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EPSOM AND ITS ENORMOUS CROWDS. New York. May .51. — The Heralds American Race-Goer, in bis cable from Enaoua, writes as follow-: "An Englishman told me there were loo.ooo people on Epsom Downs when the Oaks was run Friday. He may have been right. 1 didnt count thein. Certainly there was a hi? crowd. Possibly they knew why thev were there. 1 dont. If it were for a holiday thiy missed a large guess. The Epsom coarse is probably one of tlie worst in England. The paddock is half a mile from the grandstand. It costs 2.50 to get correct admission, and take it from me, while tin- show is worth sboat live boll. as they call It here, which translated into American money, is .2... winterer runs Bneum and Newmarket has the biggest cinch of anyone I know in this country. "Both of these far famed race tracks are just about lieu." high to I! •luiout Park. There are many rety pretty race tracks and at tractive race tacks iu England, but these ire unimportant tracks. The big ones are undigi st.d English jokes, and thats enough to spoil most any kind of racing. "At Kcmpton Park Saturday. I.e.. Kline was con-spiciiniis among the Americau contingent and had several tips which came true, much to the toy of his friends to whom lie gave them. William Heck. of Chicago, who had just returned from Rossis, wiis thoroughly enjoying himself. Altogether, it was a very satisfactory meeting. The races wile ctuua and exciting."
