New-York tribune., 1876-08-04

| TIE FIRST MEETING CLOSED WITH FOUR GOOD coN
| INSTRUMENTATION, LEONARD, PAROLE, AND oi'
MARIN THE WINNERS.
| IrRoM 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE ihlno"n w.,
SARATOGA SpRINGs, n. Y, Aug. 81 nc
,t ov of th first racing meeting one OF the most
interesting cyer at the Saratoga COURSE i"o way
was beautiful aording exceptionally fine view iro'
the Grand Stand OF Saratoga Valley and the slopes OIL
the Green Mountains 10 the northeast Inc rac'"S "'
close and very exciting, and sulhciJitly disastrous -
the t,yortes TO STIR the blood of the betthg hie'' ~
awaken the sympathies of the ladies' VINO someho"
tokc fancy 10 the horses who arc despised III hc Poo
,toLr, ru allowance for several admirable races at
tis meeting the finest contest OF them all was ihe s
rc, of today the mile dash for purse of TiVo N"'
no less "A contest Of horse pluck and sincW 'iah VI "
cunning and skin of the Jockeys Therc were sof'n
starters 50 evenly matched that in one pooi u" pu'
Courier ~l9O aud SISTER OF Mercy $500 sol" lo' Wv
o,cp a circumstance which hardly happens once year.
T reo cnntcst between the horses was made by isp
rtion Gray Nun, aud Burgoo. ana the JoeN''S WIZ "
uneuish, themselves by skill and good sense were b"i
bec who rode the winner, Hughes, ana " boD SWIM vi
,rr,oo Tho last pool sold at these figures: Iceds
GRAY Nun nOs pounds, $225; Smiths Inspiration W.
poands), S225 Dayiss Romncy t9S pouni''' %-Oo'
p.,hunrs Hurgro q g pounds, 500; l. Loflii"ros
Courier 500; G.. l.. LDrard's Ambush tJS po"nlS
sfGO: McDanlel's SISTER OF Mercy J pouhds Tpo' i"e
start was no exception 10 what has become almost ','
rulc-fractiousncss jockeying ana delay NnoH
makes Mr. Gonncls position 40 '''''N'
Swim kept keen lookout, and spuTrrd burS'"
IN the front as the word given, and immediately ses
ont IA capur. the prize Gray Nan was second ana III
srlratiun third The pace was fast to the h'"' post
where Bar-oo had three lengths tha advantage GRAY
Nun and Inspiration running necS-andneck' an" Oou''
coming mp good fourth. Burgoo SIN loce" ''o "
pin 10 the homcsretc but Ins ration got up even ana
frad Erroo into second place. Gray Snn shot to the
fut and challenged Inspiration to the gIarcrsre'ch
All three OF the leaders were goi AT bitaAh'SA spe
and the Jockeys working their hardest. Inspiration
reached the score in liii two lengths IN ADVANCE o
Gray Nun who was three lengths ahead OF BnrEoo inc
race was fast being within three seconds oil tue pcs' ~
ever made Mutual pools paid r2l 60
The cops 81 for the rich Saratoga stakes was also tH
/ or interest. and the line performance Of Leonard
directed by the willy SWIM paid Mr. Mcrath S3'oo tue
winners share of the stakes which were Tor t"oy'i
olds 800 entrance half forfeit and SloOO aded tH'
s.onI horse To receive $1,000. The distance was three
fourth ~ mile. Ten OF the youngsters out Of - hon
nations came tn the post and while the Belmont hlIc'
were the ftyoritcs 10y great odds, the uncertainties o'
.r,h race made the betting spirited Pools SOFA ~ l'
! o,gs; B.nout's Hit,nia AMI Baroness, Fto''
/ NrGrltl's Leonard. Sl.j; l.. L"Fiau7 Bonn
b..t sIg,. Ehlcr's Frederick the Great, $500;
Puryclr's Maidstone. colt $40; McDau"ls Canary bId
rI,rslfo; Bowic's nlly. 10y KIngh-hcr, FlOui g. l..
Iorlards Luccr and O!caslcr, $50; L'ngstah br''-
r1r so The horses started on the thrccqll's hite
track after considerable delay swim played his' ''''
before Bri,mcr after the rs jump, on very iair start
Ol,astcr remained at the post. II was gem r -''hpr
T., the hllfmile post, heavy cloud 81 dust ipai!hs
uortbyarI and ohscrus the horses tin they emerged n
the uppcr turn when Leonard Ind two lengths the AL
vantage with B0mha,t -ccon liiberna thiid' t"' "'
buucHco and Frederick the Great already trailing mop
,ssy Coming down the home stretch whips were drawn
! and The la,Ans was general. Leonard came straight
nlony without urging. Bombast made sharp contest
and the Belmont Gcs struggled with vis"r at the hh'h
bIt without avail Leonard winning IN l' midst oi con
siderable excitement by two lengths In Il'i' Hom"'''
second three lengths In advance Of libcrna who l'd
! her stable cpmpanon Baroness by a I'NS'"' i"'"''
] pool ticku,s worth TjS 10.
Parole was the h-t of the fivoritcs 10 make return
To the betting by winning the mileandihre'Iai '''
dash for the sequel stakes or thrceycaroli@ 800 ci'h
inlay or paw with $500 added There were starters out
of - nominations. selling In the pools as follows; T.
Lorlard', Parur, - 900; Iangsahs frechooer 500
! g. l. LoriIari's War'ock, $500; Chew's Odd SOCKS
500 odd socks make his urst appearance III pubic
and with swim ON his back ms owner had high eNpeca
tons He chestnut colt, wears three wme STOCK,
ing- whence CONES his name, AMI ls by hug lNat o'
nf solitaire. peri c start was obtained on tne litS
quarjcr-niio suatr, odd socks mmcdil'y '.t.nS Gu. -
yintagc NJ fyc lengths nc the hainlo post. ne htii
,d lns ,% E,ohSo,r .rco. WaiIock third and Parole
rltns under close restraint But Odd locks hto ale
.'thc New England estimate Of his own abilty ana at
the half-mo post slncseual his pace, the rest leaving
him eight lengths behind IN ~ many seconds. Itt Itto
! , Mti "S, nT ,U W"p nv length IN 3:iOai Freeb
We lengths before Warlock Mutual pool tickets were
Thc were only three for the great three mile
race Tor purse Of $1,000 and the beltns was hecuar'
ST Martin alternating as mVorite Wlth AARON IShlls
' G,tcod's 81 Martin 500; MetIatn's Aaron Pcnmng
ton 500; McDancrs Big sandy, 80 Tue horses went
OF at AN easy gOp None of the three dared 10 set th
,,c ami tbcy almost settled down to a walk, cantcrcd
| through the first mile, made an easy run throuSh
| tho second mile, and began to race a. thry passed
the Grund stand for the second time, st. Martin leading
! Big sandy py u neck and Pennington Il length behind
Tie contest became spirited at the Gur'erposi - Mar
tin and Bs sandy running neck ana Isek neay 'o th9
homcsrrtch when Pennington came forward Ghd or'e,
Big sand" into third place 81 Martin showed me speed
! At the quarcrstretch Pennington made GOOD tnort,
tapping ST. Martin, who then ran right away ana won Dy
J tnrtc lengths IN G:O3. Big Sandy many lengths behind
/ Pennington. Mutual OO tickets brought 70 30.
| THE SECOND SARATOGA MEETING.
II was predicted tie beginning of the first meeting
that aii of the line racing would take place dmrs the
second racing meeting whcn VIII begin on Iues,ily,
Aug 3. aud continue on Aug. 10. ~ 10 II, anu ~
Ths opinion was based on ns eoi'U .. ,G na UsvS ~
the weather, and the prospect that their spirit ana en-
durance would improve witlrhc work OF the hrst meet
iug which would bring TIE stables more In
paihy wuh the cimate The programme for the second
! tuesday Aug s-Frst race, purse 800; three-quar-
ters mile, Tor all ages second race, the henucky
Third race, the Summer Handicap, for ail ages mile
and threeuarters Fourth race free handicap steepe
Thuraday Aug IO-First race, purse $780, for maiden
twoyearOlds, five furlonGs Second race the k.nner
staRc for tnrcey earolds two miles 40 nominations
Tlrd race, purse $500 for all ages mile and half.
Fourth purse 500, Tor all ages, selling race one
saturday Aug. I2-First race. purse 800; selling
race for AL ages, mite. Second race, sweepstakes Tor
twu.ycarOlds tnrcequirers or mile. - nominations.
Third race purse $500 for threeyerods one mile and
eighth. Fourth race, purse 800 Tor all ages, TWO
tuesday Aug lj-Frst race. purse 800, for all ages,
threc-uuarters OF mile Second purse 5000 Tree
handicap Tor all ages mile and tnrceuartcs IhlId
race purse $500 Tor all ages, mile and an eighth
Fourth race free handicap hurdle race Tor al ages sooo
| to winner and rl5O To second horse, TWO miles
| pr-,fla uilp Sf.gpu race