The Portland daily press., 1879-10-27
GRANTS LUCK.
A Good Omen at Oakland.
THE FAREWELL RECEPTION AS SAN
FRANCISCO.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-This afternoon
Gen. Grant attended an exhibition trot gotten
up for his benefit at Oakland Park. He arrlv-
ed on the ground at II p. m, escorted by ex-
Mayor Pardee of Oakland, President of the
Golden Gate Park Association, under the aus
pieces of which the exhibition was gwen Mayor
BRYANT of San Francisco, Senator Sharon and
Charles Crocker. A large crowd had gathered,
who greeted the ex-President with hearty
cheers. After brief Misunderstanding and an ex-
cellent lunch the General was escorted 10 ,r inc
Judges stand and the exercises began. The
day was fine and the track in excellent condi-
ton The first event was trot between fleld
of eight third-class trotters, VINO Wefesso even
ly matched that the race was rather interest
ing though the best st. tune u mna was WAS
ont to- beat the best time made by
Parus ST Julian was followed at short dis
lance by running horse. AT the word st.
Julian went under the wire on square trot.
and for the entire mile never maue a SKIP OF
break. coming in in the unprecedented time OF
212a, and apparently but little worse for his
MAGNIFICENT efforts. He was driven by Orrin
Hickox. The result was received with pro
longed cheering, Gen. Grant dofflng his hat
and making as much noise as any one.
The General returned to San Francisco at 5
o'clock This evening he attended grand
farewell banquet at the Palace Hotel, and at
about midnight will take special train for
Virginia City, on his way East.
Grant was rendered a farewell banquet by the
citizens of San Francisco. The company con-
sisted of about $50 of the most eminent men of
the city. The menu was engraved on solid
silver intended to serve the guests as souvenirs
of the occasion. That prepared for Gen. Grant
was of massive gold. Mayor Bryant presided
and toasted the guest of the evening in an APP
propriate speech, to which General Grant re-
sponded as follows
"Gentenen of San Frdncisco-The unbound
ed hospitality and cordiality have received
since L first put my foot on the soil of Califor-
MIA has taken deep root in my heart 1t was
more than could have expected, and while it
entailed some little fatigue at times [ assure
you 1 have been grateful for it. have previ-
ousy been in California and Oh the PACIFIC
coast, but have been away quarter OF a CEN
fury, and when landed here the last time L
found that none of the pioneers had grown
old, but if L should remain away another quar-
ter of century might be compelled to con-
fess that some of you had grown old: Gap
prime and youth. Gentlemen, in taking my
departure, T want to thank you all for the
farewell reception given me this evening, and
to express the hope that whether or not J. am
to have the happiness ever to visit your city
again shall at least meet one and all OF you
elsewhere and if it should not be in this life
that it may be in better country"
The evening passed pleasantly, many OF the
gentlemen present responding happily
to the sentiments given; but at a comparative
ly early hour the party broke up with many
expressions of mutual pleasure and good will,
and at midnight,G II. Grant and party proceed
ed to the special train in waiting and left for
Virginia City.