Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09
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The Saratoga Races.

The Saratoga Races.
jim RENwICK THE FIRST WINNER TO-DAY.
SARATOGA, n. Y, August a-The racing was con-
tinued here to-day IL being the first regular day of
the second meeting. The weather was clear and
very warm the track good and fast and the attend
horse, and the entrance money SIS each to be d.
vided between the second and third. Non-winning
and maiden allowances One mile. Galaxy and
Simeon made the running from Jim Renwick to the
turn near the three quarter post. Here Jim Rem
Wick came up and won e.Sily by length, Simeon
Second Second Galaxy third Time, lao An objection to
MIN on the home stretch was Overruled by the
JUDGES.
KosCIUsKo WINS THE SECOND RACE
Second race, the United States hotel stakes for
three year olds, $50 entrance, half forfeit, with
Loo added by the proprietors Of the United States
motel, the second horse to receive $500 and the
third 500 out OF the stakes, non-winning and
maiden allowances, one mile and half. Blast and
Richard L. made the running for the first mile.
here koSciuSkO got on terms and took third place.
Blast led until furOng from the wire, where KOS
c1usko came up and won by three lengths. Blast
second, two lengths ahead Of PowhaLtan, third
Time 2:40h.
Accidents At the Newport Yacht Race.
NEWPORT, r. l., August 9.-Several accidents oc-
CURED during the yacht race yesterday for the
GOelet cups. The Dauntless collided with the
Wanderer and the mainsatl OF the latter was
badly torn, her main boom broken and one OF her
boats smashed. The Wanderer was lowed to New
Bedtord this morning by the committees tug
L1uoAouUdCu anu Will ItIuTu W New 1OTk. lit
Dauntless had the end OF her flying Jibboom car
ried away.
THE RACE TODAY.
The race for the Oak Bluffs and BrentOn'S Reef
cups, presented by Commodore Bennett, COM
menced this morning. The race is without time al
lOWance. The start was made from BrentOn'S Reef
l1ghtShip, twenty yachts participating In the race
The slOOp yacht Iris was run into by an unknown
coastng schooner and had her sails badly torn and
her bulwarks stove In. The sloop yacht White Cap
went ashore on the south end Of Government
Island, but came of uninjured.
Baggage Room Mystery.
DEAD BODY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED IN A
TRUNK.
NEW YORK, August "a large-slzed trunk
marked "Dr. j. G. Hunt, 1902 Wallace street, Pha.
delph1a," supposed to contain the dead body CT q
human being, is now lying on a truck In the
receiving baggage room OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot, at the foot of Cortland street
The New York Transfer company took the trunk
from the Fall River boat this morning, giving
receipt check No. az, which is now upon the
trunk The trunk was delivered to the baggage
man at Cortland street ferry at II O'Clock, and II
was not until half an hour later that the railroad
officials became suspicious OF there being body
inside OF 1t. terrible stencil pervaded the air
and upon investigation it was found to come from
the trunk, which was covered with flies swarming
about 1t and creeping out OF the cracks of the
In moving or joltng the trunk the OdOr fright
full and no one could be induced to touch ii
until the stencil had subsidized Officer Henry, Of
the steamboat squad was Immediately notified and
report was telegraphed tC Captain GastIn and
also to the board of health. No one at the depot
mad any authority TO open the trunk and 1t was
therefore placed on truck alone and wheeled mot
the center OF the baggage-rOOm. At 2 O'Clock nc
one had called to Identify the baggage and the
officials were carefully watching it.