New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-28
THE TURF.
THE JEROME PARK RACES.


FANNY CHEATIIAM WINS TIE SWEEPSTAKES,
TWO MILE HEATS
The Antumua Acctng Of the American
Jockey Club was brought 10 brilliant coneu-
mon ON saturday. Extending Overa period 81 nearly
two weeks, the passed through the lazy yellow
Indian Summer into the later Fan days without being
Iaarred by fau in the weather Not drop Of rain fcon
the meeting day the sun once cOveiedbY couu
Tho attendance Saturday inferior in numbers only
tothe throng "Kenucsy day ana exceeded tat oi an
The other days The last chance for long siN months 10
visit the Epson of America eagerly seized rs IL
should have been for 10 IS slight pleasure 10 we" S
beautiful Course lraycd in an the brilliant paraherna
I1 of the racing The noble horses ot pufeSt
blood and training, brought from the Norm ana
tbe South flOm the East and The West 10 exhibit
their qualities 20 New-NOrk eyes, ucf j,O !1i
dressed in Saudy six Jackets rainbow nuCu, . when
strugtes for supremacy form animated ctnles WIZ
are Justly placed among the most degHuu ,e t ,
htc metropolis can afford No DINER hu1giu' ,,r 80"
draw forth large, nor can any a more p'''n' "'''"
dance ....,
The weather desirable 10 attract ficaJ crowns 10
view is ever equally desirable for me e'httt ~ W.
i"r,"s and - q requisite the greatest cNerion Of
power and for tle best performance Such WcathcIso
the XIV mailing every one happy war Just The needed
thing for great contests on the course Eene southern
All the day long tempered the rays u 81" uncouu'u
sun and elastic and nvicOritnS the horse
iel in and showed H. Respiration was lrcc, animal spir
s in mi low In such a day the horse makes his con
with greater heart and greater ease IL j. boon 10
him m ms struggles FOR the mastery. Wle all should he
thankful for the enjoyment sell of line day. there
should be groatni recognition Of the good conditions
under which The noble animal who ministers 10 enjoy
The opening race Of the day wasa hurdle II IS 10 be
k0pot hat IS Gte idS ore Of Hc E'id h0t "bl ere mar
ne sports Of Jerome IfUE is no p0It o. legitimate
rGoiag. ITS only attraction is IA II, danger INC pace Is
always slow the contests rarely strong, ana me horses
only second class. The same field OF horses mat m
hurdle race seems TO excite ana GeIishl' W9nM no, IN
tcrcst IN nat race. Inc '',-' ~ VIZ" ', $500
ger and only which is ,.,lc danger Is me source
and p Sose In this sort rS Of peril there
The same Characteristic that 70 hul nights tler IN
felcst to bear fights theirs, and 10 al exhibitions nwlc
.h co. ~ * ipfaI ar the aps over the hurdles
alone exciting. 10 is claimed that the sadde-hor~e u.s. nm
proved by these leaps; but sadchOreS u c trained
20 dangerous cas i'm which riders may he killed! They
.G.5 ne tohf IN be safe Hurdles are on the course
mere substitute fences IN the field DO We rush our
sad,lohursos rraicucos. stoncwal' lkinS hedges
aud bitches. Ia countries where tOA hunting IS q
Iastime, good leapcr Is - requisite ana must
az Ieapiug horses. America j. nos now foN-hnung
country, aud viii never BE- country oil ItndOtG' al4
tenants alone viii allow OF ioA huhlMS lheh We ne'u
breed and teach race of lealcrS 10Y private
amusement Again 10 is said that stecpiecha,ine. hni-
de-raciug. and 1oNhuninG improve me MORSE Ipt cav
AIRY purposes But in America is exceptional, ana
S %SSs and No length Of zine is needed for iaj
purpose. what is needed for he cavalry OF
carrying great weights aud TO great endurance,
The blood horse is the one FOR this ana legitimate racing
viii ever preserve him and develop MS powers, and gave
70 tllc country good cavalry; Hude-Iathg mas meyer
i,fdImg are SpccOns and untrue.
In inc meeting just closed at Jerome Park there have
been three hurdle In The first poor Cassidy was
and had pu1osclv been made Slight 10 pc
vent accideits tho last one two igl> were made,
Riveic riding zora on Saturday. ia the first
to second hurdle The scene OF The accident was at the
Middle OF tire by the Club iloo'e. aud directly
under H. balcony crowded with ladies' and Just u front
~ and near TO the grand stand, filed With Thousands.
Iira, with Capt DE HNcre was leading ana so Ne Oh
rect Of every eye In attempting TO eap the hur'c ON
ihe curve lara clear but hit Oh tie fence beyond
over The fcnce ana Capt De Riyicre ten under and The
horse on top 81 nm IN an instant me oSr was u ana
on and the hearts OF tho great unone were chilled,
They longer cared for the contest ln iu sisht Jay
The rider without any show OF life. ana there ne lay
a. a. & @ dead Tor lfSt he arpearcd Those nearest
The CAPTAIN went him, but before more than Two or
three persons vino could 20 him. the race
s over Tie horses nan past lin twice as he lay there
lnufionless The race over the police IcNctcd any
crowd around the fallen man, ana IN quarter
announced S ,SI' that he was not BADLY hum. But
IL was the most cAIlaVI 1 "a cSD%ic Iii, va.
1be rails WAS narrow trench, not Two feet wide, aud
about "a loot deep AS lara oaped the hurdle she came
down ON Ton, OF and asrudde OF tie ferce. slid along IT,
and her fan outside OF n. Capt. DE RyCrc gong
fell obIgaelg across and the trench and above him
His position in the trench saved his life aud nothing else
So%Jer Bnt does sucb a wonder MAKE he
Iurdlmr less an abominatlonl While all were gazing
al the poor Captain, the other horses rushed on IN the
race; ana al the first hurdle in the second mile Just away
from the Judges stand Mr. Carol Livingston Rocks
down with his horse, carrying the hurdle Win Nun.
Here for instant new horror The pain il coca
soned was relieved by the sight OF Mr.. Livingston
lmping away from the scene Of the disaster but little
hurt. Two hurdles we're now down. and two OF he four
starting only left in the race The last hurdle was
at the head of the grand stand When Tycoon reached
it, though spendld leapei' DelhS Weary ne went
crash into u, ana II went Gown before hlm'
ended. But there was no interest IN II; Livery eye
every thought on Capt DE Rvete as he lay III fu
sight as mGouess as the dead and horror every
face until relief IN the welcome announcement that
there death, and II was hoped nOthing serious
the 10 assure the crowd thai another death had
not occurred make jerome Park a second time the
scene OF a wantOn disaster The American Jockey Club
have kept faith IN All IL offerings but let them never
more Offer pursesIf for hurdle races Let them no more
lives Lei have noble manly sport, IN which there IS
no danger and which fear Will never mar enjoyment
eight hurdles, gentleman riders. The FIRST hurdle was
the starting stand. the second opposite the ciuO
house the hrd the center OF the south curve and the
fourth the head OF the grand stand The entries Tor
Tycoon lara. Rocks, Roscoe, Ripley, Gen;
except Rocks mo carrying 40 Ony) the fouIyeai-ods
being weighted up 10 i5j d. The weight GU Millams 'O
lowed suit. There were only Tour starters. These
were Tycou ridden by Mr. Gordon; Roscoe, by col
1ydig. Rocks. By Mr. Carol Livingston, and lara, by
Capt. DE Ryiere. The betting and the pools showed
ZaIa aud Tycoon the leading favortee each IA turn
were backed only small sums, and probably by
hedgers. The start was readily made, and good
one lara, away Grst. got the hurdle ahead,
with Tycoon next De Rvere forced the pace strongly
win Zara and eot ayay from the ot around the north
curve two OF three lengths The pace good. Whom
lara left the and shot the track from IT 10
the rails OF the reverse curve dc Ivere forced her ia
too close TO then and she lay until she reached the
second hurdle Ia going over she cleared II ninety, but
jumped astride of the fence beyond and fell oyert As
abe landed on the ground her knees she threw the
narrow dtch lara, following fell obiquely
across him, and thus his life saved. Had
he fallen beside the trench. or the horse fallen
IeucfbwiSe OF H. his life would have been lost lara was
up aud of held IN instant but the sonseless
rider lay mOtOnleSs and apparently dead or dying. Ty
coon following next took Tie hurdle well and went Gn
IN the lead. All got we'll over the hurdle At the
pace to The fourth hurdle by the grand stand All leaped
well