Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-16

"A S1OStlH OOHtcStCu oAUSS
The First Three Heats Won Ds
Three Different Horses.
True Blue Breaks a Leg and i
Distanced.
Thad Stevens Wins Sd and 4th
Heats and the Race.
Time-7:45, sos, 1857 and S:2Oss.
The Lava Beds Reporter Restlr'
reefs.
The MOdOc of the Modern Press
RACE TRACK, SAN FRANCISCO, No
vember 15.-The loveliness OF the
weather this morning, intenSlheo
by the interest in the race, enticeo
thousands to the course who, under less ia
vOrable circumstances, would have studl'
ously avoided this mild form of dissipation
Before the light of day had streaked the
eastern horizon, the tide OF travel sci 10
ward the park, and the roads centerlng al
this point were lined with adventurous teh
lows of speculative turn OF mind, lncluer
ing gamblers, vendors of various indigesti'
BILE refreshments, and varied assortment
of vaSabonds, all bent on securing advan
tageous locations about the country outly-
ing the track. All
Economists
who through necessity or choice patronized
the pedestrian line, also made an early
start, and with jackets at hand trudged
along and were in appearance happy. The
foot-men manifested a preference for the
old country road, which offered them an
opportunity to lift to the industrial school
on the cars, while the trains came over the
Mission and Ocean Beach roads, the Cliff
House road or the fine drive through the
Golden Gate Park. At 10 O'Clock the
roads presented a cheering scene, and there
were wagons, buggies coupes, drays, hacks
and barouches, dump-carts, in fact every
thing or vehicle of locomotiOn adapted tC
the purposes of the occasion, occupied by
peOple of every class and conditiCn-pedeS-
trians in groups and alOne-aS merry q
crowd as has ever passed out OF the city
The stylish equipages were largely occupied
by the fair but fast representatives OF socl-
etv. rolled along with their customary re-
gard for the rights of pedestrians, and &C.
casionallv received salutatiOns strikindy
impressive. But in the main the behavior
of the crowd was confined to genteel hilG'-
itv. The day was the peculiarly California
type of the delightful autumn season. a
mellow haze enveloped the surrounding
hills, while gentle breeze that came il
over the glittering surf-line of the sea
nearly laved the western extremity OF the
track, and toned the atmosphere to re-
| freshing temperature. To the Eastern Wis
| itor the scene must have been happy and
inspiring. ..-#a-
BY Y o'clock the grand rush had fairly
| set in. A dense column of horse. foot anC
carriages, resembling the march OF grea
| army, streamed steadily over the bin anC
| down the avenue leading to the park
| Every available means of conveyance ap
| peared to have been brought into service
| from the four horse dray to the rickety car
of the vegetable pedler. Thousands cam
by the trains of the San Jose railroad ant
walked the intervening distance Of mile
| Within the park the scene was fairly Sug
gestive of the day on
The Derby Downs.
| Hundreds of aristOcratic establishment
| crowded together were occupied by the ga
votaries of fashion who discussed the prot
abilities OF the approaching race with ami
nation and the contents OF their hamper
with equal earneStneSs. The day an
scene were prerogative Of hilaIity. Spirit
and vigorous appetites, as well as the Indls
pensible card chap and his cOntederate>
were present in force and had their table
| and apparatus for genteel sWindling AT
ranged on every side where the crowd di,
most predominant both within and witt
out the park. Hundreds dispelled tn
tediIIm of the hours before the commence
ment of the race by tampering with theS
fellows and got their fingers burned &
usual. The hacbmen are charging
Forty Dollars Load.
from the city, their customers finding the
| own CONVEYANCE back. \ great speculate
has offered the managers of the race $1,000
for the receipts of the gate, Independent c
the receipts at the stands and extras. Tn
| offer was refused.
The Horses
are in good trim. True Blue, Thad. Ste
| vens. and the other horses named for I'll
| contest were aired and moderately exercise
this morning, and appeared to be in excel
lent condition. The friends and supper
ers of True Blue casually remarked frol
time to time, with appropriate circun
stances, that the horse was little sti
about the knees and lacked the desire
amount of luStre in his eye, a statemeI
l Ill Ir-ifh
cant winks, mods. etc, by the keen adep
in matters pertaining to the turf. III
true state of affairs was enshrOuded with
suspicious mystery that the race alon
could explain to the uninitiated. The
Gossip of thesstabIes
failed to contain any point Of interest 9TH
than the report that the owner of True Blu
depended upon dstancing Thad Stevens
the first heat, and failing, he has had seriOt
doubts of winning the contest. The o
sorrel continued in high favor
ONE O'CLOCK, p. M.-The grounds no
+ present a dazzling scene Of animation. III
nropCrtion of the crowd has swollen wit
nameless rapdity, at the present time the
are at least 5000 people on the course. TT
main road leading to the course is hidde
for a mile by cloud Of dust, and CONT
uous procession of buggies pOurs steadi
down the hill, to the east. The
Pool Selling
: commenced at u o'clock, NJ, and open,
. briskly at large figures. In the two hou
: | that interviewed before the horses we
I, called, a heavy sum Of money was depc
, tied in the bank, for cashing pools, the su
of which is between $4,000 and 5000
L Thad Stevens is the favorite by greatly i
creased odds. The report, industriOusly G
culated, that True Blue had exhiblte
I symptoms of suffering this morning, mi
have had some influence, but confidence
u CALIFORNIA; favorite is strong. The rat
d in pools between Stevens and Blue is nc
: nearly to l. The following show the a
e erage pools for an hour before calling
S the horses: Stevens 2G0, Blue 165, Da