New-York tribune., 1867-05-15
OUTDOOR SPOE.TS.
TIE HOROKEN EACFS.

\ place,
from Jersey City. II would not be very interesting TO
deue the word Seacaucus perhaps and 1t generally Aup
posed that primeva Sachem who drank bad whisky
and scaped inofensye Duchmen in the routine manner
bore the wretched name Yesterday the smooth roads
leading to the course from jersey city and contiguous
I towns We're dotted with handsome equlpages. fast
troers silky thOrOughhrcds, and all sorts OF people
FOOT J0urneyng toward the coufse Inc scenery III to
vicinity not good, to be brief There IL OF tho
Snake Hill Poor House from the grand stand called be-
there but one stand on the course, and IN add
ton magnificent perspective of sloppy swalnps, drag
cled grass and brick mud It is needless 10 state
that the nru IS very huudy ana the Water very wei
The day opened toudy and at o'clock the grand stand
in dun OclOred merinO VINO had perched herself with
calm resignation upon the topmost bench As the time
approached horses start the benches became
pretty well filed with sporting men with heavy watch
chains varegaed bosomsand stunning trowsers IL
is perhaps strange coincidence but these sporting men
will dress themselves alike all the world over AT EPSON,
at Chantiy at Jerome Park or the Fashion Course they
ali delight in loud pantalOOns and heavy fOD-chalns A
who affects horse without stunning tr0wsers IS 0uy
equaed by mermaid devoid OF tail The track is well
laid out and graded two miles in length, lDcosed with
railing, with outer inclOsure for the dOwntrOdden
persons whose means arc limited halfprce entrance
Three hurdles Oruamened the track In the vicinity OF the
Judges stand Stout ash poles Win trimming OF Dfusu
and shallow pool Of WATERFALL foot In depth sixteen
feet in length by six in depth-diyerstied the
mOnotony Of the field These broken surfaces where the
brush fences partly hid the shallow pools were dgnlted
by the namo OF bitches Now and then booded animal,
with coat shining like satin and foreegs and pasteIns
betokening high condition. canters out from the vcn
OF the rear OF the stables The little feather-weght
Jockeys with Keen acute faces and compressed ps st
in their seats and answer no questions They are very
reticent These elfn riders stand any amount OF
chat from the bystanders without even wnking Many
Of these lads not over ten years OF age but Wha as
diplomatic and astute Secretary of Foreign Affairs
said bystander to an nfante jockey Yesterday as ne st
in the spinal curvature of the horse which ne was aDou 10 20
ride "What Is the name OF that horse, my pretty boy
"Blackbird," said he senentOusy.
"Do you think lac will win, my child :" said his querst
"Gammon," said tue youth with truthful slmphcly'
"don't wish knew myself"
"Why r. said the gentleman.
" Kase II did wouldn't let You know"
The quCSt0ncr sulsidCd, aud did not ask any more
questions The young ladies in the barOuches laughing
drinking pale ale and eating cold mutton and roi5
member OF the Ncw-NOrE Board of Common Councilman
complains bitterly M the hearing OF many eiilzenS tnt
the lager beer IL bad. In the mean time. the day Is
muky clouds which hang tlucateningy over tho
course The bell ungs. the Judges take 'hcir places with
watch IN hand, there is q dash and spring. and away
goes the foremost horse amid confused hum bubble of
1--WE hundred voices from the grand stand there is
juubie Of yellow. black, crimson and blue jackets aud
caps, c horses aud riders fade away INTO the dlS-
taut belt of mud fringcd with dank grass the
finely trained bmtcs stretching their long. graceful
neckS Ike India rubber and the riders leaning forward
and the rnCe was begun.
TIEsr EACr.
Premium. f2u0 For horses that never won stecplc
cl9se or hurdle race EntlanGc per cent. ,,.,,..,
This race excited considerable interest aud called forth
seven entries. of which only one. Gmriods. failed to
start. The list of entries given in TIU TRBrNL
yesterday. 4 large amount of money changed hands
upon the result, al the larger Tor s h,ing the generally
received opinion that Dr. Krwan's entry, Reporter
wonld win This horse was universally nc hvorlt' ana
had the highest call IN an the pools Blaclrd, the win
ncr, being given the Third place in an but the last pool
aud Armstrong being rated IN the betting N The exact
position which he secured iu the Tac-ccond When the
oar eyes that Reporter was too hcsly while Jack Arm
strong aud Blaclhrd were In tptop condition That
ths opinion shared Ia certain extent 10y the pro
noi m when % s oryo, boIo i6c t,c I I bor 'a
were held IN almost equal request or The six horses
starting. only these three named boz the betting the
Others being cIubbcd together a, thc rd and sold nj
comparatively low figure. Tho justice Of this rating
proved y the result only one Of the dsicgardcd three
passing the judges stand at the finish. and hc being
Some Of the pools sold were follows, and all others
were much IN The same proportion
l. Reporter, $50 Jack Armstrong. 50 Bnckhrd, sjG
Reporter, sG5; Jack Armstrong. $50 Blackhlrd. $50
3 Reporter, scq Jack Armstrong. SIS; Blacbirl s5s
Al the sound Of the drum q very struggling confused
sort OF start wa, had, and was generally believed st
TIE field would he recalled but ths opinion was speedily
dissipacd the horses spiugiug to the first hurdle the
Biackbrd & ARMSTRONG :. and Lady Alice g. The Iattcr
who proved herself but clumsy Jumper failed Ia clear
the hurdle, and sent 10 lat The ground Before the
next hurdle reached, The gallant little Blackbird hnd
taken the third place irOm Expert and hcing judc!ousy
I'll the final struggle for the mastery The second hurdle
was cleared IN hne style Reporter SIN eading Garry
aud EXrsrt Armstrong aud LADY Alice following ~ the
hurdle, Armstrong challenged Expert for the fourth
place, took IT, and the latter 10 ah intcnts and pur-
putting in NO appearance at the finish Reaching
the third barrier Reporter made easy work for his press
ing rivals by cOuricOu,y ciclng the hurdles N thor
and not strewing their patn with flowers, az least
ganndng with cycrgrccns. At the fourth hurdle Gary
two short lengths behind the red and black by Reporter
Nearer however, he could not gct, aud
PEELED 10 give way 10 superior endurance. The NTH
hurdle pa sd in the order the third and
fourth hu before the last Of their yatng powers
had been reached the leading horses had all changed
places First. Garryowen fell back, and Blackbrd aud
Armstrong made running for the lead. and DsfOrc tho
sixth hurdle reached had assumed the first and
oud places. Reporter, who had maintained undi,-
turbed lead until tho final struggle taking the hurdle
third On the home stretch the order preserved
and BlacLbird In the winner OF exciting race
Time. 5:li the slowncss of which owing tO the mis-
cradle heavy nature OF the track which rendered even
running difficult, and hurdle racing dOnbly
StsuAHllndlcap hurdle miles .ig bundles Pre-
For horses thai sieepe chase o hurdle
Eafrance
Col McDauiers Black5rd imp Albion. Eulsrhy
(sgedl. H pounds ridden by bck Aloway, black aad rl
ana hl1e ]
NJ r. TuerHoOrs Jack Armstrong hy Bob johnson.
Br,wuers Eclipse ycars lij pounds riteu by Gafney
aulhtfh..
Dr. " RrFans c Reporter b., Lexington sgcd M pounds rl
don bf Pepper: black tul rtl
MI j. Douahues d. h. GauJowen. 10 pounds ridden by
Nj T. Ryans eh Expert by El Boston ssd ll pounds rd
den h lee hlirA anu red
SIR D. Larv's ch Lly Alice by imp mare yeir li p..
Time. SIT
SECOND RACE.
The second race was sweepstakes Of 500 for maiden
thrccycar-Olds 10 carry 20 pounds, IN mile and half
dash For this race out Of nine entries given IN yes