The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-18


cratic family and was very much troubled because
had an idea that / would not be received well
wnen got there. am very queer fellow. No
one knows me better than myself Let me say that
/ have travelled What am 1 doing In this we'll
dressed ana perfumed crowd Here are the most
beautiful ana refined women tnat the island OF Man
haitian can show.
The Grand Stand is a bouquet. Since the ever
memorable day that Kentucky rau against time-I
was then very young IN rac!ng-I never saw such
day. crossed the track rom the quarter stretch,
and though had come up in buggy met people
whom knew. Ihad stopped on the road with two
men. One Of them shall call the "Great American
Good Resolution Maker" He had been riding
alongside Of me as far as Macomb's dam.
lie wanted to drink all the time and that was
what the matter was with him. / spoke to hlm-ln
fact there Is no man in the world can give better
advice than me.
He told me that he liked gin cocktail.
said TO him, in quiet way, "Don't drink any
more; you have family to take care OF, and want
to see you right. l am no fool. l am a square
man."
Being as was, little fresh, advised the young
man IN my companion buggy to rest on the road.
No, he wouldn't have 1t.
When we got to the Park. and when every man
that we knew was congratulating us on our safe
arrya,-of course this was done in a derisive way
my friend wanted to buy pools.
Now, II a man buys pools he had ought to know
what he is doing. My friend IN the buggy had about
$500 In his pocket, and his word was good for $500
moro
Now, never liked the pool selling business
man hears Underwood talking and Jim MCGOWAN
he holds the treasury. They are good fellows In
their way, but the pool business never did under
stand. You put In twenty dollars on the favorite
and every man that you see tells you that you have
done good thing. Pretty soon the favorte starts;
the bell Is rung and you feel kind OF pleasant.
Mr.. Wheatley has his Tag hung up high in the air.
and you can hear him telling policeman that the
boy with the other flag should mind his business.
The boy with the nag in the memory OF man has
never been known to mind his business 1t is de-
feet In his feeble constitution
But to return to the pool selling and my friend
He wanted to 60 to Europe week from the last
day OF the races. lie had got $4,000 together as
well rs he could. His parents were rlch and with
the natural antipathy which rich parents have TO
Their sons embarkng In keno, faro, or betting ON
horse racing, they mad advised my friend to keep
away from pool sellers.
Still he would buy pools. saw him for moment
the quarter stretch in all his glory He said to
me in q tone OF rabid exultation-
"Pm in a seventeen hundred dollar pool. No man
knows more than do about the horses Look at
sure thing"
In my short experience "sure tnings'' have
always been beaten.
did not err In this case. really liked the young
fellow who mad been so lavish In throwing his
money away on the favorite.
1t was about an hour after the pools had closed
on the race in which my friend had been particl.
pating TO the extent Of his moderate stamps There
was another prize to be achieved, and was just
stretch to look at the horses They had
blankets on them, aud the judges ana the race
stewards were leaning out OF the little box and
talking in an excited manner. Just then my friend
came up. His necktie was awry and his shirt col
lar was very much depressed. He was kind enough
to otter me very bad cigar. must say he offered
the cigar In friendly way, although he knew IL was
very bad one. There was a circle OF white paper
around the cigar, on which an affldavit had Deen
made that the cigar was OF the 0nly genuine Henry
Clay brandt
~ have been taken into camp, I'm skinned dead
as nail, said my friend to me.
you don't ike them ~
man going to DO when the fellows are talking
norsep. I'm out four hundred ana twenty dollars,
I BANK for Security yen ms roasS work anS 10
I'm al - square man. But | tell you
business Hes Contractor ana made his s money ts
hard and ne doesn't give any OF II out he can help
80 %ae a aDoqe a we i nun
lett my friend in haste. The bell was ringing for
I ana as had IN not BEEN Buying any
felt by the philosophical people who do not venture
their hard-earncd dollars In pools.
THE DRESSES OF THE LADIES
were unusually splendid and varied yesterday, and
the Club House, both within aud without, was par.
he sparEns tears Of the her mana the U
bead on which is nvalled by the dimples that laugh
on her nusLed cheek sits tall, graceful belle In
magnificent gauze de chambery robe Of green and
white, the ground being white. dotted with green
nounces. bound with green and edged with black
lace, headed With deep pointed 1ounce, which is
X opsn % RI sd
with bias nounces to match the underskirt and
FINISHED with heavy ruchng q green SILK the
trimmed to match the skirt. A jaunty round hat
Trimmed Win ,as green and white completed this
was the beautiful blonde Of whom We have spoken
striped six. trimmed with deep nounce Of the same
s &c chamOsfy with
lace outside garment, gracefully fitting Jacket
spit straw gypsy bonnet, trimmed with an exquis.
ite shade Of blue. Coming up the steps from
sos 'G snsSe green. the sndslssirs entirely
formed or plaits TO the waist very graceful over.
Dd5ns m Sssst aas ca ss
With the fair wearer OF this costume was lady
IN costume Of g swo snaHes q 0roWn aS
three nounces OF the DARK. The overkirt DARK
shade, fell gracefully over the 1ounces, and was
Gut IN very deep points, with tasses 70 eacn polnt
with rulle to match the underskirt. taunty round
hat, trimmed with the two shades OF brown, made
hitting climax 10 this costume.
Among the fair promenaders we observed
striklngly beautiful girl In an elegant Costume Of
two shades Of drab the underskirt light, with deep
flounce headed with q band Of the dark shade;
handsome polonalse OF light drab, 0rnamented with
hands Of tue dark. round chm hat. trimmed In blue
and black.
''brelonne" costume. the ground or soft dove
color. with clusters OF pink ana blush roses con-
necied by trailing sprays Of foliage, was lovely In
The extreme. The SKIRT was entirely without Garni.