Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-21
Last Day of the Jerome Park Races,

The Jerome Park races closed Saturday.
During The four days OF their continuance .he
course " as visited by 25.5G0 persons and 6, 100
vehicles. There were four races Saturday,
the first OF which, a hurdle, was won by Red
Dic1: the second, mile hea, for two aud three
year olds, by No. 8; the third, grand national
handicap for all ages, ny Local, and the fonrtn,
dash of four miles. by MorriSsey. The New
York Sunaoy Herald contaios the following
particulars: The last day OF the regular
tumna al meeting Of the American Jockey Club
at Jerome Park culininated yesterday in 3 most
brilliant manner. The autumn sports are not
yet over, as there is 10 be what ie called An
extra day, which Will be on next Sa urday,
" hen we aS expect as rare sport as on any
OF The days OF the previous meeting. Yes,er-
day was one OF the mos. beautiful racing days
that We ever beheld, and no turtle could wish
for better. The aDnoup cement that four races
were to be run, and one OF them a hurdle rsce,
and that. too. with eight Ell tries, led the public
were not disappointed. The hurdle race itself
was q scene to behold Seven horses a. once
dasning for and over the hurdles with grace,
viger, and energy, Is a scene OF itself OF so ex-
bIlara'ing character as to excite the admiration
of the most Obtnse intellect and arouse the most
phleematic temperament Many OF the timid,
doubtless fearful Of accidents happening as thev
W i'll happen at times, 90 admire this style of
racing, and would have il suppressed ii pos
sible but slil, when on The g.ound, and sur
rounded by excitement, they become rs en'hu-
siasic as the most devoted lover OF this kind
OF racing. This race passed of without acci-
dent, and Mr.. Nc Daniel's horse, Red Dick.was
the winner, baating Tycoon, General Williams,
Zigzag, Secaucus, Zara, and Ripley. As
most remarkable feature attendant on this race,
we may mention that no pools were sold on II,
the public not seeming disposed to buy, for
reasons best known to themselves, and kept
their money in their breeches pOckefs for tn
nonce to venture on something more wi hin
their comprehension and their liking The
second race was also good one, aud gave
general satisfaction. Five horses started in il,
all three year oids. After a beautiful and spir.
tied contest, Mr. Morris gray colt. No 3, won
by compile Of lengths in very excellent time;
heating Redwins, T Wrinkle, Gerald, and Fetna
This being what is called selling race, the
Winning colt was put mp At auction after the
race, and Knocked down to Mr.. Constable
tor &l,200. The third event on the card
was called the grand national handicap,
which had closed with fifteen nomin ations,
four OF which only put in an appearance. .among
two to one against the field; but he was beaten
as we'll as the rest by Local with apparent
ease. This colt Local, the son Of Lightning
and Maroon, has exhibited fine racing qualt-
ties at this meeting, and promises to be a very
successful horse. The fourth and last race of
the day was dash Of four miles, and the en-
tries were Onward and Morrissay. Onward
was the favor,le, of course, as few supposed
that a three year old like Morrissey ceuld con.
tend with him at that distance. 1t was evil
den however. to some persons that Onward
was not himself. and before the start the bet.
ting was changed to about even on the result
They ran three miles, and then the race was
virtually over, as Onward soon afterwards
stopped, and Morrissey had as much as he
could do to canter slowly home. This horse
Onward seems an enigma to the racing world .
That be is a race horse, when inclined to be so
none can doubt; bu' when indisposed to run
he is the veriest fraud that ever appeared on
the turf His temperament might possibly be
SO changed by certain physical alterations as
to make him Of some value to his owner and
divest him Of those too frequent exhibitions
Of the peculiar traits Of his ancestors.