New-York tribune., 1867-05-24
TTT RACES At JEROME PARK.

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, olo have only read OF horse races VIII very nat
l.. D, why so much sp9.e daily journal Is de
5 +, , speces OF amusement tlat appeals ~ Oh'y an
evretfta'ai class OF read 'ta
60, .,evperiepced thousand There is no passion so
.,o...,tcd as that o, measuring speed Ihefe Is no
by... love next 30 that OF ones blood ana iahiF'
iu,.ed 10 the love Of the dog and the horse THESE
t ,u mails Of the heart They love man more than
,ler ,ti,idual species AfJcr has compared the
hs,ufv and suppeness OF his children he watches tne
rsn,n,.s OK his hound the symmetry and grace u S
bor4e Iu his family he strives TO stimulate the U "o
sraces and the principle m his dog ana morse H0
o,u,ecs the faithfuuess the beauty, the eh0uI"h0e
And 8, the chase anu the horserace III 'ueu '"i'o"S
,,7n. haze become the grand amusements OF great
nation. They are the extreme manifestations o lho
spirt that every farmer exhibits When he Sc''
his d1e upon his neghoois' "u" 0i"'oo
10 De passed the MshIoau aS
~, 5.i, is bo.se 10 mnY.o. No great, proud imperi-
m rss. ~ men Will allow is dogs to be craven or Its
- "a , eovered with the dust of liyelier wheels When
fbs people become careless as tother Dieeds OF
-. or " IN care as little for the relative position Of
,ef c,fY or state ard liz the highest OF all clyiiza
top. the hOrse the synonym OF oil that man would
Sisb 70 obtain-mette hardihood, progress pride
fbe As,vftsn made him god. The Greek ana
she Roman held him in the nOblest esteem. He
s.lour. 70 civilization only, and accompanies man
- hs advances into the Wilderness and the
se,ert No barbarous nation appreciated him. The
Indians Rsd before him. when Cortes with his sixteen
noes advanced toward Mexico. The African is still he
nghed and without pony while the Asiatic, by the
hs,p Of s horse Europe and repslled the cru
ssder large part Of the great war for Freedom and
Snop it passed achieved by the patriotism of the
horse lie held the politics OF his master, and grew with
the densIs Of the time into more terrible competition
eoualne tho human cOmbatants IN his enterprise ana
speed TIN ais bones wltened on every road before
e column appeared and had the fight been unduy pro
h.N.a haau pxtu
pstro. m China the wheclbarrow is the national ve-
re: there they hoist sail upon 1t and trunde before the
wind Bas .hs practical American wishing TO compete
With evc enlightened nation is Jealous OF the merits OF
his horse I OF the States he has incorporated him
INTO his eoa t-ofarms in NewYork he is attempting TO
give the haEse a field for competition and social patron
age tot Sorthy of comparison with the English Derby
aud the French Chanuy. Hence the Jerome Park races
EPsoM CHANTULY, JEROME PARK.
Jerome PARK will probably he familiar name iormany
years TO come II originated in the desire OF the repu
table and seslthy rseauciers of HewYork to estab
Irh some place the city which they could drive OF
afternoons and test their nags friendly competition
without tbe espionage Of those folk Of the ruder SORT
who hhertc held hOrserace TO be occasion for
awesscss merely. Tie country in which we live has
5Oth tho highest and the lowest exempcaflons OF ht
panty ia -. New-YOrk with her splendid municipal
and national enterprise making her the favorte city Of
artists CAPITALISTS and H0eTS is cursed by the worst
school Of rTlfans that ever disgraecd metropolis
These shss the common aspirations Of the metropolitan
people-ga,gbhng for small stake fighting into the
most important politics. and with superRnowedge OF
the privileges of republcansm. they make the assem-
bling - half dozen wealthy people almost matter of
impossibi.y. To the Bowery Jacobn there is 10 pr-
vacy like the Venetian Council OF Ten, the munic
Palty's defense against its aristOcracy.
Hitherto. we have had two prominent raeetracks both
upon Long Island They both instituted for rot
ting matches only but trotug is description Of equine
haf mifS Of trekerV.
Years past the matches Long Island have failed 10 at
tract body but the reckless and the stakecss Their
courses been given up to chariot races Of circus
women. aad doubtful games which good people can
neither applaud nor enjoy.
Against the Long Island tracks Eew-JerSey has en-
deavorcd 10 establish opposition In the Paterson
grounds where the stringent laws Of NewJersey terfy
he rufIn and protect the good citizen. But NewJersey
not RevYOrk and there is municipal patriotism here
strong As Jaeopo Foscars that few NcwYOrkers ever
the river TO ENJOY the NewJersey meeting Be
Long Island and EewJersey arose the desire for
some insuar and indigenous for gentlemen horse
men and the consunmation OF this is Jerome Park
There are thousand gentlemen in New-Iork who own
bOOded Each Of them Is frequently desirous TO
make trial OF speed with friend He cannot do so
the Park where driving is forbidden beyond certain
ratio per If he lets his nag out on Harlem-ane
dozen ncpient electors at every crossing
cry:
Ill hi. Man don't you throw that hoss!'
Man. come out O. that gig, or I'll cave 'alf brick
at ye"'
The cOncomtant action 10 these dscompOsng words is
the sbyng ~ straw hats and cherytree Oougs under
the hoOfs of the seeds, and breakup or a wrath that
takes away all enjoyment.
THE JEROMEs
Leonard Jerome and his brothers Of the class Of
wealthy Americans who had read Of and witnessed races
abroad. and wished TO something analogous here.
They represent Western New-York family. frugaIy
brought mp and endowed with wonderful natural taste
for hazard aud with cOonesses to sustain It, Mr Law
renee Jerome recently demonstrated this by crossing
the Atlantic in pleasure yacht Mr. Leonard
Jerome a quiet gentleman Of forfyfve, conversant
with and versatility Of financial securities and
In happy speculative time he and his brothers ansssed
large fortune. His distributed as quietly
~ they acquired and among his philanthropies
the conception Of Jerome Park place for friendly
composition among the selecter class OF horsemen in
EewYOrk aud to tes other species Of competition than
trottng He interested with himself the principal gen
temen New-York who cared to develop and compare
the various races Of horses upon continent and these
have assisted him tn incorporate Park in Westehester
County here the best of people 20 TO enjoy them
selves. and the worst If they but behave themselves
JEROME YESTERDAY
The PARK is about tenlmles from New-YOrk City. at
Madison square 1t approached by the finest drive
the Western continent leading the visitor by the paatia
Fnhave through Central Park. the romantic Har
lem River and intothe most embOwered part OF West
chester County Chanty the great French race tracE
"a thirty miles from PARIS and Epson, where the Derby
Is held twenty mules from London. NeitheEO OF these
have palatial character Of Jerome Park and the
witnessed yesterday was Of most refined
description that have fever had connected with the
American tGrf The best influence OF NewYork was rep
resented the day fair about thousand ladies and
gentlemen were conregated; and not an episode Oc-
ourred make the days sport other than delightful
icymeut. Tomorrow shall try 20 make vivid
the scene