The New York herald., 1870-06-08
FOUR MAGNIFICENT RACES.
A More Dashing Company and Finer
Display than Ever.
The Steeplechase Won by BohannOn, the
Westchester Cup by Helmb0ld, the
Selling Race by Climax, and
the Mile and Three.quarter
Heats by Sanford.
People, Scenes and Incidents Of
the Occasion.

And now come forth from the mists of the morn.
ing the promised delights OF the Ladies' Day."
''The American Jockey Club and Jerome Park, -
words OF magic meaning and most enchanting In
nuence 10 all lovers OF genuine manly sport IN
America How they were heard echoing in mascu-
line or feminine accents, In different intonations,
sometimes decateiy Ginning together from behind
the rustling curtains OF Dreamland yesterday morn.
ing And how many young hearts beat high with the
anticipation OF another ambrosial period OF rural
pleasure But that ruthless old Pagan with the
watering pot. whom we shall some day expel from
his "bad emnence' in the zodiac, had been neecing
his brother Neptune, and, unable to resist what the
half opened easements OF New York disclosed to
him, had begun TO shower down his aqueous booty
upon the lovely faces there revealed mistaking them
for new blown roses, pansies and lilies. In word
there was ram In this part OF the repub-
lie, and rain it did most royalty in utter
defiance Of the constitution OF our tathers and to
the great disgust OF mothers, ay and Of all our
little sisters, whom we love so fondly. But our big
brothers, who had been to the wars. and mad come
back again, drew on their double-soed boots and
swore-by all that was bright ana beautiful OF Satur-
days high festival that they-lke the man whom
Noah LEFT out OF the ark-that they didn't think 1t
was going TO be much OF shower, after
all. Nor was it in the sequel for the
supply OF weather. which the HERALD
had engaged as readers may remember at a proper
time last week, had not been by any means ex-
hausted. Even Jerome Park, rapid as that institu.
uon is. could not entirely "run it out. Leaving the
lower land OF galoshes, waterproofs- not so
clearly proven-boots and dapidated umbrellas at
reasonable hour as The true believers pressed up
ward along the avenues to Harlem river, the sprin-
Anu vvho
TO lnger down town where there are partI colored
Guilds to miDgle with his own, began to relax his ex
ertions, and by eleven O'CLOCK
THE ROAD
opened ont smooth and clear, with the dust well
subdued and the foliage of the on either side
30 lustrous from the morning dews that 1t seemed
to have been done by the hands OF the Dryads in
their own peculiar everything sheeny waxwork,
Everybody And his Cousins German, American,
English, Irish and ''the rest OF manknd"-had read
Of saturdays exploits, ana wished that they too
had been In the Arcadia Of the Jerome Park From
wishing they had come to practical effort,
and before noon yesterday every road lead
ing to that grand resort was alive with
vehicles from the w.backed car to the ilatutinal
hack, from the sulky and tandem to the open coach
with us "ony'' four inside and fooman on the box,
propelled by teams two, four and even six in hand
that whisked their tails with equine 0iy. For the
honor OF New York. the cosmopolitan city and soon
20 be the centre of the world in everything the
play was better than an international exhibition.
The most mOrose Of foreign grumblers could not hold
away his heart from the ladies', while he
Kept at least one eye on the horses
Quilp, who has grown wealthy and is now
ON tour in this 'blarsted" country, grew rubcund
with unfegned pleasure, and Snarleyow, the foreign
journalist the delight Of whose existence has hith
erto been to snap at somebody or something every
day, felt his liver improve and his cheek grow
clearer with the milk OF human kindness, as he
basked in the bright eyes and heard the merry
laughter and gazed at the blooming gardens that
lined the way on either side as he bowled along in
the fine old "ten-mile- -an-hour" style, behind quad
rupeds that would have snorted ut all the winning
posts OF The Olympic games.
Wouter Van Twiller We're bothering their heads
ABOUT the gable-ends and cabbage patches Of what
day. tney never dreamed even in their solid visions
Of fine Dutch Paradise, OF the enchantments that
were to spread long before their names died out for
miles ana miles beyond the classic shores of Harlem
river, away into that modern American "land flowing
with milk and honey" now known as Westchester.
And what sight is, as you spank along from
Washington Heights, toward the embosoming groves
OF Fordham. Reach after reach OF meadows, greener
than the slopes that are reelected in the water Kill
larney; Knoll upon knoll, crested with trees and
shrubbery vocal with the birds OF and vare-
gated with It's blossoms; the trimmed and tutored
PARK upon the rights glimpses OF the lOrdly Hudson
ana its walls or gray-brown rock, nodding with
SIDE as yon IpUs naaed 'he rhr e anu ras, on every
Of changeful architecture, rom the Italian
cottage 10 the French chateau-and flowers and still
b.ossoming fruit trees, with the glisenlng diamonds
OF the rain yet trembling in them-the faces OF blue
eyed children peepng out at "every colgne OF van
fairy bark Of life, with
Youth at the Prov and pleasure at the helm?
Inc improvements that the last few years have In
trotiuced are wonderful in this lovely region OF
our SUBURBS. and 1870. also, IS bringing in many
more elements that win assimate the vicinity Of
New York city on the mainland to those delicious
surroundings that, as yet render Paris the proverb
OF tourists Could we pause longer to-day In the
work Immediately before us it would be grateful
task to enumerate the beautiful villas and gardens
that adOrn this neighborhood and gather fresh al
fractions with each day OF the advancing season.
Suffice it to add that the succession of them con.
the merchant princes take their rank with those
who once inspired the Ausonian poets with the
Brenta and with the princes and artists who have
forever rendered famous the environs of Nice and
the shores OF Lake Como and the LagO MaggiOre
But IN addition to the peculiar pleasures OF the
classic day and the times that succeeded be it re.
memDered thaG we have here all the modern i'm
prOvements. We cannot deny the ancients their
need OF congratnaton, but We have many thing
that they never knew.
fGs; IL Il. .'i Sd d1;Hs. z1ssa.n a. dsSs sn.:
When q. lifs ss,a. seemed only dance and song,
o.I SsrS 10 ss;.: s$S:: Sss;s: stage By stag.
Ae tne plleso yoar1 have rolled,
We've quite forgotten the Golden Are.
And come to The Age OF Gold.
Once upon time, In that pastoral day,
Dwslers in huts and 10 marble halls
From shepberiess up TO queen,
Cared little for bonnets aud less for shawls
And nothing for criDoline
But now simpiciy's not the rage,
And it's funny 10 think how cold
The dress they wore In the Golden Age
Would seem in the Age Of Gold
Electric telegraphs, printing, gas
1obacco balloons and steam,
are lille events that have
since tie days OF that old regime.
And, spite Of Lemprjere's dazzling page,
IA Rive-though 1t might bold
hundred years of the Golden Age
For one year Of the Age Of Gold.
With such reflections as these and amid such ex.
hiliraflng scenes the hosts OF CAV visitors were
wnfled along leaving the clouds ana the rain be-
0ind tnem nntll tney topped the last hiL dashed
down the acclivity, at the foot or which the road
wIdens and then contracts between the pt,lars and
beneath The a. ch OF tile entrance to
JEROME PARK.
u was evident that the rumor OF bad weather In
ne CITY had preceded them, although there was but
Jiltle evidence OF the storm n