New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-15
JOHN PAUL AT SARATOGA.
A FAREWELL TO THE TURF.

| NoBLEsr or ANIMAIs-JOHN PAUDs RECORD IN
THE PooLs-A COMEDY WITH GILMORE FOR
| HERo-MRs. PAULs ECONOMY.
| lrRox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE rRruUsrl
SARATOGA, Aug. 9.-Impressed with the idea
that human life Is too brief be- spent In waiting for
two-year -olds to get start have retired from the
turf my temper calculated and teeth on edge with
| their false tarts. "Twoyear ods" indeed! They may
be that age when brought the ground. but theyrs
past IL and well TO three before they get sendoh
Besides. having lost every bet made and every pool
bought Out two) I've come co the conclusion that
ing exerts a bad moral influence tine community and
should be sternly dscoUntenanced by all who lead 80
| ciety When I came hero had MT bad habit 20 my
back kept along IN that till the races began
| How association with the most noble animal IN
| creation can so demjraIize man do not know. but
| before q week was done, found myself swearing,
| smoking drinking, ewing and writing poetry. Had
not the First Meeting end Jas opportunity as
it did i've not a doubt that I'd have caught myself
| going round ard trying TO be funny. But I've dons
wthit all Pools trouble me no more, nor would
trouble even the Pool Bathseda II it lay before ms
ever nvitingly; take little dips in any for ths
future 1t is Joy to feel that am escaped from under
the fatal fascination Underwood still that most
unreverend Doctor-for memory will occasionally run
riot in the past-leanng forward in his stand with the
face OF a clean shaven saint and the air AND vooe
of an Elder 1 still hear, in dreams: -Four
in the po-ooo-ol-a thousand in the po-oo-in
tbe 10000 gentlemen and how much for Boss Tweed.
how much the Boss - for the Boss, gentlemen'
seventy five Bosss for the Bosses the Bosssss
and how much for the fi-eld-for the fe-e, gehue-
men-how much for the fe-eef" On. the HoiIancs
with which he dwe on the Boss II never seemed 10
me that was doing these occasions; there
was a soft persuasion mans holy hush
in his tones though he were urging sinners to como
forward saved, and yielding TO his verbal dana
ling almost fancied myself q. campmeetng. and tna'
the purchase OF 1.-THE Boss" essential to my saliva
ton True the Boss had won nothing AZ
the meeting. but he might; no was accus-
toned 10 "big ringsr ard the one in which
he was to sa mile round II he couldn't steal tne
race" even with many eyes looking on, what business
had they baptize him BossP Some persons imagine
that the evildisposed OBren, who was seen figuring
about on the quarter stretch sprnkled few vouchers
the Bosss way, but private impression is that he d
have made better running If he had depended less ON
picking up at the last perhaps, too, he was not over
anxious to come under the string" having conscious
ness that waited and each got his own, the string
| would find him. There reason for my buying
the Boss that know OF beyond the fact that the pool
seller fixed his eye and made me think that had
TO- And 1 wonder how many have come under Under
woods fatal spell and got away unscathedf MOI one
venture to say. Yield yourself once To the sway Oh
| that sreuical voice and ITS all day with you
with the announcement OF much 4" in the po-o-ol.
|
the cooling goes you edge up aud at how much Tor
the field gentlemen, the fe-e-e - you find your
self close under the stand, pocketbook out ana
yourself a Avoid Underwood, my friends. OF
II you will go the quarter-stretch, stun cotton
in your ears and look 1t that pulls wool over
| your eyes.
| strange how Heaven sends almonds TO those who
have no teeth" Immediately that got out that was
going more 10 the races, Mr. Boody came up ana
kindly offered seat in his carriage to ride out every
race day Before. had either TO walk the hall mile OUT
and in like man. pay 81 for being driven like fool
And no sooner become bruited about that didn't
drink. than along Col Johnson. Shaping me ON
the back WITH my boy, that brandy and sherry
| promised you often and so long, I'm going to SEND
| TO you now" Oh, the wine that friends promise
20 send us in their OF generous exuberanee.
how little space occupies IN cellars, how saIe IL
TO drink Il one confines himself to that alone 1t seems
Enthusiastically that Thompson remarked at my dinner
table you were there) This lIe Cook champagne OF
yours good john but it's not so good as some Pitt
Cooke dozen cases-from his island vineyard
| III send you three OF them tomorrow" Every empty
bin in my cellar was then full Of the grapy wines
my various friends had gwen me; but went resoutey
60 work at that hour Of the night and cleared out
place for it in my Imagination, packed IL nicely away
| aud t stands on the same shelves STILL
| To resume-which is than the many friends who
fail IN these promises do-my adieu has fallen on the
turf. The elimination OF my career occurred day Do
fore yesterday. Stepping up TO sporting gentleman
| with whom had happened to become acquainted, ia
| ask him how old "fly" Is when 1t ceases TO DO
| " horse" and becomes . mare" some other alb
struse problem equine equations which puzzled ma.
he introduced me to the gentleman with whom nc was
talking and walked away, leaving mo with his friend
Concluding, from tho generali ge-up Of my new 40
quantance that he q member of one OF the learned
professions The looked like judge II he did talk like
an IDIOT began cudgcng brain how best 20 address
him. and had Just concluded to introduce international
law and ind out how little knew of the subject before
went on with 1t at length. when he took me conhden-
TALLY blythe arm and informed that he formerly ran
bank in New Orleans and thought Of starting little
game here THAT 1t would be square game, Of course.
that he intended to make it and that he waA
looking round for TO go in with him. II not as
partner dealer" say, possibly to lie around loose
and rope the boys he thought from my looks I'd suit
him exactly ID better cut in together That was
good the only living son OF mother who sont ouh
three sons as missionaries TO DO eaten by South Sea
Islanders aud whose only regret Is that strong
flavor OF snuff about me, contracted early in life
from the Scotch at whose breast I drank
in Tactical sustenance and fondness for oatmeal and
scratching which continues to thisday) rendered mo
ineligible 10 the position. SO you It Is little 70 bo
wondered at have determined abandon tho turf
and permit all connected with 1t to TO grass deter
mined TO talk with Travers segregate no more
with sanford, bunch with Body, mix no more
with Murray etherealize more with Elderkn buz no
more with Busby, drive with DIR. Downg hitch
no more with Hackley, walk no more with Wales
yaporize with Vandenhoof, train no more with
Turnbu linger longer with Lindsay jingle no more
with James-but why and change the style OF your
| fair columns into such q caendar-getting up
| a new gait for you, it werci Enough To
say, farewell. a long farewell. to all yom
| flies and foles. colts, gedings mares and
horses. After having sat at the feet of Sanford for
week or two and having steady stream Of II poured