The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-05
A BRILLIANT ATTENDANCE.
Exciting Sport-TWo Fine
Contests.
Usage the Winner of the Two Mile Event and
Deadhead and Woodville Run a Dead
Heat for the Newport Handicap.


Of this character led to declare that nothing they
had ever seen equaed them. The weather delight
nl A bright and cloudless day gave joyful tone to
and and At TWO O'Clock the bath road
lined far the eye could reach.
From the first of the bath houses away
beyond to the bluffs, gliding along in the merry
shine, hundreds of gl,terng vehicles. Now they
were crestng the tiny breakers that rolled the
beach, then gayy tripping through tho deep sand that
led to the high road, and again they confined TO
the parrow roadway.
BRILLIANT o4vALcADE
As we reached the eminence midway between the two
beaches could unbroken line of vehicles
ahead and the road was filled in the Descending
the declivty TO the second beach of grandeur
was presented that but few look upon in the of
lifetime. For mile in advance the bend
Of the land skirting the covered with
carriages and pedestrians II had the appearance OF
moving panorama On they Went the bright harness
and wheels glittering in the rays Of the To the
right stretched out the broad Atlantic, blue afar of,
winter and crested near and from the surface OF the
waves came delicious breeze from the southeast
Il life giving atmosphere, fresh and cool and
lnvigorating.
This is historic shore This formerly the great
drive where Clay and Calhoun and Van Buren, to
regulate the political machinery during the dog days
1t was here that they met the high bred Southern arts
tocracy, whose beautiful daughters aired by the surf
II here the glory departed shone forth when
fast horses and faster dashed along the sand
those before and behind us 1t was
here that Southern wealth and Southern beauty
we're displayed, when every cloud seemed silver lined
aud ride along under bright skies and breathe the
sweet air the mind instnctively recalls the sparkling
giddy hfe-the power and influence Of those days
which have forever gone.
THE SCENE AT THE COURSE.
But before these reflections had escaped us we were
the rich sward of Sachucst Point There were the
little red and white flags that marked out the course
Five hundred men and boys seated placidy the
stone walls of the ground enclosing the grand stand
and the stand for the judges.
Ascending the judges stand, the scene was one
SURPRISING loneliness and interest Immediately in
front of the judges stand rope had been put up
mark of square of about six The rope marked
this to the north and west. On the east 1t was
bounded by the East River shore and on the
south by wall At the southeast corner stood
grand subscribers stand, Within this enclosure
were five hundred carriages of various descriptions
and some Of the most splendid teams in
The country. There tandem here, four
INLAND drag loadedto its full capacity looking pretty
and neat Now come in pair Of little grizzly Norwe-
yian ponies of about twelve hands which
Siderable attention Near these several ladies'
horses in full blue riding habits the aunty hats being
nveoped in blue gossanAr AS ensemble it doubt
hl If such scene witnessed before on this
side OF the Atlantic Splendid horses brilliantly ca
parsoned shining costly vehicles footmen and drivers
In livery, ladies moving hther and thther in sparkling
attire, in blue and white and crimson, the
bright mauve and glistening lavender, with waving
plumes and aunty hats, gentlemen on horseback and
tn fro all eNith in
presenting picture almost unparalleled in racing his
tory.
AWAITING THE START.
Soon the subscribers filled their stand and the eye
travelled from top to bottAm the varegated
Shades and moving FANS the rich silks and satns and
twils, the sparkling jewery and the dainty combna-
ton of coors of the 200 persons sitting there graded
rows, of satisfaction that this first
days sport well attended In front of the rope
were ranged the starters and managers Beyond them
again thousand men and boys had filled the field sur
rounding the water leap, cambering along the stone
walls, climbing the dozen little haystacks on which
they perched like many monkeys Even to the
apex outside the first wall at the entrance to
the enclosure camored fifty or sixty hack
men, who had brought their patrons to
the SPORT but had forgotten their passes
Along this wall and stretching to the north three
quarters of a mile unbroken phalanx of empty
carriages numbering about 800 Men and carriages
everywhere
At least 200 spectators present and upwards of
900 vehicles of all kinds 1t was like the scene at the
national steeplechase but with less noise and vul-
parity II nevertheless English picture In an
English climate real English hunting ground At the
6oodwood and Derby races numbers often far outweigh
the quality Here there dolls no bufIoonery
no intoxicated men or betting bookmakers Perfect
rda
music discoursed for about hour and half thus in
Producing pleasant feature in novel manner Even
The roads had been watered the whole length of the
Journey from Newport to the turf Everything seemed
bright and gay Hundreds stood up in their carriages
and gazcd ntenty upon the races following the horses
carefully as they leaped from wall TO fence in and
out, this side then that Considerable
fun was occasoncd by the prancing and trickery
Of Trade Wind who to have started with the
others in the first race but he did and would not
ake the jumps but the other hand he did his ut
most TO throw his rider and to make work Of him
The brilliant colors Of the jockeys they bounced over
he rich turf attraction to him. The leaps
we're made by the horses really in the splendid
FORM Notwithstanding their number and height and
when the black and green gaoped boldly under the
winning line perfect chorus Of cheers up Tor
horse and rider.
A JOCKEY SERIOUSLY
The meeting was married by single accident As
Boz made the seventh leap in the last event he made
complete somersault, threw his rider, W. Pontin,
over his head and rolled to the poor fellow
Pontns injuries consisted mainly Of a bruised hip and
bad cut on the left temple which Roz gave him with
his hoof as he was attempting to get up. lie was
picked up and carried on the course while .hc horse at
once started across TO the other three which were
coming along the homestretch the west side Much
sympathy was expressed for Pontn, but he will doubt
less recover In few days Like all Jockeys who get
hurt under excitement he declares there liz nothing
the matter with him.
PERFECT ORDER PRESERVED.
There joking among the crowd as to tho
telling of pools, many of course desiring a chance to
bel. Others said that as there such vast crowd
would have paid to charge each carriage admission
ee OF So, and thus pay for adSe1ner. But nothing
could exceed the order with which everything was con.