The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02


Military Parade and Review-An Immense
Attendance Yesterday-A Fine Day and
Good Trotting.
The waverley Fair grounds yesterday presented an
unusually brilliant and deeply interesting appear
ance, not alone from the immense number Of people
in attendance, variousy estimated at from ten TO
twelve thousand persons. but from additional At
which took place In the afternoon.
Scarcely had the gates been thrown open in the
to pour in-some in carriages Of unexceptionable
finish, much larger number In less pre-
Stunning turnouts but by far the greater
mare. In the forenoon the chief attraction
the advent Of the Second regiment N. J. s. x. c.,
under command Of Colonel Joseph w. Plume, which
had marched down from the arInory In Newark. As
the regiment, largely composed Of veterans, died In
through the gates shortly after eleven O'Clock, loud
cheers sent up by those In attendance. Enter
ing the fine space Of ground between the inner rails
OF the track the command speedily formed for regi
pany officers TO Colonel Plume After exercising for
q short period In the manual the regiment formed
into rSRsG ana ana ~ me s,
ing OF General N. N. Halsted General J. 8. Trick,
Colonel X. - swords and Surgeon General Lewis Oak
with the sodery bearing OF the men, and paid richly
merited compliment 70 the commandment, Colonel
pressed II. in which The command ha gone through
the various evolutions and maneuvres. General
Shaer said, in addition, that it was seldom his good
the minut2 OF military details as had the Just
reviewed. After the review General Shaler aud
several other distinguished invited guests dned with
General Halsted at the wayerley House. at which a
number OF pleasant little speeches were made. In
response To call General smaller rose and begged
thai Colonel swords be permitted to speak for him.
Tho Colonel, though introduced In pleasant man
copperhead, made happy little speech,
combining himself To military movements In gene
raj and agricultural ones In particular. In
the afternoon the gallant Second again gave
an exhibition OF its proficiency In the
another handsome compliment from General Shaer
and stan. In the meantime, from two O'Clock until
dark the track was the grand cynosure Of several
ment that OF the preceding day. This sport was
opened with running race, half mile and re-
peat, single heat. and was contested BY Billy
and spotted PAWN, entered BY r. A. Ball, Oh
Boboken, and was won by Spotted Fawn. Time
1:01h. After o nne display OF matched teams
that MAD never beaten 1850 This was really an
exciting and well contested trial. resulting IN the
FIRST premium. t100 being carried on BY bay horse
entered by {. n Harm, OF Hudson CITY. Time Of
The next and last was finely contested strueGic !
between double teams free TO all. There were i've \
entres but only three started and these Careless
and mate, Collins, Morristown; George and mate. y.
Newark the two 1rst heats were won In good style
BY Careless and mate In 2s3 and 2:lo respectively.
The next heat, an exciting one, saw George And
last heat was not decided. Tne judges were David
Senderson, N. g. Rue and Harvey HAsey.
A might have been expected where % many
EsnS SoG .na S
Two OF the gang were arrested and ere now In
dnrance vie At Newark. the New JersSy Rsiirosd
Company might REASONABLY have added : dossn
to remain for considerable time before they could
be accommodated -h