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Saratoga, August 20.— Tlie number of people on Hie 

 course and in and around the grand stand whs never ex- 

 ceeded in any year, This is imdpubtedly owing to the 

 admirable management of its officers and t tie efficiency 

 displayed by the lessee. The first race was a purse of 

 $300-; one mile and three quarters, winners ai either meet- 

 ing excluded, There were lour -starters. Reform, Dublin, 

 London and Red Dick. Reform won easily in 3.05& which 

 is one second and a quarter quicker than the same distance 

 was ever run before. The great event of the day was lire 

 four-mile race for n purse $1,400, for which the Starters 

 were Fellowcraft, Wanderer and Katie Pease. M. A, 

 l.iltel's Followcraft won timid intense exilement, and in 

 the shortest time on record, ?.-l!l.'.. The third race was a 

 free handicap steeple chase for sCpnrse of fBoO, There 

 were only two entries, Bullet and Vesuvius. Bit, let won 

 the race easily ; Vesuvius failed to go over the course. 



— Tlie extra days' l'aejug at Saratoga on August 21st was 

 for the benefit of the Saratoga Rowing Association. The 

 first race was for a purse of $500 ; distance three-ijiiarters 

 of a mile, whieh brought out the folio wing starters : 

 Fleming's Emily Fuller, Moore's O'Neil. MrDanfel'sMtutee, 

 MoKee & Co's. Minnie Mark, Coffee's Ida Wells, Dona- 

 hue's Dublin, and Ayer's Erastus Coming. Madge was 

 favorite in the pools, and won casilv by two lengths, 

 Dublin second, and Minnie Mae third. "Time, 1:15?. The 

 second event was a selling race for a purse of $01)0 : dis- 

 tance one mile and a quarter. Five horses Started. Mc- 

 Daniel's Red Dick lilly ; Wahid's Mildew, Coffee's B. F. 

 Carver, Donahue's Wizard and Cariboo. The race was 

 won easilv bv Cariboo by two lengths, Red Dick filly 

 second, Mildew third. Time. 2:11. The third race was a 

 free handicap for a purse of $650, of which gloQ to second 

 horse ; distance two miles. The starters were Davis' Fad- 

 ladeen, Donahue's Lizzie Lucas and Botany Bay, Wc- 

 Danicl's Gala-ay, Moore's London, and Steam's Frank. 

 Soon after the start Galway threw his rider, who was 

 seriously injured bv his fall. Botany Bay took the lead 

 and kept it for about a mile and a half, when Lizzie Lucas 

 wtnt to tlie front, and won bv half a length-. Fadladeen 

 second, Botany Bay third. Time, 3:834. 



— The races at Saratoga on August 22d embraced three 

 events which ended the summer racing meeting. The 

 managers of -the association gave the entrain.' money of 

 Saturday last to the public schools of the Tillage, tlie funds 

 to he especially devoted to the building of a gymnasium 

 Tor tlie scliolars. The first race was for a purse of goOO for 

 ail ages ; distance one mile and an eighth. Only three 

 liorses stalled. McDanicl's Madge. Coffee's Carver, and 

 Avcr's Erastus Coming. Corning g01 off first, hut soon 

 fell behind, Madge going to the front, where she staved to 

 • lite finish, winning by ten lengths, Carver second, fifteen 

 lengths ahead of Corning. Time, 1:57& The second race 

 was a selling race, for a purse of $600; distance one mile 

 and three quarters. The starters were Donahue's Botany 

 Bay, Desmond's Mollie Darling, and McDanicl's Galway. 

 The three horses started well together, Botany Bay taking 

 the lead aud winning bv aclength, Mollie Darling second, 

 live lengths in front of Gal way. Time, 3:09. The Third 

 race was a hurdle handicap, mile heats, over four hurdles, 

 for a purse of $650. Four borses started. Lawrence A 

 Lorillard's Bullet, Green's Daylight, Tally's Vesuvius and 

 McDanicl's Julius Colt. Daylight was favorite before the 

 first heat, which he won by half a length. Vesuvius, 

 second, and Julius Colt, third. Time, 1:56?. The second 

 heat was won by Vesuvius by half a length, Julius Coll. 

 second, Bullet third. Time, 1:52*. In the third heat 

 Daylight aud Vesuvius only started, Vesuvius Winning the 

 head and the race by four lengths. Time, 1:54 



—The Hampden Park races closed on August 21st. The 

 meeting-has been one of unqualified success, and termi- 

 nated In an admirable and most satisfactory manner. 

 There were two postponed races to linish— the 3:38 and the 

 2:20. H. C. Hill won the sixth heat of the former in 

 2:28±; Nashville Girl secoud. Bella, the winner of the 

 fourth and fifth heals, won the eighth heat and the race in 

 2:30*. Nashville Girl took secoud money, H. C. Hill the 

 third, and Mac the fourth. 



Fred Hooper, the winuer of the first heat in the 2:20 race, 

 also won the fifth in 2:30, and the sixth iu 2 ;24sJ, giving 

 him the race. T. L. Young gets second motley, Mambrino 

 Gilt the thirtl. 



Glostcr won the 2:20 race, the last of* the meeting, in the 

 third, fourth and fifth beats, Cambrs tekidg second money. 

 Time, 2:2n>, 2:10}, 2:21. 8:28, 8:37$. 



KaiiMis Chief won the 2:31 race in the second, third and 

 fourth heats, Fleety Golddust taking second money. Time, 

 2:25,2:29,2:25, 2:27. 



The two mile hurdle race was won by Tabiat.hu, Crow's 

 Meat second, and Ned iLiulon distanced. Time. 4:51. 



—The Fairfield County Agricultural Society held their 

 regular trotting meeting on their grounds near Norwalk, 

 Conn. The premiums Offered Were $3,900, and the at- 

 tendance during the three days was excellent. The first 

 day, August 10th. there was a race, for a, purse of $500 for 

 the three minute class, best, three in five. L. L. Allen's b. 

 m. Laura wan. The second race was for a purse of $800, 

 for 2:30 class. P. Mance's b. m. M. A. Whitney won in 

 three straight beats. Time, 2:33'.', 3:304, 2.32A. On Au- 

 gust 20th "the first race was for a purse of $500 lor 2:50 

 class. Walker's b. m. Bay Bird won the last three heats. 

 Time, 2:45L 2:41, 2:41. The seeond race was for a purse 

 of $800 for 2:35 class. J. D. Gilletfs 2;. g, Messenger Boy 

 won the three last heats. Time, 2:3?*, 2:39.1, 2:39.!. On 

 August 21st the first race was a, purse of $fJ0D for 2:38 

 class. W. H. Nelson's Kitty won in three straight heals. 

 Time, 2:30, 2:30J, 2:38, Between the heats the pacer 

 Copperhottom was matched against lime to beat: 2:35. lie 

 paced three heats as follows : 2:27, 2:23.1, 2:39. 



EXERCISES IN THE SADDLE. 



EniTOR FoitKST AMD Stream;— 



Among the many suggestions, to out-door 

 your valuable paper, little reference seems 

 that most exhilarating of all pleasures, horsi 

 Summer will soon be past, and the cool air of autumn will 

 be upon us with its fleligUtful bright days, when this sport 

 can best be enjoyed. To a. person of sedentary habits to 

 whom an hour from business at the most is the best he can 

 spare, nothing is more beneficial than horseback riding. 



enjoy 1 

 to be i 

 back e 



It stimulates every muscle in tlie body, the horse doing the 

 work while the man takes the exercise, and Ihe writer 

 kntows from personal experience thai. Is ;i greftl cure fur 

 thnt American malady— dyspepsia. Tin 1 troul may refuse 

 tO bltf, siid the game to start, but, upon Ihe horse there is 

 a certain pleasure beyond all contingencies. The rider is 

 above everybody else, he goes faster than anvbodv else. 

 lie has for'a time at least a kind of ideal, and not actual 

 being, forget I ing himself almost entirely while enjoying 

 the exercise. At, one mdwont- be. imagines hhusell a gen 

 era! at the head of an army, at another an emperor making 

 a triumphal entry; now lie is a knight returning from 

 conquest, and now perhaps lie leads 'a charge in battle, or 





.♦hat 



thousands of dollars de| 

 actually believes all this 

 as if it wore 90, or might be so. 



By all menus ride a trolling horse, and leave to the ex- 

 clusive right of the ladies the gallop. Take good com- 

 pany with you, for coming the ''solitary horseman" is the 

 poorest of all medicines, if you have only your ills to con- 

 template while riding. Don't, ask the livery man before 

 you start if the horse you ai'e about tO mount is gentle, 

 kind and don't shy, but spring into the saddle and look 

 out for him yourself, thereby forgetting for the brief hour 

 all business and care. 



Ose as light a saddle and bridle as possible, for handling 

 ahorse with heavy harness is like landing 11, brook trout 

 with a bass rod. 



These few ideas are the result o£ only fifteen v-ears ex- 

 perience, bttt I well know that is short in comparison with 

 many of the army contributors to your paper, but I can 

 Safety Bay, with Unit short observation, that horseback riding 

 strictly adhered to (if only for an hour each day), will be 

 productive of great physical good. F. S. S. 



—The National Association for the Promotion of the In- 

 terests of Ihe American Trolling Turf, has appointed Mr, 

 Vail (heir Secretary and Treasurer. 



- V 'a:-i 

 the wonder 

 died at his 1 

 It is said In 



jar that John Harper, the owner of 

 mgfellow and other celebrated racers, 

 lear Midway, Ivy., on August 19th. 

 irtre fortune." 



Jfttfytttl Hjn$times. 



— The international tourney at cricket was opened at 

 Halifax, N. S., 011 August 18th by a match between the 

 eleven of American and an eleven of the Canada. The 

 hitter won the toss and went to the wicket. Mr. Phillips 

 and Mr. A. Power, of Ottawa, took the bat against the 

 bowling of Mead. The inning continued until I o'clock, 

 the Canadian making a total of 94, of which Phillips con- 

 tributed 52. The Americans then went in, and when time 

 was called, Ihey had made 133, with live wickets down. 



Tlie match was resumed the following day. The Ameri- 

 cans concluded their first inning at 1 P. M., with 11 total of 

 191 runs. The Canadian team then went to tile hat and 

 scored 60, leaving the Americans the winners hy one in- 

 ning and 31 runs. On Ihe 20th the American eleven began 

 lo play with the eleven of Emrland, and at 1 o'clock play 

 was stopped for the dav, owing to the rain. The Ameri- 

 cans, who went first to the wicket, had scored 181, with a 

 loss of eight wickets. On the 21st the game was resumed 

 at 11:30 A.M., the Americans closing their first inning 



with the following score : 



Ash In 



Larvc 

 llojik 



Total . . 



'aylor 



JibaVuglVtba,'*^ 



The English team then went, lo the wicket, ami at, lunch 

 (2 o'clock) four men were out (Mitchell, Davis, Barker aud 

 Reid) for a score of 50, After lunch the English learn went 

 again to the bat. The following is their score: 



bim 



Lieut. Ei-id t 

 Cant. Wallae 



Meade 



Lieut. Gar.U 



■:,s tlupkhisdfl bC. ftiwJuui"!] 



:i|ct, BopkiiiBOii li C. NewUal) .... 



<• byes, 2 Willi',,, :.; 



Total . 



...-16 



11 



Byes, it; leg by 

 Total,... 



s, 3.. 



This was a brilliant result for the American cricketers. 



— The Brooklyn Scottish games came, oil in Myrtle Ave- 

 nue Park 0,1 August 20th. '"The [OllOWiug athletes were 

 awarded prizes as follows: Flitting heavv stone— John An 

 derson, 35 feet 4J indies; standing iuuip — A. Rennie, 9 feet 

 7 inches; throwing heavv hammer-- A. McKay, 87 feet, li 

 inches; tossing the caber- A McKay, 37 feet 1 14, inches; 

 running jump— A. Bonnie, 19 feet li inches; running high 

 leap— A. Rennie, 5 feet and 6 inches ; hilch aud kick— a fin 

 — T. .Munsella and A. Beid, 8 feel, r , inches each; short 

 race— A. Rennie j three-legged race— M. E. Moore and 

 S. Ilnke; broadsword danee-.l. Kennedy; boys' race- 

 Alfred McAdam ; eggrace~=M. B. Moore; red danqing— 

 James Aitchison; throwing light hammer— A. .McKav, 1 0-J 

 feet inches; vaulting with pole— Munsella, 9 led I 'inch : 



putting light stone— John Anderson, 11 feet 10 Inches ; long 

 race— A. 'Beid; Highland fling— James Atchison : standing 

 high leap— A. licid, -I fed, 3 inches; hurdle race— A. Reid'; 

 sack 1 ace -E.B. Fleming; wheelbarrow racc-Pclcr Beid; 

 extra boys' race— A. D, Edgar. 



—The Boston nine again defeated the Athletics at Dublin 

 on August 24th by 12 to 7. This is the sixth victory in 

 succession by the'Bostons in their English games with the 

 Athletics, 



-The grand match between representatives of ten of the 

 leading amateur clubs of Brooklyn and New Vork, which 

 took place August, 17th, was in every way u greal success. 

 The match was played under Mr. Chadw'iek's new ruie of 

 ten men and ten innings, and it was umpired under profes- 

 sional rules by Burdock of the Mutuals iu fine style. The 



advantages of the 



plainly apparen 

 plays by i he se< 

 rule, the play 

 both in bat lint 

 the Brooklvr, p 

 full score of th 



nprovement in the game were made 

 ie additional facilities given for fine 

 boatman being a feature of the ten men 



In- New ', n ; - i 1 - ,i miidel display 



Seltlinc and alter the fourth innings 

 : is the 





BnOOKI.VN. 



I.i'iiuith 

 ,1. Fallot 

 0. Patio 



-Mo'taM 



Totals 



i)|\V.-l...-(l I), 



OUJnmi, r [ 



llDotlge, tsr b 



DWoostrer. 3(1 b 



1 



1 f 



...I 9 



I B x' 

 II (I D 

 1M II ft 



n n •.> 8 o 

 n 3 o i 



1 4 4 



(I D 1 3 



ft 3 1 



1 G () 



1 (I 



U 2| Totals I) •:; ;'/i ffl :i 



Ijltxa EAcn iNroNu. 



New York,,. 1 1 1 1 n (I (l 11 0-4 



Brooklyn II (I ft ft 0—0 



Unas eamccl-New Yruk. II; Brooklyn. 0. First base by urtota— New 

 York. :-i; Brooklyn, 1. First base by wicles -X™ York. I; t,r,i,i!;iyii. 2. 

 Total wMcs piU'hmi— By Fallon, 10; by Brett. SO. Umpire, Mr. EiuuVl: 

 of the Mutual Club. Time Of same, One liour and tltiny miiiDlrs. 



--The championship record of the clubs now playing in 

 the arena to dale, is as follows: 



tmo. , mm, o"„»..-,/„./. FtmjeiL 



cMcago," ..".",7.7.*.".'. .';;.':::; t» S m 



Pbiliinehiliia. 

 Hartford..., 



Atlantic 



Hallim,,,-,, .. 



—The followi 



Ancnst \.'l— FIj-rwi 



Aiu.'11-I ts-Fb-aw: 



'.!_', I- ,"-|-'U--|l>. 



Angus! 30-Fly.iw 



li 



It) 

 SS 



ii 



an 



g is the record of the victories of the Flv- 



' as heard from: 



vs. Mutual, al SartttOM ai to i 



econd 



were they 



]ierli)rni- 

 .eingpub- 



if (hey 



cannot be tempted to play with cither of ihe American 

 clubs. There has been considerable practice among tin 

 cricket clubs, but still they do not wish io Eapkie eitheT of 

 the nines; offers rif eighteen mrii and five Oilts even will 

 not tempt them, and so lo keep up with the advertised 

 promises the boys have lo work very hard. 



The correspondent of the Boston Juunnd says in refer- 

 ence to the match at Princes : "Friday noon the Americans 

 went to the bal, and ran up a score o'f 110 in about two 

 hours. After lunch the Prince's Chili took the 

 innings, which finished for 39 runs, mid thus i 

 beaten in one inning and 50 to spare— the wl, 

 mice on their part, The score is not worthy i 

 lished, being moslly aoose eggs. The odds 

 been given the other way— eighteen of Rnglaui 

 eleven. A number of good cricketers were i 

 and were much irritated, abhoiu'h a few -.uc 

 the conduct of the club by sffiying >t was out ( 

 the players were at country" cricket matchc 

 had not known of this match for months. If' An 

 can cross the ocean to play, cannot they take an hour's 

 ride to keep an engageBienl ? Most of the expressions were 

 ol disguM, denouncing the conduct of the cricket club as 

 disgraceful, and savin- ihey would catch it in the papers. 

 Although il was spohen of as very unfortunate in the 

 Times and other leading dailies, Hie censure was very 

 mild." 



The same writer says : 



"Among other things that interest an American is the 

 Skating Park. This is a large space, partly under cover 

 laid with very large marble iiles, aud used for skating on 

 parlor skates. i\lr. Plimpton, well known in Boston, is 

 here, and superintending the completion of a large rink for 



the Americans at this exercise, sonic being rcinarkahh- ex- 

 pert and graceful. Although to members are so i Kclusive, 

 most of Ihem having titles, it is Comparatively easy for ai'i 

 American to obtain tin invitation to the privai'c portion of 

 tlie ground." 



— Loud and Water, of August 8th, in its comments on 

 base ball, says ; "Of tfic game itself, as seen during the 

 week in Eondon, lit lie can be said, except iu praise. It was 

 generally fancied that cricketers would be rather inclined 

 deprecate and ignore, but, the cricket, world has been the 

 first, not only to welcome, but to applaud. To cricketers, 

 indeed, baseball presents many lessons that might judi'- 

 ciously be accepted, in one respect alone the Americans 

 have shown Englishmen what, can be done in accuracy 'of 

 throwing. Here yon rarely bud a cricketer who can be 

 relied upon for consistent accuracy iu returning the ball to 

 the wicket keeper. It is returned somehow, and that 

 seems quite snoitgh. Sometimes at the head, and more 

 often al the feet, it comes in at a great pace probably, but 

 slill in a, manner calculated to disturb the whole system of 

 a wicket-keeper by the constant lunges, and often' vain ai- 

 tempts to reach the ball iu an impossible position. With 

 the baseball players matters are ahogcther different. 



—Mr. Asa VV~. Smith, brother of Mr. Mark Smith, the 

 actor, and an old and most highly esteemed member of lilt 

 Cnior Base Ball Club of St, Bonis, was drowned in the 

 surf, whihi bathing off Biddcford Poole, Maine, on tile 3hs(. 

 ult, lie was a lb.. rough Southern gentleman, and tried his 

 best to keep Up the high status of base ball as a gentleman's 

 game. 



—The match between the professionals iiud amatetl 

 the benefit, of the Mills family at Brooklyn, August 2 

 suited in a one-sided and unintcrcs.liii'g match, Ihe sci no 

 standing at 14 for Ihe Mutual nine to 1 run by the New 

 Vork Amateur ten. The game yielded about' a huu.be, 1 

 dollars lo the fund. 



—The Chicago nine defeated the Baltiinores al, Chicago 

 on August, 34tll by a score of 4 to 8 only in a ten innings 

 game — the best contest yet. 



—The Chclseas of Boston were .Ideated hy the King 

 Philip nine on August, 83 by 7 to 0. 



—On August 22 the Nameless nine defeated the Nasyaus 

 at Prospect Park by a score of 18 to (I. Nearly 8.00U peo 

 pie witnessed the contest, 



5 for 



