The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
Sixth Day Of the First Meeting Of the
Saratoga Association.
FOUR CAPITAL RACES.
Vera Cruz, Zoo Zoo and Fair Play Win
important Events.
THE STEEpLECHASE A DEAD HEAT.
SARATOGA, August 2, 1871.

SARATOGA, August 2 1871.
The sixth days races OF the first meeting OF tho
Saratoga Association were run to-day In most
spirited manner giving the greatest satisfaction 70 ths
largo assembage Of ladies' and gentlemen who were IN
attendance a. the course Four events were on ths
card the first a dash ofa mile and an eighth, In which
eight horses conrended for the prize; the second the
Sequel Stakes, for thrse-yearolds. dash OF amile
and three. quarters the third threequarter OF milo
heat race, in which i've flyers participated, and the
fourth race was steepischaso, which was most en-
ioyablc affair from beginning to end. Vera Cruz won
the Grst race Zoo Zoo the second Fair Play the third
and Walter and Trouble made . dead heat for the
steeplechase
The weather il most charming at this place at the
present time plthough shawl Is indispensable in the
evenings in tho park The discoursed there by
Downing's Band Is very popular, and largo crowds
assemble mornings and evenings to enjoy tho sweet
sounds There many other attractions here besides
she music the park to all classes and grades
OF visitors Miss Emma Abbott is giving concerts to
the refined and intellectually NJ Orsin's Pallone Club
are showing the muscular Christians how to play foot
ball with the fist, and Howes' London Circus is coming
to town tomorrow with clowns and monkeys to
amuse the that laughs. These attractions, with
hops at the leading hotels and an occasional gamo or
euchre with Ben the learned pig serve TO pass
tho time this popular summer resort Of health Seek
and admirers OF Sports turf Wuen tnere is
racing gong on at the course
The Saratoga Association have decided TO give two
extra days. racing the first and second meet
ings. These days VIII be Monday and Tuesday next.
There will be four each day. The principal OBJ
ject Of the association giving these
distribute money among the owners Of horses which
nave not won at the regular meeting, no horse being
permitted to enter Tor more than one OF tho above
This arrangement will be Of much benefit to
men from n distance who have been unfortunate in
not winning by getting into folds wnere there
may be a chance to win. Thus far the honors have
been about equally divided. Each Of the Southern
aud Western horses have had victory. Louisiana has
with Redding, Georgia with Bramble. Kentucky
by Whisper and Vera Cruz, Ohio by Joe and Missouri
BY Luciier The Northern division has had fair
OF the prizes, nearly every stable having
The rush from the village 10 the track this morning
was In the usual style, and by noon the grand stand
presented brilliant appearance, the ladies being most
Yorgeously alfred. When the saddltng bell rang and
the officer charge Of the stand had spoken his little
speech inviting ali to be seated the ladies' 10 put
down their parasols there is need OF their
being up IN the grand stand than there would be in
parlor the suspense in waiting tor the start seemed
painful to many particularly to those who had never
before been races and not until the flag Tell for
and they were enabled to breathe freely again.
There was considerable confusion occasioned by Mr..
Williams deciding what he intended to do with his
Vera Cruz and Whisper in the first They
were sold yesterday separately but this morning the
horses declared OF all the pools which they
had been previously solo, and were knocked Off to-day
as Williams entry. Too much OF this and other kinds
OF nonsense in regard to entries have been allowed
by the association Some parties have been making
entries Of the same horse in two
On the same day and then their owners choose
tho they think they have the best chance OF win
nng Provision is made in the extra races to come
of next week guard against such proceedings and
1t would be u provision to make all races in the
future subject to the same rules Nothing disgusts
p11o bv he owner Of GOOD hopse MR.
Williams meant right, but he was tardy with his de-
rison OF which horse he INTENDED to try to win with
and tho horses never should have been sold separately
and we do not think that Two horses in the same
stable ever Will be again.
The following are the details OF the racing
FIRST
was handicap sweepstakes OF $50 each, with $500
added, the second horse to receive 500 out OF the
stakes. Horses having after the 18th of June
closed 1877 at other than the Saratoga
course excluded the distance one mule and an eighth
For this five starters comprising j. T. WILL
iams' bay horse Whisper, by flanet-Mattie Gross,
aged. carrying lis lbs; G. L Lorillard's brown colt
los lbs; Oden Bowels chestnut oily Mary, by
Dickens-My Maryland years OLD, los lbs; ).
i.
Regan, years old 81 lbs. Dixon & WINNERS chest
nut lilly Bradamante by War Dance Brenna, years
old 81 lbs. A. Bemont's bay lilly Baroness, by Ken.
tucky-Lady Blessngton. years old, 20 lbs, and D.
NcDanies bay 6lIy Princess OF Thule, years old IS
$3.50 sa,s s5s ,'S Mary sio AMBUSH
Baroness, sos, and Princess OF Thule, $40 Mary was
first away Baroness second Whisper , third Brada
bunch. AS they passed the judges stand
Mary led length Whisper second. Princess
Of Thule third. Bradamante fourth, Baroness hhh,
Vera Cruz sixth. Ambush seventh Braaamante ran
rapidly around tho upper turn and took sides with the
leader before she reached the quarter POLE Mary lead
ing past that point by neck Bradamante one length
IN front OF Whisper, Princess Of Thule fourth, Vera
Cruz NTH Baroness sixth, Ambush seventh. Running
down the backstretch Bradamante outpaced Mary ana
led at the half mile pole by neck, Mary second a
hss p Thule whD' Baroness wes sa
Ambush seventh. Running around the lower
turn Vera Cruz moved up to assist Whisper,
the quarter pole Vera Cruz mad caught her. and they
passed that point head and head haif length in al
vance OF Whisper who about tue same distance IN
front Mary Ambush NTH, Princess OF Thule sixth,
Baroness seventh most determined struggle ensucd
between Bradamante and Vera Cruz, when ended by
Vera Cruz winning the by two lengths, Brada-
lnante second TWO lengths in front oil Whisper, VINO
four lengths in advance OF Nary the latter TWO
lengths ahead OF Ambush who was six longths IN froLt
OF Princess Of Thule Baroness seventh Time, 1907
THE SECOND RACE
the Sequel Stakes tor three year-ods, sou EACH
play or pay with 5000 added the second
his stakes. Winners OF any three yelr-Od stake TO
carry live pounds extra and winners after the 10Th Of
June any closed in 1877, any other than the
saratoga Course to twelve pounds Ono mi
and three This stake closed with twenty
nominations Of which the following came to tho
post-C. Reeds chestnut geldng Cardinal Wolsey by
hampton Court-Ecno Ito lbs Dwyer Brothers, bay
rolt Vermont by Vrgl-Nanne Butler lis lbs
Eeorge Longstafs bay colt W. l. Higgins, by Pat MOI
loy-Yellowbrd lis lbs ID. McDanleps chestnut colt
81 James, by Lexingion--Banner, lis lbs. and the
same gentle mans bay colt Major Barker by Asterod
Bchottische, lis lbs and I. Lorliards bay hly Zoo
Zoo oy MISUNDERSTANDING, lis lbs, i've extra Tor
Winning stake. Zoo-Zoo was The hvoritc the
field, selling Tor $500 McDanies entries, $40; W. l.
Higgins, $40: the Held, consisting OF Vermont
Cardinal Woscy $45. Major Barker was away 1rst,
st James second, oZoo third, Cardinal Wosey
fourth, Vermont 9th, W. l. higgins sixth. The
horses, with the exception OF Major Barker,
took their time up the shue, as that colt was half
dozen lengths ahcad of the when he entered the
regular track at the haLmile pole ST. James second,
neck In advance OF 100000, Higgins fourth Cardinal
sharp running around the lower turn OF tho home
stretch but he could not any OF the others alter
him he was eight lengths ahead OF ST. James and Zoo
bro nola Icnaihl