The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20

:. side Of the house the |
lzzas on the rea. 'as in IT'S richness OF /
me me s"1 detail Of beauty aand o. music mere
,eoursed sweet sounds throus nous sv.nr Ioessure
samy watzss and rich ana With ung influence
The areamy summer atmosphere. ana Ma Scanned ~ aeS
that charming repose 10 which no.
the still calm influences OF burning SUI.
THE STANDS
,eeuy opposite 40 The club house also presented
,euc Of remarkable brillisncy. Neat awnings. os S
ane ing in 'front.' shielded the gay assemblage OF WINS
ostol the glare Of tho sun, while not oos,uchs
heir view o. the course, nor concealing rom tne =
airing gaze OF The oPpos,s cansrnsen tier ,es
beautiful women, in the most bewitchng OIL ~cs,,mes
nd displaying the representative cnars ris,cs al
Imercan beauty The aumber Of ladie. ssnss. s -
embarked on all sides and their present w. ~
rounds in such large force could ~ ~, ~ , ~ ~
;rcates. honor on The Amerlc' SoEey Club, to whose
the elevation of the to - sar consdc II its
purity and rendering orty Of the contin eed patron
age or the genuer -. " -
S4sna necr THE COURSE
We're nveys ID no enthusiasm lackiag TO mako the
sport " the day pass OF pleasantly all On the grand
oososaIo IN front OF the stand sporting men OF note
&AAore4 IN Interested knots and money was m0desty
displayed in large ngures large being staked with
Out much ado and the merits OF vorte discussed
onsy inspected the horses as they wore brought up in
obedience 70 the summons OF the muezZn in the mill
try rig VINO footed his 'bugle blast at intervals from
The height OF the judges stand the right Jockeys
were questioned and cross-queslioned most per-
sstenuy by these interested parties. How was
Delaware in his trimming exercise? Was he
sorId or was true that he had been failing and that
LUxemburg was plainly the better horse Of the two
Hundreds o. such questions were anxionsiy put to
Jockeys, stable boys and hangerson, and finally, after
last and complete inspection OF the favortes in regard
10 their condition, style and action the canvassing
crowd would rush back 10 the stand and boldly back
their iavores the strength of the information elicit
ed or pumped out by shrewd crossguesiioning Large
amounts Of money were thus saked, and the excite
ment on the races together with tho enthusiasm with
which the winning horse was received he tore by
the judges stand was greater than on any previous
occasion this course In front OF the club stand
neat pedestal, and open the gaze touch Of
the admitting crowds that circulated about II, was dis
PLAYED the rich and costly tWe.tchester Cup to be
for urine the present meeting this II
was surrounded during the day by numbers Of visitors
VINO could not fail 10 admire is prceminent artistic
beauties The pool selling briskly conducted by a
garrnous anctioDcer who presided good natured
asscmblace or bidders from small pagoda beside the
stand In which narrow limits he daily does extensive
business The pools and the crowd Of bidders for them
made very interesting and ting feature OF yester
days sport well from the brskness Of the bidding
from the lively and Imaginable Of the locality
OUTSIDE s<ENEs
Again on the public stand the assembage was not as
large USUAL but abundant amends for smallnass Of
numbers were made IN the manifestations OF interest and
enthusiasm the part OF the assemblage The heights
IN the rear OF this stand were throngod with private
coaches whose occupants passed the long waits be
the races agreaaby In discussing the merits Of
heavy luncheon 10 the music OF popping champagne
corks, while In the OF the stands the doorways to
the barrooms thronced with the thirsty crowds
who eagerly sought relief after the brong endured in
the sun during each race. Lager flowed boun-
teonsly, and the immense pyramids Of sand
wches reduced swept away entirely
in the shortest possible time after this
crowd OF human ocusts had once their appettes fairly
aroused Not accident an act ofrowdyism the
part OF OF the visitors untow ard
occurred TO mar the even harmony Of the scene
OF lis ports. The occasion notable for its rational
eDoyments and the pleasant manner in which every de-
tail Of the days amusement carried out, those
present entering into the spirit with which the Club has
begun lis work and aiding effectively In Civ ing respecia
biiity and genemanly tone alike to the OF the
The Club yesterday achieved another grand
ward the contamination OF the work Of breaking down
all prejudice ana showing thai ''some things can be
The Races.
The heavy rains OF the two days preceding the
had the effect Of lettering members from visiting Jerome
Park yesterday, they inclined the belief that
the track would be heavy and that neither good running
nor fast time could not be expected Contrary gcn-
eral expectation, however, the track in tolerabc
condition ~ the beginning Of the and improved
every successive hour until they terminated and to-day
will be in every respect nne can be desired We
had four capital races starters beng In the nrst
four in the second, four in the third and six in the
fourth Luxembourg won the first race beating the
favorits Delaware, and others, Luther being
good second In the second race, which for three
car olds, Mr.. Morris had his two favoriies, Ruth
less and Monday. Monday, we suppose, was
races but he failing, Ruthless called upon At the
last moment to make tho running and capture De Cour-
ccy which she did after pretty hard struggle In the
two year old Mr. Norris had everything his own
way, ne there was no danger Of his losing any time
during the running, his lv Cleopatra winning in can
ter me last race Of the day afforded great deal OF
interest, and II won by Mr.. Alexanders Virgil who
the fsvorte against the field before the start after
very close contest with Mr.. ncDanel's Morrissey the
after taking the rst heat The time OF this race was
u .1Q-hafuU mar ah1 cvrx
a heavy track
rIasr RACE
Premium $780, for all ages, mile and Ave furlongs
Entrance money TO second horse.
Mcconnell Harness entered b. h. Luxembourg by
leonard " Jerome entered h. i5tber nv ie.inr.
ton, dam Belle LOWS, by Glencoe, years old. -. 2
W. Pennock entered Oh. c. by yandal years old 8
X. W. Cameron entered imp b. c. Hampton Court, by
Young Melbourne, dam Durindana, 3 years old -.
J. 8 Watson entered Dr. b. Delaware, by Ringgold,
dam Ariel, by sarpedon, years old ......... o
X b. Forbes entered br. b. Climax, by Balrownie,
dam Jewell, aged. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o
A. Belmont entered imp b. T. Maid Of Honor, by
Colonel McDaniels entered b. C. Ripley, by Jen Davis
dam Nina, by Boston, years old
j. b. Fay entered ch b. Shamrock, pedigree I'M
Dr. Weldon entered CHI C. Local ba. be did no, start,
Time-3O4
The betting was very brisk and heavy on the above
Delaware being the favotc, Iuxenb lrg being the next
for choice In the pools Delaware sold for 1880 Lux
cmburg $500, Pennock's Nandal colt $40 Ripley 500
Luther $50, Climax $50, while Maid OF Honor Hamp,
ton Court and Shamrock together brought $40 The
outside betting, however was moro in favor Of Della
ware; In some instances he laid against the field
tie most OF the beltng a the time the start was tho
Geld agans. Delaware at sioo TO 500 large amounts
Of money changed hands on the result
rpg RACE.
Hampton Court got away hrsi, closely waited on by
Ripley Climax third, the others all in q cluster. As
they turned around the blur TO the half pole the
start having been given just under the stand on the
bill, Hampton Court was still leading. Climax second,
Ripley third, Maid OF Honor fourth Luther fifth Della.
ware, Luxembourg and shamrock side and side Going
around the lower turn they were all in heap, Hampton
lightly In the lead Climax second Mnd Of Honor third
luther fourth Ripley flh, vandsi colt sixth, Delaware
seventh, Luxembourg eighth with Shamrock bringing up
he rear. In this way they came the homcstretch,
~ which the racing was exciting 10 the
highest degree, for never before had so many
,orscs run together At the SJeromc Park. There
vas no change OF position except that Climax
vas disputng with Hampton Court for the lead which
took after sharp struggle, which lasted up past the
and and around the upper turn TO the quarter Al that
,oint Climax led Hampton Court second Maid OF Honor
b I'd Luther fourth, Luxembourg nftn, Ripley sixth,
Delaware seventh, the vanda eighth and the Shamrock
'u OF the race. II at this point the be-
ian IN earnest and those had been lay ng in waiting