The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-05
THE OPENING DAY AND ITS INCIDENTS.
Virgil The Winner OF the Underwood diff and
Monday the Winner Of the Derby.
Trotting at Fashion Course, i. T.,
and Poughkeepsie.
The Paterson Races.

Jersey, magnitude or her
bages and the multitude Of her genealogical products
than Tor the sting OF her mosquitoes; Jersey
whereof has been reported that her Juries will
convict and where punishment Is 10 follow CRIME;
Jersey, where, has been said IL q commits muir.
der or lesser felony they hang and mprson him. and do
not send him to Congress Jersey has her horse
No not exactly races, but meetings sprng and fam
at the turf grounds course) near Paterson, In
the county Passaic. Thereat won't together
the lovers of turf sports; and order give the thing
an air Of greater moral responsibility the trials Of eques
TRAN speed gotten under the auspices Of he Passac
County Agricultural Society who give not purses but
'spremums'' the winning horses This sounds much
better than II would say plainly and emphatically
horse racing the Paterson course, whore money is
won or lost according betting is high low the
animals that ahead in these speed.
Howbct the Jersey people have Jerome Park,
Fashion, Union Course they nevertheless do not
choose 10 be entirely without the sports OF the turf
the Agricultural Society spring meeting affords chance
for their enjoyment by which they arc not slow to
profit
Yesterday the arsr day OF the fifth annual spring
meeting and the weather all could be de-
sired TO render the occasion gala time. Among the
Jerscyes there appeared 10 be evident determination
20 make the most Of the favorable meteorological
dtion for they turned in large numbers male and
female young and old. All classes OF society had
representatives the Paterson Course The
chant the professional man OF high and low degree, the
well-to-dofsrmer who has acquired competency by
raising garden truck for the New York MARKET tho
chanc the gentleman Of leisure old sports and young
sports the said and maronly farmers wife, with her
daughters comey and beautiful, plain and UMPIRE.
tending, as tue case might be: the young miss who is
being fondly coured and tho elder one, Who sooth to
say has passed the age whom counting at all probable
and TO whose faded Charms mon fail to pay their
all these witnesses OF the sport yesterday II
was very evident too that the denzens OF Jersey
to be supplemented at the injecting" by large mum
Der OF those Gothamites whose chief pleasure in wit
Messing the capacities Of most useful friend
among the lower orders OF creation" nine O'Clock
in the morning large crowd OF this class
OF our citizens had gathered at the ferry landing foot of
Chambers street. and tickets for tho track via
che Erie Railroad Among these young and old,
gray and CANDY men VITO had attended the meeting
since that institution had come into existence, and
Others who assist at IL for the first time in
their lives or course he discussions among these
were all OF one staple and gravtated all toward one
topic-horse. Concerning races past and In the
future they ventured their opinions in questionable
English, declared, experts disputed points,
with an air Of confidence that seemed 10 say, "us
how much know about horsel" Thus at po,nt
listener would have been informed regarding past
trial Of speed that 'Kentucky would have
only he was all 10 pieces when he ran :; or In another
instance the knowledge would have been impaired that
heairie was "dead lame" on certain specified
fully accounts for his Ill luck Having crossed
over 70 Jersey and become seated the cars special
train being in readiness O'Clock convey parties
TO tho track, conversation confined the racing
topic during the whole ne OF tho transit The proba
bilitics and improblblics of this that other
horse winning were the reporters say, "fuiiy and
ably discussed" Even the Old veteran peanut vendcr
who passed through the train endeavorng dispose OF
his pieb.an luxnres- only Ave cents a half pint
bantered for his opnon on the result Of the forth
coming events put no Lad no opinion to offer on the
subject, and, TO use his words no I'd dnr a
about the pcrwded only he sold his stock
10 lraden The fact that the accession OF sports from
(,Ol IAN
by the query put forth IN dultet tones by redfaeed,
snas uosea A''ssao Who espyns 49, friend enc,
vociferousiy would he "doube that bet Of the |
ne'd against the Day mare" Thus fitting past |
onward until after rido OF three quarters Of hour
The hating place was reached, and the cars were |
gently rising hill, skrted at its base by the s,ivery
Psssac, brought the pleasure seekers TO the track.
Here ali was lie and animation On the verandah Of
the hotel Immediately opposite crowd was assembled
while dapper Little gentleman WITH stenioran voice
auc,oning pools OF the races In embryo Located
in the shade OF gigantic that surround the track
enclosure canvass booths wherein were dispensed
cakes pies, oysters and together with drinks %
a strictly temperance character All these seemed
70 DO driving good trade Now, and until
the sport tnalf-past one O'Clock NJ, there
were constantly arriving Carriages buggies, vans |
aud caryalls, reiehted with persons Of either sex,
ali apparently bent witnessing the advertised
for the opening day diversity OF objects here
presented % the view In one part OF the lawn
trainer exercising ne glossy black stallion ny making
him describe circle, Ia the centre OF which his
trainer, holding long leaheru bride which answered
70 hall the diameter Of the gecmetrcai ngure and
around which grouped n number Of persons dis
coursng IN appropriate horse talk "a to the points
OF the animal. just beyond were those Juvenile
specimens Of industry whose faces 30 familiar
in streets, the bcothIacss who, having turned
90 account every opportunity that the mud and
dust OF Jersey presented them for earning a
few STAMPS" varying ths scene by
feats Of grad aud lofty umbng aud inlerspersng
their with endeayors 10 add 10 their day earnings
whenever conors appeared on the gound by rush
ing towards with Of 'black yer boots IL Al
another point the rocking figure Of aAunt sally
the wooden ucress on pivot passing by which the
visitor was informed that this was 'he place 10 get
your moneys worth; every tine you knock tho pipe
OF her mouth you get half dollar, ave trials of
which feat we're allowed on payment OF twenty-five
cent stamp. Aunt sally seemed 10 draw but little Gus
As the time for the frs, race drew near the stand, in
sd0 the enclosure began 10 ind occupants and AZ
O'Clock the grand stand presented an animated PIC
ture OF ladies and gentlemen intent on enjoying the
sports Of the day. IL needed only the presence OF
c0urty knights, clad In armor aud with lance IN rest,
prancng their metesome stceis TO make the scene
such mcdRval times brought together hundreds OF
brave and ladies fair witnesses OF the tourns
menL group vii CHI gathered round one tall siaiwart
man whIthersoever he moved and the number Of per
sons who shook him by the hand told the presence OF
John c. Heenan, the 'Bencca Boy" whose name and
notoricty as the American exponent OF the Y. X has
shortly before half past one o'clock tho judges and
tho timers took their places and the horses for the rsi
race were brought the course, all apparently In ex
celent condition. The jockeys soon alter followed,
arryed in Their varegaei uniforms, and the necessary
pre- minarics being attended TO they mounted, and,
after short delay o. at the tap OF The drum.
While The heats we're being run all eyes we're following
we racers and loTgne,tcs plerfuy brought into
telusuon, epec ally by the ladies' nearly every on
o. wnom had her fayorite animal on whose speed lac
avlsned praises and 70 whom sue would and
cal tue attention her friends Tho contestants made
the circuit of The track
Consldsrabe reRret was expressed that there not
more starters IN TIE Jersey Dcrby,m as out OF the
thirty three entries only i've put ID an appearance.
When this race vas tushed tho stands we're emptiei Of
the crowds 81 spectators who short time thereafter
were wendirs .helr say home wards those from New
York took the special train in readiness AMI arrived AZ
the foot Of Chambers street Al about lye o'clock.
The Races.
The track In very fine order corsderinv tho iata
heavy rains. The programme not large AMI he
failure OF the two mile hsa race for which oul, nell.
ware was entered reduced 1t mueh 70 create on
siderable disappointment The race FOR The Underwood
Git with which the proceedings opened Wa 4 very ho
low thing The black Vanda celt In heats the
FIRST Of which seemed TO be given away him oy the