The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06

wednesday C0noerts-Ao~AO81eo1 AcQuA~
sittons, 80.
thunder storm, accompanied BY smart shower q
rain, interfersd with the open air concert yesterday.
Hundreds OF visitors beat rapid retreat when the rain
came on and many more were, doubtless, prevented by
the same cause from setting out on their acoustos1
Saturday afternoon expedition Mr. Dodworsh's exosl-
lent band played with their accustomed SKILL and those
who stood the damp grass to hear them got CRAFTY.
ing concert and trust did not catch TooDaesome
cold. These frequent rains keep the flowers sna
the green sward in magnificent condition LIS
year 1t this time the grass was burnt up see
tho flowers were barely able 70 gasp for bressh-
It Is contemplated, believe. to have band at No
Park on Wednesday afternoons beginning on wednes-
day next They will play the lake, TO the disoom-
nture Of the swans who will thus acquire many popa-
lar tunes that Of them hardly help singino
themselves 70 death TO tho air OF "Yankee Doodle"
instead Of those ETHEREAL melodies with which swans
rom time immemorai. have been privileged 70 aooom.
pany their own obsequies But whatever the views q
tho swans and wild fowl may be, the public, We fes1
assured win appreciate this addition to the attractions a
Since Barum's living cufiosites met Cory doom the
geological inmates Of the arsenal have bad increased
learned ssA - 4sassths happy family, have many q
them ransfsrred ths. sssen.enst 70 tho animals q a.
and the monkeys e they don't ike to Be- tssssd-ws
against The country folks Several importan. Additions
have lately been make TO the collection which s really
becoming Of ana value ana on
10 become national institution Among the most re
cent accusations may be named ane alligator Two
side the arsenal, not far from tho beaver in tank
prepared expressly for him and fenced round. He Ia .
preston Of countsnsnoe as the Western man remarked
The difficulty Is how 10 give the public fair chance =
S scoSsn a. this As is hardly
tanned Though he lies very quiet shedding orockodile
tears over his captivity the crtter might prove
him, and good fat baby nowhere.
There is some talk Of speedy commencement OF
restaurant at the Park Some extension Of the acoomo
dalton present afforded in the eating and drinking line
has long been needed. Messrs Rsdford Stetson, the
entepsing essees Of the Casino do the best they can
with the limited space at their disposal but elbow
room Ia . necessity.
The Park, tho Road and tho Track.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Four o'clock Strikes and leaving down town cares -
look after themselves take horse and process
up town. for tho purpose Of having drive up the rosd
TO how old friends their favorite roters
doing this hot summer weather Ring goes the bell q
the stable door, which being opened BY Peter our faith
full boy" shows ponies already hitohed UP 70 enc
Of those fairy single seats
ssWell Peter, everything all straight"
eyes sir; fine . nddle."
Putting long duster we take our seat behind the
sorre and black and drawing up tho reins drive out
into the street. Cant say much for these side strees
jolting and pounding into holes and out again. s The
rule. Don't think any Of the Croton Board own rotts
They must oonnne themselves TO riding in omnibus
or they would have pity light wagons and have the
up town streets made decently passabe. We are glad
10 reach Fifth avenue, where we ind q smoothef
surface TO drive Here s the usual crowd Of vehicles
barouches bretts bugges dogcarts and vctoras with
lively sprinklins d totting wagons WHOSE drivers g
spring tho axles Of their eight buit oonveyaaosA ~
surface Of the roads is smooth and very nice for wasss
70 run on But be careful not TO drive too fast Tor III
''men in gray' will give you warning II you do
What beautiful lawns stretch away 70 the right and
lee with glmpses Of water through the shrubbsryt
How majestcally the white swans sail along upon the
bosom Of the lake. scarcely escaping the oars Of ne
passing boats, whose merry occupants try In
See the ocks Of sheep grazng upon the short sweet
grass Of the lawns and often come some strange
discloses its foreign birth We had q headache down
town, but the sweet smell Of the new mown hay enA
the delicious breeze Of the river far below has sent that
from the hospital the hill How they do enjoy then.
Selves making so light Of the misfortune Of losing
leg are striving 10 ourun and outump the Same number
who have lost right leg God bless them and may 9
hope soon 70 see i completed. We reach the lane,
which has been repaired r. Is well - tho ,. r0.1
eight thousand dollars. Sadly i needed Il, too; one
place on the lang that has been left for water COURSE
swearing before the summer over IL not arranged dk
fcrentiy. 40
his King Of the Road Pickle; Son, with Kitty Wink,
who won q cool thousand for him last week; Hum
w'H S1 With Mac Wilder With his brown
and black Lesdbeer with his white footed sorrel mara
They all trottng fast and go by the club house o.
spanking gait How makes the blood ngle TO see the
well cared for beauties striving not 70 dshonor their
owners Here is Hoffman, with Butler and Boston Boy,
taking a quiet speed by themselves; the Boy with his
nice stride going so free and easy.
And now we have reached Pete Dubois half mile
the sheds looking SO neat in their fancy summer sheetS
Our horses checks are let down and their mouths
we'll sponged out and now we vii! 60 up on inc track
jolly crowd too and the busy hum Of conversation IN
which "horse talk largely predominates IS heard On
every side Milk punches and sherry c0bblers are being
mbibed extent, the day L. warm and thirsa
must be gu 'nched Messrs. Turnbull and Gilman are
trying to match, and the others are eagerly dis
oussng the merits Of their horses matches past and 70
come. Every few moments out comes memorandum
book and bet OF hundreds or thousands, as the
may be- Is written within, that some one will ose
and, of course, some one will win
The ladies' stand very neat one too further down
their husbands brothers and lovers horses they trot
past, and when or three 'brush each other, they
show by their animated countenances that they
prcciate good horse as well Of masculine gender
we take an observation and find Cushman and Andrews
having bout with their double teams Ferguson, with
his bob,aed troer Is making tho sand fly, too Geo.
Allen with his brown Hambletonian colt: Dr. Moroland,
and pachen stallion; Harker with Brunette Brock with
bay mare; the venerable John Harper with his team OF
soIrels and Commodore Vanderbilt with Post Boy ana
Rockingham.
Ali CT ear the track For here comes Dun Walter,
tho great do bio driver, with his bay team He has
logged" them and now comes up for the word Take
out your watches gentlemen" "Go" Ia said, and with
good scnd of they leave round the turn, and up the
hill, trotting steadily and we'll The white spot ID
reached twenty six seconds and they disappear behind
the hill, and, quickly reappearing show by the pace
they going that quick time will be made without
skip or break. The score Is crossed, and one
m mute and twenty ono and three quarter seconds
is stated to be the Tune made by twenty
different watches, rate OF speed sufficiently
owned by Patterson, this track account OF being
hlly and the dincuty OF driving close TO the pole, be-
side being sandy, makes II some ton seconds slower.
Bonners Peerless down in her shod probably waiting