The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-08


formed most appropriate setting Tor the Pompa-
douF puns In which The colGure was disposed.
costume EN- cachemlrc was arranged with a
sgirt OF dark green gros. grain. Dordered with
deep nonnce iestooned win what appeared 10 he
bands OF SIN embroidered with leaves IN All the
bright autumnal tnts. The overdress was In u
deeper shade OF green cashmere. embroidered TO cor
respond Win the skirt and was variety sort OF the
marguerite poiona>e, over which was worn "A sort
81 yellow talna, also embroidered. draped from The
ieit shoulder. inns UNIQUE toilet was htelaiiy
crowned by bel of dark green velvet, covered
win brilliant autumn leaves.
ScENss AND INCIDENTS.
The scene about course magnificent.
Nature Is a great painter ana October the season
Park part OF her canvas she has ample scope Tor
breadth ana graceful penciings. or infinite variety
and spen,ior were her auumnal tints yesterday. II
| seemed as II with "A muller oil unapproachable
mower she had ground up topazes ami emeraids, and
rnics ana comedians, and anetnyss anu sapphlres
ana Jumps OF pure yellow gold 10 form her chrO.
matte scale. Every eat Of the glorious trees stand
ing forth IN the sunshine was masterpiece, Tor on
! yellow 10 glowing crimson. TN Inc bun
| near the club house were vines blazing
WIN scarlet That no veroena could match. Beyond,
near the sLahles the INDIAN red OF the OAK leaves
contrasteo with the bronze hue OF tue cedar oppo-
she ana the vivid green Of the wnite pine. You saw
The emerald Of the grass nils feyond and then,
IA one sweeping glance took IN the whole panorama
oi gorolsy tinted scenery melting iulo the blue
ethereal distance blending on the horizon OF
delicate SKY, aud YOU had the picture ina, The unap.
proachtble aftlst. Nature, had Yesterday wrought
Aboht Jerome iart jusi before the opening race OF
me autumn meeting.
Jnc track was IN "a teiroy muddy condition. Big
pools 81 water coua be counted by the thousand
anu tne mud was al the CONSISTENCY OF paste. Old
lurnnen lamcnied That such magnificent races
shonlG take place on Shcl course and Tue Jockeys
ptcNed III spirit IN anticipation of Tie doses OF mud
thai they should bc compelled To swallow. ION,
say, We KNOW SAID IA burly foreigner, with a big
walking slick ana big blue scarf That covered his
capacious breast aud nuitered In the breeze like
shaking topsall II say what "a dooocd good course
Tor regratta: don't ye think yach; race would be
Dciier than morse race here tO-daysn And The
burly IoreI"ner with the big stick Int the ground
VI nj mo- nrl,
appropriate The Jockeys, black and white wnen the
bel called them to mount, came forth from
uicir stables radiant In all the cOlors the rainbow
ana hooking, as one graceful fairy exclaimed about
pretty enough TO hug: but the lads were soon meta
mprpnoS ,e ana i2sked alter IN" 49, 49,. ,nncn
M ~. PSssss nad been dragged through gut
20 ~ uhruly schOOlbOys. One escaped the mon
Eeylooking darkey rider of the winner Ortolau in
.e nrst race but all the rest would never have been
anu specAled and black bows white and yellow.
Eyes mouths and hair were Oiled with mud and.
Wlat was worse ana adding insult TO injury, their
stable comrades "gavc them the lau9h'' al their
LOOKS, ana many retiring and pretty glri joined in
'he loViai anu puophs chorus TO their annoyance.
This VIII be the biggest meeting ever known IN
America" said an eloquent tnrfman looking over
The grand stand ana The book Of races "Why, gen
IlencD therc were never Sucn tedS and never such
contests ioreshacOweG | have been at every racing
meeting Of note North and South for years, and
think this VIII top them a!l.n
yer right, OLD GENT responded venerable and
wrnkled Fellow, seen everywhere about this sec
ton. from Jerome 10 bulls head tro on the Union:
worth yer money, and III gamble nobody can p,cS
ont more scrumpious ones. W. did yer ever see q
butler field than the threegnarter dash? No. sir.
Yer never ga Twelve slippers 10 bunch Just rakes
y must say that think il does nv hiend.n
quleuy answered the old turfman, as ne turned
away . from his exute'ant and Ioquacious com.
pcs :..cr rom, 1oS III yer 'I know wv mat sad
',oon companion; "and how sweet il would be II a
ciap could nuii down one OF them ssaslln' poolsy
are askln yer what YOU nave done uurin the sum.
mer-waethcr yer have got Goals and wood enough
Tor the ole woman and cnldrcn.r aud so tho Col-
Veisaiton Went on, and the old turfmen were right.
evidence enough being III the lac, thai for the s,x
races oil yes eray there had been entries nearly
basp OF winch came 10 the post ON track heavier
anG worse 10 run IN than is seen once III ten
Below the quarter stretch ana beyond the club
| House, on the bud, were several fourin-hand
teams in ali the glory OF their irappngs AMI ham.
! mer cloths, with footmcn and coachmen glorious
! win color anu flaming with blazing buttons OF
| goodly shape. Now, these l0ur-ln.hands. Tor a
! day that looked 50 unpromisng the evening before,
ana WIN roads made heavy by the rain, was su-
Fperb snow; but what looked magnicenty were the
hnndreas ~ private teams 81 every hue and pat
! tern, buI yet elegantly constructed, hidden away
III The groves and standing on rhe bluffs al sides
| oi the course. Hardly mas this picture ever been
| surpassed AZ Jerome.
| Down below, in the great hall under the stands
| were the lunch counters and the tables, arranged
where the thirsty crowds could conveniently Obtain
their favortc beverages. The caterer OF the club
had sufficient force OF clerks and walters, but the
throng between the so great at times thar
but little more thar one ialf obtained noursl.
nent necessary. Pcrnaps the heavy rain OF Friday
night mad made the roads heavy. particularly
those which the country people traversed in golnr
to The track, = at the work Of p,oughing through
cult TO aIlay. Everything, cold and hot, could be
obtained al rcasol able prices. The tables were a
sigh, as scores stooo up, nunshing all kinds Of
ircShinentS- oysters we're there great abun-
dance, and PORK and beans and cold chicken were
swallowed in countless dishes. Chow-chow could
boys found his first love In the esculent pigs foot
There was much enthusiasm among the ladies
durlng the iour-mie race ana he sieepe chase.
When the SIX horses In the latter struggle went at
the hurdles, fences and dtcncs, Ike bra At
bough OF a Tree, the cheering was as warm AMI gen
uine as If every beauty there personally
interested IA the race; and when me cour-
agcous DgTy and Jim Tlsdalc stumbled and
lell a score OF goldenhalrea blondes and liquid
eyed bruneGtes threw up their hands and cried
IA alarm. but the frightened expression soon
changed to joy rs they discovered, with wild
bursts OF admiration, that neither rider nor horse
We hurt, but greater stili were the cheers when
Tdf1nany and the green OF mis- rider showed In
front. The name o. tie horse aud the colors he
wore aroused hundreds ana long, loud cheer went
up mingled witn screams of the delighted FEM.
nlnes. And just as the figures denoting tne winner
aud Tune we're hung 10 he read by the assemblage,
a noted politician, known well iii The halls o Alba
ny. was heard TO say
''iammany mas won something to-day -
And the remark significant.
The stable boys, the jockel ana the thousand and
negroes loaing around the stables ever h lppy
seemingly. never chartered more vIvacously and
never indnged III more antics THAN Yesterday. They
sat on the rails OF the quarter stretch first
like dies "a sugar nogshead, grilinlng and yelling
suinnersauts IN the air Tor sheer delight the We
tory ol some oil their Irlen1s. Just before the
stecple chase theN Swlrined In the picnic ground
ike bees, and while the blue-coatcd policemen were
chasing them OF they laughed ana danced defiance
IN thelr faces. odd creatures these darkics OF re-
treating iufehcad, and merry glanCes
ieioie the iast race the shadows OF de.
parting day giinted across the CLUB House and track
and long ere the many carriages with their bright
eled occupants had emerged from the lower gates
81 the Central PARK, the day was almost ended and
the goanlng had deepened INTO gloom
THE RACING.