The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-06
Familiar Faces Seen at Old
Scenes Re-Enacted at Gath
ering of Amateurs.

Tue Election nay matinee Of the
Meadow Brook stecplechass Associa-
tion at Belmont Terminal furnished
something OF . reunion for several
hundred racing snthuslastic who haven't
heard the saddiinS bsn and the ta-ra-ra
Of the bugls sincs the curtain was rung
down on the sport In this state In 1910.
Everything seemed . ready reminder
OF the old days except the siss Of the
crowd. There were only about $500 all
told present, whereas the old days
would havs sean 5000 or more.
Entering the track Sates. the cry.
Programme. Programme Of the races!"
seemed like music to tho esrs Of the
Old regulars, who hadn't bought q
racing programme in what seems an
age. Over on the lawn Landlords band,
seated on chaffs arranged In . circle.
with the odd isadsr In the centre. wav-
Ing Ms baton. nAlsd the air with the
strsAns Of popular mudc that used TO
add to the joys Of the winners and
make thu losers think the next race
hold out chance for them to Get even.
Under tho little. country like grand
stand Caterer McGrath held forth a. of
old. QuiEley and Dawson. the familiar
faced bartenders. dispensed the same
Old machine on" at Is cents Q throw,
with . ohsss4ng word or two to the
purchasers. and directly opposite the
bar the all kinds OF sandwiches and
fresh milk" man shouted his wares. A
pace or two to the left cigars and
| cigarettes Of Az kinds" WAS regularly
chanted by Red" the boy who held
down the same Job N Gravesend,
Sheepshead and the other courses OF the
METROPOLITAN circuit before Messrs
Arnew and Hart got In their anti legis'
lat!on. The old regular couldn't helr
wondering what these fixtures Of thu
racetracks have been doing for q livinl
since then.
FAMILIAR FACES REcALLEc
THE OLD DAYS.
A. one picked u passageway througl
the chairs scattered here and there OF
the lawn, where the old benches use,
TO be, and walked the length OF tn
stretch rail from the Judges stan
to the paddock. faces that haven't bee
seen In two !ong years recalled the oil
days. There was Johnny CavsnaE
bow.ng ana smiling as II nothing ha,
happened to spoil his serenity; john
Walters. plump and AS affluent ap
parentiy as In the old days when h
handled thousands IN the club hous
every day without blinking an ey,
Frank Moore who We'd with Walter
In daily business OF thousands too bac
yonder. Hughie Collins who ran man
'shoe string into q bankroli. Mar
Riordan who could say $1,000 to $50
, dozens and dozens Of times to hrs shee
, writer without thinking twice in sut
, cession when the high stools were
, vogue; Eddie Mcdonald, with no U,
now for daily reports from his clockel
: to. enable him to KNOCK the book,
, on their stoora" "Blll' GogEins saun
E ering around with his hands dug dee
q In his overcoat pockets noddlnG
layers and players who once mac
e things hum In the ring. Dave Gldeo
n not a day older In appearance than
d was when the last Suburban was ru
e Andrew Miller. treasurer of the Sar
o toga Racing Association, hopeful tn
= next sea,,on will see the return OF ra
+ ing atmosphere to the popular ~
Jack" Fohansbee, millionaire sport
man, who luckily gets real glbnp
y OF the sport Of Kings" every whit
. At JuareI, NJ: title Corbett. whose colo
Q were often borne down 'front.'
Ia Hurstpark and other good ones VIII
" betting on the thoroughbreds seemed
IN regular thing to do, and MiHiona
Rosenfeid. who was in dangerous