The New York herald., 1868-06-16

rldndots. No, an1 curiously enough here are
oeopies vrop. der east OF der zity." They are
6 eis VI IWe aeer and job horses, these Germans
ihey dont think much Of speed. 1t is a matter Of
ou' niue hone'Lt to them whether horse goes fast
Pass ne ro ese sass % on and
gMe s pace to this cargo Of the superior race"
epW emic Is black as the wings OF nght ana
rom, rom prominence adjoining the Jerome Park,
we view OF the races, and better than can be
Led from the grand stand the club house with
10 tne polling. Travel Of Ham, travel, for here
ar en- by j. b. Fellowes, is the finest, by all Odds
~ our In hand" in all the earthl That's saying much
v near the reader say, in a subdued tone OF voice.
Ne yes 1t is saving great deal; but then, we know
whereof we speak, and until somebody can match
And here let us say that these bays were not the
only fours in hand to brag of on the other side OF
McComb's Dam bridge. yesterday. Mr.. @. Wilkes
had beautiful team OF blacks, as graceful as could
be desired; and Mr.. Belmont's, also blacks,
were worthy the praises SO lavishly bestowed
which attracted the attention Of connosseurs-of ALL
in fact who had eye to the beautiful. And these
were, we repeat, only specimens of what, IF neces-
sity demanded, could have been 'trotted out' in
front OF the grand stand yesterday.
TO THE RACE COURSE.
Let as turn our own nag Observation-Disclosures
OF carriages have passed on before US, few OF which
were without lair representatives from the angeic
seXn who had numerous pairs OF Alexandre's wa
gered on avorte racers; and there are other thou
sands behind us on the rOad-and make our way in
the hurryng throng for the Park. IL Is pleasant,
very, with the dust aayed by an artificial shower,
and the Zephyrs tanning your cheeks ana reducing
the temperature of what in the city was pronounced
an uncomforably warm atmosphere, to bowl along
the Eighth avenue. We pass a splendid team. They
pluck up their ears and we are satisfied, If there
were fewer vehicles between us and the bridge,
there would be a trot and the cob behind which we
were seated would not have come out second best.
MC'OOMBS DAM BRIDGE.
At the bridge were stationed all day gentlemen
with batons in hand, dressed IN blue and ittle
brief authority" who frowned severely upon all who
dared "tO walk over this bridge faster than walk"
but their great DeQeVOlence both in QOiQQ to and
returning from the races they permitted gentlemen
to form two lines and thus pass over. Safely landed
in Westchester county, we entered what Is called
THE CENTRAL AVENUE,
broad and level, for most OF the way, thorough
III was begun about ten or twelve months ago and Is
not yet entirely completed. II is a noble avenue,
however, and leads directly to the race course, which
we entered in due season, and having received a
programme for the day at
THE CLUB HOUSE,
where were seated large number OF ladies, chat
ting Of the fashions and the horses that up for
the sweepstakes at two p M. Betting Of course,
en- regle among these, but rarely exceeded in value
pair Of gloves, lOrgnette, finger ring, or some
other tribe; while the gentlemen were ready to name
the winner at acceptable Odds or else made up pools
or pledged their money in the many other ways IA
miliar to the sporting fraternity. All tine members
of the club appeared to be present, and decid
edy IN e s best o pr na how o% cG%d ey be other
champagne was good, the other wines better, and
the cuisine such as admirers OF the teachings OF M
Blot love and luxurate in when appetite prompts
desire.
THE GRAND STAND.
was ridden by Charles Miller and apdst i INV Pamer
White We passed over to the grand stand and there
IN those seats set apart for members
other hundreds of ladies who were quite
as interested as were their sisters at the Club
accomplished. And in the upper seats, and on those
on either side of where they were placed we found
wscS of men m ok While N on the strip
capable OF seating ten thousand people-there were
not that number present, however-were gentle
men 'speculating'' on the equnes for the premlum
s700' race, which was to be contested by Red Dick
ridden by william Henry; Metaire, by Patsy Hen
messy, and Lancaster by HAYWARD at halfp two
name the winner at "ten to thirty" but no one
seemed prepared to take him, while the gentleman
little temple Immediately behind the judges stand.
He had, when we reached him, $3.50 pool, and he
Whas bid for the ne%s Fy ~ a
nifty dollars. Let me assure you there are now $3.50
in the pool. It is a single bid: Thank you.
Sne.y nihets nney sha @ 0so close animal az n'neyi s
One hundred and fifty Capital, sir If you win the
pool you take 1t. Two hundred two hundred and
fifty. Three hundred How we do progress to be sure
Yes SIR hear you. $780, s4OO; that's it; that's it,
shows confidence in your animal, sir. What was
that heardf $3.50 III take that and as much
cone Now there in FIVE Se pod
gentlemen. Who bids for choicep Eighty dollars,
10 neaff les, III was e-Eg-nty Q-O-l-l-a-r-S And
ioes any other gentleman desire TO see that and go
)etterS ~ And some adventurous individual did see
{. And thus before the horses were brought to the
tand at the commencement of each race were pools
I'D up until they amounted to thousands.
THE SECOND RACE !
vas handsomely rum The horses did their work |
lobby and the enthusiasm was intense, albeit several
Gentlemen looked as If they wished they had not |
een there just then That race as, indeed, did all
nd there were itching palms and tremulous
lingering OF the pictures as the winners carefully
1e pq buue called Of to h track oil
hose who desired to contend for the
wEsTCHEsTER CUP.
The programme announced twenty three entries,
,ut for variety OF reasons only five riders went up
o the scales to he weighed These were Patsy Hen
lessey for Local; Gilpatrick for DeCourcey; Charles
Miller, for Fanny Cheatham; Charles Leighton, for
inward and Berry, for James A. Connolly. The
asst named of these ought to have won the cup, but
ident, and Local took 1t. and big pool besides.
This was an exciting affair There were two or three
alse Starts nut wnen men, tne racers nnay ana get
ike the whirlwind. Cheer upon cheer went up
rom thousands of male throats, while hundreds Of
beautiful women, "holding aloft," like the youth in
Longfellows Excelsior their handkerchiefs, their
eyes meanwhile scintillatng like diamonds, encOur-
aged the flying coursers TO go 1t while they were
young and handsome" and their riders to give them
a loose rein.
THE SELLING RACE.
Previous to the buge call for the fourth or selling
race the gentleman who did 1.-THE auctoneering
became particularly excited, and ''hur
we're prepared to "dip in" The pool in this race,
We were informed, ran up 60 about four
thousand dollars Juba ridden by Browne, was
he favorite. One hard appearing customer whose
ace Of the color OF mahogany, and who re-
minded one about the head OF enormously mag
lled hickory nut was particularly desrous OF going
wo TO one on Juba; while not far Off another
youth to fame unknown" had the hardhood to
ssert TO the tune OF fifty to twenty that 'the horse
JubaD would take the rag Off the bush on that
rack" lie was accommodated by timorous look
ng hornbre, who Thought he the horse named)
night be beaten" And further down the space be-
ore the grand stand another gentleman was par
icuarly desirous OF advertising the public that
lie would, If anybody had any greenbacks
o spare name the winner in the coming race, and
he first letter Of his name was Jubal. OF course
verybody up TO snuff felt that there an ex-
eilent chance TO pay their way ana they too cried
ip "Jubal,u until "Jubalr and nothing else was
leard from one end OF the stand TO the other Wen,
lafpast three O'Clock T. NJ. saw Jubal on the course
with Browne on his back, and by his side Urbana,
mild looking anlmals mounted by Flemmens:
Redwhg jockeyed by Palmer. Enchantress by Gray
ind Lutte by McCarty. The race was all that could