The New York herald., 1877-07-22
First Day of the First Meeting OF
the Saratoga Association.
FOUR VERY EXCITING RACES.
Rhadamanthus, Baden Baden Vera Cruz
and Cardinal Woisey the Winners.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE.

The weather this morning was charming and the
Springs were crowded ut an early hour Breakfast
over there hustle and confusion at all the hocis
in the preparation to attend the Al nine o'clock
tho paraphernaa for pool selling and the Paris mutual
machines were placed in front o! Morrissey's
and soon utterward moved TO the track, where they
were in readiness by O'Clock 10 commence opera
tions The people early on the ground, ana the
pool sellers voice was musical as OF yore.
Before the time OF starting tho horses the grand
stand presented hno app'aronce. ihere WAS
gorgeous display fashionable toilets adornng beaut-
fui ladies' The lawn front OF the stand was well
lllcd by gentlemen from all parts oi the
country besides number OF foreigners, who all
seemed delighted with tho bright prospect oil line
snort before them. The track quite heavy
In the morning from the dcugng rain OF yesterday,
but by constant narrowing II gradually improved,
until at the time starting-noonit was IN tolerably
fair condition though not last There been much
time srcnt this season IN Improvements on tho track
and it is now considered last any, II not he very
fastest track IN America. The inner heldsthc sceple
chase course-has also undergone clearing up ana
looks resn and green as the welcared-lor lawns OF
private estates Ia iact every thing about the place,
even the iences looks fresh and well dressed In their
coats OF paint
AT early morning the scene at the track gave prom
ise OF grand meeting The number oil horses that
out taxing exercise on the repular anu ou
in the pines ndjoning were larger than
was ever this course or at any other racing
place in this country. There must have been two
hundred at work between daylight and nine
o'clock, ard they are nearly all in fine
condition the fields must be necessarily large during
tho whole of the meeting and the admirers of good
racing here delighted with tho prospect be-
lore them.
Promptly at the time appointed the bell sounded for
the horses for the rst race 10 appearance
and in answer to the summons they were soon in
readiness for
FIRST RACE,
which was the Introductory Scramble, for all ages
Purse $500; winners after the 25th of juno, OF any
closed in 1877 at any other than the Saratoga course
TO carry lbs. extra; entrance free; five iurongs.
There were seven entries, comprising G. W. Medin-
GERS chestnut gelding FIRST Chance by Bay
wood-Dot, years old, 120 ios.: ID. Nc
Daniels bay 1ly by War Dance-Fly by
Planet 2 years old, 81 lbs.; +. smytne's chestnut
mare Madge, by MISUNDERSTANDING, years old. 115
lbs.; T. Lor,llards brown gelding Diamond, by Lean
ington-B.ack Slave, years old, 1O4 lbs. Dwyer
Brothers brown horse Rhadamanthus, by Leaning
ton-Nemcsis, years old 10 lbs. William ukcys
chestnut mare Chquita, by imported Hurrah-sun-
rise years old, l15 lbs and j. 5. Cat
tanack's bay gelding Benchcr, by Brown Dick
Bcnicia, years old lis lbs Chiqu,ta u
great favoritc selling in the poos Tor 500, Rhada-
manthus :55, Maige $50, Diamond S20 the others
q field for $50. Much time wasted by the brute
Bencher rearing and pitching about the track until he
finally threw his rider, jumped the fences and ran
to his stable. The other horses then
despatched their journey, Madgc get
ting the bulge on the others. Chiquta
second, Rhadamanhus third, Diamond fourth, Nc
Daniels ly fifth FIRST Chance SIXTH The horses
regular track at the halt mile pole Chquita had ,aken
the lead aud showing tho way, RhaGa-
MsDanIel,s niy nftb. First Chance sixth Run,
nng around the lower turn they we're all
In a bunch; but wncn they reached the quarter pole
they ali beaten except Rhadainanthus who iol-
lowed tue flying Chiquiia With great deal oil speed,
and his rider Evans seemed determined not to let 20
the hold 10 had the Cniqulta led into the
homestre ch length ron OF Rnalamanthss Madge
third Diamond fourth, the lilly and FIRST Cnance bring
inr up be rear Rhadaniauthns ran gamcly alter the
mare up the nomcsrech and after OF the pretcst
Witnessed he beat Chquita at the stand by
meek Mad.e was third three lengths away; Dla-
mond fourth, FIRST Chance fifth. McDancis 1liy
sixth. Tune, l:O+A, witch Is three-quartcrs OF a
second slower than Ruadimanthus won race last
year o the same dstaucc.
THn SECOND RACE
the rravcrs' Stakes or threc-ycar- olds 500
trance hail oreil, with ) 600 added by the
ton, and $500 in plate by W. K Iravers; the second
horse 500 out oil the STAKES; the distance
onc mile anu three-quariors. There were sixtyole
nominations for this ovent, eight OF which came to
The post These were Georsc LonRstai's bay colt W.
j. Higgins, by Pat Malioy-Yelowbird, by Yorkshire;
u. Mcdaniel Co.'s chestnut colt st. james, Ny Lex
ington-Banner, by Abiop; d. J. Bannatynes bag
colt Imagination, by Iongielow-Dett'e Washington,
by Lexington; L. Lorlllard's Day geldng BAIL. by
Melbourne, Jr.--Nclne Gray. by Lexington; Dixon
4 WINNERS chestnut My Bradamante, by War
pance.brenn', by knight d po, Of 81 George;
Australian-Lavender, by Wagner; f. A. caoaughs
chestnut colt Cloverorook, by Nauxhal-Maudina,
.by Australian and I. W. Doswes bay geding Bush
whacker, by Bonnie Scotland-Anna Bush, by LexiDg-
ton. Baden Badsn was the iavoritc, BazIl sec
ond choice, Cioverbrook thiru IN favor, the
others Alternating ~ the pools. Mr. crouse's
colt Joe, by Rcvoivcr-skyark, was IN
tended Tor this race, but, going amiss with
aswoIcu throat 1t was thought prudent start
him. Ills and hackers were sadly dsupi oinIed.
In the pool sales Baden Baden was greet avorte.
The last pool sold being 500 Tor Baden Baden. bazl
fctchius 1913 Coverbroog 1910 Higgins $780, Brada-
mante $3.50. Bushwhackcr $3.50, Imagination $40 and
81, James $50 The horses hud a very good
start Baden Baden getting away first. BAIL
second, Cloverbrook third, ST. James fourth, Brada-
maurc nitn, Bushwhuckcr sixth, W. Ii. Higgins
seventh Imagination eighth. When the horses
reached the head OF the fractional track and turned
INTO the aomestretch higgins was ~ 'front.'. Baden
fourth, BAIL hfth. Imagination sixth, Braia-
niaute seventh, 81 Jamcs eghth. Bushwbackcr
slrstcn on The lead w. H. Higgins sccond Baden
Baden third CIoverbrook ourth, t. James Hith Brad
amante sixth, the others in bunclL Running up tho
quarter stretch several changes took place and the
horses passed under the wire at tho judges stand
lmagrnatlon had nis head 10 'front.' of c'overbrook,
pnden Baden third Bushwhacker ourth, si.Jamcs nth
Buxl, sixth W. H. Higgins seventh, Braaamantc cigh.h,
but so ci0-e together TINT there was no daylight be-
tween them. Gong around the upper tu Clover
brook ran TO front, but Baden baden went after
him ana as they passed the qnar,cr pole Baden
BADEN had his nose in iront u Clovororook, I'm.
ag,na,ion third, Bradamano fourlh, the others
CHANGING places rapidly that II was impos-
slple 10 keen au account OF them. Baden Baden
and Cloyertrook mad a short struggle lown
Tie back strctch and before the haiInlc pole
wss reached oyerbrook disposed OF At tho hall
n,iIc mole Baden Baden led han length 81. james
second Cioycrp, ihird, Bradamantc iourlh, BAIL
nun, Imagination sIxth Higgins seventh, BASH
whacker eighth. BADEN Baden then showed the
way around the lower tern and INTO the
bomestretch when, coming OH steadily, he won
mo race bv n length IN BEEN, Brada
man.e second, head in trout Of ST. James, VINO mad
DIS head IN ron Of Bazl; CloverDrook was lltn W.
H. Higgins sixth, Imagination seventh and bush-
whacker eighth he having been run into on me upper
lurn and cut IA the leg The stakes were valued at
u, 45o, not including the p'a,c. Tug e. VIZ