The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-21
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

[FRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
NEW YORK., October 10, 1867.
The long-looked for day had at last arrivedAthe
day which was to inaugurate the, Fall meeting of
the Fordham races. Yesterdays sun rose bright
and clear, seemingly, brighter and clearer than
usual, as morn, in russet mantle clad, walked over
The dew in general, and over tho dews of New
York in particular. Long lines Of magnificent
equipages rolled onward to the Jerome course,
bearing the elite and fashion OF the vast metropolis.
Here q moving line Of double teams, here a tandem
team, now a four-in-hand turnout, and anon o sig
in-hand arrangements joyous sight to behold
gorgeous equipages filled with handsome fair
ones, handsomely attired-a clear smooth road,
no clouds overhead, nor clouds of dust around.
Onward they go, these sons and daughters of
wealth and aristocracy-onward toward tho field
OF sport. The day is fine, the gallant coursers the
best in tho country. The first race is about TO
commence, and who shall say that aught osn
happon now to mar the pleasure already enjoyed
in anticipation OF the coming sport? But Lhonsnae
propose 81 Dteu dispose, and even here, in this at
mosphere OF gaiety and happiness, the angel OF
death. hovereth unseen; for fate has decreed that
the sport shall be married in q most unexpected
manner. all, is}a ~ ".i& p9uia ta tttg
During the hurdle race Negrita was ridden by
an English Jockey, one Martin Cassidy, recently
imported by Leonard Jerome. Tho well-trsined
steed had jumped the first hurdle in fine style,
but in attempting to clear the second her unfortu-
nate rider threw his body too heavily forward,
causing the mare to miss the leap, and throw and
fall upon the jockey, who was simultaneously
killed. The mangied and bleeding corpse of the
poor fellow, Glad as he was in his gaudy jockey at
tire, and with the flush Of excitement still linger-
ing in. his cheek and battling as it were with tho
death pallor now chasing it away, was indeed tho
saddest OF sights. Let me not dwen upon the me-
mOry. OF the seene, nor tire your readers with the
pAilosophiqr reflection Which nntursAg arises there
areh; ist me father ddscrfbs the raoe. 8'atf'
!; Forlthe race OF pne and threeaquarter miles sOter
sig hurdles ttiefs were six entries, and al thS daal
the gallant coursers made their appearance I'M
front of the grand s~tand-Tycoon, Leatherlungs,
Red Bird, Znra, Negrita and last, though NOT
least, Julius, the game young Lexington colt. The
drum taps and off they. 60, like six arrows, each
shot from q trusty bow. Tycoon shows them the
way over the first hurdle, which they all clear in
fine style almost simultaneously. At hurdle num-
Der two cara politely takes the lead and the rest
follow closely, as though to be near enough to ad-
mire her leap, but I cannot bear to revert to what
happened there 70 Negrita and her unfortunate
rider. .At ths ASdhurdle, JaIdis aswdke ffodn his
Rip, Van ,Wlipklte. sleep and took q front place, and
then being entirely awake also to the necessityo OF
putting on steam, As Zara's nose YVES in rather
close proximity 10 the formers narrative he babe
them oil du reootri and won't over the fourth, Blk
lengths ahead Of Tycoon, who had meanwhile
taken zaSa's dress CIRCLE seets The fifth hurdle
was not jumped at all, ;as it had fallen and lay.
quietly sub te'rdna, to be run over instead. Julius
took the sixth hurdle first, but not neatly, striking
it with a~ll-fours, but yet not falling. Then came
the tug OF war on even ground; o beautiful run,
and the Lexington colt comes in winner Of the
raceland Q worthy scion Of the noble. stock.
The second race, q handicap for all ages, a one
mile and a quarter dash, showsds even entries, |
and was won by the pretty little FLY Enchantress,
by Lexington dut Of Ellen Hatsman. The third |
race, mile heats viii RourRenHies was; alsosswon by !
. four. yesr old. WHIP if LID could speakland why |
pot horse talk, when we hear. Of q horse laugh
would ,s1sp callI exingSon /" papa i "
] II hadsbeen' hoped that.the invincible Kentucky
would to-day run her greatefonr mile dash against |
time, that is to say against TAO, but jerome fears F
that the track at present Is not in proper condi- |
Aon for the performance of such atask.. rs}
A thA- registration OF voters ENTHUSIASTICALLY
and continues tossdayss and the newspapers ID /
general tand the }IzSyb,ne in particularly. pre- cali
ing the attention of fthe masses to the fact, %
comparatively small inlamber OF the unrssagiateyed
takep the tronblsit to enroll their names; but
The work goes nor on brishly,,- as the newspaper
mon and few political Wire Spnllers take much
interest in sach meters than any one etsSj
and the.2acti is 30 generally conceded athat the
Democrats are 10 hold an the houoss and make
several odd tricks: besides that, thsre ii hut little
eXcitement ia theone sidedgAme. An incident thAt
happened last night at BanSard's Opera Honse isf q
little st1a@thats shows how the big poiiticalsMM wind
hare is blowifg. There is aEspeech IaAds BY one
of the characters in the De Wis Auction, in which
bhere is a graphic description OF the imaginary
lahd Of theyE Dorado. After dwelling nuon the
gorgeous bsxufiSs Sftheagbfden realm, I'd lack ias-
his master that in the III Dorado there is o
model government, and one that can never be
up; and when questioned as to the cause,
replies: s'because the people there never forget
the respect due to their. Chief Magistrate This
point is always loudly applauded, bnt last night q
and enviols Hiss was heandt issue
Q half dozen Radical throats, whereupon the
was deaS4hing,s and the cheers and brauos
Of the Den9crats hight. have been heard at thu.
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Afoultrie, who was ii. an Or
chestra chair,: whence the forms Of Che fafr ones
thehaalet stars can best be seen and admired, A
long, loud and faelingIy. @ilGM} @ipt
: The pew Harlem Ibridge+-a bridge of siae-theg
lcabnstruction Of which Was begun, sig years ego, il
finished, and viii be thrown open to the public to-
day. The bridge is eight hundred and seventy
sixIseet long, Asy.two feet Wide, ones huandueead feet
high, and is composed Dr. three thousand tons Of
cast iron and five thogsand pubisyardsof mason.s
~. ThegcsAt Afshess entire sttuotufa ii a xoands
milion Of dollars. :,
/. 1. The inquest hela overtime remains Of otne.ofEths
victims Of the Dean Richmond disaster, has re-
suited In throwing no new light upon the subject
.bQtonly renders thS daakness moro visible. Some
Of the wltnesse lay this blame upon the officers or
the Richmond others on those OF the Vanderbilt
and between the two sides of the question We Oddly
learn what we we're previously aware Of, that the
Richmond went downs and that one was to
blsfhe. ~
ySrhe Grap:as Jury SPORT The Pari BaAnk shhorroach-
ment Q nuisance, wherefore Bennett rejoioeth, and
gives vent to- his joyful emotions In Oh editorial
paragraph in toAisy'sEE herald ag ~
Gold looked Up yesterday TO a4dS, but looked
dowh again ct the close to akSs. The precious
metal opened this morning atil49A seeming tog
have slept 'of ~ MA&hth, and abfthsp FEinmaJytT Il %WrtaI
has gone dovthpstsb saGaSt E5 FIE1
Money is' plentifuito sbeat bo&frsoSwaearssrS at seven
per cont. ON caIl.s bat 10 Worst borrowers mons
can pc had atsaqy.p per centags-lsat, iwhsn sailed,
IL might refuse to come. & III aagif ssgEsf ~
Cotton is smiling and inigooa demand like oil
gibls young bachelors to young old maidens.
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