New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-03
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1866.
METTER FROM NEW YORK.
pecial CORRESPONDENCE Of the Now orleans Crescent

Special Correspondence Of the New Orleans Crescenl
NEW YobK, Sept. &c, 1866.
The Inauguration of the new race course at Je.
rome Park came off yesterday, and was grand
success, beyond doubt. For two weeks past the
excitement in all circles of society has been un-
bounded. Everybody you met would always ask,
are you going to the races?" and yesterdays
sun shone upon probably the largest and most re-
spectacle assemblage that ever attended race
in this section of the country. It has not been
the custom Of the respectable portion Of female
society to attend races and trots, but most ex-
cellent representation of this class was present
yesterday, and lent an interest to the affair. en-.
tirely different from anything of the kind before
The idea of q course under the control of a
club originated with Leonard W. jerome, ESQ.,, of
this city, and he Immediately set about accom-.
plshing it; he associated with him several other
wealthy gentlemen, Corning what is now called
the American Jockey Club) and selecting piece
Of property belonging to Mr.. Jerome, at Ford
ham, fourteen miles from New York, they com
menced operations, the result of which was laid
before us yesterday and certainly must have
been in the highest degree gratifying to the pro
jcctor.
At the starting point are,the judges stand and
the grand stand, the latter put up in good style
and accommodating 5000 persons. The middle Of
this stand is reserved for members of the club and
their families; opposite this stand is the quarter
stretch, where are erected stands and awnings for
the accommodation of about 1000 persons The
stables are off at one corner of the grounds and
are put up and finished in the best manner In
fact, the stands and buildings of all kinds are built
in a tirst-class style. The track is a half mile
round, and is from necessity, occasioned by the
natural location, shaped differently from any other
about here; it being straight on one side, round
ing at either end, and bends inward on the oppo-
site side to clear projecting bluff, on which is
located the quarter stretch stands.
Yesterday could not have been improved as a
day, if the club itself had controlled the weather.
1t was a most charming day, and everybody, Of
course, was delighted AS early as nine o'clock
in the morning vehicles of all descriptions-from
a four-horse drag " down to one.horse dray-
drawn by all kinds and descriptions Of horses,
some with four, others with two, others with one,
and very poor one at that. The scene, upon en-
tering the main gate, was certainly magnificent.
AT the right, on a green slope, were thousands OF
carriages; at the left vas the grand stand, con
tanning The beauty and fashion Of New York and,
further on, were crowds of people standing about
waiting anxiously for the contest The races
were to commence at one O'Clock, but it was
nearly two O'Clock when the six contesting horses
came up to the stand. The first race was a dash
of Il miles for three-year olds, and the following
is the summary:
Bays~aer, by Lexington.
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