The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-25
THE SARATOGA RACES.

SARATOGA, July 2t.--Tne first regular meeting
OF the Sar,toga Racing Association commenced
track in good condition.
FIRsr RAGE. The Travers Stake, for three
year ODDS; siC0 entrance, half forfeit, with 800
added by the Association, and $500 in plate by
VIM. ltaFers, President; the second horse to
receive $500 out Of the stakes; one and three
quarter miles; closed with sixty-fve nominal
tloas. .g4 ~ -r
The following started: Ozark, Gen. Harvey,
Ringool,, Matador, Willie Burke, Miner, Vaux-
hall and Warwick.
The race was won by D'Artognan in so6ls the
fast II time ON record for threeyear de, carry
ing full weights; Miner second, Aristides third
sECoND RAcE.-Sweepstakes or all ages, D. D..
| with $500 added--one mile snd q quarter-closed
with ~ nominations -Four started. Springbock
was The favorite: The RAGS was won by Grinstead,
| BY q lensth, Springbock second Ohtha third and
mate fourth. Time fastest on record.
THIRD RAoE-Seiling kace-- Purse 5000 for all
| ages. One mile and t'lee-q quarters, won by King
pin, Mol'ie Y. second, Kadi third. Time. 3o711a.
Inc result ,d aSdys traeng IL the s.
who in the first were beaten by D'Arfagnan and
| Miner whOawere very little fancied in betting
| Cir les; and in the, sweepstakes Grinstead who
sold last in the pools, beat the field in well con-
| tes ted race for the Traven's sta kes.
The horses got off with little difficulty, Chesa-
peake slightly in advance OF OZatk, who, how
| ever passed him before the first quarter mile
had been run and was ding fully three lengths.
Coming toward the g. and stand Ozark and Ches-
| apeake were running first and second, KingbOlt
moving up to- third place, Willie Burke tabing
fourth position, and Aristdes fifth, Miner DAr-
taanan, War ick, Matador and Victor in bunch.
Raining down the back stretch Ozark still led
by two lengths, .Kingboltu half a length before
Chesapeake, who was a neck in front of Milner-
the latter having advanced to the fourth place.
All the hOrseswers nov running at full speed,
and Ozark becoming unable to retain the front
,1aaa Arat do fro fha lad fol
Miner md d Artsgnan, Kingbolt and Chesapeake
having fallen back. ~, go -
DArtagnan gained at every leap, and at the
furlong pole passed Aristides, Miner running
into second position and 10 this order they
passed the winning post, D'Artagnan one length
| and half before Miner, who was two lengths in
advance OF Arstides, he three lengths in advance
| OF Warwick, Willie Burke fifth, ozark, Matador,
| Chesapeake and Victor punched, and Kingbolt
| last ~ u9 2iffEt 81. l5YlFg fsIl
In the second race for sweepstakes all started
well together, Springbock and Crime tead ru ming
side by side down the stretch, one length In 'front.'
of Mate and Olitipa, who ran head and neck
passing the stapd Springbock was let out a little
and got his mech in front of Grmstead, but the
latter being given bis head, forced the pace and
the two Fan neck and neck down the ack stretch,
Mate and Olitipa two lengths behind as il yoked
| together. 10 y u ,e1tf. ~ aF
In this order the last quarter was neared the
pace hivng become very hot, and, turning the
corner into the homdstretch, Olitipa was urged
FORWARD, put 700 late t0 reacn either OF the Lad
ers, for Grlmstead kept well to his work and
came home an easy winner in the fastest time
ever made, two lengths before Spriegbok who
was three. lengths in advance Of Oltipa; Mate
beaten of. - ''
In ire third RICE Kadi got off first closely fol-
lowed by Kingpin and Cariboo, Pcolo fourth.
Jack Frost Eth, Matte W. bringing up the rear.
Befrre getting out of the section of the track
where the start was effected Cariboo had gone to
the front, and passed the stand at the end Of the
three-quartefs two lengths before Kngpin Picol0
running third, Kali fourth and Jack Frost fifth.
The tame order was preserved to the halfmile
post, where Kingpin M de a squirt and went to
W., who had been running at the tail OF the field,
began TO move up toward the leaders. At the
three-quarter pole all the horses we're receiving
whip and spur, but Kingpn retained the lead to
the finish, winning by wo lengths, Matte W.
| second, a length before Kadi, who was third and
he was four lengths before Cariboo, Jack Frost
fifth and Picolo sixth.