The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-02
The jerome race Course.

The jerome RAGS Course.
I The New Workers. are run mad with
their new source of amusement-a great
race course not far from the city, gotten
nm under the auspices Of Gan association
Of young millionaires," as Che Herald says
"the product Of the late 'oar." What with
the robbery of the South and of the Fede-
raj Government these millionaires are
abundant IN the North, and are taxing
their ingenuity for the means Of expend-
ing their incomes. BENNETT halls the
great Jerome race course as happy con-
csit. by which the race Of snobs and par
venues will cultivate somewhat Of chivalry
and manliness. He cheers them on, hold.
inc no 10 their emulation the old families
Of New York, Virginia, and South Caro-
lima, who were so partial to the bloOded
horse and the sports of the turf. He even
ventures to hope that they may in time,
by diligence and persevering cultivation,
rival the ancient Greeks and Romans, who
used the drama, the race course, and the
ring to train themselves for conquest.
With such educators, says BENNETT, "as
Madame RIsToRI ths actress), Mr.. NC
Cool (the prize fighter), and the American
Jockey Club, we ought TO accomplish
equally wonderful results"
Nothing could be more wonderful, it
must he confessed, than the conversion of
the money dealers and shop-men of New
York into any resemblance of the man
hood of the old Greeks and Romans. The
former had reputation for appropriating
with much facility and grace what be-
longed to other people, and the Romans
| we're not much behindhand in this respect.
| A very little study might develop amongst
BENEFITS school this talent; but then he
can hardly bring them up to the scratch
of obtaining it by conquest" save
through hired soldiers to do the job.
The new turtles went into the enter
prise with the zeal of new converts. The
acme of their ambition till recently was the
bob-tail trotters at "two-forty on q plank"
with "hey, 'glang." A wider and more
brilliant field is open to them, and they are
transported. Absolutely, the "money-
changers left their boards and the strife
of bulls and bears and hurried to the race
course to see and admire the horse-an
animal so much superior to themselves.
The board was "dull" for the day, and
"little DOING The poor horse did not
reciprocate the admiration bestowed
upon him; Notwithstanding 1--WE are in
formed by one of the reporters of the
scenes) there was vast congregation
of ",oell-Jred men" present. The horses
were unable to see how individuals OF
such short pedigrces could be so styled.
However, General GRANT, who is, besides
being a soldier, somewhat " on the fancy"
honored the occasion with his presence,
and was very much observed; but not al
lowing himself to be lionized, the swell
bred gentlemen kept as respectful dis
lance from him as they would from kick
ing horse-even Cruiser, the English "hugly
brute of biting and kicking 'orse," tanned
by RAREY. Suffice it to say that there have
been great times on the "Jerome Park -
what "noice" name for a racer track -
this week. 1t began radiantly, according
to . reporter, who exclaimed, "Fate
smiles upon the American Jockey Club! "
But even these smiles were apparently
thrown in the shade. For the same costa
tic chronicler further on bursts out as fol-
lows:
| "But bright and lively he were the effects in
| this foreground, the grand feature OF the PIC
| ture was the grd,M St,,nd and its nine thousand
occupants, male and female, created He them y
The conclusion was quite characteristic
of this multitude of incipient Greeks and
Romans-these "well-bred gentlemen"
and what the reporter calls the "sister-
hood " of the turf, making up a supremely
beautiful picture" sc. We quote:
| "Scattered in every direction are the 20, 600
| people. The club-men and their friends are
either at the club house, in the clubtent, or
about the club grounds, where beautiful
grove afforded bounteous shelter from the
| heating sun. Jolly little pic mics pervaded the
place; atmospheric vapors became laden with
bully burgundy, cold biscuit, appetising
tongue, cut chicken, apple pie, old and lively
cheese, everything that appetite could crave
or experience suggest-not to forget cham.
grand stand were jam full of people, and the
people were full Of jam and other toothsome
PREPARATIONS. The grounds adjoining the
stand and beyond the picket-fence were occu.
pied by carriages, every one OF which seemed
| for the occasion 10 have been converted into q
limited edition of Delmonico's, with no con.
nection with the shop over the way"
Well done for the Romans and Greeks
of Broadway and Wall street! -