The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14
SARATOGA RACES
yHE PROSPECTS FAIR FOR A oRAND MEETING
OF A MONTHS DURATION.

yHz PROSPECTS FAIR FOR oHAND MEETING
OF MONTHS DURATION
On Saturday next at twelve O'Clock precisely Mr. c.
whsasy will ring bell io- the horses appear for
The nrst OF the meeting. which named the In
roductory Scramble fsr all ages dash oil five fur
longs; entrance tree. Ths over. IL will be followed
BY The Travers Stakes tor threeysar-oids dash Of
mile thres-quarters, for which nftv eight nave
entered. As the STAKE will be very valuable the field
will undoubtedly be large The third will tho
famous sweepstsxes TOR all ages, dash Of a mile and
. quarter, which has swenty-sn nominations COM
prising among others such flyers Parole, Idara.
Danger vagrant, Frederick the Great vicsroy, sus-
qushanua, General Phillips and Vera Cruz; and the
fourth event will be selling race. mile dash, with
The usual allowances of weights, the whole making
grand bill Of fare for the opening day.
On the second day Of the meeting, which will be
Tuesday, the 23d the sports will begin with the Ala
bama Stakes, for 6lies foaIed In 1875, dash oil mile
and an eighth. There viii be at least dozen starters
for shis event, r. Loriard having TO pick from,
George L. LoriIlard throe. Colonel Mcdaniel three,
Astor's Pride Of tho Village D. withers' Inver-
more, O. Bowels Belle Stella, w. CottrclPs Mary K,
q. S. Foyd's King Ernest-Jersey Belle hlly, and
probably others Of tho original forty. one nom
nations. The second will BIO the Flash Stakes,
for two-year-ods a dash OF natl mile, and for this
there are thirty Eight nations, among them
tho finest fastest youngsters that have appeared
for years. A large ned will come 70 the post. Tho
third race will DO free handicap OF mile and quar-
Ter and the fourth closing even: Of the day will
DO = iree handicap steepiechAse.
On the third DAY OF the meeting, Thursday, July
25 tho nrst race with be one mile; maidens, four
years old or upward, allowed seven pounds The
race, the Saratoga Cup, dash oil two miles and
quarter, will have undoubtedly q large field out OF
the nineteen nominations. THIS important event will
be followed By Two dash races one OF threequarters
OF mile and the other mile and quarter.
The fourth days racing will commence with the
boswell iStakes Tor three year-olds, dash OF mile
This closed with thirty four nominations comprising
round do zen OF p Lorillard's stable ana half that
nun Der from his brother's; Thomas W. boswell has
three, Puryear Co. two Oden Bowet two J. +. Lewis
pns, g. B. BryEon one @. W. Medinger one, E. A.
Diabaugn one, X. B. Cnsw one, d. McCarty two and
Roe Betnune two There WI be large Held for
ree handicap sweepstakes, mile and three
quarters, and the third race Tree handicap hurdle
ace, mile heats, over tour hurdles The latter kind
" race 10 always Ii IN terssting event
The NTH day, Tuesday, July 80 has q fine bill of
Tor beaten horses: the second dash two miles, the
winner OF The Saratoga Cup to carry i've pounds
race VIII DO the sarssogA Stakes Tor two-year-oas
dash three quarters OF mile. This stake closed
ss Ua
Brucs's ono, E. A. Clabaugh's Two. Edwards l. Wood
ans one, }. A. Grtustcad's three b. j. Hndley Co.'s
Two, W. n. johnson Il Co. three, =. Loriard's SIX
teen, q. L. Loriliard's eleven, H. McGrath's two,
D. McDan,ers six, J. G. Nelson GO. IS three, Il. "
Snsdiker's Two, L. Puryear Co. - Two, F. Smythe's
aud W. X. fravers' one. Inc fourth will BE-
q selling event of u milo and an eighth.
the sixth day, August l. will have the Sequel
Stakes TO begin with. This Is dash Of a mile aud
three.quarters Tor thrseyear-oids, and the stakes
closed with twenty five nominations The second
race beaten horses, heats OF OF
mite, and the third race will be q tree hardicap
steeplechasc Two miles and throe-Q uartcrs OF
ground, tourney that will Try the mctte the best
Of them.
The seventh day, August g. the last day the first
meeting will nave four races all for purses The
q hrst being mile, the second I'VE furongs, the
third Two miles and quarter, and tne fourth dash
OF . milo and hall.
1hc above-named all that will be rum
~ they only those nat take place the regular
days There will probably he many more races ~
above named tho ION days" as II Is PROBABLE
that nds from tue sojourners ut the Spr gs
there last Year. Tor races nearly every day
during the fash onabie season. will have be
pied WITH There will BIO enough at Sara oga
Jour races every day, with good fields, during
abe whole oil the season.
The second meeting commences on tho 10th OF Au-
gust aud will close on the 24tn Some very important
will take place NJ this meeting, comprising,
smsng Others tue Kentucky Stakes, tor
dash Tor three quarters OF q mile; the summer
Handicap for all ages, one milo aud three-quarters;
the kenner stakes, Tor three miles; The
Harding Stakes, for tbres-ycar- oids one mile and
hall, aud sweepstakes, Tor two-ycar-oias, three
uuartsrs OF mile. Ali these stakes are heavily flied
will AFFORD great speculation tho days they
run.
will convey some idea Of what the race meetings