, 1873-11-16
Remarkable Contest Between Noted
Flyers in California.
The Extraordinary Staying" Quail
tiles Of the Thoroughbred
Exhibited.
Four Four-Milo Heats Run in
Wonderfully Fast Time.
The Eastern Horse "True Blue" Wins
Two Of Them, and Then Breaks
One Of His Legs.
The Purse and Stake Captured
by the Rcdoubtable
"Yilad Stcycns.''

RAoE-TnAuK, BAN PnANClsCo Nov. 15.-Tlo
1oYelinees Of tic weather this morning ntonsi~
fled tic intorost III tho raco and cnticod thou
santis to tho courso, WHO, under losB favorable
circumstances would have atudiously avoided
this wild form OF dissipation. Beforo the light
Of day had strcnko1 tho cnstorn horizon, the
lido of travel had set toward tllo Park, and tho
roats contoring ut this point weco lincd with nd
gonturous fellows Of d speculative turn of mini,
including gamblers, vendors Of various lndigcsti-
bio rofrcstlnoutB, md d varied assortment of
vagabonds, I'LL bent on securing advantageous
locations about the country outlying tho track.
Tho economists, who, through necessity or
choice, patronizad tho pedestrian lino also made
all carly stars aud with jacket in band, trudgotl
along, and were, in appearance, hnrpy. Tho
footnon manifested preference for tho old
country road which offered them M opportuu-
ty to got lift to tho Industrial School On tho
| cars, while tho teams camo over the Mission and
Ocoan-Beacl roads, the Cliff -Houae road, or tho
| f,le d,ivo through tho Goldou Gate Park. At
| 10 o'clock tho roads presented
CHEERING sCEHE.
Thoro wero wagons, buggles, coupes, drays,
| barouches dump-carts.-in fact, every We
| hiclo OF locomotion adapted to tho purpose Of
the occasion, occupied by people Of every class
/ and condition; pedestrians in groups mud alone !;
! us merry crowd as ever passed out Of tho city.
| Tho stylish oquipaSos, largely occupied by the
| fair but fast representatives OF society, rolled
along with their customary regard for the rights
OF pedestrians, and occasionally received saluta-
| tionB atlikingly impressive; but, in tho main,
| the behavior OF the crowd was confined to gem
tccl hilarity.
| The day WAS peculiarly Californian, and typo
| Of the delightful autumn aoaaon. mellow hazo
onyoloped the surrounding hills, while q gem
| Ito broeze, that canae in over the
| glittoring surface Of tho sea, which
nearly lavoa the western extremity
froshing temperature. 10 tho Eastern visitor
tho, Hceno must haTo boon happy aud inspiring.
By u o'clock
THE GRAND RUSH
| had fairly set in. 4 donbe column OF horso,
foot, ind carriages, resembling tic march OF
great army, atrcamcd steadily over the hills and
down tho nvonuo leading to tho Park. Every
available 1neuns Of conveyance appeared to havo
bccn brought into service, from tho fou1-horso
drug to tho rickcty cart Of the yesctablc-pellor.
thousand d. came by tho trslina Of the San Jose
lsailroaa, and WALKED the intervening distance
oi l. mile.
within tho pesk The sesno was ,tai,ly
Downs. Hundreds Of aristocratic ostnb-
lishments wcro crowded tosotllcr, occu-
pied by gay yotarics Of fashion. who dis
cllhsea tho probabilities Of tho approaching raco
with animation, md tbs co.,tonta Of their hanp-
crb with equal earucBtness. Tho day and Aceno
were provocative Of Lila:lty OF spirit and yigor-
oua appctites rs we'll. The Indispensable card
sharp and his confederntcs woro present in forco,
and Ind their tables and apparatus for genteel
crowd did lnosl predominatc, both within and
without tho Park. Hundreds dispelled the to-
dhm OF the hours before tho commence
ens eas 9i ooas the raso se by ro t"pstng with
burned us usual. Tho harkmen charged $40
& load from Tho city, customers finding their own
conveyance back. 4 sroat specuator has Of
fured tho 1nanagcrn Of tho race s15, 600 for tho
receipts ut the gntc, independent OF tho receipts
at the stands and extras. Tho offer was refused.
THE HORSES WE'RE IN GOOD TRIM.
Trs,o 13ine, TAad Stevens, and the other horses
named for tho contest wero aircd mud moderately
exercised thin morn'nS; H., aud appeared to bo in
crs Of Truo Elue casually remarked, from time
| 10 time, under appropriate circumstances, that
the lorho was u little still about tho kncoB, and
lacked the desired amount Of l'strc in his oyo;
n stnen:cnt that was Invariably received With
significant winls lrois, &c.. by keen adopts III
n,attcrs pertaining to the turf. The truo state
Of Affairs was cnslarol.dci with a suspicious
mystery TINT tho race aloto cond explain to the
urini!intcd. The gossip Of stables fallou to con-
| tint the owner Of Truo Buo depended on dis
tanci!sg Th.tl' Ste;ens in tho first 1lont, and,
fai|lus, no lad serious doubts OF winning tho
contest. Tho oil sorret continued in high fuyor.
| IL. M.-Il,o Erol,:lds now rrcspnt Il
DAZZLING SCENE OF ANIMATION.
| Tho propurtious Of the crowd Eavo swollon With
great 1s?ldity, md at tho present tImo there
nxe ut leust G00o people on tho course.
hidden tor milo by cloud Of di,lst,
| ant II continuous procession OF bugl.iea poura
steadily down tho hill to tho east. Tho pool
selling WAS commenced Ut Il moon, md opened
t,pf.j nuex Tat
ntcryeued before rllo horses woro Called hcayy
sun wa3 deposited in tho bank for casl.ing rool
tile aggregate koiaE between SAU, ,0O0 a,.it ESQ.,
| o0o IAad Stevens is now tho iaycrito by greatly
ia!od. tint True Blue lind exhibited symptoms Of
stiffness this morning, may Invo lud sono i,ilu-
enco; bu. tho confidence in the California fa-
y1rto Is vory strong, Tle ratu IN loois bstween
THO following H!lu"s ~
THE AVERAGE or TOOLS:
An hour before tho cal!int; OF tho horses:
gtcycus 2Go.. l'ue 1B5. Daniels 100, field 10;
Stevens a75. Blue 159 Danlcls 100, field Q; stc-
yens 925, nlno l65,. Danicls 90. lield 8; steyons
200, Dluo lG5, Daniels So. fold s; Stevens 325,
Hlno l55 Dauiels rs, iied5.
y strong polico detachment, ,--probably Is
men,--undor command Of Capt. Donglass, are
maintaining tho order Of the rast assemb!age.
4 portion Ut tho men aro mounted. In addition
to tho great crowd in tho Park, hundreds oI
g:atultolls spectators have taken position on the
noighboriug |lils. whcro WOW of the cenrse
Gun bo obtAinot.
THE ATTENDANCE.
Owe: {, ouo people aro On ,ha course. and per-
fccs stream IL pouring in from each ront lending
70 tho t'n,ek. rortio;1! Of Tho yrandsaua touk
tlro, cn'laIns much excitement, hut the flames
THE POOLS SOLD,
Stevens, sci: 1rle-l,luo, 1G5 DauialB, 90 the
field. : aH'' t. Probably $4,000 people will Wit
r,,v r,r,. ~ mus. ,u,>,,, ,-,.,