Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-10

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ierent tiers. ga either side Of this are
smaller s,apds, where . handsome sum Is
charged for seat. On eacE side Il the
course are lox barriers, and outside OF
these were encampei the multitude that
came 10 see the Derby. The Course is
not circular, the starting place being a
mile and half from the winning post.
Beer flowed like water. 1t is safe to
say that half of these who go to the
Derby return more or less intoxicated.
This is in no wise an exaggeration, and
does not except the gentler sex, although
they we're certainly more temperate than
the men. Probably three-fourths of the
men are more or less drunk. Some were
only happy; more were in that state
where ideas and words were incOherent
and their senses are somewhat asleep.
Not many were SO drunk as to fall down.
There was not much fighting, and the
crowd was usually good-humored. Bet.
ting seemed almost universal. Fully
three-fourth of the English look upon
betting as legitimate, for man who Oh
jects to betting on race or a game of
cards is thought overnice or foOlishly
conscientious. Women who seem cult
waited take money made in bets with the
GOODNESS of the practiced man of the
turf.
At ten minutespast three the Derby
was run. Entries for this race are made
nearly year in advance of its running,
and for each entry payment of fifty
pounds is deposited. If horse which
has been entered for the race is with
drawn, half the money is forfeited. If
all run, the stakes are made up of the
sums paid for each entry, and the half
forfeit of those which do not run makes
up part of the stakes. It is race Of
three year olds. Practically, not more
than ten per cent of those entered ap.
pear on the course at the time of the
race.
For this race there were 232 entries.
Only % ran. The entrance fees and for
feits amounted to $31,750 OF this the
second in the race gets $1,000, and the
third $3.50. The rest goes to the winner.
There are additional sums from other
sources which makes this purse still
larger. The winner of the Derby really
generally carries off over $50, 900, and it
sometimes amounts to $35, 900.
AS soon as the Derby was won, the
homeward procession began, and between
5 and 9 o'clock the whole great caravan
took up its march and moved toward
London through falling rain and roads
heavy with mud. If you do not attend
the Derby, it is thought the next best
thing to 60 to Chaplain Common and see
the return. In the morning they 60
along briskly and soberly, much as they
would 60 to business. At night the
scene is very different. The first corners
are mostly sober, and hurry forward to
their homes, looking neither to the right
nor left, and give no entertainment to
the looker-on. As time wears Gu toward
z o'clock, the throng becomes greater
and merrier. The odd mixture of We
hicles, horses, and persons is grotesque
enough in itself, but on the homeward
journey all seem to prepare themselves
for the most extravagant kind Of panto-
mine. The most utter abandon possesses
them all. As the hour Crews late the
number of vehicles becomes greater, and
their occupants drunken. The widest
merriment prevails. Many have masks
and wigs, or wear huge artificial noses,
and their hats are dressed with fancy
colored paper. Clowns hats Of colored
paper are In almost every vehicle, and
the women take nearly rs active part
in the pantomine as the men. More
than fifty thousand persons must have
been ON the Common aud the main road
passing IL. oil we'll given mp To Wild H.
crnse. Year, ago il was common to
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freely, striking any one who passed The
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