New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-08-25
Tho Fun OF an English Horse Race.

Ano Cun VI III EnsllSil HORSE race.
But you should see the sports, the
shows, the games and catch-pennies at
tendant on an English horse race. The
yearly county races at Yarmouth cnsned
while | was there. No course entirely
rallied in. Most Of it was open on the
dcnes," few hundred feet from the
tumbling surf of the German Ocean.
There was n grand stand, accessible for
few, but most of us stood Oh either side
of the long elliptical track, whose only
barrier, while the 5Orscs were running,
was a temporarily-strctched rope. There
were miles of booths adjoining, and near
them all the halt. lame and blind of the
county; MI the slriveled limbs or people
with no limbs at AL, begging or trying
to sell a few matches, apples or tooth
picks, which one would naturally desire
to be excused from using after coming
from those hands. ! don't place these
poor creatures in the category Of sports:
but they were objects of interest and a
serious living chapter Of the awful in hui
man affairs. Then came the mcrry-~o-
rounds by the dozens, turnc, by steam
to steam music on the hand organ; then
tho portable rifle galleries, where You
aim at q bulFs-cye through IL long iron
tube with metallic back If you hit
the sides, nomattcr, the ball will carrom
somewhere near the mark. 4 girl is in
attendance, who loads your rifle dexter
onsly. She slips in the charge of pow
der, puts the ball on top, sends it home
with thrust Or two of the heavy iron
ramrod, puts on the cap and hands you
the gun in ten seconds, all the while her
eyes rowing about and hcratteation more
than half bestowed on the people who
have come for miles around, on horse
and on foot. in their best bib, and tuck
ers, in dogg-cart, gig. chais@ ;nd ba-
rouche, and now by tie thousands talk
ing, laughing, eating, flirting, treating,
walking, or going in or out of all sort.
of side shows. Here is Il pugilis.ic
booth. Outside are hung glai'inr,
life-size pictures of the low-browea,
broud-chested and cropped-hcadcd 2. II.
champions striking out. at each other
straight from the shoulder These are
the Norwich Champion'' and s. Flint
Fist BILL The Norwich Champion and
Flint-Fist Bill are now paradcd before
the public on an outside gallery. The
pugilistic Snowman sounds IN enormous
rattle and attracts the crowds attention.
Flint-Fist Bill, tho Champion and two
other nameless heroes, stripped to the
buff, also sound their rattlcs. Tho clat-
ter ceases. The pugilistic Snowman nd
dresses the public. His remarks refer to
the coming mill with gloves inside the
tent. He finishes. The four pnyilists
and their exhibitor swing their rnttlcs,
make Il fearful noise and disappear The
tent is quickly filled. Aimittance six
pence. rhc mill begins. There is ID
ways room for IL few more, and the show
man holds the tcnt-flap aggravatinyly
open so that we can catc!. glirupse5 Of
boxing-glove and brawny arms gyrnting
above the crowd Of heads This viii las,
fifteen minutes, and then come the out
side demonstration, rattle and speech
over again. There is a continual bang
ing of brccch-ioading douhic-barrelcd
shotgms at the glass bulls SPRING into
the air. Next, the game Of g Aunt
Sally A penny for three SHES with
club at u cocoanut pcr:hcd on IL stick.
Hit the nut and it is yours. Or you may
attempt the casting OF slIndry wooden
balls into the opened mouth Of y woohen
clown; or strike at d" buffer whose in
dex hand shows your fighting power in
pounds; Or sling a scdgc at Il similar APP
paratus, and, il possessed OF sufficient
muscle, the index is shot upto the top of
a tall dial, from whose top, through
little door, flies Il small edition OF Mr.
Punch to announce your success. There
are half dozen Punch, Judy and dog
Toby shows, all patronized, says the
placard, by the Queen and royal
family Next to Punch comes the
performing mice and poor frowzy
canaries dressed up as Mrs. Caudles,
and dragged abont in little charriots by
other canaries equally woc-begonc and
frowzy. Then the "Happy Families
those sickly-looking jumbles of dogs,
cats, rats, birds and monkeys, condemned
for mans pleasure to pass their lives in
Gagged purgatory, while he looks on
like an idiot and calls them "happy."
Here on the beach sands Is wandering
dramatic company. The stage is like .
big barrel lying on the ground, around
which is seated the audience. The prop
critics, helmets, swords, spears and
shields are lying about in the sand. No
dressing-rooms, no curtain, no footlights,
not even doorkeeper, since there is no
door to keep. The audience come and
20 at will. The expenses are betrayed
"whcn the star passes round the hat"
But the bell rings. Another race is CON-
ing off. Booth and tent, shooting gallery,
pugilist shows and all are quickly de-
serted. The long line forms down the
"denes;'' the ropes are stretched; the
constabulary, mounted and on foot, are
active keeping the crowd back. The
race is quickly run, and back goes the
thousands to their beer and cookies and
oysters and shrimps. And amid all this
mirth, jollity, noise and confusion there
moves solemn, specialized, bushy-
whiskered man, staggering against the
strong breeze with great black banner
bearing in white letters on one side the
text, The wages of sin Is death,' and
on the other, " Prepare to meet thy
God. 1t was a laborious duty, and
noticed that the solemn banner-bearer
sat down at intervals on some convent
ent bowlder. and as he did so he seemed
to survey the scene about him with an
interest not in entire harmony with his
warning mission.-Pr Prentice Jfu2fords
Letter to San francisco Chronicle.
The prohibition Of the importation Of
potatoes into Norway from the United
States viii remain in effect until the
close Of the year 1885. This is in con-
sequence Of the continued prevalence Of
TIE potato bug or potato beetle ia the
United States.