New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-09


wonderful amount Of that fnesse and strategy
for the purpose of capturing tmii or plausible
gentleman of means. The girls are allowed to frt
with the Young beaux the promenade until the proper
moment arrives when they are warned into the parlors
by the clucfing mamma who has fanked some bald
headed suitor and is arranging for dinner en- famie
tomorrow.
The society is yarious there are sporting men and
fast women; bankers merchants politicians artists,
actors, military officers and even few Gtterateurs'
They Of all ranks in life except the poorest There
are Wallst. mionaires and the Canal-st. mincrs.
The petted beauties of Fifthave and the sturdy Kan
sas farmer The representatives Of foreign legations
and the bitterest most unrepentant of Rebels.
KILLING TINE.
l find beside motley crowd of blacklegs. cyprians,
gamesers ministers and respectable old deacons whom
chance curiosity interest has thrown in here. Pros
perity like adversely makes strange bedfellows Here
is an aged reprobato dyeing his hair and beard and
assuming the air Of dandy, and trying hard to per
suade rich old Miss Virgins to marry him. which by
the way she is likely TO do Hoary old Cherrc Is daily
ing with the reuvenated Mrs Wait, relict Of three
husbands without even coming to the main question
Filtration thrives space Old ladies are besegng the
poor males TO take them 10 the OPERA the lake, the
races the springs and TO the dances In fact the rule is
to take and yield privileges than at home. These
latter are most enjoyable and least Objectionable ofa the
multiform recreations, unless I except the prayer
meetings which monopoli,e the other end Of the day.
These postpone for another letter as the prepsrs
tons indicate grand opening out Of new dresses and
elaborate cofnres. If our people would really allow
themselves to lie faow, this sort OF life would be WELL
But they cant vegetate The men still insist upon
gambling If not in stocks and trade. they drop into
John Morriscys club house and fight the tiger or back
favoTte horse at the Shrewd old fellows are
forced to read through the dreay columns of the stu
pdest Of papers. and try and cheat themselves into
the belief that they are having good time.
NOTICEABLE VISITORS.
In the vast crowd one may notice Gen. Redtipple
with his rosy. genial countenanee smiling on the circle
of fair creatures with his big heart moro danger
than ever before. Here is the reputable Greenback
family of Cincinnati with daughter still anprovded
for Here also, is the Winbald family of Fifth'ave.
mother and daughters the latter looking we'll the part
of the Goddess of Liberty and like the Goddess fond
Of crowd of worshipers. Here is the witty and
wicked Mrs. NJ. whose skill In saying and doing
naughty things SO as give the least possible oense
is marvellous Here are the Leftovers who have been
here four or five Summers and whose desperate and
frantic 1irtatiors seem TO bring them nearer the
hymeneal sacrifice. Hero are nearly 200 plain and
proper old maids from Connecticut and Massachu-
sets who decry the prevailing fashions In dress AID
hair who pride themselves upon their Intellectually
ard whose rigorous dialectio strangely enough, re-
pulses every fresh friend. Here come also 10 young.
grlish unsuspecDg and amazingly delighted little
chits with hearts free and laughter in their eyes,
marvellous taste in dress revealing exquiete bofers
and oausserie lot to hint at the tspor arms, rosy
cheeks and porting lips exciting the admiration OF
the men, young and old and the envy Of the women.
THE RACES.
The feature Of the time Is the racing extraordinary.
The grand bah season will he ushered in this week.
but for the present the H. attraction send
you detailed account Of the running ia yesterdays
races which will reveal the fact that the running
horses arc about be introduced into this country with
almost European prestige. By and by We shall have
or Ascots and Derbys. and Leger days and Saratoga
viii be the grand annual meeting. The concouree Of
fine people yesterday iand to-day was imposing. The
women seemed as much delighted with the racing a
the men, for ttere vein Of sympathy extend
ing from women TO horsehesh Tic races went of on
both occasions in good order The women in the gal.
leres clarped their little rloved hands applnuded and
made novel and tempting bets with each other and
their escorts.
| Anybody who supposcs that this species Of nmusc
ment has anything 10 do with the Improvement in the
breed Of horses capable Of believing that prize fight
ing has for its object the Improvement of the breed Of
man. The Ring and the Turf have many features and
faces in common though the latter is eninently the
least disreputable.
THE HITTING.
The attendance at the races to-day was larger than
yesterday. The bright skies were propitious and
l,odp ho,
scrupes OF prorriety, persuaded it was fashion
able end for once in their lives attended horse race
The absorbing moment OF this amusement ia Of
course the trial Of speed Of the horses particularly
when the race has reached its climax The real and
engrossing business Of those who suppor and
the turf is the attendant betting This is mainly con-
Quoted under the system known az .pools which ors
started by some individual who sells tho cboice NJ
horses for given race at auction. The whole Of
the sums thus paid In paid over IN tho
J holder Of the card having the name NJ tho
winning horse less three per cent ns hi.
commission. Dr. Underwood horse. breeder and horse
doctor of Lexington, KY, ia the vendor of these
chances. During the night at Whites Hotel and AZ
the stand before the races. the little Doctor ia busy
knocking OF the several horses. About 40 different
pools were sold to-day at prices ranging from 81 OO
down. Arcola, the winner of yesterday. brought an
average Of $4,000 for three pools In the incosure in
front Of the Grand Stand were collected some 400 or
500 of the "spots who making bets; $1,000 and
s5Oo bills were pledged freely and poor devil with
$500 could be accommodated by a holder.
| THE HORSES.
Only three horses entered for the first rncc the
Saratoga Cup.sKentucky. Rhnodync and Capt. Moore
horse. The heat two miles and quarter, and the
betting was very heavy Kentucky being the favoritc