The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26
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Great -Four Mile Race On the
Fashion Course.
r VICTORIOUS.
Scenes ON the Road and on the
Course,
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Course,
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~ raco i tho Fashon Course yesterday, whicn mas
,Scr abs9be5 The attention OF the sporting raserniy'
hardly surpassed in in'eress oy me ros "nicn came
,Y tho ay before !. tae CeEtrevle Course. The scci
.n, ,at hefc oa ef the horses which 70 ccntes.
Sr Ne purse or $40 600 materially detracted from the
Of OCCASION and the inclement and threat
espg aspect Of the weather tended 10 deter large rurn
Der OF pcrrone who otherwise would have been on the
xroupc Upper tsndor and the lover million Of The
fancy'' lasi and faster women the knights Of the
r. s-d then sa!e,stee, well general delegation
rcsa tic .rer, MANKIND were nrrerous,y represented
We give below inct rccoun Of tho race, thu scenes
M road scd ,n the course
on THR ROAD.
b oopsec snce OF tne threEening appearance Of The
sies tho t.o roads 20 the Fashion Ccrrse ct "a
crowded yesterday they would certssiniy have been f
Ae weather. RAD occn fair Nverthels our hlocd horses
rshicassle vehicles and beautiful women turned out in
scopds rtyle The usual SAINTS on tn, way to
sase & are oF aoise aud duet -ere nocs altogether
sshecn. but tide Of fssnlCn sra pleasure rolled on G
csowp,y rs dli before we ferry coats, generally
x,o ana Irregular tried the r strength OF their tc
er, 10 acCs nmodate the Yes lie, war he
~ onc patron4d lhen The depc. the New York
vide vTee.h s.ned beyond precede1t long
sefore proper time for assembling the course and
aa carriages os-i terribly with one another for
The rather equyoca advantage Of Grsl conveyance Tho
sanessa road, thOssh interesting, not in any
way exciting. There Of chAises and
rnxes 1led with healthy and sta ~or;h and
nafrx instances eLtempore got up, which
Tic whole did net amount TO very great dea At
oeric Influences are in FACT responsible for spelling
spindd occasion and the m saccess Of great national
e?er II the clerk Of the weather had been in town and
n yocd hnmor might and would Rave bad an unpa-
raiseed day Of enjoy Tho drzze Of the morning
AID one good service. aayed the dust VI tie roads,
add made Journey 20 the easy and comfortable
No Aaits enjoyed themselves eediDg'y the road, or
IA beas, they seemed to do they laid back in their
open b. touches and carriages and gave themselves
rp 70 the fullest qualification OF the passing hour.
There WAS no absence Of fat horses, fast men,
and dazzling beauties The ladies smiled on the
ue1tlcmrn, the drivers In The best Of hunors
whipped their exciiediy, and the whole oorgs
aaebcd the in briiAncy and spiendor sNo
body seemed " think OF anything besides the II
happy and scene to dozens Of carriages
asd hacks of all kinda rolling along In mad haste 10
common centre Rorses With long tails and short tails,
end vehiocs Of all ,he Of ,he RAINBOW and every
oososvasle eccentrciy Of shape, be observed
rafting along the read with insonoeivable speed and In
petuoety The coup All the road really maxnd-
cent; but If tho puviaI deity had net been bad
hun,or reporters would have had stirring
scenes 10 describe.
ON THE COURSE.
Although the Fashion Course was not as busting and
lively this occasion II has often BEEN there
enough Of life and animation 10 excite the most
phiesmaiic disciple Of the stoics. Tho green swArd
soordipg on the ,hronged with carriages,
and when reporters arrived the rain clouds
dispersed and the shining forth In majesty
and splendor Tho grass looked greener despite
the near approach Of blighiDg autumn The carriages
rolled her into the grand emporium, and
the sight Of the whole assembly, oncentered the gates
was grand and dazzling Temporary shcis and tents
withou. pumber were erected on the grounds and the
nanbor Of oysters and sandwiches that submitted
submitted to the process Of dcsuon altogether
without numerical comparison, and yet therc
Was not ihs spot what may well be termed big
crowd" With clear day, and all the advantages there
on attendant there bo doubt this would hare
been Of the most exciting and numerously attended
races ever ccen In this country. The grand stand
crowced wil las, fashiOnable ladies' who stered In
AL The beauty CT SILKS and The track itself
also nlsd with "far ard brave men !" proni
among the crowd being the Distinguished pcslsts %
the Jay. n fact John G Hccrnn, John Mcrr'saT -
.,o, rorso rtr- Assenon Of the spectators
40 tao amouc horses that 10 engage 10 the
race.
ne runbcr Of Strangers present greater than
been known 70 the frcquenter Of the for many
ycs ard the easy manners lark comrexons aud grace
fal Res9 Of Attire, characteristics Of sunny Path
erDcrs they saunered through the aed did no, make
dicult 10 perceive that large representation came
IRON tho other sidc Of Mason Diron's Inc. The prlne
pal number Of there from Virginia. Louisiana and
south cArolins and embraced The mos, distinguished
sporting end horeonen Of that section Prominent, amcug
10 who occupied the stand the Hon John 8otts OF
Virginia while any number Of losscr lights, politically
domesilcsly, sPccalativeiy Commercially and light IA
srody, male ard Scmae, "hc, che and H." from within
and without tho nsStropss graced every part OF the
rnepe lined the lenses, mounted tie vehicles crowned
the summit Of the stands ard completed picture Of life
snd beauty which was an attraction BY Itself
THE STORM
thss suddenly after al traces ar ts approach
hsd fssppcarat, TO- OF much fun and crjoy
meat though many person, Eho enjoyed them
solver we're soaked x the skin BY ths ptces rain.
Planet bad jnst = viotorloasy, after speadlay
Contested four mile heal when the rain began fall In
small sos, accompanied by stroug gs's q wind prc
ssuiy ls-rcrg 10 the progaitsnsofa miniature dclagc
All tie ne ladies who were orowdlng The common
bit e. m0miuis before wcro nov thrown ln.o
CONFUSION and disorder sad each one began 10 run
for Der s--rsgc With q degree q spsOd osy sur
passed BY saas q vel ksown gentleman a, sofcrino
Tie gssdy srd elegant drosscs the airy ,te bornsts
sna The malt colorcd EAawls Which stewart ami other
erscrS had recently clothed them With we're in mo.
men dcsircye BY the storm, ard msny a lady. who
went to The oolrte In al nc maguiasence q
Lpcry, resmuC4 home soiscd aaa bedAGbcd A.
v sls hal Oos1 dlrPcl % the river. SIX AMI
sstia umbrellas and FsrAsols q The aResi maze
and most elegant hb,pcs were moment iwssci nto
norPha~s oon.ass, and tic confusion q t6e women
10 erd i-1r piitecte.s and their carriages was mss
sughsSle aud .'do..ous sight, Al esS, 10 tA5se Who
~Src comfortably cHE Docd beneath shelter Of lho
rrard sa5d md sbos shcia II he vicluify Tie rain
,oSesd t0frnls and g., soia buried uts tssir
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