The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-15
SARATOGA RACES. ia
Second Day of the Second Meeting Of
the Saratoga Association.
FOUR CAPITAL CONTESTS.
Clifton BAIL, Parole and Cardinal WoIsey
~. the Winners.
A GRAND ATTEN DANCE.


SARATOGA, August IA. 1877
grcat,mapy persons visited the race course At
early hour this morning to see the engaged In
The several OF to-day take their final
Tors before the grand struggles for mastery which
TO take place In the afternoon that the hackers OF
LIE various stables would have full knowledge Of the
condition Of horses and DO able to MAKE up their
minds about their probable chances Of winning the
amounts already up and how 10 lay larger sums.
The supporters OF the various stables returned
10 the village IN ample time for breakfast
with confident looking countensnces. and TO judge
Rom hcir appearance locker would be led to be-
cve that every horse enterod In tho several events
would bo sure winner. The Kenner Stakes was the
great event Of the day, ana Is tho horscmcn stopped
10 tako thoir matutinal draught At congrcss Springs
on their way from the alter seeing their
avorics gallop, to questions put 10 them to the
chances OF the different horscs their answers would
be:-"Raden Baden cannot lose IL" "Susquohanna ~
lying and she Will gallop the life out Of
Baden Baden," The track will just suit
The long stride Of BAIL, and you bet
-FOUR life hc Will get place" 'Old McDaniels Amt
beat yet and you'll And that he'll be somewhere A.
lhe Hnsh; and, say, while you're picking our favor
ties, don't forget the fold Mid that, for Bush
whacker's there" Opinions and advice like the above
wore given by the early risers, who had all the
horses out and examined them closely. There not
one that had declared to but not considered
perfectly 1T. except CloverorooE Ho had been heard
10 cough occasionally hts exercise, and In fact he
has boon doing SO since his race for the
fravers Stakes at the opening day OF tho
meeting. He. OF course, YVES not much fancied
by the speculators but his at tho solicitation
Of his trainer concluded TO start the colt at tho
Time giving instructions to the Jockey to have the colt
eased up at the first symptoms Of distress shown
The race, and take no chance Of injuring him in has
present condition by forcing him whom he showed dis
!ress Baden Baden greatly admired by the ma
orty Of tho sojouncrs this place from that
every person connected with the stable would declare
10 every person who inquired about the colt that he
never better in his fe and that he could pos
by be beaten by any horse OF his age the present
time in the country This was the cause OF his being
10 great favorite to-day in the betting A DIT.
lerent line of conduct was practlsed in tho othor
stables from that of Baden Baden. Fow If any idlcrs
visited tho stables Of Mr. Belmont or that of Mr..
Lorillard, and II they did they generally came away
about as wise as they went-with flea In their ear
Mr. Pincus, or "Jacob the Silent, us ho Is sometimes
called has to questions propounded to him about Sus
quehanna been known to say that rf there was any
thing wrong about her no did not know it." Only
this and nothing more Mr. Brown lie another trainer
That does not come out in tho highways and byways
10 proclaim to the world the condition Of tho
horses in his stable, and tho consequence
vas that the outsiders had to form their opinions
previous performances Of the horses take their
chances accordingly. Baden Baden It is true has
The prestige of having the Jersey Derby at Long
Branch and tho Travers Stakes ut this place. which
Tended TO make him the great tavorite he was
was supposed that like Harry Bassett and 10 Daniels
In 1871 and 1872, he could win only this but all
the stakes in which he is entered for this year.
The track was In capital condition for the sport to-
day, and the weather all that could be desired The
atmosphere was remarkably clear, as sitting in the
grand the assoniblage by looking 10 tho LETT
could plainly see the tops OF the Green Mountains OF
vermont looming up in the far distance Tho farm
houses and barns In Washington county were plainly
visible, and the hills over which the lighting done
century ago which terminated with the surrender OF
Burgoync. The landscape is beautiful, and artist
would have seen many pictures that would have inter
ested hln this morning Tho twelve miles from here
to the Hudson River through Washington county Is
ABOUT as fertile and picturesque az any portion OF the
State.
There people In the VILLAGE of Saratoga
this morning than any other day this season. all the
for conveyancos to tho race at eleven O'Clock
was simply astonishing. Everything wheels
brought into requsition, and noticed that people
were asdious as on some other occasions when
the crowd was not SO great The boulevard presented
lively appearance, but being we'll watered, MS it al
ways IT, the ride to and from the quite
pleasant as well exciting
The grand stand presented brilliant appearance.
the latest fashions In dress displayed the best
advantage The stcrner sex olso had on their "Sun-
day -go-to-meetings" and looked their possible best.
II was grand sight to see so much elegance III tho
grand stand witnessing horse races showing plainly
the great interest the better classes OF society In this
country taking in sports OF tho turf when properly
conducted.
There four events on tho card today the first
dash Of threequarters of mile by two year olds,
which was won by Clifton; the second the Kenner
Stakes. which were captured by Mr. r. Loriard's Ba-
zll tho third dash OF a mile and a half with 100
thQ
selling race OF mile and AN eighth, which was won
BY r cardinal aaos ", wosS Sy by bead s,.os
tunate for the Astor stable IN the breaking down OF
Baden Baden But the accident was anticipated by
the belief that tho colts log was in doubtful condi-
ton and this race would finish it, They unfor-
strange that the people connected with the stable
could not SEQ what seemed papablo to other
people colt The su. start WAS WAS %ssn bad Ds or
the jockey as it OF tho starter, as the jockey
broke away with the lead before the other horses
were in position ha dozen times before the flag fell
Susquenauna was nearly rs far behind the others as
was Baden Baden at the start and she had to DO
pumped out to run through the others alter running
mile and hall. II Is probable that the result would
not navc been altered II nothing unusual had occurred
MS BAIL ran steadily through tho race without making
nm effort until he got into the homestrccn, whom ho
came homo apparently an ensy winner. Major Barker
ran good recond and Bushwacker capital third,
TIKI FIRST
The first for purse OF $780, of which $50
to be given to the second horse; for maiden
ycarods wnch nave not run In the United States cl5c
where than Saratoga since the 18th of June for any
closed In 1877; Tho distance OF
mile For this event there were nine starters, com.
prsing e. A. Ciabaugh's black Oily Jet by vauxhall
Healhcrbcll; Rice L. Bcthume's bay calf Duncan 4.
Kenncr, by Gilroy-Nora Crcna; D. d.
Wthors' brown ally, by xington-Inver-
cauld; T. Purycar's chestnut colt Chnon, by
panei--My Lady; +. smythe's chestnut colt
BY Sy ssse eG
LorIard's brown oily Hildegardc by Lcxington--Mss
Carter; D. McDanieis bay lilly, By War Dance--Fly;
and the same gcntleman's brown Oily, by Enquirer
Leisure. Hildcgarde was the favortc, selling for
sl55; Clifton second choice, bringing Sl40; Wilhers,
$50; McDaulel's, $40; Danichen s45 Duncan +. Ken.
ner, $50; Jet, S25; Eugene n. Robinson, $25 Duncan
v Kcnner was FIRST away, the Fly hy second,
Clifton third, Hlldegnrde fourth, Eugene NJ
Robinson nth, the Enquirer 1lly SIXTH With
srs' seventh, jet eighth, and DanIchcn ninth. Tho
youngsters ran rapidly up the shutc and Us they
ierc,i the regular track at The hai mile polo the Fly
nlly leading by short length, Duncan \. Konner
second, Clifton third Eugene n. Robinson fourth the
Enquirer hly Nth, Hildegarde sixth. Danichcr
seventh Jet eghth, Withers NINTH Tho Fly ally and