The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-10
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
CLOSE OF THE SPRING MEETING
Fine and Fast Trotting-The Double Team Race
Won by the stations Honest Allen and
George Wilkes and the $40 Purse by
Royal John--A Fine Attendance

AS al things, pleasant or otherwise, must come TO
close the true philosophy is TO enjoy The pleasant
AS long as II lasts. This thought was evidently up
permost in the minds OF the 5000 ladies and
gentlemen who went along the sylvan shades
of Long Island yesterday 10 see the spring
meeting at Prospect PARK Fair Grounds disintegrate
and dissolve lovely day certainly spread Its
warm wlnd-swept wings over the dissolution
which took place In a double-team trot As far as
weather IL concerned il was the most suspicious
day Ct the week, and heartily did every one present
enjoy 1t. Taere were more fair faces on the grand
stand on the day BEFORE but not many at the
club house. There were however, enough charm
ing Ggures bright eyes and cherry lips to make the
Oldest man the course wish 1t was spring meet.
ing, under such circums tances, for all time.
Around the booksellers immense excitement pre-
vailed previous TO and during the 2:3l race One
gentleman OF the stable boy persuasion, without
ny shirt collar, was highly wroth at the
idea OF Lady Wells beng the lavorite. he
concluded long and vigorous denunciatlon,
In terms moro weighty than genteel, by declaring
me pretty brown mare TO be "a one-eyed pigr Tie
destination OF the animals which had attended the
meeting formed the absorbing topic among these
Jockeyish gentry. One OF them declared that a GER
tain black mare was ''goin' clean no through the
hull New Englin States and will come back young
hoTse.r
This curious Darwinian proposition, strange as it
may seem, was assented TO by All present
Lydia Thompson, said another, "wiil strike a
stake somewhere in the ial.n
IL need hardly be said this refers TO Ben Mace's
brown mare. and not 10 the worlds blonde Inirth.
maker. Great was the interest III the double mar
ness heals. gushing maiden or nineteen spring
meetings eXpatiated AT the Club House ON IL as fol-
lows
ION 90 SO much like TO see a double team run
ning. Ihey look so much Llcer than the sulkes
particularly when they trot without break. Don't
yOn thilk so. Charieylo
Caar.ey looked unutterabe assent and any one
who could have met the gaze Of the double team
loving lady must have agreed Win him. But tnen
u IL SO natural Tor young lady TO like The dual mar
ness and 10 say SO hippicaly.
AT length, after all the comments and all the run
blackboard IN 'front.' OF the Judges stand and as the
number OF The winner was run up sigh burst forth,
for The spring meeting was over. Cut and
away now, Tor II Prospect Park dies to-day
Jerome opens tomorrow, and so the world
wdg. The club members put their badges
III Their POCKETS; the flags are hau ed
down; the MINI regiment band, which has been
pleasing all, does not wait even 10 play a dead
march. Everybody is going. The carriages roll up
10 The club house and the beauties who Ike double
teams because they never have tired them, and
those VINO do not dislike them, although they have,
ail roll away. The grand ISLANDERS carry their
white mats 10 the shecs where their horses
tracks OF the fair ones. The very Italian boy VINO
Sold wainuts and the girl who sold peanuts trudge
away ether, and, last OF all, the nIggers VINO
MADE money Ia small way round tile course
ample OH TO lie Dy the roadside TIL the downward
Car comes along. The beautiful spot Is lett TO It's
grauIed Renaissance OF Prospect ParS Far
Grounds.