The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-01

second Day Of the Running
Meeting.
MOST uNFAvORABLE WEATHER.
Rain and a Very Heavy
Track.
Fashionable Attendance and Good
Sport.

Fashionable Attendance and Good
Sport.
The second day OF the Running Meeting races on
the Prospect Park Fair Grounds Long Island, was
. opened and concluded yesterday, an excellent pro-
gramme, including i've spirited and really exciting
contests, being fully exhausted under the auspices
and direction Of the members of the American
Jockey Club The sport afforded fresh ana very
convincing eyicence OF the firm hold which the
newly developed love OF outdoor exercises gene
rally has taken in the minds OF our people,
more particularly those connected with the turf;
for 1t must be acknowledged that the prospect,
so far az related to the weather, was really dis
couraging from the early hours OF the morning until
very short tine previous to the finale and dleper-
sion of the spe ators homeward. Heavy rain came
down before els 1t O'Clock In the forenoon, ana
hnued to fall In the shape of erratc yet copious
planetary showers, with very little intermis-
sion, until quarter past twelve O'Clock
noon. Indeed, 1t appeared as one time az II
Jupiter-Tonans or Pluvius, or under his
duplex designation il II please him better
had In q most undeined and undignIaed manner
descended from his particular sphere and accepted
the presidency Of some peculiarly earthly combina-
ton, Of which we have SO many just at present
directed 70 the regulation OF trade and finance,
the depression exaltati0n OF particular persons,
nationalites and enterprises, as suits the In.
terests or whms OF the leaders, ana COM
menced to use his newly acquired powers In
open hostility 10 the efforts OF tire Jockey
Club. These gentlemen possess vim and courage,
however, as attested by their perseverance during
the day. and by judicious exercise OF both were
enabled to send his godship baied 70 his throne,
and no doubt Inundated by the fact Of being COM
PEELED to finally shelter himself in his ethereal robes
which he should not at any time have laid aside in
order to enter on such an encounter The patrons
Of the track were considerably puzzled. Printed
programmes with a HERALD advertisement, pro-
missed racing, while due regard both to health ana
the habisthose furnished by the Dlodistes, not by
nature, mamma and the clergy-of the ladies ad-
vsed "stay at home.n The preparations Tor at
more arlstocratc circles consequently limited
during many hours but as the first race was not to
there was stil nope, and hope as is known, stands
out so prominently among the cardinal virtues that
few Of those who take It closely and FIRMLY to their
| hearts are ever completely disappoint cd
made an attempt to reassert ITSELF and partially
scene at Prospect Park. the grounds were exces-
| sively muddy, the track being IN condition ap-
Known as "Knee deepa Tie. least Hf to such Of The
early ones" as attempted to stride OF fathom over
i: Rain water formed into pools ns.I at every
| grand stand were dripping with wet, and
| the pazzas Of the club house humied to degree
although excellently well sheltered. The "early
ones' were not very numerous in consequence. The
pand men employed to perform at the club house
| were on hand. A detachment Of well developed and
apparently well drilled policemen arrived after
| wards. These gentlemen carried their clubs with
them, each one indeed, constituting a per.
association IN proprta. The city railroad
cars rom Fulton ferry, Brooklyn carried ''hetting
ur men 'G from New sSSaS With
Young lady OF African extraction, who bore on her
aggregate to supply either cnains for one Of her
ancestors In the palmy DAYS OF Jen Davis or royal
ornaments for both the person and throne Of either
southwest coast Of the land OF her forefathers.
Thrifty Long Island men received sections OF
the track In their every day cabbage wagons,
| and deposited them at tns grand entrance for the
moderate charge Of ten cents head Their vehicles
were freely patronized, presenting as they did
curiy from the outside mud OF the migrated avenue.
Eve ne the mSy Ts
Club hOsse aazsas. the green sward was
which bound the view from the grounds,
appeared with foliage more intensely green, owing
gardens and fields was SO rapid that its process was
almost audible. Rain came down heavily again
1--WE sens ns Sa@
although how they came, when they came, or where
from could not be easily determined The club
nSmeroas stan Of We'll Clad WATERS Indeed s0 the
members Of this force, habed In black dress coats
and shining shoes, when they assembled on the
upper tier piazza OF the building appeared very like
the delegates Of an essentially English deputation
sent over from either Regent or Lombard street or
"0ur Foreign ONCE" London, to treat a settlement
OF the Alabama claims. They took It "Dundreary'-
IKE lor time but proved really efficient and stten-
The scene became more animated at quarter to
with ades dressed n the aes, sye and
richest material, alighting from them. Mayor
Kaloneisch, OF Brooklyn, with two ladies', came in
sent Leonard W. Jerome. Barney Williams Ed.
wi, win Adams, =, Senators Genet. and Nor
NJ woodward, Mr. payson Mr.. Morris, e0 Nj.
Sanford, Mr.. Hunter, Captain Moore, Mr.. Fields,
SrSn James cran oomm l Dodge Mr. n' whit
ney sheriff Campbell Mr.. +. Campbell, Mr.. Pohe-
mus Mr. Kemble with many other well known per-
sonages, accompanied In some few Instances by la
dies and children. Had the weather been favorable
the attendance of fashionabes would nave been very
or In convenient field corners. The band
men discussed some really fine music. Water
an Of 8. n c ose
IN full dress relieved the sti!l depressing influence
Of the weather TO certain degree jockeys, having
and the scene became somewhat picturesque. The
eastern pagoda Of refreshment mentioned IA the
days report as standing IN the field IN front OF the
club house had disappeared, but whether
the proprietor had coDsummated the "hari-
kari' IN consequence OF his former expe-
'place OF busnessn were covered with white
cloth, and as this, the absence oil color, indicates
mourning IN Japan, from Jcddo TO Hakodadi, the
man may have demsed since the day OF opening.
Tue irisiiman OF D0nnybrook Fair jollity was pre-
sent He had BIS deal tables In position, and dis.
pensed lager beer instead OF whiskey, not stating
whether he was acting In compliment 10 the
Jolly King William of Prussia, or ia mep,o1'tGDt Of
Father Mathew. lie 'acc0mplishedf good
trade and progressed fayorably towards the
attainment OF his ''papers'' as a citizen of the
North German Confederation should lie ever think Of
deserving the stars ana STRIPES on election days,
which IL not likely. In the club house observatory
windows we're seated few female Fenians, looking
ont for te first race, but evidently not with the IN
fentIoD OF learning how to 'run away nom tnem'
should John Bull land ia hosttIe array on Long