The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-18

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were nss nszricasly tAnslsd iossiasr. q aa.insns
danger Of casualty 70 man or horse, IN nndins their
psoes and thai neither oversight nor reject h...sSsa
o0ufusiea Unnecessary rsstScson and Pythak-
eas vhen he Gresks assd 70 dub isssasly with she
ssscs sysssu Of astronomy than Captain Wasoa nss-
traisd Of police tactics 10 h guardianship Of the public
which contrib lssd . nsss 70 The comfort nos emily
OF lords ana ladies Of high Degree but people VINO.
having asvss .na.sso nnsen. had never ossnsocns
cords an arstocstic pedigree While the ants Of bOsi
nsss and Ff;h avenue. With their long ranks q asse
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moi forgotten and Jared most beautiful DAYS
in which October apes mild manners OF September
brought train, clad wth gossamer hases and
made sweet with smiles o. mellow sunshinea day Of
Of ranbow had surely fallen The day, and climax
OF all days the annals Of tho American Jockey Club
Three full hours fingered the swarm OF New Workers
amid the glens Of Fodham, three full hours which,
with brief ntermssion, the tournament Of hoof went
ny 3, Sa oq run n
OF the race, though Time had won In the
snd.in short, had played the Piston Of
had fallen; Onward had beaten Julius and borne or
his laurels the heidi stonewal Jackson had lost in
been sounded for the last time when end WAS put 70
the paragraph and by rail and carriage the public
started for home the sun now hung nike globe Of
suspended with threads Of yellow which shot
upward and out Of sight In the haze the west and
just ready TO drop down behind the cs tho scar
let pillow Of clouds directly beneath Enough Of sport
there had been, enough Of stalking and easing, and.
faded and weary, the crowd disappeared II by
ma And the buri0u and being
over the pencer OF sights and may pause, COZ
lect his wits gather into knots Of msutG the tangled
thread OF his ottings and paint hastv portrait Of
Jerome Park during the three h0urs OF turmoil which
have preceded the going.
10 natural for Gothanite indulge in tho ilusory
hope that when he pays his money . company
er ~ o.
discharged. He had rather be kicked than be guled,
but aullsd he with many cosmopolitan brethren
route to Fordham yesterday in the democratic cars OF
the Harlem Railroad True there was ROOM many seats
and two-belted conductors began collect the ares
but there not sufficient 10 accommodate 1.-THE of
the equineovng humanity that looked with sparkling
eyes TO the pleasures promised on the course seats
were made Of knees; big men. Lamoertlse N proper.
frame belonging dimnutive bodies aud ladies doubled
up their costly robes to squeeze into spaces hardly
attending miseries the pilgrimage at last reached,
amid the rapturons and self oomplacent c0ngratu-
paied delights at hand as soothing balm for wounded
spirits Not here the difficulty Of approach 10 the
little house on the hill ended, the Stewards indie.
fatigabe and farseeing had opened gate with hinges
rusty with the rains Of season. leading road that
looked as II 1t had just tumbled from the folds OF
surrounding roads, stupidity falling amongst thorns
over sharp dyed rocks and submits OF ridges and with
this surnised that the thousand visitors
dusty and crossgrained visitors might wend their way
more pleasantly TO the scene OF loneliness that lay
stretched out beyond, the additional accommodations
proved almost slough Of despond, vllanous,
and that was its only beauty and virtue Soon
these transient ncoDven,ences vanished, however
before the bewiiderins scene tn, that mel the
bonored king potentaic call together enthus-
astc throng and did Jerome Park look beau
tfully bewitching as in the morning sunshine with
soft Italian air, heaven almost without cloud. all
blue and transparent with the thousands commingne
in delicious and harrnonzing confuslon with proudly
stepping steeds leading proudly looking monogramed
equipages And as their precious ccupansoccupants
,in, :. irrads.ed !, delicious halo as they
stands and thai almost fell into the hands of dark
skinned men, species OF Ccerone laxative and silly
Emerging from their hands with garments bereft OF
dust the course again reached, and happiness. with
satisiactios beams upon every countenAnce.
ON THE LAWN AGAIN.
Where the unapproachabls co,ere OF the arstocratc
REPRESENTATIVES, q Manhattan were many and gaily
heads that encircied the stands and stretched like
variegaed ribbon along the curving line Of demarkaon
drawn from the public stand 10 the elaborated Italian
construction where the judges sit with penitude OF
power dispensing justice and time without fear or favor
They airy aud careless, and have . demeanor OF
self forgeif serious 70 contemplate Their
sngeness OF devotion to the club stand much the
attractions Of the pcS selling viii Justly admit, Of
Ing stopping occasionally 10 their promenade, and
turning away for instant from the fitting glances OF
the bellies adorned radianty in their beautiful aes,
they inspect the lhograph OF seed or superb outlines
and flowing name, whose dimensions and mettcsome |
appearance call them 70 recollection o. the sport Of
formance Meanwhile the crowd augments the
farest OF the fair and the superlatvey coarse arrive
with such rapidty that The emerald covering OF the
lawn is seem the llusory mirage OF the desert
With praises OF unDounded admiration for the magnin
exhibition break upon their senses they fit
along tho enclosure the popuace and that
institution, the betting fraternity say and how they es
TEEN the noble animals powers Of endurance. How
much, gentlemen, how much Time, Kentucky |
Remember, he starts IN half hour how much 2? and
before tho words have died upon the sellers ps 5000"
morseess ever, would beat the Aud thus, in |
tones duicet and sweet OF the excitement aud prowess
upon his belt .Fordham, October IT. 1861 the seller
named gathered more golden stores 10 his welnlied
box. "And how much Tor Kentucky lime Is sold |
for $eoo' Again ripping p.beyond the crowd comes
thu sum OF $500, evincing that the old scythe |
bearer, heetoocd he Is but little the favorte
And thus, with conclusions grauitous and
bic ON their part they commiugs with the more pro-
fessonal OF the boundless sporting throng and wager
their money with freedom irresistible in Us fervor.
They seem determined 10 make the most OF the oppor
tuny, and call mp variety OF proverbial encourage
mens should they be amiss ELSA long ans that has
no turning Fortunes wheel Is revolving bad
luck this time, better nexIn There golden legends
for the better and such lay the shadows OF their pleas
ant promises Glove TO their souls But let the better
bet, let yonder magnificent gent risk his money; he
loses it's 'a right he will ..get used TO H., for all
bettss become In time did the higher OF French
when The storm OF revolution broke that empire
With them was then utter despair but in short time
they got used 70 NJ aud used to play Of 'guillotne
Ia the Temple in preparation for their final exit from
the scaiod. Now, u the betting fraternity FordhAm
can keep their spirits under the certainty speedy
aecapsst,on lol money! certainly the spectators can veil
initiate MARX lapley and be jolly under the crcum-
stances, and "Joly and radiant with ali the loneliness
that bensncent hand had harmonixed 90 swsety
with the thoughts and feelings awakened by
morning, frosty and kindly" and with the games
that we're soon 20 burst upon the throng
that are assembled were these the
Of oalconed private and popular rscsptscles mira
Gle Of lovelinsss, indeed
prsKRvIsc KENTUCKY
What did old Mother rrolope mean by saying that
Americans have no enthusiasm what 10 growisrs.
horse hating cyncs OF to-day BY saying thlt
points beautiful and enthusiastically provoking
In the nobler speclmsns OF equine renown tina,
grace-the tudf IL 10 q mysterious enigma
Kentucky He's on the track !, Ths word Dsw Ike