The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-16
On the Road Thither and After the
Arrival.
ACCIDENT AND SUDDEN DEATH.
THE TOURNAMENT OF THE HOOP.
Julius Wins the Hurdle Race, Enchantress the
Handicap, General Mcmahon the Tlle
Heat and Boaster the Colt
sweepstakes.

The Fordham races like the Homerc priest the fall
Of Troy, "ongexpeced OF their friends, began yes
terday attended with all the fashionable eclat
which gave zest to the Spring meeting Of the Jockey
Club "Long- expected" 1t may be said advsediy tho
weather having unsarrantably interered Saturday
thereby necessating alteration in the programme Of
days and seasons and forcing the disciples OF steed
breaking Hector TO transfer tho OF the hoof
from Saturday. October H. Tuesday, October Is En-
thusiasm had not, however been materially dampened
by the damp weather of last week. as was attestv ;
to-day by the platoons Of elegant equipages which
took Jerome Park by storm, somewhat as General
Terry took Fort Fisher, about eleven O'Clock
In the morningtook IL and held it until five O'Clock in
the afternoon, devourng the edbles and quafng the
molten amber Of the American Jockey Club as though
the foaming liquid had been inexpensive as water
Numerous inventions to facilitate the means OF the
spectator In taking accurate notes Of tournament
have been introduced since the spring and .onr
'nese may Do mentioned golden and scarlet ngured
bulletin boards OF peculiar pattern. There was less
composition for seats on the cIus stand ana ora,er
NUMBER 0t .es especially viewed the sport from the
balcony OF the villa.ke and Enthusiastically painted
clubhouse, which overlooks the track from . rocky
snlnencs on the west, hanging like fairy upon
the rocksde andseemng fromhe appearant airness Of
It's structure to have been built for the habtaon Of the
elves which in old days were supposed TO inhabt the
woodlands and shady precincts Of Fordham. Saving
these alterations in the painting OF the scenery-for Art
has meamorphoscd Nature ut the Jerome PARK that
The whole landscape like q scene painted upon
canvas with oil the devices OF artistic compost
ton-saving these alterations in the scenery Of the
Affair." the general ensemble Of the Park and the group
ing Of the lookerson in the small Vienna Of Fordham
Tesembled that Of the early spring meeting that few
A,atfv
the few specified could scarcely be deemed material.
OF course usual, New York emigrated TO Fordham
The and the day Of the sort cause emil
grafton. The weather was beautiful and beautiful
weather always nfects New Workers with an instructive
impulse to exercise their horses especially the horses
happen to be spirited and the equipages In general
exceptionabe Again. the most available for the
exercise is up Fifth avenue to the Central Park and
through the newpanted groves Of the Park TO Eighth
The upper end OF the Park gained the pleasure
seeker is really in the neighborhood Of Fordham-
too near, In fact, to turn back, especially II
there be tho fascination Of hurdle and handi-
cap, Witnessed by the lords and ladies Of the
upper ten thousand to draw him thither. Into the
general that energies from the Park upon the
Boomingdale road falls the leisure-burdened ef
span and Victoria, and Is taken up In the whrng mae
srom Of carriages that round the rather abrupt bend
which leads into the open highway. Be 1t within
fancy II one out with span 1t Is but natural to fol-
low where the crowd leads and many people went to
Fordham yesterday just because many others went and
because to be to be reckoned among mon
or leisure and the mlionaires OF tho metropolis
Of whom New York numbers her Thousands. Business
makes money, and money builds splendid palaces and
lays out MAGNIFICENT grounds both in town aud out of
townin the former having little for extern.
sve operations the art of landscape gardening and in
the latter having plenty OF room and plenty of
Rrtal mt nf
beautiful Now the Fordham road has had its full share
OF Identification in the way Of villas and resi-
Nothing could be moro beautiful than tho
scenery, both natural and artificial, from
ton would say, with many bout of linked sweetness
long drawn OUT in the direction of the white steepe,
by the SIGHT Of which one receives the rss ntimaon
Besides at this season Of the year when the naples
have put their scarlet autumna robes and the oaks
have pumed themselves with feathers OF russell brown
there OF double fascination In passing rorc
or even on iost the cliffs which make sort of solid
wall crowned with splendid villas and
mented with all the appliances Of art, the
LEFT OF the road from the DAM rather the BRIDGE to
the narrow highway which alter couple Of miles Of
why Jerome Park haunted race days by everybody
who can afford scarlet monogram, or oven scarlet
initial upon the panel OF the carriage and especially by
ever body who can afford gold plaDg upon harness
gold buttons with grsiocrac DEVICE upon the gray or
bun uniform OF liveried fcotmap. In fact, Jerome
Park Is located lust whcre It should be- and illustrates
hiLn
These however, are only Lesser reasons and not the
main one which found q ..- fact thai steeds famous
In their way as is Mr.. Longfellow in bis .ssase
there and there stir the dust with hoo Of Gre in lusira
ton OF the old fable OF Apollo whose stceds OF fire out
the and came TO grief In consequence. Then,
too, every detail of the affair thoroughly arranged
Jsroms n Jasu Msa ss and
Morrs=al competent TO give good account Of
the course; j. b. Irving had put for the noncs
the double title Of Handicapped aud starter; Theodore
Moss played tho role Of general superintendent and
and no device neglected to eliminate ali possible
disturbing elements. Wherefore in punctuality as to
time and precision to following the programme the
four races OF yesterday onward 70 the climax with
ali tho exactness Of clockwok, the s minute
cxacness Of the sentences OF spractsed rheorcian.
II nybody failed 10 DO the ground precisely one
O'Clock y. NJ, that person tailed OF seeing the first
rscein other words failed OF spprehending tho first
member Of tho climax and was compelled 10 DO content
with iDcomplcteness.
rHx PILGRIMAGE TO THE MECCA or HORSE RACING.
Aware OF this odor Of punctualty which has rumed
all doings Of Jerome Park Fifth early the
ground, having started early In the morning. Al nne
at the door ana at haii-past eleven the avenus was
moving sea OF carriages, mostly headed northward.
Fifth avenue woke, in fact hour earlier than usual
the word went round that It was race day-woke up
bubolipg over with the enthusiasm, which, Ike Ben
Butler, on different occasion, had been bottled and
coked by the Saturday, TO be uncorkcd
until Tuesday, and meanwhile TO ferment
lion tho avenue though here and there gallant look
ing gentlemen IN livery, with gold buttons wearing
cres,s Initials or monosams sat bolt upright in rcnt
OF many stately cdince waiting mperturbably, and as
motionlcs az asleep, for tho appearance OF the pro-
pre,ors Of the gay equpages over which they seemed
70 keep sentinel.
The waiting, however was not long As early as
hslfpast ten every separate proprietor having boed
his breakfast put In appearance and away wh,sked
span after span and equipagc after equipaao up The
avenue and through the Fifth avenue cate Of the
Park.
Probably by far the greater proportion or those who
witnessed the sports o. the autumn meeting yesterday
found their way fordham by road not by railway
or street carr and at eleven O'Clock therabouts
carriages by the dozen wheeled into the Park rappnps
and uaintnr Rertng In the mellow sunshine There
was something about the scene which might have fixed
Tho gaze OF painter " painters were not utterly adj
dctsd 10 landscapes and sunsets Tho road thher was
In excellent condition hint had been aken, and what
tho rain OF last week had left undone done yes
yesterday morning by artificial means not only through
the Park, but thence 10 Fordham. Nobody was COM
PEELED 70 swallow the dust uprciled by regiments Of
volces nobody was by the OF the earth