The New York herald., 1870-07-30
MIDSUMMER RETREATS.
Movements Of President Grant In
Long Branch.
4 Frief Visit to the City The President Meets
with an Old Classmatc-Interest in the
Raees-Description Of the Track-A Pleas
ant Time Expected Invitation Hop.
LONG BRANCH. July 20, 1870

President Grant to-day TOOK another MO to the
city. TINS time his VISIT was brief ono, he leaving
M the O'Clock A. NJ train ami rV. urning In the
eleven A. NJ. boat AS on his previous visit, there
were mutitudinous conflicting tyatements and ru-
m0rs as u the business taKtng him 10 New York.
THIS afternoon ne spent very quietly at his cottage,
and then took his eyeD lng drive wltl The MEM
kers OF his family.
Among the crowded Thong OF guests at the West
End Hotel IS General Baiord, OF Kentucky. mig
nifcent type OF q Sautherner-tal and OF massive
physique and a Don Cesar de Bazan Ike air impul-
sivcy brave ana 70 cklessy enthusiastc-it is hardly
20 D. wondered vi that his proidiy chivalrc spirit
impcllcd him during the TO fight on Ihe Southern
side. But the is over now, and he loves The
Old Union w.fh his Old fonncss while has love Tor
horses burns brgatiy animate. La MS breast as
ever To bring two or three Kentucky
horses TO contest In the coming races
brought him TO the Branch. classmale OF
President Grant at West Point. and, as is wei
known, having thrown up his commission IN tile
regular army TO help Gsht the battle, OF the concd-
eracy, the two met yesterday on The hotel porch,
not having another since those ante teit,tyG
days when they were IN t. c army together.
sMr President excuse the liberty OF West Point
cassmate, do sou know me? ?n said General Buford,
advancin. up to the orIner and Win unresirained
freedom, extending MS hand.
.'l don't think could very wen forget you and l
should not forgive myself II | did.r promptly
answerea the T. esidont, seizng the extended hand
and givlng t "A warlnIy welcoming shake.
1T ~ q long lime since we met, an have grown
bltIe since 4, you see," SAID he General at The
tarle time nrowing has shoulders back and head up
10 show llis growing eApansiveneSS and give enl-
= "A see Ihaf'' snilingly observed The President,
"out us General John Bulord all the same. You
..les; / Couldn't very well be In better heath.n
''Comc on 70 attend tho races. supposcP'
"EXacty so. lhave brought on solie horses With
ii woud IKE 10 soc them"
- viii take pleasure In showing the winning
horses, II any Wlusn
"W nat stock are thevY''
"The Two great crosses of the day, The Lexington
and the Glencoe cross, and the NancaI and Mar
81 drive Lexington and Glencoe myself cont.
nued the President, pointing 10 one OF The horses
atiched 10 The Carriage III which he had just
driven up.
The two "taked horse =" for some little tlnc, this
being a subject as is well known, upon which the
president Is never rcilcent and Possessing like
absorbing interest with Gene al BufOrd Everybody
present was most agreeaby impressed with the
PIE sing frankDess OF General Buiord and nlu
cordially OF the PRESIDENT and only wished that the
conVersaton mad been diverted to other topics,
which. however, u v as not.
TIE COMING RACES.
or course this Is The all-absorblng theme Of talk
They are The subject OF talk over an c-prIn1al COCK
tails III the inornlug, they are IL ked over In the
BARRIERS, are discussed az table are continued TIL
balhlng iine. are renewed after he BATH and on the
coming in oi new trains bringing new loads OF yisi
tors TO the races Se topic Is renewed with increased
animation. Ladies are getiing affected with this
equine mania.
II Is astonishing what crowds have come IN today
but ~ Is doubtless nothing 10 the more astonishing
c owds that viii come In Tomorrow forenoon. No
season at Nj CARA or The Jerome PAX ha. ever eX-
cited such ia ore anu no races Promise 10 Oe more
interesting and eXciled.
THE RACE TRACK.
Aiter incessant labor from The early part
or last February, when the ground was first
fnai fnishing touches having been made this
afternoon. The ground. embracing. 200 acres and a
cottage which stu remains AMI Is occupied by sam
uel kaYnOr, the secretary. cost S32,0O0 TO which
sum III laying out the lract, putting up the enclosing
Iencc and erection ol STANDS ANA stalls ana other
buiillngs, over sl35,0OJ has since been eXpenI-
e1. IL is a most delightful drive flom
here there. the distance from the West
End Hotel sfne grand central headuuariers OF tle
leading turin and pool selling, being IN ana a
hall mics. During race week Mr.. Jonn n0ey has
KINDLY consented 10 allow all conVeyanccs yisl'Ing
TINS shortening the distance some hall mile. Al
the Two ioilgaIes on the road tol
H. to be COlec ed, thus preventing what Otherwise
would he great hndrance TO carriages. Beautiful
villas line the road and there are abundant shade
trees, giving additional pleasure 10 the drivees there
and back. The road, furthermore, which Ia as
level and hard as the drives in the Park,
well sprlnked-a thoughtful consiaera-
ton for comfort that cannot be too highly
commented, not only by gentlemen. who would ma
1t intensely di5agreeabe riding through ceaseless
cloud of dust, but particularly by ladies', who under
appearing in ther fin 81 toilets.
Approaching the co rse the first object meeting
the gaze is The grand stand. At glance II is seen
tObc much longer than either the Saratoga Jerome
PARK stands, It's length being 3G5 feet. Five towers
on either end and three at intervals intermediate
with The light ana graceful balconies surrounding
each, give pleasing pcturesqueness 10 IL. THIS is
very hne piece OF architecture ana beautifully
OruaInented with closely 1tig emblems OF the turf
wrought In iron and painted In white,
brown and green. whiring through TINS
gate winch ! dId this morning behind
ating and the scene all the more spritedfor there
wee scores Of vehicles with their three minute step
PEGS before and as many iollowing-the superb
leanty, extent and completeness OF the course were
at once most strkngly apparent First-a this after
the track. most magnificent track II rs, being
eignty feet wide aud as level Though not yet as hard
as barn moor the only ,ooectlonabie thing Is its
newness and consequent lack OF hardness,
bht this OF course, cannot be helped.
1t Is plain to see, however that 1t Is destined
To be the best track In America. The track, IS
well known, Is IN lie long.
ut reminds me more OF English tracks than any
great English trainer, and he ADDED, There win be
made as good time as In any OF the English races
whenever IL becomes thoroughly hardened.r
Finally, seven thousand people can be comfortably
seated In the grand stand. A fine feature Is leaving
room between The track and the encompassng
fence for carriages, 80 That visitors If they chose
can remain in their carriages and look on the races
" thout intermngling at all with the crowds IN at
tendance though for the latter 1t is distinctly an
nounced IN the programme that no disrepulabe
persons will be allowed within the enclosure. The
Judges stand 10 a model o! beauty. and
An archtec ,uTal keeping with II Is the dis
tance stand and then there is pool stand pagoda
Tor elders In the centre of the track and restaurant
under the grand stand, all most attractvely ana
artstlcaly nnished. Last but not least worthy of
notice are the stables, at which there accommo.
dltons for $50 horses These stables repete with
all the modern improvements and adding greatly to
their comfort well as attractveness are shade
trees which almost completely envelop them. Near
the stabe runs living stream OF pure soft water.
Altogether 1t Is most complete race course and In
all its features hardly he surpassed. The field
ls nearly level there being only sght ascent from
tne judges stand to the quarter pole and on the
backstretcht corresponding descent but both are
so sight ana gradual that they wouId hardly he
noticed, and certainly will not afecJ the speed
OF the running. The shape of The course is
an obong. with semi-ccular ends, the two straight
stretches being little less Than oDe-third OF o mile
each Ii length and the turns at each end Il little
more than one-sixth or mile the ruling
spirit in bringing the course to It's pre-
sent state OF most satisfactory completion has
been John Chamberlain; and rendering him most
Yauahle assistlnce and 10 whom too mnch credit