Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-21

| ated through the labyrinths of his Uranium,
Ullman turned his face to the wall and
wept. There will be plenty of programmes
this afternoon.
Goodness knows, nobody begrudges the
| hackers of the Homewood track the money
| they receive, for no set of men are more de-
serving of success, and few have ever
worked under more dIscouraging circum-
stances. The storm king hoodooed them on
Tuesday, and forced postponement of the
races, much to the keen disappointment of
many. A kind providence, however bot
tied up j. Pluvius Yesterday, and he re-
sea- where he belongs when a horserace or
circus is on the carpet
The crowd commenced to arrive about
noon, and the first race was called at 1:5O.
The territory outside of the park was lined
! with horses and vehicles of all kinds The
scene resembled some county fair on the
leading day, or country church on the
morning of a love feast. Inside an agree
able change was made for the benefit of
people in carriages. An iron railing has
been erected parallel with the track and
near the starting point, where horses can be
tied. Those who drove to the grounds
could sit in their carriages and see the
races without disturbing themselves. But
nobody goes to a race to stop in one place.
HowIed for the victors.
The audience moved around restlessly
and cheered for the winning horse in an e1-
citing finish. The hacks running from the
railway station to the park did a Fourth of
July business, and seat in the numbering
conveyances was often at premium. The
streets, as usual, leading to the track are
badly torn up. This year somebody is bury
ing wires, and last season the Duquesne
line obstructed the highway and compelled
the drivers to take to the alleys. The same
state of affairs exists now, except that it is
worse than in former years
Some of the old horses and a great many
new ones greeted the audience. The track
was in good condition and the same crowd
of drivers and stable men fingered around
the judges stand, and talked horse until the
weary listeners could see fiery steeds in the
air whenever they looked. If this stable
lore and inside knowledge could be put in a
volume, it would make an interesting but
disjointed thesis on the horse, his tribula-
tions and triumphs. A few of the old
familiar faces in the list of drivers were
absent. Giers with his fixed Jaws and
handling the reins behind Hal Pointer was
not there. and those who have not for
gotten poor Jim Goldsmith, gentle
man James as the boys called
him, missed him and his string
of fast trotters He didn't drive in many
races in 1891, and the last time he appeared
ON the Homewood track, about a year ago,
hn obaa 1,
was well wrapped up, as if he were cold,
though the weather was hot. He was dying
on his feet, and was laid in the grave a short
time afterward. A race at Homewood
would be sadly out of joint without the
veteran Turner in the sulky.
Hard to Beat Turner.
His gray mustache had been carefully
waxed yesterday, and he again demon
strated that he is a great general and up to
all the tricks in the business Splann is
well known here also and is much thought
of for his skill
All the admirers of horsef1esh in the city,
to be sure, were out at the park. Mayor
Gourley took up his accustomed place on a
chair near the clubhouse door, where he
watched the races with as much interest as
the man who had several hundred dollars at
stake. So many detectives and police Off
GERS in citizens clothes were noticed
in the crowd that even the uninitated
knew that such large force was
not necessary to guard against possible
pickpockets and thieves. Charles j. Clarke
and Harry Darlington sat on the clubhouse
porch and discussed the good points of q
horse with Mayor Gourley like two veterans
Nearby were j. K. Lanahan and j. NJ.
Montgomery, manager OF the Monon-
gahela House. Colonel Boyer, Captain
w. w. O'Neil, Special Agent
Hampton Houghton, of the Pennsylvania
road, Coroner Mcdowell, Harry Ulam and
the tall form of DR.. Barchfeld were noticed
IN the crowd. Glorious old Tom Marshall
laid aside his criminal court coat for the