The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-18
THROUGH GERMANY.

THROUGH GERMANY.
Tho Customs Rnd Hammers OF tho Peo,
Ti pie-sp,rts, Ltc.
Sptcia! Correspondence Of the Inieligeeer.
GERMANY, June l, 1SS4.-Germany has
no idea oil raclnga as understood in England
and America. There is no Darby, no sar.
atcga, no, Jerome Park, whose compe,i.
tons and achievements seem to excite our
respective nations as coming election OF
the formation Of campaign platform. Sta.
bles for breeding blooded horses exist, and
stock farms are plenty enough, but no rec.
ord Of the laurels Of the ring are retained,
and no national interes! Is taken in erhi.
b:tiona OF wonderful speed. Neither is
there running circuit" and, 80 far as |
kn W., Berlin is the only German city with
at .ack purposely for the race. A few weeks
bills Of a "Plerd. Rennen," posted at dit
fsrent corners and in various conspicuous
places, excited my curiosity, and on the
appointed day wended my way toward
the grounds. The fret peculiarly which
presented itself was the discovery Of a
ticket.wqgon at least q mile from the
course 1t proved to be one Of q series,
however, as l'found them on all sides from
which approach was possible. The ar.
Iangement seemed worthy Of Yankee inge.
nuily. From the moment had passed
the first Cassie. soldiers armed .:cap.a.
pie" met me, posted at intervals Of every
one hundred yards. The uninitia,ed might
have been mGde little uneasy at this, but
any one who ha, resided any time in Ger.
many becomes accustomed 10 passing a
guard with no tremor, for no public build.
ing, no display or pageant Of any kind is
without its quota Of Tatchmen.
1t is one Of the ways Germany has Of
employing her immense and useless army.
for, did Frenchman happen TO pass such
outposts alter certain hour, death would
be inevitable. But one Of the fellows whom
l met on that afternoon did mot seem 10
have interpreted his instructions 10 the best
advantage OF the authorities, or was Dos
sessed OF an unusually generous heart. l
had already walked half mile and was
beginning 10 despair, and asked him where
should 20 10 see the race. Surprising l
had no ticket, he directed me through a
thicket, vouching the information that the
exhibition could be seen as well from that
point as from the ring. Looking in the di.
rection, l found was not the only one
whom the good fellow had so served. But
upon showing him my ticket, be motioned
that should continue in my direction.
Pursuing my courso another half hour,
nearly, finally emerged from the forest,
and seeing co1conrse of people at my
left, another Of His Majesty's servants in.
formed me my destination had been
reached. Before me stretched great
meadow, the surrounding hills dotted here
and there with anxious spectators who,
like myself, bad met come kind.hesrted
guard CT eluded the eye Of fierce one,
Above the grand stand streamed the en-.
signs Of different States, honoring the En-.
baseadorH who sat beneath it's roof. In the
center sat Grand Duke, q Grand Duchess.
their heir, and a Princsss, and before them
the pr!zeu for. the successful contestants
were arranged in order. There was no
Judges STAND; there were no atop watches,
no wire. This paraphernalia seemed alb.
sent. There was no semblance OF track to
be eeen save that marked ont
by streamers lying at different parts
OF the meadow; and by. me, dividing
the classes FROM one another, ran ropes.
marking the "ring'' and middle" places,
But the race was 10 begin. Suddenly, in
front Of little shed in the meadow, called
the SADDLE House." four OF FIVE mum.
eered blocks appeared, and referring to
my programme found the nsmts OF the
contestentHsH End the breeds OF the horses,
There WefeSno jockeys, as IN American
would expect to lind, but on the contrary
the owners rode their own steeds. They
we're all cavalry ctlicera, members either Of
Hussar's or Ulan'e, and looked well in their
gay uniforms- The bell Has rung and
away they flew like lE:hon and Phe!epon,
AS the last steeple WAS sprung ono borse
fell dead, having broken bis neck, and the
rider, luckily, went over his head. This
was really the only exciting thing about
the race. 1t was finished and tho prizes
distributed. One OF the successful con.
teR.anis was a young Rani herder, grand.
son o! the famous philcsapher.post Of
GU:he's time. His !nclinaiions do not
seem in the same direction with those OF
his distinguished ancestor. The others
followed and ,wese all az devoid Of interest
as the first. save the Peasant race, which
aompwhet relieved the monotony, siucs
their hoIses were hardly the contest nor
their saddle positions the lnost graceful in
the world. joyful and excited the winner
ascended the stairway 10 the coach OF the
Grand Duchess, and, bowling, bore away
priEs doubly valuable touched, as it was,
by the hands OF royalty. Two aeurB had
psaeel-and it was ended. The Court Mar.
shsl gave the commsnd and the six.span
team, with the outrideu, drew up to bear
away their "kipgly hiehnesses''-followed
by the four span with the Prince, who in
turn vas followed by the members of the
Court and Ministers. The whole, with the
fine equipsses, beautiful black stations,
and gay capariaons, made in elegant dig
play, and looked really as 1t was-rcgal.
had seen no gambling, no pools had been
sold, and was beginning to think the race
lacked some Of the essential qualities, when,
attracted by the music OF military band
in o "GaRt Hsus" on The border Of the
meadow, l entered. Tho garden was
crowded with people drinking beer or
smoking at the numerous tables under the
treee; rolls Of sausage were cooking aud
taken red hot by the eager peaaant, and
the olor filled the mir. Suddenly the cry,
"Still ten needed I',"No. Z is yet uncov.
ered," sounded lar sul wide, and wander.
ing towards It's score, forcing my may
through crowds Of eager humanity, found
the "wheel Of fortune" presided over by a
huge German and his frau.
Tbeattributes Of the race were complete.
1t was study to watch the ignorant peas.
ants lay their ten pienniG pieces one after
another On tho enchanted numbers, the
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