The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-23
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THE GREAT EQUINE HEADQUARTERS
I'M THE CITY OF LONDON

I'M THE CITY OF LONDON.
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h nu.,l+s~ rAo...s4 n.,,-1.. wsrsA of
(, Horseaesh soid de- pay 1nter1or of
the Famous northumberland
at work-sharp and Decisive.
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.TOna dine Monday morning Sths sason just
hirly serted, the eoantry PAopk upin town
tor EPSON, for Ascpt, for Geodwood, for an
the delights and pleasures Of the opening sum-
mer what pleasanter resort than Tatterselrs
under the great span roof with the glazed
. openings with the soft gravel under the feet
horses trannpinS and curvetfng about and a
general sound of voices, more than a murrnur
and yet not amounting to a roar; voices of
every pitch and cadence, from the husky
baritone Of the country boniface to the aris-
tocratic concert-pitch Of Lady We're de Verei
And while a goodly number are assembled in
the hall of sales, making its roof resound with
animated talkEnow on the events of the last
hunting season, now sof What may lie ex-
pected IN the ext-thers is.a general tramp,
tramp all through the stables and stalls, where
all the horses that are on sale to-day may be
seen and criticised by the public Here they
are, lirisup0riline, and box AFTER box, chest
nuts hev& ~ ~ roans, bay gssdings and
black HaA eepSrate and elevsr, good &C !
ton and nanpeFs, good fencer~ and fast,
quiet To xida aud drive. and SO on through the
sixteen-stall stable and along the fourteen
stall stable, and getting quite. hewildered
among all-lO horsek niiInehiIg their hay
and corn, and all indifferent TO the change of
masters the next few hours may Bring.
CENTER OF THE GREAT HALL
Right in tho center of the great hall is the
palladium Of the establishment: without
which it would not be Tattersalrs at all, ard
would necessarily come to grief, and that is a
rather pretty little temple OF. classic model,
with the bust OF the once prince Of w ales. the
future Adonis on the top, and within the well
known effigy Of fox that has occupied the
same positionsso long AZ the memory of man
can testify ! All,arourHt s "a light, handsome
gallery, occupied by carriages Of every de-
scription sent hero for sale, while one side of
the area below is fenced off, and a corner is
occupied byla substantial pulpit with sound
ing-board overhead,
1t is some way past II o'clock, and the ser
iouS feeling of the NOME nj is inc reAsed as you
see an attendant horsekaper fecking the
last specksos dust from the pulpit desk, while
a clerk carefully arranges a book and papers,
for all the world as in a Scotch church before
the preacher makes his appearance. And before
the great clock in the hall shows the half
hour a mysterious whisper has passed among
all the attendants quietrloOking men in blue
cricketing caps with here and there one With
\ whip, used for crac6n& purposes only, like
the little guns you see on board ships fer fir
ing salutes. But one says to the other, rs it
lock UP yet'" and the other replies cautiously,
Not yet"
But the word is passed before long Lock
up" and from every side resounds the slam
ming Of doors and Turning of keys, while
those who have been taking a last lingering
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rest of the crowd in the hall. One lively
youth has fingered too long and been looked
in, and is helped out through a window. And
while our attention is engrossed by this little
episode we find that the pulpit IS now occii-
pied, and that business has commenced.
why, they've got tho 2-year-oh oat to-day, "s
observed 8 wheeEy voice close by, for it Is not
the well known form Of the chief Of the firm
that meets tho eye, but the fresh, youthful
face Of the latest Of the Tattersalls, the Tat
terssu of the future he may be called, who,
Ia dus couses my see dIt anethee generation
of spoEtsrnen from thepreesnt who may see
the old faces fade away and many new one
come to the front. "Gcing, going, gone!"'
Thereis quite a melancholy appropriateness
aboutfhe words - you lokk round and think
what changes another twenty years will make
in the composition of the throng.
THE AucTroNEEkHAnp At MoEpSl r. :
But up and down goes Lorse, walking, or
rather dancing, upon his hind legs; the
biddings gos on; a -knowtng-looking dealer
plunges under the rails, and makes hssty
survey of the animals mouth in spite of it,
evidence objection to.the proceeA To the cut
side spectator there is always degree of
mystery about the auctioneer. How does he
pick up tho bids that are conveyed by
winks, perhaps, or AN imperceptible move
nient Of the ehin, by some sign anyhow which
the kecnest attention of the observer fails to
detectt. But young Mr. Richard seemsto
taketo'it all as naturally as possible The
greatest of the auctioneers rarely indulge i'll
eloquenee. A. country practitioner will ex-
pend as much fire about an old Il ting pan as
Tattersall would about 2, 600 guinea yearling:
but there is manner that is more eloquent
than words, and there is a kind OF general
ship in the business that comes out ON great
occasions.
But here everything - sharp ind decisive =
the hammer comes down sharply upon TIE
last bidding. Another ttirn,' to the groom,
who hangs on tothe halter, and Eies up and
down the track, while bystaaders recedeE
graeefnllv from the horses heels 4 hundred
and ift- i'tvhve-to be sold: and sixty
aysi.,s; Nfol-sizty- fiveS4an edvance-going,"
bang. And by this time another animal
is prancing along toward the rostrum, when
tho process Of extracting tho last bid aud
knocking down, metaphoricaiy, the horse is
gone through with the same expedition.
Msantine, from the gallery abos-et tie mum
her OF the lot has been shown on a large
Plaeard, dealers mark Off the prizes with
stumpy pencils, and amateurs criticiSe the ap-
fearance and ACTION Of the animal under the
liraniiiss- 5ltI EibSJy .S29u16H lisE
And thus the sale goes on, hour after hour
and before the hightfau some sl5,C0o or
e20,0 900 worth Of hofsedesh viii have changed
owners, and tomorrow they viii march away
in strings to their new quarters.-All the
Year Round t'lf tttE 80 h-1iHi. assft.i
Something BETTER Than Medicine.
The regulation of the diet is the principal
field for ad~a;ce in the medical profession
in h.. L. IL ax,ar, 70 tho