Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-24

season. I'M me province of 90 tle luri,
came of yesterday at the Dubois Ir0t-
ting Ground, jusi below High Bridge.
Gen. Grant having expressed desire %
witness the movements Of some OF the
celebrated New YORK trOtters, of which
he had heard So much, Mcssrs. George
Wilkes and Robert Bonner had requested
the General % name a day when he
would be al leisure. when they promised
10 use their influence III sporting circles
70 such advantage that nearly all Of the
more famous sUeedS should be on the
ground and pass in review before him.
Yesterday was the appointed time, and,
as the affair became known, it toccasioned
"a plea-urable excitement among the
lovers of the turf, which was considerably
enhanced by the knowledge that every
thing would be done u render the display
81 complete success.
TIIE TE0TTTNG GROUND
Seie,tei was The half-mile racecOurse
0f Mr. Dubois, situated on the west side
Of the island, about one mile above Man
lattanville. The day was the lOveliest
of this lovely Indian summer, with sun
shine and q Sliuhl breeze, which was al
most ~priuE-ike in it, halmy -oftness;
and st an early hour iu the afternoon the
fast teams began e. tLronE the Bloom
inCdaie road. throwing up clouds Of dust,
and an making for the upper part Of the
Island. Gen. Grant left the Metropolitan
Hotel In clmuauy with Gen. Lew. Wal
lace. Robert Bonner, Esq, and George I
Wilkes, Esq, al half-paSt two O'Clock .
iu The afternoon. behind Mr.. BOnneris .
splendid brace 0f trotters, Lantern and I.
peerle ess. Gems. Van Niiet and Ingalls,, I.
with Ms Gen. Grant and other ladies,
followed Immediately aftcrward and in .
q short time the entire party were well .
on THE ROAD.
whe-eLe had the satisfaction Of viewing
Metropolitan life through clouds of dust,
which mast have recalled 10 his mind
some of the dusty scenes of his old cam
paiEns. The display was never more
brilliant. Everybody - was out from
the millionaire, 10 whom horses are "a
passion. % the professional gentleman,
10 whom they aTe "a source of revenue or
disgrace. There was the rapid hank clerk
out f1r g holiday with his 90 fast crab
Iafare him, and perhaps unsatisfactory
davangl-s and lc6gers I'm his rear. There
was the Staa4v--gIl- merchant, with
his large family stuffed in a dusty ha-
raUele. all going ont 10 see Gen. Grant,
there was tIe iBcipieut, but amaiti-
Gus sport with his snowy, uUt common
plug" the gambler with his mistress
bvhis side the common Broadway hack,
cranmed with strangers from &Cw Jer-
I.fEr- H-iA HHaA' l0r AAlE aAA -N''iAH
prince. with his UriucelE fOuT-In-hano,
and two frightened iignkey- clinging be-
hind. their huc liverie- rapidly assuming
a tpuuer and salt color; and the gentle
man az large, and the Shoddy man, the
petroleum man. the gold gambler, the
stock broker. some with their wives and ]
some without. hut an with somebody,
and ali driving m8dly through eidying /
dust. There were also many pedestrians, +
who yvouii now and then appear ia twos /
and three-. b. Doe lostagaiu in dusty walls.
BY three o'clock upwards of thousand 7
persons were assembled within the Dubois !
course. which was in excellent condition. :
though the road was q tritia too soft
GEN. GRANT
was driven several times around the ring, /
his coming being hailed with great ap- }
plauze. Tie rogmy apartment and bal /
.1uv overlooking the course from the
rear of Mr.. Duiuis' mansion, were /
crowded with ladies. and presently ten.
Grant and the gentlemen composing hls &
marty al-0 took their stand upon the t;ii- .
COW. for ly this time number u ce.e- 2
hrated steeds were lying round the 4
cgur-e. The sporting fraternity was
largely represented. Among those pres &
eur were NU-srs. Hlrkei, Betty luTu- r
buU. Gilman. Howard, Pierce Lnril.ard- 1
D-r8od. Zeb Ward Marshall, William
simmons. Ch3rles Revere, Prank Leslie I
and many Others i
A dozen uags are I'm the ring, some Ia !
WAGONS. some in ~ulkies, and one under !
saddle. and tan trotting = IN progress. r
The track has been watered, and there Is Z
uo dust-0uly an oceHsionaltiyimgclOd To d
plaster an uIl-uSIleclug spectators eyeor
damage his shirt bosom. Here comes "A :
horse as If lie were winged. There is a
great shout, thousand eager giances
aud the policemen force back the sUrging
crowd just as
HONNEB's CHESTNUT GELDINS 5
darts mast the stand as though shot from
a mortar. The light skeleton of the !
wagon behind him rattles as If 10 would !
90 to pieces for very speed; bat Bonner
j. himself the driver, there Is only a 7
squirt. q snort, dash ana few
fving chunks of red earth, and horse and
vehicle have fitted by like phantom. !
There is another surge in the crowd, !
another shout, and, even fercer ana /
faster than her predecessor here comes ,
FLORA TEMPLE,
with her small head far forward, her
great ewes and quivering n0strils dis
Tended and sgleau. and with hardly
sound from the pltier Of her footballs.
She H. In harness. and James McNauu
holds the ribbons. She is twenty years I
old. h1t still the bell Of the race course.
Her deeu bay skin was never glosSler,
her dark eve never brighter, and her 1
little limbs seem 70 have lost none oi me
vigor which has 30 often borne her TO
victory.
FILA SHERWOOD AND GEORGE WILKES
follow: the former driven 20 a road
wagon by Hiram Woodruff and the
latter % a skeleton, with the ribbons IN
the hands of John Crooks They come
Hv like q tempest. The ladies wave their
es1lbrics. Gen. Grant takes his cigar
from his lbs and looks eagerly; JuTe-
nile nickp0cket steals mans watch al
vour elbow. and is "yanked' OIL TO some
undiscovered bourne, without attraeung
a dozen ewes from the steeds. But here
is srill 8 nobier sight presented by
FLORA Tr5fpLE AND CON. VANDERBILT.
coming round together, neck toneck- and
each striving for the lead with Ioaliliilg
Accumulation The crowds reel back I
from either side Of the track, and tine
wind If their passing slaps you IN the
face like augpen hand. There they 60
around 0uee1n0re, the Gommodore I'M ,
calamity elinEIg % the inside OF lhe
track. while the Cd girl still keeps even
with him, despite the advantage. No
time b. being taken. but they are going AT ,
"a terrible pace. and here they come by
the stand once more, head and head
Tie wheels of iLe light wagons lock Ike T,
circular enHweHH, tBe dark breast Of the
Comuoiasy i- white with foam, you can
piay marble un the coat tails of the
drivers, and Dan Nacr's left eEeis neatly
plasiervl uE "a ci0d of damp red clay.
The ladies Way. Observation-Disclosures again,
theerovd dance aul bowl for joy, the
iron sineWs nl ula game nfara can .
.E.s .n-s-. j
wildly. and the G1mm0j0g. shoots ahead
IN the wings Of victory. But we have
ug fue 10 c5ngratulate linn nor pity
Flora, f0E here e0ules
TORONTO CHrF.
with Johny Murphy on ms back, and the
.ariI, and the atmOsphere beneath his
,.sifrn0 b09fs. He spurns the road as If
II were grass and mean, his flowing main
i di-beyeled. the interior oI his wide
stretched nostrils glows with liLumi-
Mating blood. aud las eyesN els WIZ am
bition and pride a. hs scOurs along I9r
thf. laurels Of victory have frequenlly
de.Eed bfs brow. and q hundred races
date their peerless pedigree fr0m MN.
The show is also eulaHced by liattle-,
snake and Gen. Butler, driven % roaa
WAGONS b. Dan. PLler and Alex fattef-
son. respectively: but the cr0wning en-
thusiasm r. reserved for the new favonIe.
DEXTER
who has recently made the fastest trot-
fiug time on record. He is a noble
steed. dark bay or brown, but almost
black when the peTspiration CLEANS on
his coat in the heat Of exercise, with four
white stockings reaching high up his
slender ankles. He j. also under saddle,
and Murphy is the rider The road is
DRYER than it was. There Is fash,
twinkle Of white feet, a rush like tor
rent. and an evanishment behind the
rocky rise which cOnceals the further
side Of the track from view, a sudden re-
appearance, another fash, another white
twinkle. and another and final cheer
from the crowd-and that is Dexter when
he does his best
There We're other steeds Of lesser note
on the ground, Of whic we may men-