The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-03
SARATOGA RACES
Sixth Day Of the Regular
Meeting.
VERY INTERESTING EVENTS.
Duke Of Magenta. JackScrew, Bramble and
Waller the Winners. ss

esua an % SARATOGA. N. ". August 2, 1873
After the storm came calm as is usual an the
iojourners ag Saratoga this morning looked upon
lair . sky as was ever seen. The prospects Tor fine
weather put everybody IN good humor and AZ the
nrects soon dried they were early throDgsd
with equpages When breakfast was over prop
Eaions were mado 10 attend the races. and BY
seven O'Clock hotels and boarding houses were the
scenes OF pleasant excitement, accustomed ny
the anxiety Of their guests not TO be late al
the course. Unfortunately fell At this time,
but Notwithstanding the drawback the grand stand
well filed with elegantly dressed ladies ana their
escorts before tho bell summoned the horses in she
FIRST race. The officers we're very punctuai IN COM
mencng the at the hour appoin.ed--twelve
O'Clock sharp. The track heavy, as tho more 1t
dried the more holding IL became. 5aa ssa
Four races were the card, an extra ono having
been added after the posiponement OF yesterday
The first the Sequel Stakes, which closed wish
twenty-five nominations, among them The Duke oi
Magenta When II was known that the Duke would
start very few were willing contend against him.
Messrs. Withers r. Lorillard, C. Reed and d. J.
Grouse, however, each sent FLY 10 the post.
They were good ana ran we'll, but were unable
10 capture the groat son of Lexington and Magenta
Notwithstanding tho sIsadying weight Of 123 lbs.
which he carried no managed to beat the field very
easily, Bonnie Wood being second and Ipverlnore
third.
The second race lvoly affair, it being q
Of threeQuarer mile heats with field OF eleven II
was won by Messrs. Thomas Puryaar Co.'s bay colt
Jackscrew In the easiest possible manner, Loiterer
being second and Princeton third. The winner
ran Wednesday last in a mile and quarter dash.
but placed. He prepared tor this shorter
distance and the stable large gum OF money.
Tho third race dash OF mile and quarter,
which had TOUR clippers Tor starters Brambls being
the iavortle. He ran capital race and won by half
dozen lengths. Orioio second, Idalla third ana
Joe fourth. a.
The fourth race was steeplechase, in which tnore
were i've starters. c. Reeds Waller the race
Redding second, Dandy third. Coreaet broke his
bride while jumping the water and, going down on
his knees, threw his rider over his head.
THE FIRST RACE $500
was the Sequel Stakes, Tor three year.ods of $50
each, play or pay, with 5000 added the second
to save his stake; winners Of any three year old
stake to carry lbs One mile and threc-quar
tiers. Closed with twenty-five nominations, OF which
the following came to the post. Reeds bay Ally
Bonnie Wood, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Woodbine
carrying 1l3 lbs. G. L. Lorards bay colt the Duke
Of Magenta, by Lexington, dam Magenta, 1913 lbs r.
Lorllards bay lilly Pique, by bennington, dam Lady
EmmaI rl13 lbs d. y. Withers' brown Oily Inver-
more, by Lexington, dam Invercauld Ills lbs, aud ID.
J. Crouse's bay nIIy Kinney K, by Revolver, dam
KinniKinnck, ll3 lbs lho Duke of Magenta showed
temper his trainer was about bringing him the
track tho race. He refused to enter. and fought
for time, but finally concluded to come in and
behave himself The betting ruled as below
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