The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-20
SEPTEMBER MAGAZLNES.
LippincOtts.


her article entitled ga Pre- Rsphaelite at Sara
topa.n thus describes the famous races:- q
i,uere,s a carriage for the races 70 "Now's
Vour chance, gentlemenl'' Carriage, sir ~
TtCarriaee. ma'amP' "Just step in and I'll
drive YOU right off" Such are the cries that
1smake the welkin ring' every morning dur
ing Race Week. To the course we will 60. If
it exhausts our entire patrimony; So giving
heed to the urgent invitation Of the least ras,
cally-looking hackman visible we holo
i'What is the distance 2"
UOne mile and half 80,
"What do you charge to take us to the
races and back r.
s'Ten dollars"
We recoil. am even rash enough to ex-
claim in tragic accents-
s.Neverl We will take the omnibus"
A CLEAN of triumph illumines the hack
mans brow as he hears this resolution, and
eyeipg us as if we were bent upon selfdestruc-
tion, pursues us with the remark
"WeI, guess you'll get enough of them
omnibuses in about five minutes"
Alas the hackman is prophet in his
own country. We glance at the contents OF
s'them omnibuses," and feel that our hopes
were founded upon sand. We waver, where
upon the prophet hackman speaks:-
"Lively birds inside ! I'd rather not own
gold watch in such company, and shouldn't
much care to have a pocket-book aboard"
The spectacle is, to say the least discour-
aging. However, not to be browbeaten by
Saratoga hackmap, advance new propo-
sition-
''Let us walk"
The hackman retires to his box in disgust,
and we proceed to wade through river of
sand. An August sun beats down upon our
august heads clouds of dust arise from de-
parting carriage-wheels, and the sacred soil OF
Saratoga takes entire possession of our per-
sons. Under such circumstances, dragging
ones slow length along Is not conducive to
happiness; and, after walking in the wake of
barouche, l stop and utter these words of
wisdom:-"Economy may mean wealth,
but it does not mean pleasure. | go
no further on foot. The end iustifes the
means. If we exceed our income, we can but
follow the example OF wealthy Americans and
enrich ourselves by taking the benefit of the
Bankrupt act. The race is to the swift, Let
us drive"
There is no greater relief to the mind than
when, after attempting to be highly virtuOus
and finding the struggle beyond human en-
durance, it boldly faces the other extreme,
succumbs to fate and eats of the forbidden
fruit, totally regardless of consequences.
Having concluded TO ruin myself in carriages,
l contemplate the situation with indescribable
pleasure.
Deserted by our clairvoyant Jehu, we are
again invited to partake of the luxury Of the
ing over the road, we become sutfused with
content, and realize that in Saratoga man is
saved, not by faith or works, but by horse
flesh.
never went to Donnybrook Fair, but l
fancy that attending the Saratoga Races must
be cOusin-german to it. Barouches and bug
gies, hacks and phHtonS carry alls and carry
ones, express wagons and carts, stages and
omnibuses, fly over the road in wild confusion,
whips flourishing drivers ''flinging language
at one another; while pedestrians of every
condition in life, from merchant prince-who'd d
rather die of sun-stroke than pay ten dol
lars for a carriage, "because, you see it's the
principle of the thing" to merchant tailor;
from gentleman gambler to the lowest order
of pickpocl1et-fll the road. There is no
such democratic institution as the turf.
It levels all distinctions; nobody is any
better than anybody else; and if you
insist upon occupying a private box and
making companions of elegant extracts, you
will lock yourself up in your own room and
put the key in your pocket.
Entering the Grand Stand, which accomm o.
dates four thousand five hundred persons, we
take our seats Immediately behind the re-
porters' gallery, they, poor fellows, being
obliged to make even better time than the
horses, that all who run may read. Before
MS lies the track, than which there cannot be
a finer in the country. Almost perfect
circle, nothing interferes with an unob.
Structed view. Blue mountains in the distance
and one solitary tree on the field are the
only natural objects visible. The stand
is crowded with spectators; and though New
York reporters liken it to parterre Of bril-.
liant beauty and fashion bursting
npon the sight at every pOint'-these amiable
chroniclers are indebted to their imaginations
for their facts. A little fashion and less
beauty lend their countenance to the sport
but, as a whole, the stand is not composed Of
rare exotics. Nothing can be more orderly
than the conduct, considering the nature OF
the assembly; still, the majority are slightly
regardless of immaculate linen and Lndley
Murray, and the women have more money
than refinement. All are betting; and as loud
talking seems to be according to Heyle, u
fair young girls do not hesitate to be heard as
well as seen.
81 go by Admiration" says one. "Fleet-
wing always was a favorte of mine so I'll
bet you dozen pairs of gloves on him. The
cavalier takes the bet, and wins it. "Ill take
the field against Blackbird,' says another
maiden. Where there are half dozen entries
the field is a very good horse to bet on, but OF
this occasion the young lady makes a great
blunder and loses.
'Oh, well, them race. men get bitten Just a!
often as anybody" exclaims near neighbor
''Do you see the -- reporter Well las
night he went in strong on Sleety and, sure
enough, he's got sold" "Mother, I've
just dropped a ten, bat I'll bet you five or
Muggins against the field" The mother takes
the bet, and young Hopeful, aged twelve, win
it. q tempora! mores
On the track all is confusion. DR.. Under
wood is selling pools in his liveiest manuer