New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17
THE TURF AND GEN. GRANT.
Rr,IIisu, Display Mt the Dubois Trotdn2
Croupd-The Company Prescnt-Celc-
brated Racers put TO their ir""pA-
The Lieutcnapt-Genernfs opinion oi
morsenesh--His Movements hiher"


The Lieu,cnapt-Genernrso Opinion oi
Uorsenesh-His Movements after
ward.
One of the pleaSantest affairs OF the season,
in the proyince OF the turf off yesterday after
noon at the Dubois Trottng Ground just below Hleh
Bridge Gen. Grant having expressed desire 10 VIII
ness the movements OF some of the celebrated Now
York trottcrs OF which he bad heard so muoh Messs
George Wilkes and Robert Bonner had requested ihe
General to name a day when he would be at leisure
when thew promised 70 their influence IN sporting
circles TO such advantage that nearly all OF the more
famous seeds should be the ground and pass IN re-
view before him. Yesterday was the apponieu tine'
and as the affair became known. II Occasloncd peas
urabe excitement among the lovers Of me tuI Whcu
was considerably enhanced by the knowledge hat r'e
Tything would be done 10 render the display compete
The TRorrING GEoUSD
Selected was.the half mile racc-course o MI puDos
situated on the west side Of tie island. about one me
above ManhattamyiIc. The day was the IoIthc' o.
tins lovely Indian Summer, vita sunshine aII '-hl
breeze which almost Nprng'ike ~ us DllIy 'S, W.
nes. and at an early hour III tlc afternoon Tie is'
teams began TO thrUng the Bi0Omngdae l'Oad tlio"
ing up clouds OF dust, aud all making lot the upper phr
of the island. Gen Grant left te Met opo"in 44ot'l
in company with Gen. Lew. Wallace. HoOeri bghnSf'
I esd. and George Wllkes esq, at = O'CLOCK III ue
afternoon behind Mr. BonueIs splendid brace o troi
ters Lantern and Peerless. Gems. lhn vac, ana
IngaIs with Mrs Grant aud other ladies, follow ca
immeiiacIy afterward and in short time the entire
party were well ..
where tie capor of the southern Conideacy had the
satisfaction Of viewing AetTopoiitn ne throne euuu
OF duet which must have recalled 90 his mind uu. OF
e the dusty OF his Old campaigns Inc display
Is was never more brilliant " Every BODY was oliifo
the mionairetO whom horses are passion, to the pro
e essona, gentleman, TO whom tncy are source Oh rev
cnuc or disgrace There was the RAPID BANK c'rh ON
,r for holiday with bis last crab before Alm ana
Do perhaps unsatisfactory daybooks aud lecgcrs III Us
81 rear There was the stcady-EOng merchant Win
z his large family stuffed in dusty barouche. aIl
% going ont 10 Gen. Grant; there was tAc
IS iucIicut but ambitious sport with hA snowy Dui
Is " common plug" the gambler with bis misires
d bv his side; the common broadway haeA' cTamined
5 with strangers from NewJertey or other foreign parts;
q the div good prince with his princey iOuiinthldi
: and two frightened Gunkcys clinging behind. their
blue lyerie- rapidly assuming peppfr-and-sa color
and the gentleman at large ana tLe hhodly Mhl the
d rotrocum man. the gold gambler, tie stock broker,
r some with their and some without but all WIN
c onepodv and an driving madly through eddying dust.
e There we're also many pedestrians, who would no"
and then appear in twos and thrcc', 10 be lost
e again in dusty walls. BY o'clock upward Of thou
sand persons were assembled within the DUBOIS course
y which was in excellent condition though The road was
10 CENTRAL GRANT
was driven several times around the ring his coming
1i being hailed with great applause. Tho rOJmy apart
meni and balcony overlooking the course from TIE real
% Of Alr. Duboiss mansion were crowded WIN iadler
- and presently Gen Grant and the gentlemen composing
mis- arty also took their stand upon the balcony iOr 10y
3r this time number Of celebrated sieeds we're Tying
e round the The sporting fraternity "as larger!
represeuted. Among those present were Mcssrs
u Harkel Betty 1urnbull Gilman Howard Pierce Lor
e lizard. Osgood Zeb Ward Marshall, Vim. SlmmOns
10 Charles Revere Frank Leslie, aud many otheTs.
dozen ungs are IN the ring some IN wagons, soin'
in sulkes and one under saddle and tall irOing is II
progress The track has been waered and there Is nc
dust-only an occasional Tying cod 10 plaster an unsus
b pcctng spectators eye ORDINANCE ms slft bosom hef
Is comes a horse if he were winged. There ls erea
shout, thousand eager Piancesi ana the policemen
. force back the surging crowd Just as
BONERR's CHESTNUT GELDISG
darts past tie stand though shot from mortar The
light skeleton Of the wagon behind Inn rattes as IL II
would go to pieces for specd hut Eonner is him
self the driver there is only spurt snort dash anu
few ying chunks OF red earth, and hoT-e and vehicle
G have filtered by like phantom.
There is another surge in the crowd another shout
and even fercor and faster than her predecessor here
: FLORA TEMPLE,
with her small head far forward her great eyes and
. quiyeriug nOstrls distended and aglcuu, ana with
hardly sound frOu the Ihter of Ter footballs. she u
in harness. and james McAiann holds the ribbons.
She il 20 years old but still the belle OF TIE
Her deep bay skin never gOasicr, her dark eye
never brighter and her 1.-THE limbs seem 10 have lot
Of tie ygOr which has so 0ten DO ne IeI 10 cl'!
ELLA SHERWOOD AND GEORGE wHkEs
follow; the former driven TO a road wagon by Hiram
woodruff and the latter 10 a skeleton vith tho ribbons
. in the hands Of John Crooks They come by Ike a
tempest. The ladies wave their camlriCs Gen Grant
takes hs cigar from bis lips and looks eagerly q
juvenile pickpocket etcns mans watch al your elbow
. and is "yGnked' Of 10 some undiscovered bourne
WAhOut attracting dozen eyes IRON the sctda bul
: HIRE is still nOblcr sight presented by
FLORA TEMPLE AND COMMODORE YANDERBiLT
coming round together neck neck and each striving
FOR the lead with foainng determination. If crowds
rCe back from either side OF the track and the WIND 0i
then passing saps yOu in the face like open hand
There they 90 around more. the Commodore IN
gaantiy chngng 70 the inside Of the track, while The
old girl sti keeps with him, despite tho sdyan'
tage. No time Is being taken, but they are going at
4 terrible pace and here they by the stand once
more head and head. The wheels Oi the light wagons
look like circular c0bwcbs; tho dark breast OF the Com
mOdOrc IS white with foam; you can play marbles on
the coat tails Of the drivers, aud Dan Maces LETT eye Is
neatly plascrcd by cOd Of damp red clay The ladies
wave their handkercheis HgnDi tue crowd dance ana
howl for joy; the iron snews OF the game mare can
bear the strain longer; she breaks up wildly and
tory. But we have neither time 10 cOngratu.
q late him nor pity Flora; tor here comes
TOK0NTO CHIEF,
with Johnny Murphy on lis! back. and tie earth and
the atmosphere beneath his pelting hoois. uo
fowl ing main IL disAcyecd. the interior u his wide.
stretched nosril gows with illuminating blood and b.,
eve sW,cs with ambition and pride he scours along
for Tie auros Of victory have frequently decked Biz
brow and hundred racers date their peerless pod.
gree from bin.
The show is also enhanced by Ra,tlcsnake and Gen.
Butler driven 10 rOad wagons by Dan hicr and Aleck
Patterson Icspectivclyi but the crOWning enthusiasm
Is reserved for the new fy0riic,
DEXTER,
who bss recently made the fastest trottng time
ord lie s u noblo stecd, dark bay or brown. but nj