The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-08
THE FAIR AS y SHOW.

'' ~ " ''i-h'-f inc sCGnG was
interesting to the last degree. Befor,
us IN all directions were nearIvs fon,
thousand people moving hither and
thither AZ ii in search of something 70
be foand. Long lines of men were
standing OF the western rim of th,
race tra"k, above which was the grand
stand filled to r~epletion with the as.
sembiy the larger part Of which were
ladies, with fair faces, flashing eve
and rafting tongues balanced on the
minor key, and with weary fans, rust
ling silks and other attractive features
offeminlne toilet, made a scene in
which the genius of Gustaye DOrc
would have delighted although often
reVeling in the grotesque. Tothe west
Of the stand, were long lines of stalls
and stables in which were tied cattle,
horses and swine, in front of which
were buggies, carriages and wagons
in great numbers. South of the stand
We're tents and booths in which were
all sorts Of amusements, interlnixed
with peanuts. p~opcOrnand cigar yen
ders. Farther south were horses, be-
ing clad carefully and groomed gently
in front of the long line of stables.
This was to begin tina snort of the
e~vening-the races. o. all the people
on the globe, the English and Amer
leans are fondest Of horse racing. The
French are absorbing of the spirit of
their nelghbors across the Channel.
We were told nce by an old racer,
that the only way for q lover of the
sport to conquer it, was to join the
church and go TO preaching, and we
believe there are several cases in
western history to prove it. We be-
lieFe that next to o beautiful woman
the'averagem man loves the symmetrical
high spirited horse, which loves to
measure power with any other
animal, aud with a fearless rider OH
his back, he will plunge into the terri
bic crash with the courage of his mas
ter, and we need not 60 beyolQ this
town to find several, and ono Il, least
VINO has tested it on many a bloody
field. opposite the grand stand on
the other side Of the track, was the
judges stand with its lhree stories
filed with au excited crowd Of men.
Between these Two objective points
In The track, were several horses, ma
neuvered by gr0onis and riders, each
one anxious to get tao start,!when the
signal ia given and away they dash
as if the fate of Empires hung on the
result of which would come out first
aud The victor Eever fails TO express
his pride in his conquest. 1t is no
wonder that the horse, from the day
of Job, has been mans' favorita ami
NAL. But look up in the stand ana
see everybody with straining eyes
yet following every quick step Of the
racer, and look at the long line Of the
hundreds Of men. not only testing
their eyaeight, but their necks as they
bend over the raili"g TO get n glimpse
of the nome stretch, and then hear The
wild hurah that makes the Welki0
sheko far and nearas they come OUT,
and You may have Il faiut idea Of q
horse race. This part of the race il
exciting enough, but let Us go one step !
farther. There stands the pOOi--9ller
and you will begin to realize the i'm
morality of the ace track. He was
receiving money in cash, so much for
Nolci, so mucA for AIedora and so on.
until bets Were made and paid, this
BOOKSELLER getting q large percentage
of the earnings, and for what we do
not know, unless it be 4 charge which
he demands for Bis education, in be-
Jog smarter than the fellows who put
up their money. Here we will beCan-
did enough TO say, from L stand
point, If there is any difference in this
and betting on faro, We cannot see it,
and therefore in the interest of the
Fair and the good morals Of oar town,
we hope the managers of the Fair will
stop this pool business at the next
Fair.
There is time however to correct
This and other faults that attend this
we feel assured they will.