The New York herald., 1870-10-30
twenty-five Thousand People
Present at Pimlico.
a Brilliant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Racing and a Glorious
Days Sport in General.
6lenelg Wins the Four Mile Heats,
Madame Dudley the Mile Dash, My
Maryland the Handicap for Three
year.olds, and Midday the
Mile and Half Dash.


easo ttg8ss a BALrIMoRE. Oct, 20, 1870
.esppose we 20 and take q look at the darkies at
their evening devot,ons, to.night-we havn't got
anything else to do,n said Basil Presbury higgins,
m r. r. NJ, 20 your correspondent, who was dis
eneaged pending the races which were to make
anish Of the nrst meeting Of the Maryland Jockey
Club at Pimlico. Is tl...
Higgins was gentleman who had seen good
deal OF what n called 'fen In fast circles. He had
modelled himself on the character OF well-known
journalist In the United States He was olase at an
age when most men are thinking Of the ways and
means whereby their children shall be provided
for. He had been to Europe many times
yes, In every year. from the time his father
had advanced money for the purpose, he
had crossed the ocean; and as is usual with travel
ling Americana. he mad been swinded at Liverpool
by tho customs eficers. They had taken the bad
and nlthy tobacco and the inhuman cigars from his
trunk and con1scated them for the especial benefit
or her Majesty, when q shilling would have
squared" 1t before he left the tender to go under
the shed, where the myrmidons Of the British law
congregate to bK patriotic Yankees OF their loose
change. t
He had wintered at Mentone, had gone through
the art galleries Of Munich while in dazed state,
and during his hours OF leisure, for he had great
many hours OF leisure, he had gathered leaves in
Valambrosa as they fell. and had he lived before
the Inferno, such was his adaptablity to circum-
stances, he would doubt have suggested to Dante
the necessity OF holding primary election to con-
troll the fiery Florentlne city.
Basil, poor fellow, had but one weakness, or
rather, may l be allowed to call It, specialize, -
and that was his great fondness for the fair sex.
This weakness had been his ruin. He had modelled
himself early In life and he could not desert the
standard which he had made for himself.
An onicious friend h lad proposed him at the Mary
land Club for membership once during his most
eventful life. None but gentlemen cross the
threshold OF this the Oldest association of gentle
men in the United States. TWO weeks after the
proposal he had been black oalled with vigorous
assent and unanimity by the club. He was "set
back' little while by this social msunderstand-
Gay. S.'De olo "nlSAs' % 1'20' 'aisa a'sf henrS
Enough Of the antecedents OF poor BASH for all
good purposes. BE knew Baltimore, and knowing
Baltimore was his chief worth.
Bash said Let's 70 down Calvert street to Plea.
devotionsn We left the Battle Monument In our
rear, and walked down Calvert street. The night
nuence on ali the strolers and wanderers VINO made
way with inconerent purpose on the brick sidewalks
think, and a triangle Of masonry and mortar stuck
on top to dignity the whole. l4
their peas cSernS at tue on an assembiase
Of darkies. male and female, who were grouped
the door On the They n
noderate one. Pretty Yellow girls M and n muattoes
passed through the iron gates and up the stone
ions Of the young blacks who had gathered for the
being somewhat c.n,usea as 70 locality
made inquiry Of q venerable colored gentleman who
stood under the shade OF one Of the lamps as to bis
sWnat church is this, he asked, mildly.
'Dis am the Katolk Church OF Saint Francis
pass up de steps. We admits white folks, we does,
and we am NOT ashamed Of dem II dey behaves
Sens Semss7's' Pass rite m boss and d'y viii admit
Tnans you" said my friend Basi!, ana We passed
The first sensation that struck us was that death
like stiffness which is at all times feature and In
Catholic church. There were perhaps a thousand
people in the church, and Of this number perhaps
ana some few were rchiy attred. f6ere was, as is
altar which was surmOunted by cross. Two clergy
men were inside the altar rails and the acolytes or
serving boys were ali young darkies Of from twelve
the Choir was open in front. and csad observe the
singers. Of whom there were six or seven Of both
saSss " xS s ess s sn
cheeks IKE ripe peach. '
e e S
ssS aaT
a oss S Of fsps sarsn propsry sgsryafa Is
valued at $5Ol 900. the churches denominatveiy
divided as fcows:-One Roman Catholic under the
copalian and two Baptist Congregations. There are
0,70O colOred voters, Of which 500 only vote
the democratic ticket. There were not over 1000
slaves In Baltimare when the war broke ont, and
these were treated kindly by their owners There
twenty colored Masonic lodges besides fifteen other
colored benefcent associations There were several
teams and turnouts, but none were admitted to the
Grand Stand. There were also two cOlered regi-
ments, organized and uniformed, but the
laws OF the State OF MARYLAND would
mot permit their arminp. 80 they were
forced t disband There are several colored schools
for primary education, beside q Normal SCHOOL,
The darkes have their frst families as well as the
whites and boast of good blood in their own fashlon
Among the "best' darkey families may be enumer-