The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
ErGLAND,s GREAT HOLIDAY.
The Londoncrs on EPSON Downs "A PHOTO
graph Of the Derby.


graph Of the Derby.
LoNpoS. June 1.-The sun rose in our
square yesterday with that kind Of tubcund
face which a man wears who has just washed
and rubbed himself hastily dry with rough
! towel The cry Of the milkman came an hour
! earlier. whyf II was the 3lst Of May; he had
| to be on to the Derby. Ny coffee was scalded,
! the hot cakes were burnt dough; everything
! was hurried over. burnt over, boiled over,
rushed Every fellows cook was going, every
fellows friends were going, every fellow him
self was going to the Derby. There were three
cuts In your correspondents chin. His barber
was going to the Derby. This morning your
correspondent Is not shaved at all. His barber
was at the Derby.
Your correspondent sat behind a good team.
and didn't take auvbody's dust. We did our
eighteen miles to EPSON in good style, passing
four-in hands all the way down, and letting
nothing pass our Jerome Park driver. Every
body was on the road, everybody and his sweet
! heart. and his wife. The Premier Of England
| u ere and his bootblack. the Duchess OF
liaqtenv,lle and her scdllerymaid. ana all the
ranks between. All professions were repre-
| scented.
! THE race track runs around great slopinR com
/ mon. IL Is pretty enough sight 10 SEQ tue
! Jockeys and their horses scufry Ike colorcd
I bugs toward the winning post There ~ a GER
/ tain excitement In the beating Of the rushing
Pour to one bar one" Of the ting sharps. and
/ in the "souecIs" of tho nttp hut this secthiug.
/ inhuite ocean OF heads cares little for thnt
! Every yebicle had us g.eat hamper 81 eataDl9s
aud drinkabes, especially the latter. thousands
/ Of booths furnished the sane to those who mad
/ not brought their own provisions. Everybody ute
! 20 much A stili greater number drank 10 much)
/ Whiskey aud brandy were not In favor. The
regular thing was champagne for the "nobs
| and ale Tor the plehs. what quantities were
disposed OF no man may say. This may ne said,
/ however that nine men In ten nut the bottle to
! their mouths once In Ave minutes that the
same proportion Of ladies smiled into cham
! pague glass once IN ten minutes There were
! executions. when a lady became tho slightest
bit flushed In the face she stopped sinIlins
| " she was lady when man tel into the
| hamper IA he stopped for another bottle, then
he stopped drinking, II he was eentlem An.
All over the Downs tho crowd was creditably
characterized by good hunor and good be-
! havior. From eleven until SIX was constantly
moving through II. though OF course all classes
| we're there. good and bad-especally the bad
| saw no rowdyism. no very violent shocks to pub
| lie morality. Everywhere there were police, but
| they were hobnobbin9 and Jolly with the rest Of
I men. a good deal Of lynch law was allowed.
Was It not the Derby day2 But the English in
action. that though there were fights there were
no rowe. ring Is formed as though by pair
Of compasses. The cOmbatants advance IN cor
rect boxing attitude. No shouting, no gesticu-
lation. Fcinti guard rally slueeing away at
no gouging, no following up falling IN IA. no
| knives. no pistols. In minute or two all is
| over. "A black eye, bloody nose, half dozen
up his wounds. Tue crowd separates-to see
the far womnn-the sea -erpent-to take q shy
| at Aunt Ssliy--what nOtf but all without Hurry.
! UrShins Keep 1awlne Ia your ears " Fun 81
| the fair. EFe yer ladies tormentors, yer la
dies tsAz era Penny piece seven Tor SIX i,
| iheyf Ladies t0rmentOrsl" Even as you med
/ itate, venerable LADY passing YOU on come;
| hOdys arm points her hama at you, and you mud
| your eyes bindvd with secuted water. You will
! aoon nnd Out II you wear a silk hat that these
I teasers can be used 10y as well as against
dies. You buy sixpenyworth Of these NINA
, ture sQuirts. They are little capsules hOldtng
! nearly hall glass OF liquor made OF thin sheet
| lead. Squeeze them, and from tiny orlnce a
J vigorous little stream spirits out. In one corner
| oi the ground mn absolute rain VI scented water
up There were here big merry gO-rOund )
/ worked 10y steam. bach Of these had saddles
for huf hundred persons, aud each VI the
/ riders h1da squirt. IL was IKE cavalry charge
/ under a heavy nre. The cavaliers sat on their
| whtriing wooden horses three deep. of both
| sexes. all CONDITIONS ami ages firing away at the
/ SPECTATORS. The spectators hrod back. Tho
/ ground was strewnhke ahattleneld with empty
| shells, the shells Of the discharged and useless
| squirts The sun made rainbows IN the scented
/ fog. Costly silks velvets. shiny hats. elaourAte
| coiGurcs, were Crenched and draggicd. while
through All FLASHED tito music OF the steaui-
! driven ORGANS, with their horn AMI cymhal &c
mp.ulnen 5, u tue inspiring. delicious strains
I II TOMMY make room Tor your uncle.
The worst faces TO be seen are those Of the
sporting men. These fellows put up stalls and
! odds, and then hook it." Such a mau Is called
a welsher. saw one. who gave his name a.
| buched. It, uerlous to fool around Il strong
arm ed English ob,nlled with roast beef aud ale.
. Bill Nye with your sleeves, nguratvelv speak
/ ihg hlled with aces and bowen. " Ia tue sccue
/ that ensurd did not take hand but Mr..
Webb dad. IL was carried around the TRACK and
/ huited every hundred Yart-. 50 that every BODY
/ might have an equal chance - root him. lie
| WAS dstcc IN front and toei oehind To an extent
could not nave beiieyod:the human frame ca
pabe OF supporting. Then he was taken 10 a
1 neirhbSrins forse pond 10 -rlny him To- as /
/ Un | T..
! Torrance. The police looked on with an AZ
pt,,-'ns grin. All done with grim regularity
s S tnn ~ the oa was the course
/ for aInatuers. Professionals az MI very wei,
/ but to nire ones own donkey OF horse, aiis ko
that Is the real enJovment- especially for the
spectators. All the vicious old backs and jack
asses OF England seemed gathered here Tor hlTe
i'm a great open air livery stable. Gentlemen
who had never be,trid1en any thlng Dut coul-
Ter we're m the saddle nuw-for a time. Dainty
.ei ~ 80, nsa nsvsr nrsssed AWNING more
movable than the treade OF HrONer 4
Baker pressed the suirup now-lor tlme
Imagine ten thousand assistants ana specte-
tOIs. whipping and and nvkins at the steeds
with whips, sticks, umbrellas parasols. lmhEiut
crioe iU the result. Donkeys, horses, men, wo
men, children rushing croNdlng' stumhlns
chargers as in leld OF battle-falen heaps o
indisting uishahle hueN-lauThter, SHOUTS
whirled by all the winds nc once-the wide
world gone mad and turned loose with Noah
ark an Epson Downs
Ca the way home We passed the Right Hon
Bohert Lowe Ola a Oyccle. He In a master Of II
use, though ] have Zen MIN riding steadicr IN
cirrlase AHEAD 81 us "chaGed The rignt non
oraulc momOer about a late speech OF his q
Ne'f0rl, when he ct very Jolly indeed ATE
dinner. and said something about the Qdee
which he hpd 10 lake back IA full Parliament.
1t WAS the common rumor last ~ II d1si0n
the newspaper men a give IL Tor what II
woril' thar the Rev. Charles n. Spurgeon was o
! the cIurs" dl day, gathering materials for "a ser
mon against morse racing, To make hts DISCUS
the moro complete he wore false nose an
I thiri en dolls stuck inAis hatband-one for eac
OF hls doaeOns, n he Is SAID to have facetiOnsl
| totl the reporter VINO penetrated his disguise
and Nno was nv informant.