The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-23
THE TURF.


October Meeting OF the Narrasaaset Park
As.ociafion-The Crowds Of Horsemen IN
Proyidence-The ProSniueut Horses Pres
ent-Tho Races Of the Opening Day.
NAKRAGAssEr PARK, I
PRovmEycE, 4. l., Oct ga n
Providence without her Narsganset Park would b
like Jupiter without beard lion shorn OF his name.
aud no all familiar with this city the character
Of residents at the tmo blessed with mag-
nation vivid AZ 70 daguerreotype the NEUROLOGICAL
dgnary suffering ~ the victim OF deined tonso-
rial artist or the shaggy monarch ANONYMOUSLY dis
graced, eau fail to acknowledge tho force OF the
simle. Some have the tsmerity TO remark that
Amasi ana the park keep tho city alive aud though
this must DO accepted with great deal Of alton,
certain II is that embodies great deal OF truth. the
dnlness of the city at times bears Witness Especially
mus. the influence OF the park DO apparent at tbs time,
the varied rottng attractions IL presents for the
october meeting have drawn together large assemblags
that has filed the city to repieton overlooking hotels
and private houses
The Inauguration of finest trotting course
lea was indeed q brilliant The representatives OF
the best troting blood in the country all in
pany If IL Is possible, the autumn meeting at this
fashionable bids fair TO outve the brIaney Of
the inaugural.
There is an immensely OF horae talk everywhere. and
good weather is all that will DO desired to make tho
three days sport at Narraganset q gala time. All
classes OF society will have their representatives The
merchant the professional Of high and degree,
the farmer, the mechanic the gentleman OF LEISURE old
sports and young sports the said and matrony farmers
wife, with her daughters comedy and beautiful PLAIN
and unpretending a. the case may bel the young miss
who Is being fondy courted, and the elder one Who
sooth 70 has passed the age when counting is at all
probable, and TO whose faded charms fail
TO pay their yows-all these will be witnesses OF the
sport under favorable meteorological conditions It is
very evident too that the residents Of Providence and
the Inhabitants Of the surrounding country will be sup
pemented by grand addition Of New York gentlemen,
whose chief pleasure is In witnessing capacities or
'man's most useful friend among the lower orders
Of creation" For three days members OF this class
teristics from the "Hub" have been arriving. Among
them arc young and old. gray aud gaudy who have
linked their existence with tho and others who are 70
asss at II for the first time. OF in the street,
1t the table the discussions among these of
kind gravitating all toward the topc-horse Con-
corning trots and trottng In the past and those
pec,ancy, they venture their opinions In questionable
English the hand and declare, experts, the
other in disputed cases with air OF confidence. In
fact The probabilities and improbabites OF this that
the other horse winning tho purses fully dis
cussed.
Narraganset Park has been wonderfully improved
within the few weeks that have iuterven d since It's
auyuraon and Is delightful rereat-a retreat Of
trotng quite easily TO get at and surrounded with
pretty villas and roads OF exceeding great compacDes
and evenness In its approaches, the beauty Of its
stion tho character and number OF its buildings, their
exquisite ornamenaton the spacious stands the track
and the stables make degrees superior all the
trotng courses in the country.
In the stables which are models even In idca consist
ing OF separate we'll finished buildings, each
tanning wei-ven Hated, well-lishted apartments with
yards 'front.' there to-day Of the finest horses
In America. have noted them particularly, and thy
can be found in tho stalls, the numbers OF which are