New-York tribune., 1875-07-26
SARATOGA RACES.
THREE FINE CONTESTS ON THE OPENING

CHESAPEAKE OUTgUN IN THE TRANkRs siAhh
BY A NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BEATEN By ""iN-
sTEAD-KING PIN WINS THE SELLING RACE
(FRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE rRiboNhI
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 24.-Ihe opening
day OF the Saratoga extraordinarily briah'
NOT only in the attendance which large as ever
seen at the course the character OF the racing all
three OF the contests being remarkably close ana hary
fought and further the fact that very quick time was
made being In two OF the races the best time on record
and In the third very excellent indeed
For the convenience Of the guests at the hotels VINO
form the population OF Saratoga the races ke
place midday by IL O'Clock. and from that time until
nearly n0on Broadway and the doublewdth ROAD which
leads the short mile distant from Tue
town. were Allied with vehicles of every character con-
veying spectators 10 the course There Is large num-
Der OF private carriages ut Saratoga this season. ana most
q, these were tn be during the hour indicated The
numerous public hacks-of which there mus be several
hundred under license during the SuInmer-wero AL
slowly vending their way toward the racecourse The
omnibses the Lake and the Geyser Springs went no
further saturday than the course, ana an were eu
iu every part The attendance probably numbered Dc
tween 900 and 5000 persons, OF whom prominent Se"
York City residents and Walst. masnates loriheo a'
once a large and conspicuous part
In the first race, which was for the Travers fa,o I'd
ovnacent silver cup which exposed 10 view In the sun
shine near the timers post dazzlcd weak eyes III he
Grand stand toro to be ten starters OF the os
blood ard best renown The Missouri horse OZARK wnleh
in one week at Long Branch had beaten the Doast,d
stesds OF the hitherto victorious Kentucky Stape vi
McGrath was entered against both the horses ne
had there beaten sinely. These were A1stdes ana
Chesapeake Calvin, the finest horse OF the same ''oe'
was also entered but withdrawn at the last moment,
being found In i'll condition. Ozark, IN consequence vi
his victories at Long Branch the favorite atsght
odds over Aristides and Chcsapeakc but his largest
hackers took tho precaution of buying other
Atfnta
save themselves loss in the event OF one OF the out
siders winning The fourth horse in estimation was
D'Ariagnap, but he held at comparatively shSht
value and sold chcapy. Six other animals came on nc
track ut the call Of the BELL and promptly at the midday
hour starring ten horses were gathered III the iVe
oval pen opposite the grand stand ready Tor the s'a
An instant after fell and the horses were OF they
were rouped closely together only the varegated caps
and Jackets Of the jockeys being visible above the DacK
roup of horses causing young lady who sat Dehhd
the reporter to lkcn them to a huge bouquet
The bright orange sash the green jacket OF the
Jockey was the only thing that served to Indicate GER
nrly that Arstides was ahead the positions OF the
others could rot be clearly even with the best field
glasses The several Jockeys could have Joined hands all
around ms they rode Had the. leading horse been pulled
in to slackcn his pAc there would have been an newt
able collision and hal he fallen the rest would nave
como down with him or tramped him to death. Ii was
amazing that they did not interfere with each 0ther 80
closely
single horse trailing and single length clearly III
advance 1T a very rapid gait to the judges stand
n loId long cheer from the grand stand
greeting them during the whole run down the
at end OF the threequarteIs 1t was not
until they had passed the hanie pole on the last mile
of the race that they began 10 separate ana even theh
the lead did not belong any horse for DArtagndn
at the moment of passing the hanile point was con-
testing with ozark the advantage which the latter had
already wrested from Aristides The latter had fallen
behind 4 little, and gave place not only 10 ID ArtaShul
but % so Miner who by great effort, made perhaps
too early the race, brushed forward ana forced tne
others TO increase their speed 1t not until they
wcrs turning into the last quarter OF the race AT the
curve OF the track furthe-t SOUTH that DArtasnan and
Miner passed the avore Ozark sufficiently to indicate
that the latter was beaten horse And 1t was not untl
they had entered the hOesotch for the last egth OF
milo run that it could be distinguished that the
real contest between two outsiders tDAr-
tagnan and AilDor, and that the laNoite
Ozark and hi, principal rival Aristde were laborng to
Get third place Whips were at vigorous work before the
Lome,,tretc was fairly entered, and DArtagnan ana
ner ran this part OF the course under severe punish
nen of whip and spur The jockeys impatient u the
speed labor.d by ter movements N tho saddle 10 hep
t.ir jade soe along, aud one movement ana ono am
bition seemed 70 mpcl both horse and rider. This rn
was made mt the very highest speed which the horses, III
their tired state, seemed capable Of maintaining Once
half way down the home-sretch Miner seemed to revolt
nj his pun ,nment and showed refractory spirit for
moment only But this delay lost him the race by
length or morc for Drtagnan, urged ana aided by his
sringng Jockey forced ahead, and passed tie HE IN
:O8i minutes having made the best mile and three
quarters at the weight record Miner was second
Arisdes bird having beaten Ozark IN the contest for
pace Tie others still close together, the last
horse not bein, hundred feet away when D'Artaena
yfs.ed the winning rost.
The betting on this race very large, and the back
ers OF DAitsgnan won heavily. The entries were 70
humorous and the result uncertain tit each horse
was backed 10 ned being sold. The Paris mutual pools
paid SO for every ticket sola DAtagnsn Iharo
were 221 tickets sold. aggresatrs T0lo), which less
tc commission, had to he divided between ol holders OF
tickets on D'Artagnan. The auction pools OF which
probably 100 sold on This race ID Artasnan sofa iOr
about onewentieh the whole pool In one poo sold on
the Truck $50 invested DArtgnan won $3.50; in an-
other go on D'Aragnan brought $3.50. The value OF the
stakes besides the 300 plate given by President N r.
Traver. Wa, al ,750 OF which $500 were given 10 the
second horse The time the best ever made IN ths
rscc The famous Tom Bowling won it III 3:O3@s; the
still more Harry Basset carried on the prize IN
1871 32I% a. The next best time to that OF Arasnan
that OF Joe Daniels ia 1917, VINO woh aisci sharp
contest in 3;Oslk
GRINsTEAD'S UNEXPECTED VICTORY.
The second of the day Sweepstakes, ard in
ts the rejected horse Of the lot of starters was the uncx
peced winner The was for distance OF mile and
quarter for purse valued at Sl15o and six horses
sold the pools to start Only four OF them came
to the pole on the ringing the bell, however Never
teless a splendid followed The starters and the
price, AT which the horses sold in the pools Were s
follows
McDauiess sprinsbos.... $500 sl9jo siloo
Belmonf's Dlitipa JVO ItO .op
SandiOuls Mate ITO !o9 9.2
Pury ears Giinstead..... oo IO~ 100
Total. t6j f2.07j $2,37O
There were Toj Paris mutual pool tickets sold this
race agere eating the of Ss,y11. which hal To DO
ded between ~ persons holding tickets Oh Grinstead
thus netting the fortunate holders sos for every - IN
,.oatnd ny. .ucfnn unnla sold this Wore very