The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-11
HIGHLAND PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Opening Duy Of the Spring Meetins-Ihc
Newburgers Dat In Full FOrce-Interesfias
Races-The Horses and Winners.

Opening Dny Of the Spring Mcctins-The
Newbursers Ous in Full Force-Intesesfias
Races-The Horses and Winners.
The great event OF the week In Newburg, N. Y.
the little city OF the Highlands Is the two days fair
at Highland Park course, situated mile and half
west OF the steamboat landing. The sense In which
the event is to be considered greatn Is not 30 much
In that II furnishes O treat for the turtles who
abound even In this city OF churches as In
that 1t attracts hitler strangers from the
surrounding country, nom the river towns
and even from the fastidlous metropolis
itself, which strangers, canny Newburg chuckingly
remembers, cannot visit this place and go away
without leaving behind them something that sinai
contribute TO Its growth and prosperity. The an.
nouncement. published far and wide, that those old
antagonists. Mountain Boy and Lady Thorn, were
again to contest the palm OF superiority at this
course, that the purse OF $4,000 to fall to the
winner that the exraroad king labdicated In favor
OF Fisk, Jr.). Commodore Vanderbilt, the owner Of
Mountain Boy, was to be present at this race
drew like an immense mustard plaster, ana
on the day fixed upon for the race Tuesday, thou
sauds Of enthusiastic turtles arrived by boat train,
stage, wagon and by the good old-fashiQncd mode
VI travel Ia which ehanks mares were the dTaught
animals. Newourg Bonliaces, liquor dealers, peanut
peders, hackmen, &c., were In ''clover" The bat
Tie between the neecers and the neeccd went brayey
on on the morning Of Tuesday. All was going mof.
ry as hymeneal neutrality-suspicious., as the Latin poet
said, or ought to have said. Hut about noon change
In the sky brought about change In the spirit Of their
dream, A thunder shower came UP from one quar-
tor OF the heavens and another from smother
quarter, TO meet at the zenith and to pour down
young deluge upon Newburg Commodore Wander.
bit Arrived at Eishklll station, opposite Newburg
9. about one O'Clock, BY special train, bat single
would be no trottlng that day, 80 he ncontinentiy
set his face ike 0int homeward again. There was
great disappointment among the swarminR thou
sands at Highland Park when IL was announced that
the great race had been postponed until Thursday.
Soon the storm passed over ana the dune
foliage looked surprisingly beautiful, batned in the
rays OF q June sun. But the fall Of rain had been
heavy enough 70 impart OF Its helr' to the track,
and there could be no race. Maedictions both lsud
aud deep were directed at the managers OF the track
for not ordering the horses out In spite OF mud and
rain. But they held Grm ami very wisely refraned
from returning railing for raiing.v y was also
announced That the races set down for Wednesday
should 20 on Just the same "a though nothing had
happened TO render necessary the alteration OF the
time Tor the great race OF the fair.
on Wednes lay afternoon, then, the crowds OF New.
burgers began 10 set In towards the little halfnlle
track. The grounds seen from the third story of
the judges st9nda lofty AFFAIR so constructed that
the Judicial gentlemen might sec over the hills en-
turesque appearance, Large numbers Of vehicles.
many Of which contained members OF the fair sex OF
turkish proclvites were scattered over the spacious
grounds OF the park adjoining the track. The heights
IN the neighborhood were dotted with spectators who
were either TOO parsimonious or too ipecunious 70
seek admission TO the grounds through the ''straght
and narrow gate,r Even the slope Of neighboring
cemetery was not considered too sacred place Tor
bers OF trees also were occupied places OF COM
mandlng outlook. At one end OF the grounds an
auctloneer was employing his most moving otatory
irsns q ne rspJss order we're re- soms
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