The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-29
BELLIES OF THE TURF.
The Horsey Side of New York Feminine
Societv-KisSing the Winner

The Horsey Side of New York Feminine
sooiety-Kissing the Winner.
It has been very amusing 10 witness at
the races this year the changed attire and
manners of the New YORK society girls
who have attended them. The costumes
seen. when not concealed by all English
cover coat have been strikingly mannish
in cut and material Stand-up collars,
with edges turned slightly down, cuta-
way coats, leaving exposed small eX-
panse of shirt bosom, regular mems era
watts, with little horsey pins and cuffs with
link sleeve buttons completed these COS
tunes. Before the races these sporty
young ladies invariably visited the sad
ding paddock, investigated the steeds
that were to run with seemingly pract1ced
eyes. and loudly criticised their points
with the nOnchalance and apparent
knowledge of professional jockeys
Another noticeable feature OF this years
races has been the open manner III winch
the society girls present had INDUCED IN
betting upon them. Since New York so
Getty began to consider it fashionable
thing to attend the races its feminine
members have wagered more or less on
the sly, but up till recently it has not been
considered good form" TO place any more
substantial stakes upon favorite steeds
than the always desirable gloves
and the tOothsome candies. But all
that is changed, and at the
CedarhurSt races this spring young girls,
maidens. and matrOns could be seen on all
sides making books" among themselves
or sending obedient SWANS to buy 81 tick
cts for them in the French pools, and their
pleasure when they won and their chagrin
when they lost was in no way concealed.
The chief topic of discussion among them
going to the races were the chances OF this
and that horse and the amount of their
losses or gains on their return home.
The lunch is of course an important
feature of day at the races, and the
parties who drive over from Hampstead IN
four-in-hands find an especial enjoyment
in this part OF the days proceedings.
Champagne is never as sparkling as when
served on coach-tOp after dusty drive,
and with the accompaniment of a jolly
party of friends and chicken salad, ices,
and other concomitants of an alfrescO re-
past such as a coach lunch provides, are
always particularly enticing at such
times.
The trip to the races is not complete to
the minds of most the society girls who
attend them, without visit to the stables
to inspect the winning horse, and fire.
quently when one of these young ladies
has won any considerable stake on any
one racer she does not hesitate to kiss the
successful steed. BY next year it will
probably be in order for these sporting
maidens to embrace the jockey also, but
thqSfar She has drawn the line at the horse.
In consequence of the adoption of this
custom the stables near the clubhouse at
Cedarhurst have more or less the appear
ance of a reception for an hour following
the races. From present appearances the
prediction might safely be made that the
feminine portion of New York society will
have race-course and contests of its own
some day.-New York Cor. Giobe-Demo-
crat.