The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-27
TEE PARK.
The Crowds mud the Music-The Fairgrounds

The Crowds md the Music-The Fairgrounds
and the Nookerics-The Peoples Day.
There was an immense gathering OF all sorts OF
people at the Park yesterday. Notwithstanding the
threatening state OF the weather. In fact for tho
thousands who were present at the concert" the
lowering SKY and the occasional showers seemed To
have no terrors. and everybody appeared to enjoy
himself Just as well as though the was not HID
den by mists and q storm was not momentarily
threatening to drench everybody to the skin.
Long before the band commenced to play all
the seats under the awnings adjoining the
pagoda were occupied BY sweltering hun.
dreds and the common ITSELF which Is common
to everybody on Saturday, was literally
alive with men, women and children, who spread
themselves on the grass as though they were de-
termined to make the most OF the extraordinary
privilege and monopoize rs much space as possible.
or cour sc all the young ladies' who think they are
charming TO behold, and all the young men about
town, who dress IN the height OF fashion, and con-
slider the PARK showcase, where their goods be
displayed to the best advantage, were out IN full
force. and although the rain every once IN q while
made sad havoc with ribbons and aces and veveteeu
coats the crowds fingered about the grounds
long alter the musical part OF the days en-
joynept had como to a close. Besides, the
Fairgrounds were open 10 all corners. and the way
the youngsters-and the odsters, too Tor that mat
ter-proated by the circumstance was rather aston
ishn 20 say the least. Not less than three Junior
base ball clubs did their best oil the afternoon To
whip one another as many times as possibe-in
extreme north end OF the playground a Jolly set OF
single men and married men, all OF them forty II not
fair and fat, perspirngy fought out game after
game OF football, much to the discontinue OF tho
married men, who were worsted In the long run.
ard PROBABLY for other reason In the world tnan
that they had to think OF than their free and
undomestcated antagonists.
The elephant and the camel and all the other
curosIties with which the menagere abOunds
were not forgotten by the crowds. Inc
old arsenal was visited by thousands, anu
there can be but little doubt that II the rascally
monkeys could have had resolution maker mandy,
who wouldn't have charged too much for MS pans,
they would have drawn up vote OF tnanks 10 the
small boys who fed them so plcnuiuiy on uainty
bits OF cake and candy. Although the music was
certainly the attraction par erceheice Whlch urew
the thousands Of visitors together YET the great ma
jorty appeared quite contcnted 10 listen 10 tue
sweet strains OF the Instruments waited on tue
breeze from distance, while they roamed IN out
oftbe.wav hooks where the oppressive heat
was not so intense as II made itself felt III
the unsheitered places about the payoda-
And everybody Knows that there are nirta-
ton paths innunetaDle IN the Park and shady bow
era where lovers most do cOngregate, not 80 far
away from the common that they can't be reached
without a guide and these were patronizcd as they
are always patronzei by the sentimentaly inclined
In an extent which made one OF the gray coated po
icemen stare and wonder what was the use ~
music after ALL n folks don't want TO ear IT," IL
was Ion, after dusk before the crowd began TO leave
for home aud even then the upper tendoms, wo do
not 40 aioot because they can afford to ride, were
still pourng into the Park as fast as their carriages
could pass the pollceuon's llno,