The New York herald., 1879-09-19
IMMENSE CROWDS CROSSING THE BEACHES.
Scene Of tn
Season.
INTERESTING AND EXCITING CONTESTS
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

81 geot NEWPORT. r. l. Sept. Is. 1879
Take an Irish steepechase course, cut 1t loose
from the soil of the Emerald Isle tow it across the
Atlantic. Cleopatra's Needle towed across the
Bay OF Biscay. and moor 1t to the coast of Rhode
Island. and you will have good idea Of tho course
at which all fashionable Newport gathered this
afternoon. Tho coast beyond Newport resembles
CAKE out of which the sea. like big boy has taken
two huge circular bites The first bite is known to
bathers as First Beach. The next bite is the Sec
ond Beach. the scene OF the phenomena OF the
hanging rocks and the curious cleft known
Purgatory At the further extremity of this Second
Beach the steeplechase is joined TO the shore
by Q nsrrow strip Of land like raft moored by q
rope. From the middle Of the course, and in fact
from almost any part OF 1t, there is view Of the
surrounding sea. over which this afternoon the
whitecaps have been driving merrily before stif
northeast breeze The line OF carriages. including
everything from . grocer's wagon to a drag. which
began to e out Of the town at noon. cut deep ruts
in the hard sand Of the second beach, for the road to
the lies around the bay and the horses at high
tide can wet their feet in the surf. The size of the
crowd that had assembled at two o'clock proved the
Independence of Newport all its rivals. At any
other watering place it would be utter folly to put
of such On occasion this until after the flush and
heyday Of the hotel season. Hero that season. it
been dead q door nail for ten days. and yet the
Bteeplechase presented lively and varied
spectacle as though it were the middle Of August
instead of the third week in September. The
gathering was made up almost wholly Of cot
tagers of Newport. with o fair proportion of
the permanent residents and hundred or two
outsiders. Calculating six hundred cottages in New
port and three persons to Q cottage there Is at
spopulation Of eighteen hundred to draw upon for
such an event this. What the affair would have
been had it counted solely upon hotel patronage
may be inferred from the fact that there were but
twenty-five arrivals to-day at the Ocean House. and
sproportionately small number at the other hotels
1t Is due to the Newport townspeoplet say that they
subscribed yesterday afternoon $3.50 to the racing
fund. In the town itself it holiday scene all
day long. Scores Of people. dressed In their Sun.
days best were going afoot down the avenue to-
ward the bsth road, and out to the race course.
Livery hacks. with better dressed drivers than
usual, ratified through the streets. At the most
public corners there were omnibuses placarded .or
the races. managed b. Jehus who solicited passeu-
gers with hoarse voices and violent gestures. Ped
ters and venders Of apples leo cream and the out
door luxuries of the cried their wares along
The course. Altogether it a lively and unusual
nght even for Newport.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
A.
Anthony Musgrave. Governor Of jamaica. and wife;
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus w. Field. Admiral Porter United
States Navy. and family; Mr.. Outrey, the French
Minister and wife, Mr.. Aristarchi Bey. the Turkish
Minister; Mr.. do Bildt. Acting Swedish Minister;
Mr.. Bludhorn. the First Secretary Of the Austrian
Legation; Colonel and Nine. Bonaparte Congress.
man L. P. Morton and wife; Mrs. H. g. Marq uand.
Major and Mrs. Randolph. United States
Army; Professor v. Batta. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. c. Gray. Colonel Frank. United
States Army and wife: Lieutenants Russell
MacMurray. Dilenback and Barber; Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Torrance. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kernochan,
General and Mrs. r. B. Potter Mr. and Mrs. +. W.
Andrews. Mrs. S. P. Ludlum. Mrs. General Warren,
Major J. s. Bryce and wife. Mr.. George Tiffany Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. Rowland. Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. Howland,
Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. Hammersey, Mrs. G. f. Pond, Mrs.
Pierre Lorlard. Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Lorillard,
Mr. Walter Kane and wife. Mr.. Greenough, Mr.
and Mrs. Atherton Blight. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahlon Sands Mr.. T. A. Stout. Captain Nc
Cullough. Of the New York police force. and wife;
Mrs. ]. G. Johnson. Mrs. II. s. Fearing. Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. NJ. Cushing, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F Cushing, Mrs.
Thomas Mott. Colonel Philip Schuyler. Mrs. Ely
Goddard, Colonel and Mrs. G. W. Dresser, ex- Mayor
Bedlow. Mr. John Mayer. Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Stevens,
Mr.. James Gallatin Surgeon Oberley. United States
Eavy Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Rives, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Rives Jr.; Mr.. Nathaniel Thayer,
Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Whiting. Mrs.
g. s. Whiting. Mr.. and Mrs. William Oothout. Mr..
and Mrs. David King. Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Forsyth. Commodore Baldwin. United States
Navy. and wife: Mr.. }. N. Howard. Mr.. W. d. Law
renee Mr.. Henry Lcdyard. Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Shell
don. Mrs. l.. NJ. Neill. Mrs. Redmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Peterson. Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Fearing,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Ford. Mrs. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. W.
". Astor AR. and Mrs Wesley Harper. General Gull
lum, United States Army, and wife Mrs. George II.
Pendieton. Colonel N. NJ. Beckwith Mr.. and Mrs. f.
g. g. dc Hautcville Mrs. L. T. Potter. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Les
penard Steward. Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Baldwin. Mr..
and Mrs. j. Il. Keene. Mr.. and Mrs. John whipple,
Mr.. ana Mrs. H. Hunnewell. Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. A.
Grswold. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Gammell Mr.. and Mrs
q. Cushman. Mrs. II. B. Potter. Mrs. ID. A. Lind
ley. DIR. and Mrs. L. L. Cunningham. Mr.. r. L.
willing and the Misses Bockman. Oothout. Mar
quand. Livingston. Kernochan. Loriiiard, Ogstin,
whiting. Ogden Arnold, Potter. Pendleton. Pond,
Pync. Perkins, Torrance. Ledyard Goddard. Dodlow.
Gainmell and others.
o. FoUR.IN-HANDs.
The fourth hands arrived at carly hour. They
were stationed just north of the Judges stand,
where excellent arrang had been made for the
welfare OF the horses after being taken from tho
pole. They were ownel bv the following named
gentlemen: Mr. @. Il. Fearing. Mr. Fairman Rogers,
Mr.. James " Parker. Mr.. Thco. A. Havemeyer.
Mr.. Hugo 0. Frtsch. Mr.. James Y. Kernochan, Mr..
James Gordon Bennett, Mr.. Pierre Lorillard and
MIR. August Belmont
.N.' H DAYS RACING.
Tho racing was most exciting throughout the
novelty OF tho course giving zest to the running.
The first was hu-dlo race OF mile heats for which
three capital Jumpers 70 the post these being
Disturbance Dandy aud Judith. Tho latter won
the first hcat and was distsnccd in the second by
boting after jumping the irst hurdle and losing so
much ground that she was not able to make it up.
The second race was cash tho fat, gentlemen
rticrs which Captain Candy won In gallant style on
Tho Judge. bay gclding without q pedi-
gree, beating Mr.. Z. Belmonts Hibornia by
extraordinary good riding Mr.. J. q. X. Lawrcnce's
horse LeSitimist ruptured a blood vessel
soon after the start. anc pulled up and walked
home. THIS followed by q worry interesting