The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-01
SAR ATOGA RACES.
Another splendid Days
Sport at the Course.
Countess Carries Of the Free
Handicap Purea
MORE RAPID RACING.
Mate Wins the 2 18th Event in
3m. 40 3-4s.
The Hurdle Handicap Won
by CaribOo.
SARATOGA. july 81, 1875.

SARATOGA, July 81, 1875.
Snch delightful morning as this tempts almost
everybody in Saratoga 10 be abroad win
me early birds. light breezs-very light
Is blowing from the southwest, and the King or
Day, whose rays are unobstructed by scarcely
cloud, is shining IN al his glory IL IS eleven
O'CLOCK ana the vehicles are gradually filing
Broadway They are loaded Win fashonables who
are gong TO the races BuL there IS NOS so much
excitement today IS there was on Thursday.
Gradually they turn IN the direction OF the track,
ana we follow them. The attendance Is almost
EQUAL 10 MAT seen the coup" day. But the
weather is extremely warm, and II IS evident that
II Will be q JyIng day for man and oeast. Tne
track is in GOOD condition. but very dry, and as
the harroTs put the finishing touch' the dust
nies MP IN clouds. The pool sellers are evidently
doing an immense business, continuing here at
bne END OF the lawn tue extensive sales OF last
1ignt.
At twelve O'Clock the BEL tolls for the horses
10 come up lor the Free HandicaD.
There are Inspiration, Gray Lag, Count
sss, Leander, Spindrift Enlister, Caro-
line, Mcdaniel and Keene Richards They
are TO run a mile. The nine start from the
Judges stand. There is trouble with Gray Lag who
starts three times literally carries the orange
BOY where he peases and finally Is nowhere in
the contest. At length they get on in splendid
shape. Countess spr ngs forward Ike deer, fol-
lowed BY Leander and inspiration and the others
IN a DuRch. Tney make the dust 1y IN forty feet
and cloud OF It came over grand stand.
Countess and Mcdaniel" shout the crowd.
They only make SIS 90 out OF this" says q sport,
when the race Is over Doesn't amount TO a row
or pins"
Before the excitement OF the last race has fairly
ceased the horses are called up for the race oitwo
and one-eighth miles This IS an event on which
o great deal Of money has been specialized, ana
consequently there Is great excitement over IL as
She horses come mp The second ben rings, and
At length they get OF in splendid form. Its
capital contest m many respects superior 20 tile
Saratoga Cup race OF Thursday. The distance Is
made In 3:l6SL ne fastest tde ever made on this
course.
heats are one mile qua over four hurdles. Ihls
may be called the LADIES' race OF the day. Tney
start for the first heat and amid general enthu-
siAsm leap At the first hurdle Ike dogs.
Now they are rubbing the horses down, wash
ing out their mouths with water aud walking
them about quietly on the turf beyond the lrac
rional tracks. In lew minutes they are called
up for the second heat. Again they are on, and
iour horses leap the trst hurdle al the same mo-
% resdy Tn t ReS O I9aagns wnd P' Tors
rance tumbles clean over on MS rlder
ana fails heavily on his side. This creates
sudden SENSATION in the s.ano good many
OF horror seems 70 pass from one end 10 the other
/ Of the stand. There is not much wrong, however.
The boy rises she horse hits himself up,
aud both horse ana rider are led after the other
horses. on come the others, dasnilg up past the
finishing pole. so Tar as can be seen from the re.
porters' quarters, green, red and BLACK hrSr T;
green ana black second and orange and purple
third. The time Is announced as 1922. Long
anu animated discussions ensue new. the judges
beat' IS declared between green and REQ and
black and green JACKET and black cap.