New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-01
THE RACING SEASUN.
AN ALMOST UNBROEEN SERIES OF CONTESTS FROM
JULY q TO SEPTEMBER


IF3oM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
SARATOGA. June 3O.-The season can hardly
90 considered in full SWING until the racing begins
Then the hotels FL up and place Is at the leight OF
It's prosperity For many years Saratoga has been
greatly In favor among Of thoroughbred stock
and lovers of sports Of the turf 1t has seen some
of the most brilliant and memorable
struggles in the history the American turf and 1t was
for long time the only battle-ground to which the
Of the South and the West sent TO meet
the of the North and the East Before racing
at Coney Island was dreamed OF, when Long Branch
was OF little note and when indeed jerome Park was It's
only rival the North, Saratoga was power In the
land matters 1t the last meeting OF those
twosuperb animals, Longfelow and Harry Basset; Ii saw
the wonderful dead heat for The Cup between sprngbok
and Preakness it witnessed many another contest
Of hardly less fame. Even with the prnging In late
years Of many claimants for popular favor the
glory has not departed from Saratoga The long lists OF
entries 10 her stakes the generous scale O all her plans
for sport the liberal response OF the public, show that
she still her petition a racing centre. There il
unfortunate rivalry which has gone go far
as almost 10 become active hostility between the
management at Monmouth Park and Saratoga,
owing their inability TO reach agreement by which
the dates for their meetings should conflict In
queDee Of this the strong stables OF Pierre LOrard and
d. D. Withers Will be represented this year this
place But almost all the other large stables in the East
nave enirleSlE STAKES the South Ncst VIII
send great numbers Of horses including their choicest
animals
The elements OF tho popularity OF the Saratoga
course hard 10 nud. In the hrst place
the invigoratng air Of the pines is good
for both and beast Many tboroughbrcds
that have been ailing elsewhere, aud have shown
no improvement though all the of the high
veterinary skin were drawn upon. when brought among
the pines 5araog have recovered with almost magical
Culcknfss In the 81
and with the surroundings here they are able to do
their best work abundance OF There Is racing
every Iar day except OF course on Sundays during the
long season OF SIX weeks, and varied the
tons OF the great number Of contests that he
must be poor horse indeed that cannot al
some time IN July August add some.
thing TO his masters bank account Nowhere IN the
world IS there such uubroken series OF racing days
Inc reason that SO long list does become heavy
burden AID break down horses and spectators Is
mat the daily division not overloaded 1t is diyers
fed with rare skill and Judgment. Nowhere else I'm
Anefi@a Is II possible TO racing quite equal
conditions Of comfort even luxury The course ia
reached by pleasant which ia never dusty and
the drive is too ever TO seem tedlons The crod
AT the track Ia never so great IA In
prevent any OF the spectators from watching
every part VI eacn race Large numbers, indeed are
often present but the accommodations are a1nne and
lhe wei-prcd assemoage always keeps excellent order
The racing begins promptly each day at noon and f.
always over in for the early Afternoon dn,er
which Is the rule at Saratoga The danger Of spofng
spert by excess guarded against by having only four
Faces on eacn days card and four wedevscd and we'll
varied contests give enjoyment enough Tho president
Oh the hatatoEa Racing Association lie James NJ Marvin
Inc indeiatgabc prime minister secretary handicapper
o 10 Iact gene al manager, VINO has worked hard
auY man Vl MS generation 10 advance the interests of
,uIi ~ tns country Is Charles Wneatley The stew.
~ arc \" boswell OF Virginia; James A. Grfnstesd
net lucEy Captain James Franklin, Of Tennessee.
Z; d. Johnson. OF OhiO aud Oden Bowie OF Marylaud
ans days of the racing season are eigtp in
.nulOeI' beginning on Saturday, July 81 and CON.
anShlng on TUESDAY, Thursday and Saturday of
leu week up To the close OF August For conye
oo o Classification aud other reasous these eighteen
800 aie uisuea Into two meetings. but as the 6rsf
snesns win END on Thursday, August o. and the SEQ
trn,eeuhg VIII begin Saturday, August IL there
an,osy no DreaG Extra races wifi be gwen on every
Ea intervening day from the opening 20 the close
one oi the eighteen regular DAYS has one or
,nes. S.shes and remarkable series they
ia r.. on tne opening day. July 81, the famous
parn aaatefs stakes will be decided George Kinney
Carr Sscopus Trombone, Trafalgar Magnate Drake
sntr Dodhoider and EOlist among The 1fl y.four
Sfates y, on the second day, July a. come the Flash
n tie ~; " with Burton, Tou and AscaIon
srh,os s ana the Excelsior Sweepstakes for all scen Ina
yarna hole, Crlokmore SauLterer George Kinney
6oIdsr n%%oyack, fellowplsy. Pearl Jennings Bond
sfats' aiiu many other nolcd horses The ALABAMA
On W.. 9e run on July 20, aud Miss Woodford Will
e'' vera But THESE are only two out Of fifty