The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-06-29
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far greater extent taaa before with &c
Hebe md luNHr &c ihl. Metropolis
IAe "i9uioa Season Is AZ i,s climax
aHG 40 tht gtcsi families are new e5ngIc-
gated n lhc Capitol @ these add
au important contingent from tbc
continent iu consequence of The
irogbIcs there and 4 ,ctitahle Invasion 81
Americans by the lately arrived steamers
from New Yorhauj .he aggregation Is re-
mrsabe, reminding me q Paris IN her
palmicsi days Poor Paris, She = nov
ia saeEclolh and ashes almost literally
bBi soon ,o recover some portion Of her
oll-timc galcty II ihe indications now
Chat TIC Commune" Il oblieuled may
be correctly read. lu mci ID Is impossi-
bic lol the gay continental Capital 70 re-
main sad ana serion, long Ten thousand
men are engaged IN .cttiug lie city 60
ights, aud in vcry fcw a5ys nearly alt
traces Of the faaful scene, 50 lately euae-
t,d on ils BouIeymas, Squares and NJ rs
streets will be enaccd. The urnoms Of
London iu Hyde Park afe remarkable
chiefly for number; IN point Of elegance
OF the equipagc, and toilet oi the fair oc-
eupap,s, there is much TO be desired,
when compared with similar exhibitions
IN the Champs Elyacs aud the Bois de
BouIoenc. Although London is almost
doubly as popnlous as Paris the number Of
vehicles do otappear 70 me as large as |
have often seen In the "Bo.s" on d pleas
ant afternoon, and The quality Of The am
imals certainly Is not superior, although in
many instances very admirable. "Rotten
Row" the promenade Of the equestrians
aud the c1atsi1iames, certainly carries
Oh the palm la comparison with Paris
both 10 number of riders and quality Of
ihc horses.
One can while away an hour IN a most
diverting manner by leaning against the
railing Of the pedestrians promenade in
the park, near the Piccadilly entrance,
and watching the packed procession. Of
equipagcs, four or five abreast, winding
around the drive. Here II is, as have
before intimatcd, that one obtains fuller
notion Of England's wealth and luxury
than perhaps can be had il any other
way in so brief period.
The racing period is fairly on. The
great event Of the season, tic "Derby," F"
was run on EPSON Downs a few days
ago, and resulted somewhat to the SUR
prise Of sportsmen, in the victory of Baron
dc Rothchild's colt, "Fayonius' The
wealthy aud renowned old banker has for
years aimed at winning the blue ribbon
OF the Derby lie has expended thou.
sands upon thousands of pounds upon
his stables and at last has carried off what
is considered here in England the leading
sporting honors of the world. There Is a
good show of reason for denominating the
derby" as the grand race Of the entire
universe. Personally was much struck
on this occasion, when had the pleasure
Of being present, with several things,
among others the immense gathering Of
people upon the Downs" at moderate
estimate one hundred thousand in mum.
Der, and their generally respectable char
acter, also at the entire good order that
prevailed up TO the end Of the days sport.
OF the rather fast doings upon the road
returning to London-eyerybody being
what is called here "pretty jolly win
not speak. The day was a most beautiful
one and the scene wonderfully fine The
Grand Stand had packed upon it, tower
ing hgllin tile air, at least ten thousand
Of the alstociacy Of the sporting world,
and the sight when the cry arose Of "here
they conc and the entire crowd took of
their hats--thc Prince Of Wales also-was
most superb This beautiful tribute to
the splendid horses IN the race and the
importance Of tie event produced a
marked impression upon the stranger.
Happily located near the winning post,
facing The Grand Stand, my opportunity
for a good comp d'rea was excellent Ol
the perfect respectability Of racing as
conducted in England there can be nc
doubt For tie "DcIby" day Parliament
aijoufns aud the courts also.
EPSON Downs is some Is or 20 miles
from London by road and is easily reach
Cd by rail III he's. than an hour There ID
no charge for admission to he course
but places on the Grand Stand are s2JC
each, and a further sum Of the same
amount Is charged for admission to tho
. paddock 10 see the horses before aud after
[ The running. Other stands were erected
upon which good places could be had al
prices vag ing from a dollar 10 two dol
. lars each. Barring q little crowdiug On,
has a very fair opportunity to see by Sc
Letting good stand point gratis along
side Of the barrier defining The course.
I This week the Ascot races near
I Windsor ale 10 D ogrcss undeI
especial royal patronage. The Princess
Alexandra drove to yesterdays ra@es il
q little turnout, lbe Russian Grand Duk'
now 80 England, seated By her side
while the charming Princess handled ih,
ribbons with graceful dcyieEiiy. lie
roya husband Wales followed
III another drag with German
prinle for bis companion. Thi. wore
-og .et us to be uscdto denomiuate au!
Ola yclGele bound % thc race. from
n. egulpaga io tlie lambIcst ubli
~..,. ,n, ou ibe road lihas also acqair
c5 coma .iebriiy D. character zIng tb
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