Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-11
The Races at Jerome Park on saturday
TIE New York Herald OF yesterday says


Notwithstanding ne exciusiveness CT the
meeting At Jerome Park saturday afternoon,
ana the little publicity gwen TO II, together
Wlln the irownlng aspect Of the Atmosphere AZ
the time Of leaving Town, the general atten :
cance was better than we expected IL vyaS
composed. however. principally Of the rnem-
oers OF the club and their families There
Were three races on the card. the frst of W men
was sweepstakes for all horses regularly
nacked during the last six months 90 n ria-
den by members of the club three Quarters - a
mile, the horses 70 carry one hundred ana nf-
" pounds. The second aud THIRD races were
both matches. the first one a dash of a mile Re
tween two three year olds with ninety pound (
mp. owned respectively by W. Constable and
Leonard w. Jerome. The third race was A
mile and quarter dash. between horses
named al The post by John =. Purdy and Leon
ara w Jerome with gentlemen riders. Mr.
PGrdy named chestnut gelding Rocks, who was
ricoen by Mr. T.. Livin gston. weighing IlI i
pounds. Mr. Jerome named the chestnut fiIly
In En.h .hantress, to carry Mr.. Field, who scaled
In the sweepstakes. winch was the first rae.
run, SIX horses started, all ridden by gen tle
men dressed IN such beautiful Jockey costume
as 70 presenta q most imposing appears ance Mr.
q Livingston, on Rocks, the winner, was a.
tred IN a magenta Jacket with white slee yes
black cap. knee oreeches and white top
bOois, anu presented a very CAV and loc kew
ike appearance. Mr.. ID. NJ. Armstrong. he
rider o: Freelance, wore a black lac ket. scarIet
sash and cap, knee oreeches and top boots.
and appeared very much like a snaiae
horseman. Harry Slaughter, on Fairfar-
dressed In Jerome's colors, blue and whIte
stripes, jacket and cap, with white corduroy
oreecbes and huge Wellington boots. present
ed truly fine appearance. The color Of ths
dress OF Mr, y. a. Hargous. who rode Crieket.
was not altogether in such good taste as vas
tnat OF some 81 his rivals. He wore a white
Jacket and cap with a brown strfpe Enee
breeches and top boots. Mr.. Lounberry rode
Lily. HIS dress was very unique, bat exces-
siyely plain, being white. with a very small
stripe OF red, which did not improve its e.n-
eral appearance. He also wore the ususI tnes
breeehes and top boots Mr.. Stoughton, ON
Ada. was very neatly attired In blue the COZ
ors OF Mr. Sanford, and also wore breeches ana
op boots
The match race etween the three ye.r olds.
Raquette and Rsdwing, was one OF the most
Temarkable races we ever witnessed. Three
quarters OF a mile they ran so closely together
az 10 appear yoked; a single blanket mirht
have covered them, and it was only IN front OF
the grand stand hat any perceptibIe difference
IN their running was visible, the winner Ra-
quefe, going under the string only head i'm
front. The closeness OF the con test was sucb
as to ereate an immediate feeling of rivalry
between the friends of the horses, aud another
match was spoken OF, 70 be decided at once:
but from some unexplaines cause N fell
throsgh. IL will probably lead % a match ON
some future occasion. After the excitement
consequent on this ma tch was over. KENTUCKY
the great son OF Lexington. was brought upos
the track and Ralleped past the stand He
looked remarkaoly we'll but his general ap-
pearance was somewhat gross.
The third ana last race was a match be.uesu
Mr.. John r. Purdy ana Leonard W. Jerome.
NE horses and gen ntlemen riders 10 be named
At The post. Mr.. Purdy named Rocks. the
winner OF the frst race, with Mr.. Livingston,
weighing HlA pounds. his rider Mr.
Jerome named Enchantress ana M. Field the
latter weighing l6I pounds-I9k pounds more
than his rival This difference was entirely
100 great for q four-year old 10 carry. and, as
penalty she had 70 suffer defeat Win liebt
weight Enchautress is very fast, but she was
unable 10 carry so great a weight as was re-
quired OF her yesterday. In add don, she was
not as well ridden as she might have been, her
rider not properly understanding her ma axe.
ment, as she ran entirely too wide on the turns
To make the matter still wsrse, he was also so
unfortunate as 70 break a stirrup on the last
half mile. Nothing is known Of the pedigree
OF Rocks, but he undoubtedly is a weIl-Sred
horse, and possesses racing qualities of no
mean order, and is an excellent weight car
rier. he won both his races yesterday quite
handily.