The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-16

depended upon. 1he wassrers Of the roads, with their
aasey fashioned vehicles. ID laden S. Win oroson were
faithfully from the upper end OF Fiitn
Jerome PARK From the entrance the Park winding
through the shaded drves which take past lake and
aiIded pagoda the northward long view OF the pro-
cession could be caught II was IL vast black and
frequently jointed serpent whisking with rapid
sinaous motion, onward and northward with its head
in the direction Of NcCombs dam. In turning the
sharp curve leading out OF tue Park fun view was
again caught of the winding processdn speeding in
mrua which s o S asa
OF the autumnsl sunshine in scintliant and
The gait OF the through the Park for gentle
men gray, II Gree had been there seemed TO have
the Park TO other whose business was to see
rule OF the Commissioners respsssed upon and
that nobody overwent the specified speed BY those
punctlious gentlemen dictated Nevertheless there
little driving that exceeded the legal rate per
hour; for the gentlemen in gray too
difficult 70 make oath 10 rate OF speed which is in
OF the mile in twelve minutes especially II the
excess be not more than twenty per cent OF the
original five Out upon tho main road the head
Of the winding proc sson crawled last however
spite Of the embodied ynxes which haunted the way.
and word two forty and the regiments Of
fashion fast and faster like the and stricken
old Goethes Fri King.n For a coupe of miles
steeds Amos. outtroted the Of wind
and, again, period was put to their galopiug b. the
omnoos sign Of warning painted in large letters a. me
Faster than Walk, y which, by the way Is driving
at ALL but only accusation from driving Then oo there
were couple of gentlemen in blue with shields,
not so largo that worn by Don Quixote, but far
more potent in their way, VINO guarded the
trance to the across the river, and made their
especial business that the omnous warning OF the
sgnboard in the leastwise ,rangressed Hold
up there" the word to one; "a little fast my
gay fellow hurled into the OF another; mot
quite fast, sir knight" insinuated to third
thus went round the warning until policemen we're
with naoong aud body else was quite deaf
ened for the time with the croakng Of the two
sturdy guardsmen kept up the din The bridge was
ruUO on he mari
Of young bucks which swearing was audible, aud
some oa,ning on me part Of elderly gentlemen which
the Rublcon, the passing Of which leads to Fordha,
every separate Cesar drove on at furious gait.
OUT OF THE WOODS
Thus with the rapid ceilings and wndngs OF the long
body the serpeu'a head nsnua:cd itself into tho
row road Iae two of which lies the bridge
jerome course and presently the bead EMERGED
again and looked in the direction Of the grounds nestled
among tho hills and woodlands like gem Of ART sweeu
set IN setting Of natural scenery Then and there the
and spread itself out "a wings like the winged Apo-
lyon IN .,unyan's "Pllgrm's Progress The goal Of
every Caesar in the procession was at hand the par
and fanfaons Of the CRANE stand uprose upon the
sight like dozens Of par colored wings seeking upft
from earth the huge ecce upon the cornice Of which
they planted and all the varied paraphernalia OF
stables OF Italian pattern, and paddocks Of every pat
tern dawned suddenly upon the vision idea
. witc,sm used dawn upon the brain Of Douglas
Jerrod or as suddenly as grotesque fantasy used 10
tasy stricken Multi dos there, and
were coming. Already the vicinity Of the club house
was thronged with carriages and the club house itself
with the butterflies OF fashion, gilded and ungilded
AN HOUR OF SorE-rAKIka
from the main balcony OF the club house and the an
aomy Of the were comprehended and reduced 70
analysis Here sregated consultations Of
beauty which old Arabic Aldebaran might have been
proud 10 have added to his host Of Mosem stars Dia
monds, neither Californian nor Austraian-in short,
almonds scntillan and fiery the red rubcs OF tegu
or the miniature brought up from GaIconda-threw
back quick spears OF every hue - the sunshine fell
upon them and viviHed them into shining eIobues.
Here gentlemen In velvet though In fashion,
who wore the arms Of the American Jockey Club and
the scarlet ribbon, and gentlemen wore the compliment.
tary badge, and therefore, passed where they would
field, dotted here and there With groups Of
lockers and SPECTATORS as to the result On the left
and nearly covering me oacxsrouna OF IN, me, picture
like statues bolt upright upon the boxes just exactly IN
the Same manner two hours before they had sat bolt
upright upon the same boxes by many lion-guarded
door along tho Fifth Still further to the north
west were groups Of vehicles do,,ing every cliff and
eminence with large black dots, and seeming to have
dropped like sudden bots upon the blank surface Of
the grounds At the right again and upon the grass
blot Of carriages and directly In 'front.' the elevated
plane beyond the grand stand drivers, BY the dozen.
the neighborng trees into service, thereby saving
an honest penny ana stu getting tho penny's
rdi ulous way the adags Of the ofquoed and pioneer
Benjamin Of the American prssa
meeting, though, certainly, tho arstccraic osemcnt OF
the metropolis scarcely less largely represented
upon general scens and only remains to Be
added that Jerome Park, clad in the livery of autumn
seemed more beautiful than Jerome Park clad In
the livery Of spring. and made, indeed, with its oaks
and naples standing like huge boss Of scarlet and
dusky red almost Eden like setting for the briaacy
and ecdt Of the opening day.]
SUDDEN DEATH
The races began with commendabe punctuaty at
the time appointed, aud marred only by single
unfortunate accident at the ouetan accident TO which
all hurdle racing is liable unless conducted with
liar skill During the progress OF the is the rider
OF the Neerita, English Jockey by the OF sar
tin Cassidy lately imported by Mr.. jerome, thrown
In jumping hurdle, aud almost instantly ked-the |
accident being occasoncd by the her nartlsic riding
of the jockey. who paid The penalty of bis lack OF skin
and caution with his life In at.emp ng 10 leap the |
third hurdle ths un ortunats fellow boro down |
heavily upon Negr.a that tho hoof |
was hurled forward with fearful vei.eiy, turning
couple OF complete somersaults and falling head lore.
most upon the ,rack-Negrita d,o-ing the evolution
taken up and conveyed from the course by Sergeant
STEERS assisted Oy couple Of police nen-hs teeth hav-
with the brown sash, the bleeding mass OF humanity
resumed DR.. sayrcs who happened 10 be ON tue
ground made examination Of the injuries Of the
rendered. gasp and rattle in the warned the
astute surgeon that the injuries quite sufficient
make even the most scientific examination unneces-
sary and IN i've minutes after the tho patient
was dead, stone dead had passed into that country
are unknown Fur nearly al hour the facts Of the mat
ter were kept secret but at last oozed in spite OF
precan,lon, and was whispered to and fro. Then the
telegraph took up the rumor, and New York war
that sudden death had occurred at Fordham before
Fordham vas aware that accident had happened. /
Thys epdcth the biography OF jockey, though il ro-
mains to be added that several ladies' shocked by the
accident LEFT the stand betook themselves 10 their
riages and left the scene to itself and less sensitive
s,ecte..us
But in order comprehend the order Of gong II Is
to asde to the several other routes BY which
one transferred from New York to the vicinity Of the
ground Street cars had no large patronage yes
tcrday-those who had no liking for span aud mono
SION trains OF Harlem Railroad fare twenty 1--WE per
cent premium the regular tariff photograph OF
the scenes OF the day from this stand point fol-
lows:-
THE CITY ExcURsiovsTe
II any proof were needed that racing has grown
greatly in popularity with the people, might readily
adduced the gathered hrongs that clustered about
depot the Harlem Railroad Forty second street.