The New York herald., 1868-06-18
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, JUNE ls lsssTRPLE SHEET

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PARK Jockey Club, which, barring the deluae Of last
week, was, SO far as the racing went, gratifying
s.HoME SWEET HoM1.n
The roads were in capital condition for the return
vent the dust nom rising above the axles. The
thousands OF carriages passed quickly and quietly
Under tSs sI as sSs 3. the police 0St
choice directed the Central avenue or the .old
road" made their way with all convenient
about half mile some hundreds Of vehicles paused
to permit their occupants to refresh and talk horse;
end OF Harlem lane other thirsty homores held up
70 discuss the race In which Aldebaran lost and
Finally on entering the Park at 10th street those
that did not refresh by the way scattered to the
right and to the left and were presently lost In its
avenues or In those OF the great city beyond to our
recognition.
The Racing.
The last days racing at the Jerome Pa was
decidedly the best Of the meeting. Four races were
rum and all Of them good ones. The nrst was the
Jockey Club Handicap, for all ages, two miles, a
dash, for which there twenty nine entries, only
four OF which came to the pOst-James A. Connolly,
Richard B. Connolly, Beacon and General Yorke.
The Others not apparently liking the weight imposed
on them, were withdrawn. This race was good
one, and was won by James A. Connolly, after an
exciting contest between him and the other Con-
molly, by a length. The betting was in favor Of the
vandal Connolly, Beacon being the second favorte,
our Comptroller's namesake, formerly called Gle
ment being third in the estimation Of the public,
General Yorke fourth and looked upon as OF no ac-
count in the race as he proved to be-.
The second race was for three year olds two miles,
the winner OF the Derby or Belmont stakes to have
imposed upon him seven pounds extra weight The
Duke was the winner Of the Belmont stakes and ran
in the second yesterday, carrying the additional
weight AS a consequence he was beaten for first
place and came In second. The winner of the race
Australia, belongs to Governor Bowie, Of Maryland,
gentleman who has been attached to the turf from
his bOyhOOd and Is still infatuated with Its plea
sures as be seldom absent when any great event is
expected to take place. He always strives to main
aeId Of horses for a race worth looking at. The
Eclipse flly, Nemesis, who was the favOrlte in pre-
ference to the Duke himself, was only third in the
race. In one OF the last pools sold she brought
ST. 3O0 the Duke $1,175, Bonnie Braes $500 and Aus
tralia the winner only $40. The race was capital
one, and the three first finished nose and tail after
desperate struggle throughout.
The third race was for two year olds dash Of half
is entirely hidden from the view of those who are
the judges stand, Is most unsuitable spot to
start from, as many persons were unable to see
hrxr hnroo Ctnrfn fnd hny fyNf
the twenyfour entries nine Of the youngsters came
to the post their jockeys dressed up in such new and
grammes were entirely abroad as to who was who
and which was which. We discovered, however, in
our own h a eG
by Bonnie Lass who ran to the end winner with
out an effort none OF the others coming near her
others were nowhere.
The fourth race was the great race of the day, a
dust Of four miles, called the "Feather stakes' on
account of the light weight the horses had to carry
one hundred pounds being the maximum, with three
pounds allowance for geldings and mares. Out Of
fourteen entries five came to the post-Prvateer
Aldebaran, onward, Fleetwing and Local. This was
great betting race, and the pools sold remarkably
high, For instance, in one OF them WeldOns entry
OF Aidebaran and Local brought 81 500, while Tom
MoOre's entry Of Privateer fetched 1925, Onward
$4,25O There were several other pools nearly as
large and at about the same rates. Privateer won
very Sea1y Shes
after the tinlsh-having run the dash in 74s-
at he LAY aw t In o t%s
persons when they left the Park. He subsequently
recovered, through prompt and jpdicous treat,
the qualification OF those who. fingered to
witness the result. Priyateer will run again.
This four mile dash, resulting as it did In the utter
prostraon OF the best horse engaged in II, affords
striking verincation Of observations in relation
20 the deterioration which we must expect to take
place in the stamina of our horses II the present
system of short races s persisted in. We were
taH dOnht w nj m
were left among us; but when Privateer laid down
in front OF the grand stand, as If to die after single
his back, an impression seemed to pervade all pres
ent that remarks were only too true and that 1t
ING and breeding and went back to our Old and well
tried stock, and abandoned the breeding Of speedy,
though useless weeds-horses without constitution
and without endurance Had this been q heat
race two OF the horses would have been dis
tanced and the other three could not have
started for the repeat, their condition being such
that 1t would have been necessary to have with
drawn them. How would the time made IN TINS
dash compare with Henry's 1887. or Fashions 1929,
old stock that were nearly equal to them in point OF
speed and ability to carry weight and repeat as
American Eclipse, did five times successfully.
It is contended that all our race horses are de
scended from the English horse. This is to great
extent true but not wholly so, as we have had
numerous importatons OF Arabian horses, whose
ardent blood may now be distinctly traced N most oi
their stamina II not to their speed, AS regards
such English horses as have given value to our rae
ing stock we may state that the importatons were
made at time when the English race horse was as
noted for his stamina for his speed and when un-
like most Of the weedy stock now bred in that country
THE FIRST RACE
The Jockey Club Handicap, for all ages, two miles;
500 entrance half forfeit, 500 II declared; 200
added by the club. Closed with tweny-nine entries,
| four of which came to the post.
| /. W. Pennock entered ch. c. James A. Connolly,
by vandal dam by Margrave, years old,
d. McDaniei entered Dr. c. Richard B. Connolly
! by Lexington, dam Lucy Fowler, years old,
lOl lbs ......:...
| I. G.. Moore entered b. h, Beacon, by Lexington,
dam Bay Leaf by Yorkshire years old, ll2 lbs. 8
! L. w. Jerome entered ch. C. General Yorke, by
Planet, dam Albine, by Jen Davis, 4years old,
Time 3:482.
James A. Connolly was the favorite against any
named horse, but not against the aeld, as Beacon