New-York tribune., 1867-05-27

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wagons. thcir shapes cut deep 'u1 ;3a luto the sk
tlc focer u tn.rm0t..y hr,li'ros g. costume cl.tlo
close 90 lC 7';u dud the oiI 20 amltag eut h0urcl
upon t" ,c tcd horses, which look ready {. iy IS
~ lV ''lhne around ls NtiY hcaultdlf Tu%Dri
apple lr'' ii 1' ile blossoms spliue dDrp me lava.
H tcl5 wood toward iic west growing into the ,..
o t. t having walked ail tle WAY ous 20 tbD tfnt
G'ie ." Nd1l6 70 t'r gate. Of thc PatE thee ago
- -1,.'.e' In VIDE trimmed lats. waiting 90 spin
ritN JMmhcpca. or cheat Witb their Triple cards
"OEo nave abotlon that The racetrpk rs then
1 W refuge. ana that there can be NO equine
t yii .' tM,) nave aISenc,ly Wh'te c0npczi'n. ,"t
ny, , 5o men ~ ht IN the n,eA1orhood. aAd tidt
.Erhiu ihc rags. away from the poctmarlcJ yislses
'- W. Ete1o r0iidns there was ON Friday assembled c
'oIhe.t array of beautiful faces and the best representa-
on - the young gcntcmanlync,s Of NcwIo tiat we
nave known The crowd was refined and Quiet ihr1u I
ward carrying their spanglcd aid ccquercd grooiu Ii
seemed as If handful OF bullGnchcs thrown iuO
The best Now-Yor,ers Of secular persuasion were
present 1t was an ucxceptonabc gathering worthy OF
Fark which has been opened for our enjoyment
THE LASr DAY OF THE RACES
The early hours Of Saturday the last of the races
opened finely heart could wish Itwas cOlcss and
there was fine soft breeze AS the day advanced the
wind changed into the east aud at o'clock the hour for
starting the clouds overcast the sky but left the weather
agreeable The fine weather tho strong attraction of the
the of tho day and the horses entered drew
TO the large If not larger attendance than has
yet rOngcd the Park. the Inauguration day OF last Fall
not having at least exceeded It. Although the wind and
coNds beolcncd rain, It was quite certain that none
would fall late evening and no damper cast over
the enjoyment Of sports Good fortune held the storm in
check until not only were the races all over hut until
the crowd had quit the scene o. charming days pleas
Jrc and were all doubtless at home under when
the rain at length did fall The track in admirable
order. the three fine days following the storm
of Wednesday last, having dried it perfectly
cynccd 10y the great time IN which LOadstonc ran
the last nlc in the capital threc-mlc which ne
Ihc eness OF the weather m the morning. ana up to the
hour of starting, the state Of the trnch uSring quick
time. and the themselves. offering more distance
IMAM on the previous days, ana thc reputation "i the
horses gave occasion ioy great expectation Of enjoyment
luouEU IhS Stdn1' ana spaces III front "i tlc quarter
stretch, and all th' hill about and behind the
Wow of the coming struggle could be had.
The hurdle race Oi saturday was free handicap for
supposed powoD, 1. miles over hurdles For there
were i've entries. three only appearing. Nj Leayy's
ovTry Tj,e sfortcr- wc, Mr. McDauiciS EInclrJ
Mr. CumerOn's Imported BIraquc and Mr. Gacs's Black
Bc> BlackbId IL Wcii known a and had lately
won rcuutation by lunu.ue ms mrlcr M the Hohoken
III this lnc being thnpug bred and I'm good racing form
he stood wen i'm txurctaton Black Ilcss has had hitherto
ha, enacted the horse IJcS Of equestrian clodra,
and figured in parts like the wild secd OF TaItary IN
Mazcppa. Her display showed that she had been
been nnwiscy trans erred from the sccuc "a the tutf
arena. The loss Of III Zag to the race was much re-
est Of the race but from it, cause. Dennis Ready his
owner, was much rpectcd; and his late death made
the disqualification Of his horse for starting W. Dag
had high reputation rs q hurdlcr, ana would have
been a strong Opp0uC'i 10 Backbild.
The interest III this was centercd in Blackbhd aud
Baque. In the betting the former stood at about to
against the field. and c pools were 81 much the same
rate. one OF the last h,ns -Ihcknrd s2l0; Biraque 500
The hurdles for Tie race were one on the reverse curve
under the NIL on which stands the new Club House, or
trA' ~ tht lower tiu o. inr t"utr anu 'hc ulu hu
way of the home stretch ust opposite the South end of
the grand stand. These three hurdles were each TO hr
ealtd Twice Inc race 0eShiinE on th' lhrecqualtei
track brings tie horses 10 the first hurdle IN few rods
evenly. Blackhrd had A,owaF up as Jockey and went
10 the fore, Biraguc second and the mcOdamdtC lady
leader quickly the first hurdle He lcapi ii low and
hitting the top board knocked 10 from s standards To
way and his horse would have gone down. Tins made
the ieapeay for Bque ard BcsS aud they took the
low hurdle neatly. Al once Biackbird drew away /
loIf dozen sim further back In tbis order af a flir
pace, they round the blum 90 the lower tUru, Brdque
drawing mp TO BaCkbrd ~ they ucard the second hur
die, again the iamcsake of the eHhcred songsey icalr
ng low threw down the top board and again low hurdle
gave Brague ard the lady low leap To Doe neatly taken
weeping round the turn INTO straight running Braquc
made play for the lead but Blackb had the foot o him.
aud the only result aqulckcncd pace aud SIN uu
fore this Spin and dropped her si farther into
tancc good sharp race ratified the leader, /
skimining it low down went The tOpmo,t board with
cIs and again for the third time fall was escaped by
the trick oi mock fence lol9WIuE on. bFique hnu
Bess with little to jump. neatly did that lllc and now
had wen estapiisNeu l"el III, ,
could do theIr ltaphe pelIeeiy Iliu iis lt, i''l
ceany, had the hurdles necn strong dncicni show
might have been made well set hurdle would aSsuredly
have giyed Bhckbhd ial ana might nave brought AL
their sensc The fences now having been all
half broken down. the field Wa clear for an easy flight
over them IN the last nllr ana so I as me rae w'
concerned. they might nearly well have Occn ont u t
should NOT agan be permitted by ihc stewards " Jerome
Park The third hurdle cleared BAckbnd footed speed
the leaders dropped the Lady into az hcr
she seemed now enacng qnite farce, ana added
the peculiar interest 10 the of comic part When
she came AZ length 10 the stand desye cheers hailed
her passing. The further SHE went the further she
dropped away aud had the been Of four mles
,,d mile tbc TWO horses now beiug alone went alop
al q good spanking pace round the turn Blraquc ia
tho hat running now nearly han mile 10 me heAl
hurdle, un-er The Oluti, made play, and drew
up TO BlackbTd, lessening The gap separating
the horses couple OF lengths. and boin went rushngy
round the turns direct and reverse TO the next hurdle
over II both went sailngly taking IL low FOR no real
fence was there The leap OF each was graceful ana so
gnickIv done that the pace hardly checked Again
Biraqic tried rush. but in yain Tor Blackhrd lad The
foot Of bm and could not be caught just here the ht
OF the two was the most rapid TINT had been seen 10 INC
race rn9l inc te turn the lower hurdle reached and
lcapt Here commences the little hil ana now BlIaPic
seemed 10 have Blaekbrd lie lifted the MI strongei
and better the fav0ute and when they bad reached
it, top the bird Was caught, and for moment bTal"e
Iarp contest cnsued and Aoway drew his whip !; waa
needed; TOused ms horse, ana the gescnQIs 1uh9
{ Si'S 2oa' mi Brh REP 0g ans aaa fnyS5 ssSp af Bac5
got hls old lead and sped onward -Bt his
last hurdle. Flying 10 three lengths ahead Of
Braque he quckeDed his pace under the persuasion oi
the spur and opened away from Braquc quickly, and
rushed nome handy winner by for lengths JUS then
the black lady had 10 the homo from the far
turn The interest Of the race over and there was
time and room for pleasantly. Every eye turned
upOu her and hearty burst Of laughter spoke " the
nerrmcnt which the dramatic lady excited The nearer
al length her slow she was greeted with
an o deIsEe i've applause tn9 sysa sf ns TSfe S tse
intetesf thar "A capjtal good ran had made with tbe
frOckng crowd. The tme was &nnntes ana J5t seconds
The contest was a spirited but not fast one