The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-17
CALIFORNIA TEACHES KENTUCKY HOW TO
LOOSE A RACE AND COME OUT
WINNER,

Special Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer)
LOUISVILLE. KY, !
ar.-. July 4, 1881
There isjoy in the Orient to night
and gloom in the Occident; but the
ioy is not of boisterous character.
In fact it no more resembles real
gladness than the mist resembles the
rain. True, Ten Brock has lower
ed the flag and pride of the Pacific,
but the manner in which he won his
victory
DOES NOT PLEASE THE OLD TURFMEN;
and while, for the honor of Kentucky
and for the benefit that will accrue
to the Blue Grass region therefrom,
they are glad he won, their joy would
have been much greater had the con-
test in which he proved his super
iority been one that they could look
backito with pride in the years to
come. Not to mince matters, and to
come to Hecuba at once, the race is
considered very bad one, and not at
all in keeping with the great reputa-
ton Of. the horses. The fact of the
matter 10 that Mollie Mccarthy new
err tackled a genuine race horse until
she met Ten Brock to-day; and
when. she met him he was not in pro-
per form to do himself justice; but
Of thatI will speak further on. The
day broke clear and fine, and as early
as seven o'clock
THE EXODUS TO THE RACE COURSE
began. The crowd went in trains,
on horse cars, in carriages, in wag-
Ons Of all conceivable kinds and des-
criptions, and every street leading to
the track was filled with them. By
nine o'clock the sun was shining with
fearful feryor, and the thermometer
indicated that the mercury was
above ninety in the shade. 1t made
no difference to the crowd. It was
bound to see the hippo-(beg par
don, | came near letting the cat out
of the bag)-if it had to dissolve in
perspiration to do it. At high noon
fully fifteen thousand people had
passed through the gates of the race
course, and they filled the grand
stand, the common stand, and the
quarter stretch, until it looked as
though no more people could be put
in them except with press; and still
they kept coming.
EVERY GRADE AND CONDITION OF LIFE
was represented in the throng. Gov
ernor McCreary was early on hand,
and so were Senator'S Beck and Will
liams; and there were lesser political
lights there by the hundred. Cler-
gymen forgot their objections to the
race course for this time only in
their anxiety TO see the great flyers;
and the finest ladies that Kentucky
boasts lent the charm of their pres
ence to the gay scene by the thou.
sands. The sun kept on increasing
the temperature OF q terrible rate
and number of persons were 80 az
fected by its power that they remov-
ed from the course. Still the crowd
poured in, and overfowed all the
high-priced portions of the course.
Nor was the field without it's thou
sands of tenants, who climbed on the
roofs of omnibuses and carriages,
and scaled every available projection
saat afforded the slightest coign of
vantage to view the course. 1t was
aWell-behayed crowd, and remark
aoiy good-natured one, fortunately
lor the peace and comfort of all con-
cerned. Colonel NJ. Lewis Clark, the
PRESIDENT of the Jockey Club, was
sick and ailing, but he was on the
course at seven o'clock supervising
everything, though looking anxious
anu careWorn. At ten o'clock word
was brought him that Winter, the
owner OF Mollie Mccarthy, and Con-
uelly, the man who had the course
Engaged, demanded that the race
suould be run on the trotting track,
inside the usual course. This track
asS never been used for racing of any
ANA, and was as hard as O board,
while the running track was wet and
'Osgy In places, and the water had
oeen removed from it by the assis-
lance OF sponges. Colonel Clark saw
'ua' by the time the big event would
os called it would be in fair condi-
:. SOn, and he told the messenger that
"ollle Mccarthy would run on the
usual course or she would not run at
an and he further said that if she
u'u not run he would see that every
dollar of admission money was 20