakes, for two
year-olds at 800 each, hall forfeit, wlth $1,000
| ADDED. Closed with fifty entries. Value OF stakes
! $4,000, OF which the second received $500; one
! mile.
| STARTERS.
| owners b. c. Chesapeake, by Lexington, dam
! p. Lorillard's b. c. James A. by bennington. dam
Maiden, 100 lbs. (SaimOn) n)......................
/ d. McDaniel's en-. G. Wllile Burke, by haywood,
dam Katinkza, by Australian, 100 los. (Clark).
A. BelmOnps Dix. c. khadamanthus, by Leaning
ton, dam Nemesis, 100 los. (Evans) ............
Hunter Travers b. c. King Bolt by Lexington,
dam Ethan Lass, 100 lbs. (dcCue) ............
A. Bemont's ch. I. Caroline, by Kentucky, dam
Camilla, 81 lbs. lConner). )...............:.......
GOnerlL 100 lbs. (Hennessey) )..................
Owners br. c. Calvin, by Tipperary, dam Lucy
Fowler, 100 lbs (Lewis) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| Thomas Puryears br. c. Leader, by LeamingtOn,
| dam Jessie Dickson, 100 lbs IN. Haywood) go. 0
p Lorillard's b. Q. Risk, by Revolver, dam Syren,
by Oliver, 100 lbs. (Hughes) ).................. o
Time, 14sh.