The New York herald., 1874-08-04
SARATOGA RACES.
Fourth Day of the First Sum-
mer Meeting.
Mcdaniel VS.. Sanford-How To
Be a Turfman.
THREE SPIRITED CONTESTS.
Msdge the Winner Of the Mile Dash, springbok
Of the Two Miles and Furlong and
Limestone Of the Hurdle Handicap.


Limestone Of the Hurdle Handicap.
SARATOGA, August 8, 1874
Three races and a fair day. heavy or toleraby
heavy track, crisp air, an exquisite mountain
view and half the people walking to the track. 1t
was anectation TO ride, unless one happened to be
old. Gamesters, ladies, children, dogs and babies
walked. II Is but half q mile to the course, and
Saratoga weather, sharp and BRIEF instant in and
instant out OF season, PROBABLY the most perfect
midsummer weather anywhere inland. Some
prefer Newport weather; most people prefer both.
There were the usual scenes In and around the
pool rooms and at that celebrated corner whence
the hacks start. The boorlsh, crude character OF
the country folk who everywhere assemble around
the city tourists In summer is noted OF these
people In Northern New lork, the men OF the re-
gion OF saltwater and Bemis Heights, with the
exception that they have the enterprise of Empire
State men and seldom cut such devices as our
Jersey friends between Cape May and
Long Branch. The Jersey countrymen Is to say
the least peculiar. He can see penny but he can
not see dollar. The Saratoga countryman is apt
to be vermonter by birth or extraction. He is
large and hard. He would generally prefer to
fight rather than to sue. In Jersey they prefer to
sue rather than to go listing.
You can have no conception OF the Importance
OF a summer place like Saratoga to all
the country folk round about II for
thirty, even fifty miles. All the chickens,
milk butter, trout, BIRDS what not that
are raised in these parts finds immediate market
1T high prices IN Saratoga. comm unity Of SEN
ttment and interest therefore binds all these
people to the central village and this why Sara
toga leads all the summer resorts, unless Newport
be excepted, In this country. Every energy goes
TO a common hopper; public impulse Is infused
into large or little people. He who steps
over the line to swinde the stranger at
the expense OF the town is ostracised.
Exceptions there are, but there Is a mark upon
them. Yet, so vigorous Is the latent public spirit
that while strangers wonder at the enterprise OF
Saratoga the people themselves grumDle at their
own backwardness. Said Breslyn yesterday
'I don't think Saratoga appreciates the consid.
GRAFTON 1t gets There ought to De the finest drive
in the country between the town and the lake.
We ought to have q boulevard here to make COM
fort to all people with equipages."
They make 1t a business in Saratoga to send
their great hotel keepers TO Congress; for the
hotels sustain all this district OF country. MIR.
Stewart Is already prepared with his designs TO
remodel the Union Hotel and give 1t q celebrity
equal to his reputation elsewhere. Mr. Marvin
told me yesterday that he uIchased $4,000 yards
oi carpet for the United States Hotel from Mr..
Stewart
Now, as to the racing The race was splend1dy
attended, as 1t always Is at Saratoga. There was
hurdle race at the end. In which the horse Aero
lite, one of the poor dumb animals forced to this
Business, faced the audience and refused to Jump.
he preached a silent sermon TO that great stand
which few had the sensibility to understand
Gould he have talked aloud he might have said =
"Amerlcan women put men and horses IN peril.
The great race Of the day was between Spring
h0
reasons personal to their owners or breeders.
Poor Mate was indeed but q mate 10 powerful
captain; for opringbok Is splendid savage OF q
horse, with eyes wide apart and glaring the nose
proud, long and expressive Of everything but SEN
whom remember to have seen IN all his fnery
and power
particular 1orce. For Mate, as he went round the
course all eeng people e IT There eeS was sGca
Sope Rat ,Se eeSer Woad WIN Yet where was
the wherewithal with which to win The great
chestnut horse haa the mightlness Of NIP
and the throat, the stride that was
Oi itself splendor, d seeming power Of the vii!
voition, and as he ran it waved right out like q
sentent feeling thing. sprlpgbok from mt, the head
v spirit than any horse ever seen on the track.
LOngfellow had reliable, steady qualities He was
sRe' Sfe Of ran the gamSol % ana the ; trial than
to make money for his master. Men looked at the
II
racer. racer. He won without labor: He had fashion
OF looking back as he 1ed from his competitors, as
II to say. ...Come up and run beside me. Let US be
company"
these fine racers. He Is a superb native savage.
No mental resembances are afforded by him. He
walks before the people like something created TO
y run and not to suggest ideas. There is almost
terror inspired by his mighty strength, and when
he runs he runs with the melte OF willing thing,
IuI OF as desperate Intention as he Is full Of
sssns ,ssss oHH ol@ 'no"s mo- Older than little urcSn
10 Eve tue Vess IMPRESSION of Something of long
l record. He has had brief great, checkered his
tory Brought On tee tGr cy sTse M trds ana snd
skin, he came on the turf at less than TWO years
and beat tnat beautiful Katie Pease inen ne DroKe N
his stretch. The cool, crafty steady scotchman,
Mcdaniel was looking out FOR two.year,oid, ana n
the tmen says the unpr0iessioDal turfman.
But Mcdaniel can do about everything a except I,t
I. power and in his abiding, reasoning, persistent
| mind, which follows horse as closely as novels
naS He the
Is done and the people are sporting shouting % 9 anG
adjusting their losses, this oanny Ola Iai. cnap !
points which shall assist him TO win the next race
"How did Springbok behave on the turn Dlt
you have to urge MIN on the quarterY Gould h
have travelled on the gallop another mile ~
He is, therefore, always preparing for next time
He was once negro trader, and IN horses, as ii
men. ne is an expert, studiOus. ever attentiv
man, loath to surrender any thing, and without de
eiUning to be so, he Is really at the head OF tn
turf in America trne more interesting, con
siderabiy more Intelligent than old John Harper
who owned Longlellow, he wins q race withou
emotion, Is seldom or never congratulated alter
ward, and he goes right on, notnlng II not th
winner. =. -, m,
He purchased Sprngbok for the sum OF 81, oot
McGratn's great horse. Tom bowling, never en-
| countered SpringboK but to beat him. 1t was tn
| same story told again that Mcdaniel enacted wit
his horse Bassett against harpers Longteho
He tried again and again. He waited for the Gel
tain reduction OF his opponents horse by some {
the casualties Incidental to the turl At last Bas
sett ran Longie0w down. Then, win $oO ,oo
winnings, wagers not counted the keen Old Scotch
man withdrew his horse and began TO loo
abroad for another champion. He has got HIN
The Mcdaniel stable resumes Its place. Springeo
is the living racing head OF the turf. And, ath0ug
! tbe printed matter which follows this ls Write
by one OF the oldest and most approved racln
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