The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-17

day p,igrsm Vendors OF root beer have bean passed
ninerans psdsrs o. lager n'eso cent per s'a.s-iof
plenty q customers 81 thai--~ho have erected their
stands the OF the WALL and carry their whole
stock on . handhaTow, have receded the distance,
having laid everybody under contribution DappeIed
least taste for reaonio beverages; and the
zou like . miniature rainbow The pilgrimage is ended,
the grm pays his one dollar and the
II is ready hali-past twelve O'Clock and sports OF
the day will commence punctualy at ons. Steeds
whose osdigrees would dozen folos OF foolscap
about 10 be marshaiied, and yet within the half
hour which inlervenes the number OF the arri
walls OF the day will take place. In fact tho club house
balcony is empty OF spectators No cancellations OF
beauty shine beneath us painted canopy and few carriages
have taken their positions for the day upon the knoll
which ts rocky head few rods northwest OF the
edince
Thus half hour OF leisure for taking notes was A.
forded yesterday before the tournament began. and
little ssure was furthermore, afforded for the selling OF
the ..poos5 called because many people drawn
into them, few coming out Is sound lin pocket as they
went IN
attractions Of the day by the Jockey Club andthe first
sound that greeted the ear having entered the grounds
the bray Of noisy brass from the balcony. which
grew more and ducet proportion ones distance
from extendedthe fact icing thai in exact
as the sounds grew faint ana seemed To met into and
dluse themselves into the October atmosphere that
ratio they grew musical. All day, however, and
at every cessation Of the tunc blew the band
aud the October air shook aud embed In unison there
With. From the main stand the melody soft
aud exhleratirg-to be TOO near . band Is to
have all OF music sun Gated in din but
heard upon tho balcony self il rather shalerug
than soothing to the tympanum. The arrivals from
lively: n on. and eve. =.
whose hoofs spurned the earth, 70 lightly did they
tread, praDoed along the broad The main
trance aud along the narrow way TO the rural
gateway intended exclusively for members Of the club
and during brief half hour above points
OF time included the popping OF corks aud the Azzng
Of the amber not yet rozen--to draw metaphor from
ancient Authenticated that II any thther without
Tho proper already excited that enthusiasm
bottled, labelled and laid away for the grand
sion The salon manger received, therefore,
may be judged from the above hint o libel al
patronage. Wine flowed freely u water, serving
olive oil 10 the magnificent ealad Of vands laden with
which whne-aproned walters hurried and fro; and
beauty its own face reelected from many liquid
mirror OF rubyred or deep claret amber, soft and
~ I'M Ss.a o o.
the Pearl Of the Orient Perhaps beauty blushed ut its
own loveness perhaps the wine blashed with the con-
time for Of that The bugie had been blown and
all hurried 10 the balcony. The band wreaked itself
feie OF speed was about to begin In the i've ten
minutes that inter- enc between the arst and second
random jotlings OF the general scene
At rHE CLUB HOUSE.
In all ages and in all times mans effort has been ap
parently to combine beauty, luxury and fcetness
these feelings exercise happy and intuve Influences
the impulses Of the heart. In this mood the
jeweed throng OF ladies and their exquisitely attred
cavaliers 70 the park 1t Fordham yesterday With the
impd freshness Of the rising morn IL blended with
the rich rays Of meridian splendor they came IN twos
and threes in squads. in divisions 10 regiments until
braades OF sparkling considerations Of fashonabes had
clustered around and in the elevated precincts Of the
ub house, Radiant faces rejecting on their surface
the fair imagery Of heaven Almost that had looked With
eyes beamins pleasure and scntllang the greatest
ms:S csa
robes varegated the leaves Of autumna FOREST
Tsss early Th n: r.. and
mated sport of the metted coupers, had
not only flashed with electric rapidy TO the s;ay-s.
waya but the easily flowing and ervent imagination,
aidc9 and abetted by rapturous feeling Of the self
punctual ladies' had impressed 10 their
upon these racing the treat OF beauty
Of feetness and spirited contests they had missed aud
thus pensvey regresing their misfortune, hurried TO
ness Of the DAY before Toe Club lo' house ,ooIsd
sweeter, more beautiful and radiant. piled broad
and high on the summit Of tho curving knoll.
based on band Of golden covered hills, than IL
did on Tuesday It required but little dreaming to
weave in imagination that this bright. yet subducd,
tnted retreat golden bastion with gigantic ers
built by natures architect aud planted on the or
ages You could fancy IL was giant emerald set in
vestaI, and with caprice OF Imagination still further.
you could hold II up as the distant illumination OF
sea Of glory, or as the brlgn. abode Of world Of
the ear was smitten by the piercing footing Of
the bearded bugIer that called the courscrs track
as they lifted their slken textured rsmens and dan
y wendo1 Their fans Cd and surrounded wiki obse
quious attendants, each armed with glasses .
from tho scene Of observation the marked points OF The
equine battles-down the barrow path, but hands
breadth in space through the guarded gates,
course, rolled as even a kitchen floor, and again
through the narrow entrance TO the poiNt dappui.
ON THE Gun STAND
IL the tier upon tier OF Italian balconies that stretched
their varegated lengths from the cnrvng sinuous
winding of the home quarter Of tho course down the
attractive spot where the weaving crowd OF betteie cs
ter aud gather by the judges LOOKOUT resting seemingly
so quietly in tho shadow OF the emerald covered
knobs, flung background for the less preien,ous
neld stand, were sparkling with the fairest OF
natures creations on the day OF inception
this meeting, yesterdays radiant throngs surpassed in
Ssss sga apS the dsfaed mS
cent childhood, robed with tine linen that cast
the groups the gieam of purity shonc, each and all in
their Individuality, rc-piendantly They chatted with
peasan tuess remarkable upon the bewilderng scenes
around them, upon the venturcsoms crowds
brilliant stand, and upon tho snake-like, meandcring
promenaders OF the lawn below, that and FRO
each within tho circles Of other groups until frtends
were neutrality-suspicious., aud seemed lost in the general
beauty and uaiqucn - " the tut enssmbe. This
charming serenity Of mind, with pleasant smiles
rradiatlng tncir countenances, continued until tie
coursss were brought .stratcn, when their
mature bolt ng and trooping in vain trying 10 be held
by the picuresquelv clad riders, revouton1ed their
thoughts and okcamaiions Of delight and excitement
burst forth simultaneously with tie suppressed huzzas
and clappngs OF perfumed kids from the gentlemen.
The nervousness OF the seeky competitors giving way
TO quetness commemorate in racing s,eed, brought
about by the duskv arooms regularly patting each ami
mais neck and side. coupled with coaxng and entreay
IN the genuine vernacular OF the horse, and being
aligned for the tap oil tho drum they bocd away for
honor and profit sent thrill OF and AMI
nation along the gathering, and each turned 10 tho
ohcr-fair neghbor to fair neghborsnd isped .isn't
THIS or hat beauty ~ and backed their pleasantly
expressed Undergraduates with offers 20 wager
tcies OF cafu and useiuncsa Many accept; and
gentlemen catch tho = inspiration, and bet
that their favorites viii .'gain The day" In
tokens oil more tangible nature. Eyes strain and =
hushed silence for moment invades the charming
quarter. only broken b. an Involuntary exclamation Of
delight wncn some dashsng brush Is made and com-
pettor passes another shadows nt by shadows until
rushing impsuousy down 70 tho goal will add still
bigger pumes 70 the victor when the pent-up applause
oozes out and rppes over hill and valley with sprght
hnes that Is rresis,able And then the victor i COM
snisd upon. and words Of praise sire in
form and speed, - they would lavish fopdness upon
household pesA Some who spoke in the vcrnaculsr OF
the turf could not have used tendsrcr sphsts had they
spoken Of their friends and swesshearts
hNruS 90 THE IAwN.
where beauty. in the livery Of fashion shone on the
grand stand and from the balcony Of the club house,
the scions Of many arstocratc families too intent upon
graspng the chances offered upon their favoes that
depleted pockets might Be nlled on the one hand and
heavy, mysterious looking books receive sii u
the ucrs that caused tne construction ornsmsnta
tioa Of the Oriental enclosure that gave them