The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1873, Page 3

SARATOGA RACES. First Day of.the Sec- ond Meeting. A Beautiful Day and a Brilliant Attendance. The Troubles of a Father of a Family in Going to the Course. The Scenes in the Pool Rooms and at the Race. — THREE SPLENDID RACES. Battle-Axe Winner of the Kentucky Stakes, Strachino of the Summer Handicap and Duffy of the Steeple Chase. SARATOGA, Auzust 5, 1873, Ido not know how It is that tne sporting frater- nity (I use the term in its most respectable sense) are in such good luck generally in having fine weather whenever there is a race tobe run. I freely confess that every once in a while we hear tell of a rain storm anda consequently heavy track and all the other discomforts too much mud and water can throw a course into; but did you never take notice how, as a rule, Sne weather prevails when there is a “meeting” either here, at Long Branch, orelsewhere? The fact is a stubborn one, and if didn’t stand in dread of a genera) {ulmination from irate pulpit orators for my irreverence, I would lay it down as purt of my religious belief here and * mow that there is @ SPECIAL PROVIDENCE THAT TAKES CARE OF RACING DAYS ‘a8 well as the individual hairs of mortals gener- ally, which might otherwise fa1 out and go to ‘Waste. Now, who hasn’t at seme remote period of his lifetime made great preparatuons for @ church picnic or some religious out-door ceremony, and laid awake all the night before nervously meditating upon his new suit of clothes, thinking liow gorgeous the brass buttons that made abee line down the front of his monkey jacket from collar to waist would look in the daz- sling sunlight, and then woke up the next morning to find the rain pouring down in torrents. In fact, whet I was a youngster Inever knew this kind of thing to fail once, and yet in tle matter of races, ‘as I said before, the weather disappointments are the exception, by no means the rule. It is not for me to discuss the providential reasons for this proposition of mine or to argue why charch doings should get rain-pelted any More than race horses; but the day that + bruke.in upon us this morning, coupled with what Ihave experienced in the past under like circum- stances, has led me into this weather-beaten track Ihave taken. And truly to-day did open “lovely,” Qs the ladies have it, Last night we all went to bed—that ts, all who had a bed to go to, for we are just now’ ali full—I mean the hotels are all full; and the last peep out of the blinds Showed a pale, sickly, looking moon, trying its best with ALL MOONSHINE POLITENESS to return the peep through a mass of scowling slouds, the sight of which must have turned all the milk of human kindness in the Association's bosom to sovrest curds. Indeed, had Dr. Underwood seen fit to sel: pools on the probabilities of the weather to-day betore retiring to his virtuous couch, 1 know “a rainy day” would have brought first choice, with the moon an/ all the stars that now and then could be seen through the interstices of the moving clouds thrown into the “field” ina bunch, for I would have ventured a couple of pools myself, even if I had had to risk my board bill settlement to do so. But just picture to yourself our joy when we got up this morning and found not the vestige of even a silver cloud le{t—the air bracing, the sun shining brilliantly, and yet not too much inclined to get us into a fever heat, and withal a gentie, cooling breeze playing Merry Andrew through the green foliage of the trees. Can you wofider under the circumstances that everything was bustle (no joke here) and contusion among the ladies at all the hotels at a much — earlier hour than usual, and that even some of the gayest of the gaysome young gentiemen froin Gotham town, whom I saw going up stairs rather painfully at two o’clock, were up again at sunrise. Why, one hour’s sicep last night was worth a whole night of many oi the nights we have had for weeks past. It was not simply cool; it was down- right cold, and- windows had to be closed in order to keep THE NIPPING COLD AT BAY.- So you need not wonder that those who went to Ded late were up as bright and cheeriil as those who went to bed early. It 48 really surpris- ing what a cool day in Summer can ao in the way of driving away the blues. Talk about Nak Hatnorn and your Congress water and fil the rest, because drunk eariy, being the cause of the general cheerfulness thai greeted you from every face you passed on the jazza this morning! Humbug! Wasn't tt only a lay or two ago, when the, thermometer was near the nineties even here, that everybody looked for ali the world as lord oi creation and beautics bright lolled sluggishly in their chairs in the par- Jors and on the stoops, as though they had been FEEDING ON BROKEN DARNING NEEDLES ‘and brass pinheads for a month! Yet they took their waters straight, as usual, and there was no evident change untii the cool air came round and made everybody smile at everybody else. Match the weather of to-day against all the springs in Saratoga, say }, to rout Dyspepsia and ali her reti- bue of horrid ills and gloomy speculations, It was in MORRISSEY’S POOL ROOMS that the interest centred jast evening and early this morning, The Doctor, as usuai, was on hand “to do the honors, and all the boys from New York who come up here always to make a pile of money and don’t always do it were on hand andearly. 1n fact, acasual glance about the room showed that many horse men, from all parts of the Union had put in an appearance. How many ola familiar 1aces there were! I remember, years E> age od West and down South, and stum- bling quite accidentally, you know, several times into a race course in many differ- ent places in different States, and it seems like yesterday to me now when I gaw the same nen bidding at the pools at those Taces, who were congregated here at the pools to- —_ I tnought the majority of them old then, Py they look just the same to-day. Rough and ready their speech, sometimes vulgar, always self-con- ‘ident, always pretending to know everything about every horse booked or not booked—there they sat morning by the score in front of the doctor's table, with apparently not an additional wrinkle in their swarthy faces, not a hair grown white, with voices as ringing ever and step as elastic as if many long years had not rolied by since last | saw them here, Shere and everywhere where there ‘was a pool to id or @ good race to be run. Can it be that ther alter all, a something vitaiizing this search after jortune trom year to year at the race course /—| the wandering about the guaitien irse {—that the wan ie FROM RARLY MORN TILL DEWY EVE, ‘pn the look out for reliable news as to the proba- ble condition of the racers tor the morrow’s jest, the constant dinning in one’s ears of horse, jockey, weight and distance, age and bottom, keep ai bay the cares and anxieties from the horse man that make other men grow weak in step and bowed in form in a few years. It 1s a mystery to me, and i think it 18 4 mystery to many others who know more about the aninity that is said to exist between the race horse and his owners and followers on the track than I can ever hope to know. They are most of them really oid men, are these turfites ‘who, go where you will where the race is to be, be it South or North, East or West, are ever to be met with; but no one, I venture tosay, could have | rage out @ really old man in appearancé among e lot of them at the pools last night or this morning, True there is one of them | saw crossing the room with a heavy cane in Ms and and limp- ing. badly, put wait till you see him on the course, ‘when his pets are trotted out. You will see no cane then. His step becomes firm and steady, and he moves nis bones about as lively as a youth of eighteen; the cane, all forgotten, lies under the Wench on the grand stand. [t may be that itis the knowledge the Doctor has of the innate youth in the men about him that makes him to-day so glib with his tongue, so ‘ RUNNING OVER WITH FUNNYISM: ‘and s0 successful with his drag net, that takes in big Gish and littie fish alike. Ah! but tirat Doctor is a ADowibg one. J! you could bave seen Aim last night | however, with his eyes semanas a mer? mischievous Tight ashe heid up nis little and cailed for first choice, it would have done your heart good, even if you were a Presbyterian minister. Listen! He calis antl calls and gesticuiates wildly, yet he gets no response. He knows the reason why. The Jact 18 everybody is Lag? for everybody else. Again does ‘he appeal for favor. “My heaven: ee what come over you sinc jast_ we met? Has any other doctor been atiending you?’ Though:there is a laugh ali around yet there is no reply. ‘The clink-clink of the glasses atthe bar goes merrily on, and here, there, now at one end and now at the other end of the counter, there comes the popping report that tells of the champagne tna‘ is to be passed around, Denver gow the smoke from the cigars of the stolid horsemen; buzz-buzz hums the conversation, just as though the Doctor was twenty miles away. He takes in the situation ata glance, and exclaims, ance’ look tearful, “1’ll just wait ten minutes, ALL HAVE A DRINK, and I'll take a glass of wine from each of you,” and, getting his goblet he tosses it off instanter, He does'nt wait to accept the full extent of his own invitation. Nothe. “Now, gentlemen, how much for first choice ¥’ and as he wipes the wine dro] from his lips he looks about at Morrissey, who sits near by in a Knowing Way, a8 much as to say, “Now it’s goin’ to begin.’’ How well the Doctor knows your everyday horseman! He knows he can’t be pushed. He must be drawn by the gentie power of persuasion, for he comes to buy and he is gomg to take his own time about, it if he knows himsel, and he always thinks he does, whether he does or not. But everything has an end, and finally the good nature of the genial little man with the ‘little book prevails, and the confu- sion of voices is hushed by a loud bid of $100 for first choice. Then does the work go bravely on, the Doctor waxing eloquent between bids, ‘and the spirit of rivatry once aroused drives ahead until the tin box ia brimful of greenbacks, 3nd the Doctor becomes too husky ioriurther badgering. it was as early as ten in the morning when the bustle and contusion incident to preparing for the racecourse came to @ head among the ladies, I never saw them 80 rto get away, And you can imagine the distress of paterfamilias under the circumstances, He had to get shaved, you know, because he had ‘orgotten all avout it the day be- fore, When he went to the trot, where people are not quite so particular about what they wear either in the way of fashionable clothes or smoothness of chin, It is strange how forgetful papas are when mamma and the girls are in a hurry to go some piace. He Stes Bee up in the morning late with a headache, which requires a cocktail down stairs to get rid of, and a good long*hour to take it with some friends who, havi headacnes like himsell, must also have their cocktails. It he doesn’t hap- pen to be a cocktailer the delay comes all the same. He can't geé his boots on after he gets up, or his collar won't ‘button, or, just as he makes one grand last effort to pull the confounded things on, snap goes both suspen- ders, and this papa, who delays always, being a portly man, dares not VENTURE OUT OF DOORS . without being well braced up, At all events, if everything else goes well, that want-to-get-shaved excuse stands out in all the prominence of A FULL DAY’S GROWTH OF BRISTLING HAIR STUBS, Judging from the conversations I overheard at the breakiast table this morning, there must have been a great many papas who haa to take their cocktails, or whose fect had swoilen during tne night, or whose — suspenders had selfishly refused any longer to hold up those tught-pullmg pantaioons. “It’s always the way with you, dear,” I heard one stout lady say to her e lord at the table pext tome, “i never knew you to do better, Here it is after ‘ten, and you tell me you have got to get shaved. What did you stay down stairs so long for this morning with Mr. Jones? He is of more importance to you than my comfort, I auppose’ and the po opened her two feet by two fan and plied it dexteroush against the air. “But you mast remember,” was vhe meek keply of the poor little man, “that it’s only a few minutes alter ten, and the races begin at twelve.” “Here we are at breakiast,” was the answer, “and I’ve got to dress yet.’? “And I too,” chirupped in a beauty of sixteen or alitule more, who was dressed within an inch of her hie. é - “And what am Ito do ?” chimed in another yet younger, who likewise was dressed, if not éle- gantly enough for a race course, at least elegantly enough lor a ball room. Need I say that papa SURRENDERED AT DISCRETION after this general fire all round, and stpped his coffee moodily, I saw mamma and the young on the grand stand a little before noon in gorgeous apparel, but papa was uot with 3.80 I am left in doubt as to whether ener came‘away while he was getting another cocktail down stairs, with Mr. Jones, to drown his sorrows in, or whether after, the ladies’ toilet was over he had¢ been locked up in his room as condign punishment for his naughty conduct of the morning. But Jones’ triend was an exception to the general rule of papas, for hundreds of them were out on the piazzas by mine o'clock, aud by ten were ready, with “‘ali the family,” to start for the course. To a person who never saw the “start” from the hotels before to-day the scene was certainly a be- wildering one. ‘he location of the hotels— all in @ bunch, as it were, with only the avenue as a dividing line—makes it ail the more so to a new cotuer. There was hardly rgom for the carriages to turn or the omnibuses to e atall, so great was the crush, There is nothing that {can compare it to more Jaitulully than to the scene nightly witnessed in New York when tue opera tsover. Carriages, Carriages everywhere, and one’s own carriage nowhere at all. Cries trom all quarters for Smiths or Jenkins, Tom and Harry, and a Babel of voices in answer that bewilders tne owner of Tom or the- other fellow, while no one scarcely knows who is wanted or what all the fuss is about, Still the people at the opera manage in the long ran to get their turn- outs, ana 80 did everybody here to-day. THE SCENE ON THE ROAD was as lively a one as ever Saratoga beheld since the track became @ part and parcel of tts attrac- tiveness, The big bugs in their carriages, of course, swept along with all due regard to the dis- play ag oe ary for the occasion, The liveries were all out, but the way the grand carriages filed along to a “commoner” looked stiff and staid, as though these same big bugs Knew that all the littie bugs crawling along on the sidewalk were looking at them £o set an example Of aristocratic | bearing, as the latter could not, from circum- stances totally beyond their control, do the thing themseives, ‘he ‘buses and the ordinary hacks, ade up for tie stiffness of the more pri tentious vehicies, They were filied inside to sutfo- cation, every one of them, and the roofs in many instances were seized upon as desirable eyries not only to rest cosily in, but algo to get a good view of everything going on along the route, ‘The dust on the road was nicel; laid, and so ail whizzed along at a galloping gait. From the hotels to the course there was a constant race between ‘bus and hack and, malgré eux, the liveried turnouts had tor salety’s sake to keep A KEEN EYE TO THEIR WHEELS, lest some reckless commoner of a Jehu, in his struggles to outdo his competing neighvor from a rival hotel, might take hub and all to the wind- ward, regardless of future Coroners’ inquests. It was a crush, a rush, and the devil take the hind- most all the way, ond shout and song and jeer and yell of defiance awoke the echoes around as all sped on merrily to the rendezvous, At last it was reached, and such acrowd! The grand stand was jammed, the quarter stretch black with peo- pie, and the second stand had all it could comiort- ably hold, The ladies were out in immense num- bers, and the array of silks and sating and laces, and diamonds that listened here and there like stars in a dark sky, formed a pleasing contrast to the more sombre attire of the gentlemen wio were their companions. I was par- ticularly struck with the number of oid gentiemen present with a clerical look that would have—if met with in the vestibule of a church—made one’s heart sink at the mefe thought of ‘what a sinner one is who looks cheeriul and gay at all times. As I was groping my way among the carriages as they drove up and deposited their quota of youth and beauty to ADD BRILLIANCY TO THE GENERAL SCENE, I caught sight of a pale face peering out between the half-closed curtains of a coach. I recognized the face at once as belonging to a white chokered clergyman, whom J had met with on the boat coming from New York. All the way up to Albany he was talking salvation, and damnation too, with agroup Of young men, one of whom was, i was sorry to know, @ very infidel in his talk. The clergyman denounced ‘all fast living and fol- lowings, Saratoga races thrown in. This was a revelation to me, then, this face at the carriage window. I waited events and saw him get out, and with no white choker this time, enter the gate and take a place on the grand stand. 1 approached him. “Gilad to meet you again, sir.” He looked at me as though I was a crocodile come to devour him, Recognizing mein & minute alterward, his face grew livid and his hand trembled as he held it out to me. He tried to smile, but the effort was a sickly failure, -e-8, I'm glad to meet you again,” and he looked around as though to find out whether there was not a handy back door to bolt through, “So you've come to the races, have you?" and tf looked at him askance. “ Yes, sir,” he replied, bristling up, “I’ve come to see for myself what this BUSINESS, SO FASCINATING TO SINNERS, really looks like, 80 that I shouid be tne better abie to picture 1t some day in all its sinfulness to my eople. This ‘was too much for me, and I bade him good- by and left him, ostensibly to leave the course. It is hke a dream to me that I saw him afterward near the pool seller, fh a white ticket in iis hand, He will certainl¥do the world good some day in quitting the siafulness of racing—that ts it he lost on the hurdie race, which I think he did, tor Bind Tom was his favorite. In con- clusion I need not add, TI think, when you come to read the full account of the racing given below, that everything passed off splendidly, and the tnree races seemed to give everybody an im- mense {und of enjoyment. “A very pretty sight,’ as I heard a lady call it, occurred just before the first race, when Visigoth, acting ugly, would not obey his jockey’s rein and go up to the line. He finally lost his temper, and rearing on his hind legs so that he fairly stood up- right, he pawed the air like ® trained poodle for several seconds, What made the sight ‘very pretty,” as the iady I refer to remarked, was the wi the little joc ay stuck to nis seat, his body pean right angles from the horse’s back; and there he stuck, ail the white TUGGING HIS HORSE INTO SUBMISSION whh the reins, until Visigeth, convinced that he could not conquer, gave up the fight, and dropping his fore feet to she groun+, allowed nimelt to be led quietly to the starting point. This little scene created quite .a@ lively excitement among the ladies, who rewarded the jockey, who was partly the cause of the exhibition, with a hearty round of applause, In the second race a little mite ofa boy, the son of the Jate Tom Sayres, made his first public appearance as a jockey. He rode Mary Constant, and, although the little chap’s legs seemed scarcely able to straddle the horse's back, let alone reach a stirrup, | mo mattér how high up at his side, he rode through the race right gallantly. The steeple-chase created immense excitement and gloriously CROWNED THE DAY's sPort, As I left the grand stand along with the crowd Theard @ young lady poutingty remark to a lady friend, “Well, [don’t think it is fair. George made me bet on Biind Tom, and*l do believe he’d won if he wasn’t blind.”” Ineed only say that Blind Tom is blind only in name; but what can you expect here among lady betters, when even some of the old sports to-day went it so blind in the pools that they “had their eyes opened” before they got home’ THE RACING, The track was in most excellent condition for fast time, and the atmosphere balmy and bracing. Rapid running was anticipated, and nobody was disappointed, ‘Tirree races came off, These were the Kentucky Stakes, for two-year-olds, one mile; the Summer Handicap, for all ages, two miles, and a steeple-chase handicap of about three miles, The Kenner Stakes had thirty-seven nomina- tions, eight of which came to the post. These were D, McDaniel & Co,’s bay filly Fleur Ange, by Leamington, dam by Arlington; Hunter & Traver’s bay colt King Pin, by Lexing- ton, dam Eltham Lass; John F, Champerlin’s bay colt Visigoth, by Asteroid, dam Vandatia, by Vandal; W. Cottrill’s bay filly Bannerette, by Lexington, dam Banner; J. A. Grinstead’s bay colt by Gilroy, dam sister to Ruric; W. M. Conner’s chestnut colt Stampede, by War Dance, dam Dolly Morgan; F. Morris’ bay colt Battle Axe, by Mon- day, dam Ruthless; M. A. Littell’s bay colt Reform, by Leamington, dam Stolen Kisses. Mr. Grin- stead’s coit and Battle Axe sold for the largest amount in the pools, King Pin being third choice. it was a capital race, and was won by Battle Axe by a neck, Grinetead’s colt second, King Pin third. The Summer Handicap had twenty-six nomina- tions and seven acceptances. The following came to the post:—John #, Chamberlin’s bay filly Mary Constant, by War Dance, dam Lass of Sidney, 3 years old, 82 lbs; Hunter & Traver’s imported black colt Strachino, by Parmesan, dam May Bell, 87 lbs,; Isaac W. Pennock’s bay colt by Vandal, dam Margravine, 4 years old, 102 Ibs,; A. C. Franklin’s bay mare Arizona, by Lexington, dam Zone, 5 years old, 197 lbs, Strachino was a great favorite over the field, He won the race very easily, Arizona being second, Pennock’s colt third. Mary Constant showed temper and was leit at the post, She was beaten belore she started. The steeple-chase had ten entries, seven of which started in the race, These were D, J, Bannatyne’s brown horse Duffy, by Hunter’s Lexington, dam Olio, aged, 160 Ibs.; C. J, Alloway’s chestuut horse Tradewind, by Lighthing, dam by Revenue. 5 old, 154 Ibs. ; Jo Donanue's brown horse Blind tom, by Star Davis, dam Margravine, aged, 150 lbs. ; W. Kerwin’s chestnut gelding N. P., by Wagram, dam @ common inare, aged, 150 1lbs.; Jo Donahue’s chestnut gelding George West, by Asteroid, Kate Hayes, 4 years old, 148 Ibs.; H. Lloyd's bay horse Viley, by Unc.e Vic, dam Silver, aged, 145 1bs.5 G. Bell’s ‘bay colt Victor, by Uneie Vic, dam Satly Russeil, 4 years old, 140 lbs, “Duify had the cali in the betting, Donanue’s entries being second in favor. One of the finest races that ever took piace in this country was the result, Ail the horses with the exception of Viley went the course and never madea mistake, the jumping being the prettiest that was ever seen. Duffy soon took the lead and kept ii ¢o the end, winning a most capital race, ‘vhe jollowing are the details of the running ;— The First Race. THe KENTUCKY STakks for two-year-olds; $100 “entrance, $60 forfeit, $1,000 added’ by the associa- tion, One mile, F. Morris’ 0, ¢, Battle Axe, by Monday, dam Ruth. less (Sparling) Ja, Grinstead’s Ruric (McClellan) Hunter & Travers’ dam Eitham Lass (Gray) ..... seeseee W, Cottrill’s b. , Bannerette, by Lexington, dam Banner (A. Lakeland) ........s0cseessenereeeeee W. M. Conner’s ch. c. Stampede, by War Dance, dam Dolly Morgan (Evans) .......... sess . A. Litceli’s b, &. Keform, by Leamington, dam Stolen Kisses (Donahue J. F. Chamberiin’s b. ©, by Gilroy, dam’ Sister “to King Pin, by Lexington, D. McDaniel & Co,’s b,c I ton, dam by Arlington (King) .. time, 1:4533. " THE BETTING. 350, 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Battle Axe. Grinstead. King Pin cottrill Field.. 255 220 90 100 150 THR RACE, After half an hour was Wasted in getting the two- 135, year-olds in line, they were finally despatched to a capital start. Bannerette showed her head in iront, Grinstead’s colt second, Visigoth third, King Pin fourth, the others close up, As they passed around the upper turn Visigoth drew out, and at the quar- ter pole he led two lengths, Grinstead second, a head in advance of King Pin, the latter being a neck in front of Relorm, who was halt a length in advance of Battle Axe, Stampede stxth, Bannerette seventh, Fleur Ange eiguth. Visigoth’ maintaimed the lead down the backstretch, but the others closed rapidly on him at the hali-mile pole. He led past that point a neck, Grinstead second, @ neck in advance of King Pin, Battie Axe close up, the others following as best they could. At. the three-quarter pole Grinstead seemed to have the best of it by a nead, Kiag Pin and Battie Axe side and side, half a length in front of Visi- goth, Bannerette fiftn, Reform sixth, Stampede seventh, Fleur Ange eighth, A beautiful run up the homestretch terminated with a victory to Bat- tle Axe by a neck, Grinstead second, four lengths in advance of King Pin, who was about five lengths in tront of Bannerette, the latter being two lengths ahead of Stampede, Reform Sixth, Visigoth sev- enth, Fleur Ange eighth, Time of the mile, 1:4534. WINNERS OF THK KENTUCKY STAKES, ee] 3 els s Year.| Winner. Sire, els} slat taeindai ile ania, EL 1870. [Bary Bassett) Lexington. coves [M01 8 Isfl..Jsue Ryder....]Kmghtot St. George.../31] 9 1872. /oulkstocking ..|Kentucky ... . 2a] 6 1s78.. [Butte Axe™..|Monday 5 The Second Race. Tne SUMMER HANpIcaP, for all ages; $100 en- trance, half jorieit, $20 if declared; twenty-six nominations, four starters. Hunter & travers’ bik. ¢. Strachino, by Parme- san, dam May Beil, 3 years old, 87 lbs, (Milli- gan) soeees mee A. v. Franklin’s b. m. Arizona, by dam Zone, 5 years old, 107 lbs, (Cantrell) Isaac Pennock’s b. ¢. by Vandal, dam Margra- vine, 4 years old, 102 Ibs, (Hennessey)......... Joun F, Chamberiin’s b. f. Mary Constant, by War Dance, dam Lass of Sidney, 3 years old, 821bs. (1. ited . Strachino. Arizona....... Pennock’s, colt. Mary Constant, THE RACE. Strachino was first away, Pennock's colt second, Arizona third, Mary Constant being leit at the post until the others Were one hundred yards away, The horses ran around the upper turn nose and |. and as they passed Va quarter pole Strachino was first, Pennock sec@nd, Arizona third, Mary Constant far behind, but running at the 4 or her speed and closing rapidly. At the half-mile pole rachino was one length ahead of Pennock, the jJatter two lengths in advance of Arizona, who was four or five lengths ahead of Mary Constant. Rounding the lower turn the horses were two lengths apart, Strachino first, Pennock second, Arizona third, Mary Constant fourth. Coming up the homestretch the pace was increased, and as they passed under the wire at the end of the first mile Strachino led one length, Pennock second, five lengths ahead of Arizona, the latter eight le gths if front of Mary Constant, she having been ron out in trying to catch the others after her unfortunate start. ing into the second mile Stracuino, Pennock and Arizona raced faster than before, strachino leading haif a length to ing i quarter pole in front of Pennock, tne latter bein; jour lengths ahead of Arizona, Mary Constant sti! struggling on behind, There was no change of places down the backstretch, and as the horses passed the half-mile pole Strachino was a length ahead of Pennock, the latter being two lengths in advance oi Arizona. The mare made a dash on the lower turn and soon was up with Pennock. Strachino led into the homestretch about half @ length, Pen- Nock still second, but lapped by Arizona. very fine ran up the homestretch, between Arizona and Pennock’s colt, on which @ considerable amount of Raping | had been wagered, ended by Arizona beating Pennock two lengths. Strachino won the race very easily by @ length. Mary Constant was far behind, Time of the two miles, 3:36%4, WiNnnens | STAKES. 3 f ¢ 19) Year.| Winner. | Age. Sire. 5 ; 3] Time. “*Reduced to two miles. timported. The Third Race. STREPL® CuasE, & [ree handicap for all agea: ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. about three miles; fone the winner, $200 te the second and $100 to the third horse. D. J. Banuatyne’s br. g. Dufly, by Hunter's Lex- ington, dam Olio, aged, 160 los. (Murphy) . Joseph Donahne’s br. h, Blind Tom, by Star Da- vis, dam Margravine, aged, 150 Ibs. (Tully) Joseph Donahue’s ch. g. George West, by A pe ae Kate ayes, 4 years old, 143 ibs: G. Bella b. ictor, by Uncle Vie, dam Sally Russell, 4 years old, 140 lbs, am es a ds Alloway’s ch. h. Trade Wind, by Lightning, au Py venue, 5 years old," 154 ibs, (EH, lana). > W. Kerwin’s ch, g. N. P common mare, aged, 150 ins. (McCormick) H. Lioyd’s b. h, Viley, by UnSle Vic, dam sil Star, aged, 145 lbs, (Young) Time, 548%. THE BETTING. 265 (270 230 255 1 185 45 115 THE RACE, George West was first over the stonewall near the starting point, Dufty second, ‘trade Wind third, Victor jourth, N. P. flith, Viley sixth, Blind ‘Yom seventh, Some changes then took place, Dutty going to the iront and leading over a brush fence near the haif-mile pole, Trade Wind second, Biind ‘Tom third. George West fourth, Victor fifth, N. P. sixth, and Viley seveuth. ‘The next jump was over a stonewall, and over this Dufly showed the way, Blind Tom second, George West third, N. P. fourth, Victor fifth, Trade Wind sixth, Viley seventh, The next jump was over a stonewall, then a brush fence; again a stonewall, and then a fence, Dutty eading four lengths, the other horses foilow- ing on as belore stated, four or five lengths apart. Aiter jumping a hedge by the big tree in the centre of the north field, they came down and took the hedge and water in front of the stand, Duify iead- ing four lengths, Blind Tom second, George West third, N. T. fourth, Victor fifth, Trade Wind sixth, Viley seventh, ‘Iie next jumps were over hedges, crossing the tractional track. Ail the horses went over these as if on tue wing, except Viley. He baulked, and was no longer in tae race. The horses then jumped a stonewall in the south fleld, a brush fence, and then crossed the track and jumped down the hill in front of Hunter & ‘Traver’s stabies, without making a blunder or changing places. They then circled around the outer field, passing Mr. Belmont’s stables, and jumping the fences and stonewall in the most beautitul style, Duty leading several lengths, Blind ‘fom second, George West third, Victor fourth, Trade Wind fifth, N. P, sixth. They kept gallantly on, taking two brush fences, them crossing the frac- tional track, and so on around the north field by Wagram, dam a Duity.. Donohue again, When they came to the water jump in front of the stand, Duity four lengths, Blind Tom second, George West third, Victor fourth, Trade Wind fitth, N. P. far behind. All the horses jumped clean and clear. They then crossed the fractional track ito the south (eld, passing-around it and taking half a dozen leaps over brush fences and stone walls, and thea ran out on to the regular track near the halt-mile pole, , At this time Duity led one length, Blind Tom sec- ond, George West third, Victor fourth, Trade Wind lower turn, Duty ied a length, and he was a little nore than that distance ahead when he jumped the last one on the homestretch. Here, however, for the first time in the race he made a blunder. lie swerved as he jumped and crossed in front of Blind Tom, aud nearly tell down when he landed. His rider skilfully reseated himself in the saddle, and taking a good pulion Dufy, aroused him again to action, and responding gamely he came home a winner of the race by two lengths, Blind Tom second, George West a good third, Victor teurth, Trade Wind iifth, A long way off came N, P. Time ‘Of the race 5:483/. SARATOGA SPORT. Pool Selling for the. Lorillard Pigeon Shooting Maich—A Breckcnridge Stake for Three-Year-Old Horses. Sanaroca, August 5, 1873, Pools are sclling to-night on the pigeon shooting to take place to-morrow at Glen Mitchell between Ira A. Paine, of New York; Captain Bogardus, of Elkhart, [l.; Harvey A. Brown, of Cleveland, Ohio; Abe Kleinman, of Chicago, Ill; H. Turréll, of Chicago, Il,, and E. Garrison, of Syracuse, N. Y., for the Lorillard medal and a sweepstake of $100 each, at forty birds each, thirty yardc rise, from five traps, English rules, Paino selling first choice for $20; Kleinman for $12; Bogardus, $11; Garrison, Turrell and Brown, $6 each, The shooting is fixed to begin at four o'clock. Some littie sensation has been created among turfmen here this evening by the institution of a new stake, which was originated at a dinner party given ab the lake this aiternoon. It is to be called the Breckenridge stakes for three-year-olds, to be run over the Maryland Jockey Club on the iast day of the Fall meeting in 1874; two miles. The eatrance is $500, the following gentiemen at on subscribing :— Oden Bowie, F, Morris, H. ? McGrath, James A. Grinstead, John A, Morris, J. W. Hunt Reynolds, John F, Chamberlain and M. Tl. Sandford. “At the Solicitation of many turfmen the stake was re- opened, and it will now close on the Ist of October. Itis also asserted that Mr. James A. Grinstead has sold the two-year colt by Gilroy, out of sister to Ruric, that ran second to Battle Axe, to-day for $3,500, to Mr, Thomas Purgar for Messrs. Dennison & Crawiord. CLOUD, THE ROWER. Arrival of the Voyageur to New Orleans at Pittsburg—The Worst of the Task Completed and the Rest Easy. PrrrsBurG, Pa., August 5, 1873. Joseph C. Cloud, who is to row (rom Philadelphia to New Orteans in a working boat, arrived in this city this morning. Although 145 days is the time fixed upon for completing the whole distance, he expresses himself as being able to accompitsh the journey in 125 days. The boat he rows in is a sub- stantially built double ender, weighing sixty pounds, It is fifteen and a half feet long and tiree feet eight inches in breadth of beam. Cloud is+ a man of excellent physique—tall, well propor- toned, of strong, well knit frame, with muscles of iron, large bony hands, &c. He wears a moustache and goatee, with small side whiskers, He is in sailor costume, blue shirt, pantaloons ana cap. He jooks like @ man who would carry out anything he had set his mind upon. He complains of the way he was delayed at different locks along the canals. Lockkeepers evidently were not interested {n sporting matters, and regarded him more in the hight of @ nuisance than anything else. Cloud leaves this city to-morrow morning. He was sadly in need of rest when he arrived here, and imme- diately went to sleep in hiscrait. From here his road i8 an easy one, down stream all the way, no obstructions of any sort to interfere with his onward progress. The affair is practicaliy decided already. He has gotten over the worst part of his route now. All his rowing up stream is over with, and unless some unforeseen event occurs like cholera, cramps or an earthquake he will have plain sailing all the way. He intends rowing twenty-five miles daily from this point, reaching Cairo in torty days, a distance of 1,000 miles, and trom Cairo to New Orleans, @ distance of 1,200, in about forty-eight days. HUDSON RIVER NEWS. Railroad Collisions and Accidcents—Fight Among Roughs—A Child Killed by Whiskey. PouGnKEeErstr, August 5, 1 Six freight cars were smashed up on the Hudson River Railroad at Coxsackie station about’ eight o'clock last evening. A freight train was being hauled froin the switch to the main track and had got partly over when another freight train came down from the North and ran into it. Five of the cars of the switching train were upset on the last bank and the sixth was knocked into pieces. By daylight the obstructions were removed and all trains were running regularly again. Mr. William Johnson, a resident of Brooklyn, met with a serious accident on the Hudson River Rail- road yesterday. He was a passenger on the eight A.M. train irom New York, and asthe train was passing over the New Hamburg drawbridge, his arm, Which was outside of the car window, came in contact witi the iron work of the bridge and was broken at the elbow. He came to this city, when Dr. Join R. Cooper attended to the injured limb, and Mr. Johnson returned to Brooklyn, The steam yacht Luriine, Commander Philip Phenix, isin these waters with a pleasure party on board, en route for Hudson, Columbia county. There was @ desperate fight ayong roughs at Coxsackie, N. Y., last evening. The desperadoes accompanied an excursion party from Albany, Pistols and knives were freely used, and report says that one man was fatally injured. in conversation with @ gentleman yesterday Mr. Dennis, of the New Jersey Transportation Com- any, stated that three new railroads are now banding in New Jersey to connect with the Hudson River bridge at Poughkeepsie. The work of con- structing the bridge will be let out by contract to the lowest bidder as soun as the triangulatory surveys Dow In progress are completed. Coroner Bullock, of Cold Spring, is holding an inquest to-day upon the body of a little girl who died from drinking whiskey, She was sent alter the rum by her parents, ——<$<$<$ TAKEN T0 THE MORGUE. An unknown man was brought to the Morgue from the Eighth precinct station house, age about twenty-five, five feet seven inches high, light Lair chin whiskers and mustache; had on blue fannel sack coat and pants, white shirt, gray knit under- shirt, mixed brown cotton socks and boots, white fifth, A merry contest then set in between | Bu Tom and Dufly, which was carried on to the finish, At the hurdle, on the A PRISON FRACAS. HURL ARSE Le Attempt of a Massachusetts Convict to Murder a Warden—An Exciting Affair in Charlestown—General Chamberlain Assaulted with a Shovel in the State Prison—Fhe Would-Be Murderer Shot. Cua! LESTOWN, Mass., August 5, 1873, A ‘tragic affair, which threatened dangerous con- sequences, occurred in the Massachusetts State Prison in this city, this afternoon, Generali Cham- erlain, the Warden, while making his customary rounds of the institution, stepped into the clothing repair shop. Among other convicts engaged there was one named Daniel Whelton, who at the time was walking up and down the room. The Warden paid no particular attén- tion to the man, but passed on up a pair of stairs to a room above. Whelton immediately followed, but went up two flights to the bronze shop, and, not seeing the Warden there, he made an errand to the overseer, Officer Owen, the successor of Sar- gent, recently discharged. His question was about @ woman who came to see him last Fall, and which the officer Knew nothing about; and as he turned away Whelton muttered something about having Chamberlain’s “damned life.” The prisoner then went to the head of the staira just *as the Warden came up from the lower story, and the latter, seeing the convict away from his legitimate place, went to Oticer Owen and asked him what his errand had been, when he informed General Chamberlain of what had taken place. ‘The Warden then proceeded down stairs to the repair shop, whither Whelton had returnea, and asked him by whose authority he had ieft the shop. He replied that it was with out the permission of any one. He then began to talk upon the same subject which hemade the ex- cuse for his visit to Oficer Owen’s shop. The War- den them asked him if his head felt bad and he re- piled that it did not, General Chamberlain then told him he had* better put on: his jacket and go along withhim, This seemed to inflame Whelton, and he asked in an excited manner if he was to be locked up. ‘The Warden told him he was, waere- upon he ran and seized a large shovel standing in one corner of the shop, used in handling coal,and ran toward General Chamberlain, with the weapon raised ab@ye his head, us it he iatendged to strike him, Jt was but THE WORK OF A MINUTE for the Warden to draw the smail which he had in his pocket, and covering tie man, waited tor him to come nearer, he mtending to wait until the motion to strike was actually made, and then shoot the man, Whelton, however, sud- denly stopped, and with lightning-like rapidity hurled the sitovel, blade first, ull at the face of the Warden. for this the Waraen was un- prepare and he could not escave the blow. The blade o: the shovel, aiter cutting through the brim and crown of his stvaw hat, which had *the effect to lessen the for of the blow somewhat, 1% struck him perpendicu- larly on the pent side of the face, cutting opeu his eyebrow and’ opening his face near the hose, quite to the bone, makiny what at first appearea to be A MORTAL WOUND. and halt blinded ed revolver Half stunned as he was, he ‘The bail entered lus left side, and striking the tenth rib, cracked if and then glanced into the fleshy part of the body, w it Stillgremains,. No sooner had Whelton re vd the shot than he Sprang for asccond shovel, wien General Cham- berlain fired again, the ball hitting the shovel and glancing of, injuring no Before he could udvance upon the den with his second weapon the convicts in the shop grabbed the would-be murderer, and, although he struggled violefitly to tree himsel and renew his attack, he was held until the ar. rival of an officer from outside the shop, when hi was securea and takeu to the hospital, where lis wound was aud probed by dre the assistant physician of the den Chamberlain went to his oftice wounds were dresse: Although his injunes 4 in no wise dangerous, he will, in ail probability, bear the marks of the assault for the remainder of his days. Ii the biow iat been received upon the other cheek, the bone of which was broke m an engagement white in the service of his country, tt would have been aticnded with Jatal results, Whelton, ‘THE WOULD-BE MURDERER, {a powerrui man, so » thirty-thr ars of age, and Was sentenced here September "9, i871, for @ term of three years for making & murderous as- Sauit upon Oflicer Foster, of boston, with a brick. He has been punished several! times by the Warden .or disobeying tne raies of the institution, The at- tack, it ja surmised, is a premedi ed affair, as on the 23d of July the Warden reéeived a piece o1 pa- per upon which was drawn a picture of a man en- sed inacoftin, and which bore the followmg inscription printed with a pen :— Chamberlain, beware! Resign or mect your fate with. in ten days. ‘nis was signed ‘K, K. K.’? Several convicts are supposed to be Knowing to the tact that an attempt was to be made to take the Warden's life, and that Whelton was merely a tool. It 18 believed that the uffair is also one of the results of the recent false charges made against the management of the mstitution by an officer who some tijne since received his discharge, and these charges, coming to the ears of the convicts, stimulated them to insubordination, resulting in a murderous attempt upon the life of the Warden, by the way, Is very unpopular with the prisoners, < A PROMISING EXECUTIVE. ees The Stato of Maine, Including Speaker Blaine, Greatiy Agitated Because the President Cannot Visit AugustamA Story of Broken Promises. PORTLAND, Me., August 5, 1873, General Grant is not coming to Maine this week, after all, For four weeks now he has been ex- pected, having made regular weekly promises for @month and broken them just as regutarly. The people in Maine are greatly disappointed, and Speaker Blaine is sad and indignant. One of the motives of the President’s proposed visit, so far as Blaine is concerned, is said to have been to secure the appointment of Lot M. Morrill to the vacant Chief Justiceship, and thus leave tne track clear for Blaine’s election to the United States Senate. Following closely upon the revela- tions in regard to this matter came the announce- ment that President Grant was to be present at the reunion of the army and navy of the Gull to-morrow, blazoned in so prominent a manner as to make it appear that this reunion was the chief incentive of his trip to Maine, and his visit to Blaine one of the inci that could not weil be avoided, aleer having come so near the Speuker’s home, O1tourse the man elected by the suffrages of the republican party could pot refuse to take a smoke with the Chairman of the -Kepublican State Com- mittee in Maine. Everything looked favorable for the successful issue of the plans until yesterday, when telegrams between Augusta, Portiand, Boston, Long Branch and Washington flashed at frequent intervais along the wires, Hoteis and railroads were noti- fied of the expected sudden apparition of tne caliea stom their regular trips, swept and gar- mished and se. OW GouVelioat sid cks ready lor attachment to te hali-past emit or wal twelve trains ro-tuy, and the unconscious pleasure seeker and man vi buviness Was to be ushe: the presence, not in the sume cars of course, but upon the raine train, of the august ruier of the United State: Late in the afternoon it was announced in a semi- oficial sort of way that a Cabinet meeting was to be heid on Friday and the President was to preside, More anxiety and more private telegrams Were the immediate resuli. Still there was hope that the President would break from his usual habit of dis- eappointing everybody tis time, because he had premised so faithfully, and, as he was the successor o! the “hatchet ” owner, of course he could not teil alie, This ope was doomed to be crushed, how. ever, and later still Speaker Blaine was tntormed that the President was hot coming to-day. Be- tween that ume and his Cabinet mecting there is not time for nis visit, and itis greatly feared it will be abandoned altogether, AID FOR THE PORTLAND SUFFERERS, A Grand Ball at Long Branch to Help the Good use. LONG BRANCH, August 5, 1873, A meeting was held to-nignt of gentlemen in- terested in the project of a grand promenade con* cert and-bal? at the Uccan Hotel, the proceeds o the sale of tickets to be devoted to the fund for the relief of the Portland sufferers. It was decided to hold the entertainment next Saturday. General Grant will give the sanction of his name as gne of the patrons, but will not attersl, as a fami;"ee im mourning. Ggnerals Babcock ‘and Porter, Senators Stockton and Frelinghuysen, the Mayors of New York and Philadelphia, ex-Cotlector Murphy and other prominent sojourners at tue Branch are on the list a8 managers, Action of the Mayor of Portland. SAN FRANCISCO, August 5, 1873. The Mayor of Portland has appointed a relief committee to raise funds in aid of the sufferers straw hat, with black band, On_his person wére jound an excursion ticket from New York to Ber- gen Point, dated Auguss 4, 1873; $1 in currency and @ black rubber mustache comb, The body was photographed and placed in the Morgue, by the late fire. He desires the committee to seek relief ‘at home without calling upon other commit- tees im the West and Kast unless absolutely neces- sary, a > aimed his pistol at the convict and discharged it. | into | 3 BUFFALO PARK, First Day of the Eighth Annual Trotting Meeting. Ten Thousand Spectators Present—Mambrino Gift the Winner of the 2:34 Purse and Nettie the 2:27 Contest. BuFFALO, August 5, 1873, The weather on this the first day of the eighth annual meeting of the Buffalo Park Association has been remarkably fine, with a pleasant breeze from the Niagara River blowing over the coutse- Harvey Dodworth, with a band of twenty-one pieces, occupied the music stand and played selections tamiliar to New Yorkers, The attendance was not so large as anticipated, there being not more than tem thousand persons on the grounds. No horses have “been withdrawn save those I mentioned last night. Previous to the racing the pools sold in the 2:34 race as follows:—Mambrino Gift, $603; Maloney, $30; Manhattan, ; Field, $20. Im the 2:27 race’ Nettie sold three to one against all entries. First Heat. Six attempts to score, and the start was further delayed by Caledonia Chief casting a shoe, Tho hérses finally got off a little after three o'clock, -Man- hattan first by half a length, Mambrino Star second, the others bunched. - On the turn Mambrino Star was i. front, with the Gift half alength behind and closing rapidly. Before reach- ing the quarter pole they were no nd ne and at that point the Gift went ahead, On tie back- stretch the three first horses were in indian file, the Gilt Jeading the Star by a léngth, Maloney a length in the rear and the others jogging along sev- eral lengths behind, with Zilcaddie Golidust at their head and in the fourth position. They kept this order till they approached the three-quarter pole, where they began to bunch, forming two groups, They crossed the score Gift first, three-quarters of @ length ahead of the Star, who was two lengthy ahead of Maloney, who was one length ahead of Zilcaddie Golddust, who was four lengths ahead of Kate Gilbert, Bay lienry sixth, Manhattan seventh, Planter eighth, Barney Kelley ninth and Caledonia Chief tenth. Time, 2 Second Heat.—Barney Kelley got away first, Mambrino Gist following close and the Star third, Going around the turn Kelley led by two lengths, Mambrine Gift second, two lengths ahead of Planter, who went up and ve his place to Mambrino Star. On the backstretch they were strung with the Git and Kelley neck and heck, five lengths ahead of Stewart Ma- loney, ‘The Gift broke badly, tading Kk a length at tie halt mil ‘phe maincained at pole. Gife seemed Kelley coming home, the however, and just bétore getting to the Gut went oif his teet, letting Kelley tn, unger the sting two len aheatl of tie Ww. ths ahead Maloney, M Star fourth, ©) ticaddie se v= nth, Mannatran eighth, Planter distanced, ‘Tae, ot 1 fith, Gilbert sixtn, Si2u4. Third Heat.—Mambrino Gift had the lead nalt a length ahead of Mambrimo Star and Barney Kelley, who were neck and n Before reaching tie war fell back to third place and on the ail strung out, the gts, which Kelley 1. Kelley left his prt for fir: Ave, nie was fast closing, } feet when upon tne point of ane and fell back to third, Malone Kelley th went ahead, taking second the hall mile, and soon reduced the distan Gilt, who only led hun a lengih at the thre quarter pole, Coming up tne stretch Kelley went front, but lett his eet when near the score, ig the Gilt take the heat by a length, Kelley second, Maloney third, Star fourth, Clie! ith, Zcaddie sixth, flenry seventh, Manhattan eighth and Gilbert ninth, ‘Lime, 2:2734. Fourth Heat.—Manhattan had half a length the start, Matmbrino Gilt and Caledonia Chiet second and third, gide by side, On the turn the Gilt got. hail a length ahead of Kelley, Who was a neck ali o: Maloney, he three lengths ahead o1 Mam- brino Star, On the backstretch tue rear horses fell into file, Maloney and Kelley neck and neck, the Gut a lengeh in iront, Maloney then closed on Mambrino Giit, leaving behind, but broke on the stretch, and Mambrino Gift crossed the score a e, Kelley third, the Star Fourth, enth, Gold: dust eighth, Kate Gilbert ninth, ‘ime, SUMMARY, BUFFALO PAnk, B Avausr. First DAY OF THE HIGHTH A. $4,000, for horses that have nev | heats, best three in five, in harness; $2,000 to frst, $1,000 to second, $600 to third, and $400 to fourth horse. 1. M, & H. Nye’s ch. 8, Mambrino Gitt. $43 Dan Pfit b. g. Barney Kelley. 124 M, Goodin's b. g. Stewart*Maloney. 3B 4a C. Leggatt's t Mamobrino Star. 2444 L. L. Dorse; ‘s, ch. ¢. Zlicaddie Gold- dust, . 4768 ‘Thomas Brown's 8. 8. 55 6 . J. Bowen's b. ma. Kate Gilbert. 5699 aves & Loomis’ b. g. Bay Henry 6974 Alexander Patterson’s br. 8, Manhattan. 9 8 8 7 John W. Wright's cn. g. Plan aig, Benjamin Mace’s r. g. Walter, Dan Mace’s ch. 4. Fearnaught, P. Daly's bik, g. Arthur... . T. 1. Sullivan’s b. m. Belle (formerly Bay Filly). First Hea Blanche left the score half a length ahead of J. G. Brown, Nettie third, the others mov- mz inayronp, At the quurter pole Blanche was @ length ahead of Brown, who was two lengths ab of Nettie, and at the ‘half-mile Blanche widened the gap to three lengths, Brown jalling back to fourth place, Nettie taking ihe second place, two lengths in ac At this point Blanche, Nettie, Young and Brown were in Indian fle, @ length apart, and there Nettie went in ad- vance, aliead of Blanche, and Brown stepped im before Young, coming up the stretch. Netue crossed the score three-quarters of a length ahead of Blanche, Who was a i ahead o: Brown, Young fourth, Parkis’ Abdallah fifth, Comee sixth, Nettie went off in advance, but he lead and obtained tt, He got 1 Brown anl Nettie, who soon Young closed for two lengths ahead ined their places, howeter, and they passed uarter pole ali togeth the halt-miie Brown was half a length ahead of Nettie, Young ‘dvopping behind, and going to the three-quarter pole brown was a length and a jai! to the front. Nettie made up this: gap by close and steady work, and they were neck and neck again at the pole. Up the homestretch they trotted togetner like a team, and Blanch who had stolen Young's place, was close on the! quarters, and they crossed the score amid great cheering, Nettie haifa length ahead of J. G. Brown, neth vehind, Young iourth, Abdallah ep sixth. Time, Me ‘ke’s Abdallah had the lead, and going up the quarter stretch J. G. Brown’ was inaking a lively struggle for the place which he | won, Nettie at the same time taking second place and Abdallah falling back to third, At the half-mile Brown and Nettic were’ again neck and neck, Blanche tn the third place and Abdallah back to | fourth position, Going to the three-quarters Nettie | | get the lead, but Brown was fighting her neck and | Presidential party, and everybody, that is | everybody whom it was the pieasure of | | those in the secret to notily, — was Jon the qui . In this city ‘especial reparations were mud, Pullman cars were re- neck once more at the turn, and they came up the stretch as before, side by side, Just before getting to the score Nettie was seen to be gaining ground inch by inch, and Blanche was coming down with arash, Nettie passed under the string winucr by halfa length, winning the race im three straight heats. Blanche pushed in ahead of Brown, bat was put back to third place for running, Brown beng deciared second, Abdatiah fourth, Young filth, Co- mee sixth, Time, 2.24%. SUMMARY. SAME Day.—Purse $10,000, for horses that never beat 2:27, mile heats, best tnree in five, in harness $5,000 to first, $2,500 to second, $1,500 to third and $1,000 to fourth horse. John E. Turner's b. m., Nettie. Alex. Lewis’ br, g. J. G. Brown, (lormerly Henry Todd) we 323 Dan Mace’s bi he 233 Thos, J. Oliver's, ch. g. Tuos. L. Young. 445 John 8. Parke’s b. Ss, Parke’s Abdallah, (formerly Dauntless) .... 554 4.5. Bowen's, b. g. Come: 64 John McKee’s b. g. Brother Jonathan. M. Roden’s b. g. Castie Boy.. F. Nan Ness’ b. g. St. James. Alden Goldsmith's b, g. Gloster. C. 8. Green’s ch. m. Lucille Gold Dust. Time, 2 % 4 PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Kate the Winner of the $200 Match. Three hgndred gentlemen assembled‘at the Pros- pect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon to note the result of a match of $200 between Israel Denton’s bay gelding Unexpected, to wagon, and H. W. Howe’s brown mare Kate, in harness, mile heats, best three in five, Kate had the call in the betting 2to 1. She won the race in three straight nents, inven to the disgust of Uuexpected’s friends, wing.is a The following SUMMARY. Prosrect PARK Fark Grounps, L, L, August 5.— Match, $200, mile heats, best three in five. Hiram W, Howe's, br. m., Kate, in harness..1 1 1 Israei Denton,s, b. gy gone towagon.2 2 3 Quarter, Hal, Mile, First heat... 2:55 Second heat. 2353 Third beats... ais oo ee