The New York herald., 1874-09-13
Last Day of the Meeting at Pros
pect Park Fair Grounds.
The Ethics and Enjoyment of
a Race Track.
THREE RACES AND A WALK-0vER.
Culpepper, Quits, Limestone and Vesu-
vius the Winners.

One and Is lringed w tn sprouts OF trees That VIII
one day grow fruitful crop OF worms to the tor
ment OF travellers was yesterday pretty well filed
with equipaaes oil all sorts; some with fashion
ably dressed women enjoying the air that seemed to
paint their checks with the color oil ed roses
while here and there you could perceive an old
time sport behind fast mare, his body bent like
bow, his linen duster floating to windward, his
cigar emitting sparks and his nat sanding on a
half bald head at angle that was paralyzing to
the beholder.
On the different green patches that bordered
the roadside groups OF people were occasionally
seen who gathered to look at the fast driving
teams These people had half the lOok OF rural
inhabitants. and half had the look OF beings who
had escaped from the city to get three or four
months OF fresh air. Now and then the excursion
lists from Brooklyn and New York got sight of
party in country wagon, which was adorned with
American flags. This would be a church picnic
coming from one OF those peculiarly built, white
edlhces OF wood, in which there was nothing re-
markabe but an iI-shaped tower and q large range
OF green blinds, just the sort OF q structure that
would bring anguish to the heart OF lover OF
color and form like Henry Taine. 1t Is strange
that the municipality OF Brooklyn should be so
derelict IN sprinking this magnificent roadway
and boulevard leading from Prospect PARK, and
which when built no will prove to be one of the
finest avenues in the stale OF New York. Yet at a
distance OF half q mile from the race track the
dust Is so thick that nearly every lady who is
driven out has cause to regret that she was nds-
Greet enough to put on fine SILK dress. The fine
haro dust cuts through the fibre and grain like
knife. ana the expense OF visit to the races is
greater than it seems the lace OF it at the start
THE LITTLE DARKIEs
The comica feature Of every race track is the
negro boy who rides iOr his master, or else the
parasite negro COY who hangs on to the negro boy
who has privilege to ride III a race Nearly al OF
these lads wordwise in their business and
have a knack of obtaining a dollar or even ten
cent stamp by hook or by crook. The negro boys
parasite has usually thick pair OF lips, large
pair OF black eyes, ragged iustian jacket,
which might have been made for an over
seer before the war, and pair OF old worn boots
covered with dust that have owned so many pro-
prietOIs and have grown so large on each sue
ceeding demise OF his last proprietor that they
at last become large enough IOr small lunch
room. They know everything about every horse
that comes from stable these negro boys, with
the exception of the correct pedigree. History is
problem which the negro Jockey or his parasite
hardly ever masters and those who make in
curry of etner for facts, with dependence on their
statements, are more than apt to ail in their
reck oning.
lue SuldTt ucsTO JoChcy always COUcS from VII
gna, and IS generally a democrat He cares
nothing about equal rights, freedom for al! men
aud rgnl OF representation, nor does he bother
himself about the Beecher scandal, the ballot ior
women or any kindred difficulty. He is in great
awe-uay, 1T might BE- cal ed terrOr-Ol the lead
ing darby wno directs the track. under the su
VISION OF the starter and the Secretary of the
meeting. Should any person dare TO offer him
briDe with the nope OF gaining information about
l. gwen freely, but 1t cannot ever amount to any
tning, because he never knows anything but vul-
gar gossip, which he mas TO pcx up, or may possl-
THE MEN WHO DO NOT BET
At every racec nrse tnat the writer has ever
young men VINO wear rreproachaoie trousers,
well cut coats, iaRltless boots, scars that Outvle
tne rainbow Tor splendor ana watch chains that
glisten. These young gen eInen have as a general
thing printed programme of horses colors and
owners in hand. From close scrutiny Of these
air. as If tney were doing something terribly
wrong, about poo stand, he has resolved IN MS
sS1at swn mna nsm sa the the prSs Sn tos a
This represents ten cents ami appeals to all as
positive fact. They pretend to bet and they go
around telling each otner that they have been "let
inn or that they have been ''scOoped" on such and
such horse; the truth being that they have not
ventured dollar and would not If possible. But
then it looks "wickedn and 'really rasn" to appear
like betting men, and as tney ride nome they can
tell the dashlng young aoles that they nave erred
and then they are chided Ia such dulcet tones and
rebukes are administered SO mildly 10y these charm.
ing girls that they feel disposed to 20 to the races
OnCc iuOTc ouu PiCVCAu w Wv AA"AJ 90 Weu
IS 81 50.
BLOOMING FACES.
The piazza OF the cu0 house Is always, when
well filed by pretty women, charming picture
to look at. At the sound OF the sadllng bell,
which the dear creatures do not exactly under
stand there Is a general movement forward OF
chairs and a gathering OF wraps around fair shoul-
0ers Frightening OF eyes and o concentration Of
attentive smiles that As positively wonderful 1t
Is almost truism that the greater the Ignorance
OF lady about the details OF horse race
the greater provocative Or her enjoy
Fancy what
would occur at any race track If the
darllngs were thoroughly up in the mysteries and
swIndles OF a pool, and fancy them buying pools
and then finding out that they had got the wrong
horsel Is there any Charm OF DE-. Underwoods
geance Of speedy nature were a stout able
bodied matron to discover that her pool tickets
lie counten 4nce OF the joking Johnson might well
Rf at an the nea snd ndsnan an smse
not listen to any explanation. 1t would be ''my
money or your Ie," and no quarter to the beaten
let us hope tnat there will never be chance or
the weaker put more argumentative sex to OBJ
tain tne Dalio'' COMING NOME
What can be more pleasant than the return
home from the races, providing always that the
has occurred to mar the anticipated pleas
nrs well realized s,vs Of select %Sat paTy
are cracked, what merry mirth resounds from
the carriage and wnat smiling iaces are bent
on the teas GUSHING Dyl In Lhe COOl Ol bne eScH-
Ing, with the leaves Of the trees hardly STIR
ring and with the sun gone down to its bed,
how the events OF the day are discussed piece by
piece, and how each little event Is magnifed
to make comment uponl And now tired we all
look, and how we mufile ourselves up
and think OF home and dear ones wait
ing, and how the lonely old bachelor Will yawn
and sigh and inwardly despair rs he thinks OF his
stony y-hearted boarding MISTRESS who refused MIN
early In the morning ms privilege OF night Key
Little and great, all these incidents tend TO make
up the ensemble OF every race day, and those VINO
return happy In their moods inwardly VOW that
long life lasts they viii never, never miss the
chance to 90 to the races.