The New York herald., 1868-06-19

nis turnisned win 80 huge pauncn that iocotho-
ton, even IN the payment OF debts. is thankless
task lie sits as IL at the receipt OF customs, amid
sea OF notes, which he handles with as much SANG
nOtd az If he were subedit0r dealing with pie OF
late and yalueless copy. There on your right is Mr.
H., the commissioner or the stables which furnished
laid against 'orey Green Sleeve from
ther heap with u GOODNESS that would make Lombard
street open its eyes. and drawing the surplus when
he keeps as does everybody else here, In pocket
inside his waistcoat Here finally is Mr.. X. Y. H.
but his
balance In s0veregns which he drops carelessly into
his trowsers pocket with only laneud satisfaction
as ne hears them chink These are only types OF the
classes that closely surround US.
Everywhere are to be noted evidences of Q wealth
ing with It. Of the absence OF all tokens Of dssatis
faction at having to part or OF Joy at having to re-
ceive. The bookmaker has long ago made up his
mind to the inevitabe the backer has long ago been
unlike W0lsey, satisfied In getting" and the One in
parting with may be tens Of thousands during the
day, no more moves muscle than does the other in
receiving his few hundreds. Disputes rarely, II ever
occur; for the work OF comparing" has already de-
cided the nature and amount OF every individual bet
and left the paying and receiving unfettered II the
money is forthcoming. There is occasionally an al
tercation about the rendering Of Irish notes. which
number s '' Of a. bsected Sss ty but nothing In more
breaks the harmony amid which fortunes are every
moment changing hands,
The great bulk OF the members leave the club at
about three O'Clock, and at once make wild dash
FOR TATTERSALL's,
leaving their rooms to the Caflylian 'fSlenceSN
The scene at the "COrner''-it Is not corner at all
but the name OF the old establishment at Hyde Park
corner is retained-is precisely similar to that l
have described, but on far larger and grand
er SCALE Tattersas is altogether more fOrmida-
BILE institution. large proportion of its members
h ave the most elaborate handles TO their names or
trace their ancestry to the days OF william the Con-
querOr, or are "men OF many acres" In the great
room you will see list OF such of them as prefer TO
settle their accounts by proxy; and the list contains
some OF the most historical English names Outside
on this Monday large gathering OF "the general
Is found surrounding the triangular bit OF shrub
berry in front OF the gateway Here you may see the
London biackguards IN full force, but checked by
the presence OF several ''blues'' and Of the well
known Inspector Tanner, who looks on quietly from
distance You have here also Il fair sprnkling OF
oafers who have always crown or half sovereign
to invest on race, but show how they get il,
and one or two pugists known to fame and great
many who are not add to the motley character OF
the scene. There Is not much difficulty in passing
at once the outer gate and Its Cerberus but the
entrance to the room is guarded by janitOr so
grim and innexibe that he would make the stoutest
amines you from head to foot, with stony stare
directed chiefly to the make and texture of your
"pants," and takes about quarter OF an hour to
make up his mlnd which he appears to have left on
his 'native heath'-he is ScOtchman-and to have
gone there to look after it. He has such unbounded
power that heard prominent member of the ring
declare the other day that he had kept him out OF
Tattersall's for two years. and his supposed
income come, from all sources is only hinled at At
friends assert that he has many excellent qualities,
which Is no doubt the case, though he has mar
him at length that you do not intend to murder the
Earl OF w. or rob LORD c. you are allowed TO pass in
and find yourself In the midst OF dense crowd,
completely filing noble hall of great proportions,
of lofty height and richly decorated The walls are
eaborately panelled in green and gold, on a
rOrs; the OOr Is splendidly esseated, sofas fitted
up all round, and at either end are tables and octa-
gOnal desks, over which millions OF money have
changed hands. AT the far end an open doorway
leads into courtyard, screened in with canvas,
where many OF the elite OF the turf are ounging and
discussing the unaccountabe defeat Of the favOrte,
and which leads TO Of stables and coach houses
full OF horses ana vehicles for sale. Inside gath
cred the ''heavy artillery of the sport, from the
famous Admiral himself down to the youngest
settling is going brisky at the club, the only
difference being that the gathering Is many times
larger and that hackers OF all classes form the
majority. All are on terms Of the utmost familiarity,
for, as Lord George Bentnick once remarked 'There
are no distinctions on the turf or under it,
with my Lord Tom Noddy; Sir Giles scatter
cash cannot afford to be saucy with Billy Dodd,
who gives him "the Odds" Trough many OF the
through agents, the majority 'come to the scratch''
with their own rolls OF notes and lists OF debts and
ness faculty as the Oldest hand at bOOkmaking.
As before the work goes on silently but swiftly, amid
great crushing and confusion, but with not dispute
to mar the general harmony. BY Tuesday afternoon
almost every one, with the exception OF the few who
have not sufficient coin to pay and not SUFFICIENT in
nuence to appear without paying clear, "for bet
ter or worse" and once more attempts are made,
with some success to speculate on the future.
And 80 ends the most remarkable settling on the
most remarkable Derby record
1t ia worthy OF mention in connection with this
that though the individual losses have been un-
precedened there are no large winners. Str Joseph
Hawley himself has not netted more than e. 900 or
f3 900 by the victory Of his hOrse and, far we
can learn no one backer In the country has won
f5,000-a fact never, perhaps, before heard OF In
necti0n with an event OF this description The money
Is far more widely distributed and the amounts in
consequence far smaller than usual.