The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-20

ewinS inc 1ouS WuAte S1u.
ON THE TRACK.
"A day anaooG favorfee MOroes-DS6.
aPP0i1auents anA Ls~ses-6eeaes &C
t6e Graad Stand.
From the New York World, l,th.l
II the American school-boy genius had not
established for all coming time the fact that
the horse Is noble animal, one might be
tempted to occasionally enlarge upon the
qualities Of that quadruped in his maturer
yean. But horse trained for the race Is a.
different from the conventional ''nOble amir
MALI ~ a thicket of hemlocss Is from . we'll
cultivated lawn. One Is like the wooden
statue of King William which tObaconisls
and lager beer men put up for sign; the
other is the exquisite marble work on which
every lineament in the original is brought
out. If a person who never saw field Of
race-horses together should take his seat in
the grand stand on the first day of the Je-
rome Park fall meeting with determine
ton to witness the contests daily, his 6rst OBJ
servatiOn ON seeing the animals unblanksted
would be: "What q set of old crow-baits."
On his way home, after the last racing day,
he would de<pise every nice, fat hOrse he
met.
But generalties will not do when particu-
lars are in such great demand. Yesterday
was day Of deception. The weather de-
ceived everybody; the horses that were ''sure
to win" lost the race, and one of the best con-
tests 6zzled into a walk-Over. The morning
dawned Deauiiui!' ana All tnat' D1t IL
did nct Keep II up, ana We were cheated o1t
OF saying that the evening sun tnfew i!s Isd-
ing hght over the autumn tonnage, Pcinung
lor us a son-toned picture oil the tinted leaves.
Inc opening OF the day was 10 invi1ng tnat
revived tne giorFs d iast SATURDAY ana
hundreds OF persons Ioand themselves en-
route ior Jerome fark Win high hopes OF
day OF exciting events; That ride was the
most joyous part Of tne'. Gays divert'se-
ment. Already the CLOUDS were lowering
out everybody hoPed the ~eaihef wooid nave
some little regard LOT so large ana important
an assemDlage, ana that the gfatunons sPnnk
ing performance wouiG oe oe'eireu NJ least
until after the races. But wniie they were
hoping, all hope was lost; Inc ram sud
Denly 0egan 70 iail as IL IL nad determined 70
do SO days IN advance. A large crowd was
gathered around the Pooi stana, ana the e1-
cltement was at It's highest P'tcn. Al the
lowest calculation the aggregated increase IN
the iength OF all faces In that crowd NJ the
nrM dropping OF the wafer mus nave oeen
nall mile. Inc voice OF 1T. Underwood,
who was selling the pools, immediaiely Ieli
more tnan an octave OF from sharp 70 "
nat, and he nnaily gave our altogether. but
nobody was frightened OIL the ground. Inc
ladies, who crossed over In nevies from the
Clubhouse to the grand stand, were Obliged
TO cover tneir heads with !neir shawis, man
guvere their dresses skiiliuily, ana IMP
lively, until tney reacned Sheiter again.
When the hrst warning Dell rang nom 'he
ludSe stand theIe was general oOmmouon,
out scarcely 10 DC compared 0,, 10 the exGite-
ment OF SATURDAY. Inc center OUTLOOK OF
the grana STAND was dehsiy niie9 oy the
iadies ana .heir a''ehoah's, al Oh them en-
deavoring 10 keep as Closely together as pos
sloe, whiie hundleds OF ses's on on eitnsr slde
o hen remaiheu vacant Mne, NAl"on
occupieu seat near tne Genter Oh TINS array
OF elegance, ana watcned the races with IN
terest. Inc toilettes OF the iadles were oeau-
tiui, as they always are at the iall meeting,
and their iaces equally pretty. SUI the
power was missing; Everything aid not
wilt before them. Ihere was nothing ex-
delicious about IT, One could
walk about IN the very lace OIL all these beau
ties, and YET ieei the same cool comPoeure
Inat you wouid III your own drawing-room.
The hOor under your ieet vuigariy ieit like
real matter' ana the sensation OF waking on
the al! was ehuieiy waning. On Inc mar,
row piece OF green sward between the grand
stand and the track the sporting men walked
ana taiKea as eAciteG,y As Inc !hrong IN the
street oeiore !he SUCK Exchange. lhere
were a lew foreign naDoDs, our own genuine
nauVe Sports IN their Iaui'iesS straw-coiored
KIDS ana dove-coiorea oSeicoats' ana numer-
Gus nah-spor's ana 4uanersporis. D1sa-
greeaoie conspicuous were three or iour young
men IN Sei'et coa's; uSnt Palaoohs' ana
very long "ots' VINO maze point OF march
ing back and iorth IN front of all the ladies,
and staring o'it OF countenance as many as
possible. lhey were Of class who have lit
tie to do and more to get, and who are seen
IN the basement OF the new Cour-house
about q, as often as payday comes round.
his aii'sion ought To De the cause OF their
reform; hecorder Hackett sat
WIN ms whe anu viewed the races, ana
douglas, Taylor wore the brightest lace and
Inc poorest nat oil any gentiemen IN the
CROWD; j
Annough inc clerk OF the weather had
'Pread wei oianAet owe! tne whcie analr;
me hrst race was so exciting that It raised
Ine enlntsiasln ol ine Whoie crowd on the
grand stand several degrees. The race was
S.s o"e' anu "nViueI an oPPort"nity or