The New York herald., 1873-09-10
Scenes and Incidents by
the Way.
THE AVLNT-COURIERS OF FASHION.
FOUR EXCELLENT RACES.
Warlike the Winner of the Mile Dash, Visi-
goth of the Two Y Year-Old Race, Maid
Of Orange Of the Mile and a
Half Dash and Revenge
of the Hurdle Race.

The fall meeting OF the Prospect Park Fair
3, Grounds Association commenced yesterday under
the most favorable auspices OF the Weatner clerk.
Old Probabilities in his best humor. and bright
skies and a bracing breeze welcomed the Visltors
to the course. A prettier course 1t would be hard
to find in this republican country OF ours Nestled
In the most inviting recesses OF the metropolitan
tongue, as Long Island has been happily termed, 1t
might be called 0onns b0itche, the focus
of a number OF beautiful drives which ra-
date from the steep railroads OF Brooklyn, circled
by the sea and Its sandy blufs, an epitOme OF
real country life and, patronized and managed
by the best people across the water, the Prospect
Park course is surely destined to become to Long
Islanders what Jerome Park has been and is to the
people OF the metropolis Once clear of the hill,
up which 50 many unhappy steeds toll winter
and summer, the stranger from Manhattan
reaches a stretch of country which presents
variety Of scenery and interest that leaves
nothing to be desired The trip to the Fair
grounds is full OF interesting features from the
time one leaves the yelling Modoc newsboys at the
ferry until the deposits him on the rural
thoroughfare leading to the grand entrance. The
trip from Fulton ferry-one hour and forty min
utes-mght AFFORD abundant materials for
Dickens novel. The passengers range from Sairey
Camp to Montague Tigg. About three miles from
the course yesterday we were edited by an
unpleasantness, conducted according to the re-
vised rules Of the English prize ring, between two
young men, Gtdt, fourteen and sixteen, one OF
Scandinavian birth and the other OF Miesian, son
OF kings and princes The hardy Norseman was in
dustri0usly engaged in the laudable occupation
OF selling ginger snaps while the bold son of st.
Patrick devoted hts talents to the dispensation Of
peanuts The cGusa 6elH was the indecison Of Q
purchaser In the car. The Scandinavian threw
up the sponge and also his basket OF ginger snaps
after the first round, and the track was Uttered
with the peanuts OF the victor.
THE COURSE.
Yesterday was the first time that the association
made serious effort TO present to the people of
Brooklyn the same attractive features that the
American Jockey Club furnish every season to the
citizens of the great metropolis. AS might be ex-
pected, for the first experiment, the attendance
was not large. but everybody seemed to enjoy the
manifold attractions which might be expected
fs0m capable management and good racing.
huge elm tree outside Of the grounds seemed to be
the point Gapput for the partially impecunlous,
who recklessly ventured their last ten the
issue OF each race.
Neither at the splendidly appointed CUB house
nor at the amphitheatrical grand stand could be
found such an enthusiastic assemblage this
folaged platform. Programmes were not there,
yet the boy who sat on the tOpmost branch was
very Greek chimes In his recitation OF the names Of
the horses the colors OF the riders, the equine
geneaogy and the condition OF the pools. all Of
which Information was signaed to him by
familiar on the other side Of the
fence. Beneath him, on one side, was
the green sward OF the fair grounds, in which a
score OF carriages were drawn up IN line, like a
wagon train on the plains when Indians are in
sight, and on the other dusty road, dotted with
carriages, light wagons and patoons of cows, and
within dozen rods OF the tree the ominous
sign board, "Look out for the steam ro.ler!" A
regiment OF Long islanders peeped through the
knot holes in the fence and bet on the Meeting
glimpses they caught OF the flying steeds within.
THE LADIES
were in the minority, both at the grand stand and
at the club house, but those who present
seemed to reflect all the gores and varied attrac-
tiOns OF the fall fashions The lair ones were ev-
IDENTITY the apantcou'reys OF legion of votaries OF
tue ckle goddess who Will lake possession of every
point OF vantage on Thursday next 1t was sad
day for the knowing ones, as in some cases the
favorites were badly beaten. The excite
ment during the hurdle race was intense,
especially when neither Blind Tom, the lavoritc,
nor Village Blacksmith could, with all their exer-
tons, shorten the distance between them and Re-
venge. The start for this race was considerably
delayed by series OF circus performances in
which Harry Booth insisted upon indulgn9, ana
Wnlcn ne aIterwarus supplemented ny hhochinH
down all the hurdles. to The imminent danger OF
his own and his riders neck.
HoMEwABD BOUND.
AT five O'Clock there was rush for the carriages
and the Coney Island cars. The radI oil drives
were quickly covered with equipages OF all kinds,
and men, women, children and market baskets
we've hudded into the one open car that came
from the seaside. The result of the races pre-
sented on this car the opposite features OF wild
and unexpected qualification and deep despond-
ency, immoderatey iull and lamentably depleted
pOcketbooks.