New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-13
THE TURF.
THE PHILADELPHIA FALL MEETISG.-THE PRINCE
OF WALES A SPECTATOR OF THE RACES
IMMENSE AsSEMBLAGE.
Correspopdence ~ The N Y Trhnns


OF WALES 4 SPECTATOR OF THE RACES
| IMMENSE AsSEMBLAGE.
Correspondence Of The N. y. Tribune.
GIRARD House., Oct 10, 1860,
The Philadelphia Fall Mestog commenced to-day at
Point Breeze PARK and there is every prospeos of T.
proving most suecessful The are over which
the distant about four mites from the
city aid Is one Of lhe inest spd NOS clmDe,s ia al
It's arrangements in the Uni ed S,4tss. Tee properly
of a company Of private gen lewen, il has not been
Tostitutd 10 those purposes Of trottng racing rob
berries wbh have gained such nenyiable nrtoriety
for the Suffolk Park Course 10 Philadelphia The race
are got mp and managed by nam, Der OF III. l.ldias
men OF city, who are attached % the amus4nents
Of the turf but do not attempt 10 make them the means
Of personal peculiarly benei'. The purses they Offer
are liberal enough 10 induce the Of fret 4ss raes
horses 10 contend for IN while they have every con-
deIce in the honor and Qoodiatn Of the Directors Of
the Meeting, and The certainty of their receiving tie
money offered, if they are successful in Winning
fact which has not al ways been realized at some of tie
New-York race meetings of late years.
1t was at first expected that the Pdnse Of Wales
would be present 70 witness the races boz an ofciI
announcement tsing bis inability 10 sttead having
been pub ished in the morning. Kept vast numbers from
yieitirg Point b. esze, who would otnerwise have.
awaited the nfev's OF su h capital opportunity Of
gain ng view OF the f0turs monarch o. Great Brtsn.
Ar attachment 70 the SPORTS OF the iaIf however,
seems innate to an EDg'ishnsD and the Prince seems
to inherit the zane love for racing which hss de
tipeulsOtd his fapily Notwithstanding, therstors,
The official declaration of his iotntion net 10 visi. Point
Breeze he could Withstand the temptation 10 wit
Iess the msuDer in which racog is managed ia this
country ard attended by small M Der Of his sui,s
lie made his app arance on the balcony Of the grand
stsJd, portion of which had been reserved eIcasise
ly for biz accommodation Wi h much good tate the
~ ssemblage refrsntd from auy general N esa-
a. OF popular feeling, as is id.Dt fro tbs phi
vaie uppreteIdrg aannerin which he had come do sn
a lf de arr anf hair
az private spectator only He took great interest In
the rseir g, aud conversed freely with aayor Henry
srd seyerel Phil delpOs eentemtD. to whOn lie was
Introduced during the af ernooo.
The attendance If SPECTATORS was very great, there
beh from coo 20 10 900 per present comprising
the meet prominent and Influential citizens Of Phil tdel
pba. The fair sex @sll represented al least 0OJ
being 90 the The managers had reserved the
balconies Of the hotel for their exclusive USE bus
puroous they that the IA in front Of the grand
stand WIS completely occupied by theu seats being
plsced for their acconUOliiu. The day wsa deli arht-
fu genie bTe.zs tsnpefles agreea5ly tie scns
wSrm rays, while Becks Dagnllceot brass band
discooTsed most eloquent mu'ic in tho latervals
between the hess OF races. One Of The PRINCIPAL
esnTes OF the dsy WIS tba pres Of the old fanny
coach belonging 20 Gen. WashiogtOn. ORA En BY sir
teauiiUl gTsy Tsss, dtd whsh atrd; ed tn sfp.cJ
Ioil,e Ui the Prince. l. coUtsioed Alderman BIFtu,
emo Messrs. +. Coleman }. Stewart, Elliot, eaa her
leading citizens OF the Natd Wat Toe cIdage
itself IA 0ne OF those old ECgsh famiy ooaeis we %
frequently zee dcp,ced h PIC ures W the Revolutionary
era, and is mounted up N c,sge.asek sprn. Of n
meme strength. II had not ben driven before for
forty years, and % historical associations cals,d t q
be recorded with great Interest " Is tne pr)Dsry Of
ne Powell estate, and cane into their poscss.oa By
purtia'e after the death ~ iht Fafner ut his Coauy.
The hIet rae sec down on tue ufoert nne wssA
hatci,ap rae ofa lie dash FOR whi'h .hs sl.rAaei
Wa tlO0, with so iulisit sud 80 oily 4 daslf-J-
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