The New York herald., 1874-08-20
Saratoga Ladies as Early
Birds.
THE MAN WHO NEVER SLEEPS.
Three Capital Races and a
Walk Over.
Emily Fuller Walks Over Her Match h-Rhada-
manthus the Winner of the Two-Year.
Old Stakes, Botany Bay ola Match
and Fadladeen of the Mile
and an Eighth Dash.

SARATOGA, ". Y, August 10, 1874.
A pretty woman looks prettiest early in the
W0rning-at Saratoga. And indeed IL seems the
pretttest OF them rise early here They look
queenly In ballroom, whirling around in the
richest OF dresses they look beautiful as they
come bearing down on table through the main
channel OF the dining room; but IN the morning
say about seven O'Clock, and hundreds OF them
are sampng the waters at that time-when 1t is
cool and pleasant and the balconies are not
crowded, there, in the whitest OF lawn dresses,
their hair dressed in plain but winsome manner,
rose doing duty for the diamonds at the
neck, they look just pretty-not queenly. not
beautiful but prettyl "Not rotten pretty either"
az friend OF mine suggested the other morning,
'but jest pretty" l was over in the beautiful
lawn of "The States" little after seven this
morning, chatting with legal Trend from the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland Tie had just come In
from the stables at the cours,, for which he had
started from the hotel as early as five O'Clock.
''That Morrlssey's a wonderful fellow" said my
friend.
Undoubtedly he is when you consider him pnys-
ically,n returned.
.sNo; not alone that way. To he sure he is built
on grand scale, like this hotel here, and God
didn't put that biz head those big shoulders for
nothing; put refer 70 the fellows application to
Ais business or profession as they cali 1t.
never saw him to know him until last week,
and matter how early I risc-and
you know Pm an early bird-Morrissey seems to
have the start OF me-"
.'That's queer" said "for, no matter how late
60 to bed-and you know I'm late blrd-Morrs-
sey seems as If he wanted to go me an hour or two
better.n
'Then, when does he sleep ?" inquired my Mary
lander.
4.Give it up Perhaps he's got out OF the habit OF
It altogether; but be don't waste away"
1 fancy most people stopping here few weeks
are struck with the fact that
John"
does very little sleeping. Perhaps he gives bis
whole mind to IL when he does sleep.
My friend and got talking about his trip to the
stables, and before VIC were through he had made
me promise to get up before five O'Clock tomorrow
morning and go out with him. 'pn do i,.n you'll
see II 1t don't pay YOU"
'Not as well, Colonel as your two tickets on
P1colo paid You the other day." II won't promise
shat; over $500 for $40 wasn't very bad. took
those two French pool tickets because the colt
from my State, and my friend, Governor Bowie,
owned him. Why, you know there were only
twenty tickets on him all told, and can account
for fifteen myself one OF your newspaper
hts merry eye-got two tickets guess our peo-
pie on tue course took the Others buying them for
the same fool reason did, never dreaming OF his
made IN French pools"
ION, no. Five tickets on NIckajack, who won at
Jerome two years ago brought eleven hundred and
THAT was Rood interest on q So bill Tor half an
well, III see you on the course, Colonel. Good
"Good morning Back ophelia in the first race
wonder more people don't walk out to the
course It Is only ' a%nt OF meust s
much more fun. To be sure you "taSe the dust' OF
the vehicles but unless. you start very early you
get the dust when you ride, and yOu hear none OF
she chafing and guying OF the jolly crowd, every
member Of which feels himself bound TO be good
along the broad road Your swell, with brighter
oecktie than an intellect, white nannel suit,
far cleaner than his countenancc, white
socks pceping from beneath his trousers, kindly
drives mis- iveried servant out to the races in his
dog cart. swell's lootman is your wlsest looking
animal Compared to him an owl Is delusion
and snare In the matter OF wisdom. He sits as
ter's head as he were fastened to It by rods of
wire running through his body and cilnched under
bear a facial resemblance to one OF these footmen
They all look astonished.
YOUR SPORTING MAN
hasn't q dog cart and don't think he wants one
unless TO sell It, He takes a hack ana nlis 1t with
boon companions. and they smoke and chat and
joke and make little bets all the way out to the
course.
For some reason the assemblage, composed
largely OF men which graced the grand stand at
the course to-day. Was not near so large as usual,
Some attributed the lewness OF the number to
The fact that the day was an extra" Still there
busy selling pools Now there's character. II he
only had bald head and more OF paunch he'd
look like Ben Butler on q reduced SCALE done up
in Irish He has exactly the comical leer Of 'Od
Cockeye," and he's just as quick at repartee--
attack OF paralysis In his lett arm. To-day he was
swinging it on high. waving his memorandum
took the Coloners advice and backed Opheia,
but when the time came for my Shakespearian
mare to put in an appearance she wasn't to be
seen, and Emily Fuller galloped over the course
alone Bets, Of course, were of, and the money
returned was staked on the next race. Chesa-
peake was big iavorite, selling Tor twice as much
as Ehadamanthus and three times as much as Vas
sal in the pools before the start. am sure tue
owners OF the horses were the most interested
cup, added by the association, was to be given
the winner, not to mention the stakes, amounting
and admirers grouped themselves around the
1av0rite, and watched with intense curiosity the
was attended to, Ioosened or iightened as seemed
best TO the careful attendants After all the
before the start which was effected with iiiicnity
He rushes and reared and plunged and cavorted
about in an annoyingly hyely style. He dashed up
very last. He tried TO stand up and shake his
fore legs like prize fighter, and generally
MADE AN ASS OF HIMSELF,
TO the disgust OF his trainer, Old Anson. Finally
Anson hobbled over toward him, and, throwing
his old straw hat into the field at which the
audience applauded, the old darky-an ideal
Uncle Tom-took chesapeake by the bride
and began TO pet him, walking him toward
the position OF the other two horses After this
little interview between Anson and Chesapeake
the horse quieted down enough to make him last
In the start The race was pretty one, but the
fAvorite was badly beaten, and was only ahead at
the halfmile pole. The horse with horribly
NEUROLOGICAL name won. Why man should give
such fury OF a name as Rhadamanthus to a horse
puzzles more than me. some owner ought 10
name horse plain John or "Rocks" and see wnat
would become Of him.
The owner OF Moe Darling named his steed
Aiser the horrible air u that name. More people
can whistle "Mollie Darling,m than have ever
heard the "Mulligan Guards,r but they won't, be-
cause IT'S too easy q performance. AS write
Mollie IL running against Botany Bay, and they
arc nearing the stand There, they pass IT, and
Botany Bay -thore is a name for you--wins BY
length ana hall. whats in nameY" But
Shakespeare asked that conundrum a few years
AgQ and Dan HrYant ansMcra .NaIhnn: for that