The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-04
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Opening Of Their Subscription ROOms-The
Probable Runners In the First Days Race
The Refs.

Opening Of Their Subscription ROOms-The
Probable Runners in the First Days Race
The Bets.
The subscription rooms Of the American Jockey
Club for the spring meeting at Jerome Park were
opened last evening for the first time. They are
located at 900 Broadway. The object of establishing
these rooms is TO establish place where racing and
betting men and all parties interested can meet and
transact their business. IL is proposed to in
troduce system OF betting something similar to
that OF England, where turfmen congregate and
establish prices or make their bets the
fayOrite horses in each race of the country,
but mostly the principal races. The following
are the probable runners in the first days
race:--StOnewall Jackson, years 40 lbs. entered
by T. G. Moore; General Mcmahon, years no lbs;
entered by 1. G. Moore; Clement, years. 1906 lbs,
entered by ID. Mcdaniel; Harry Booth, years, l05
lbs, entered by IL. b. Todd; Enchantress, years,
lO2 bs entered by j. II. Downgs Raquette 4years,
100 lbs. entered by W. Constable; sgotist, years,
100 lbs, entered by ID. Mcdaniel; Clara Clarita, 1
years, % lbs. entered by l.. W. Jerone; General
Maid Of Hor Years e a5 ps entered bv Be
mont; Urbana, years. 95 lbs, entered by u. Nc
Daniel; Brother TO r Allen, years, 81 lbs, entered
by Mcdaniel, and Magnet, years, 81 lbs, Armies
wood stables According to the rules of the subscrip
ton room no person who shall have made default
in payment OF stakes forfes or bets, who
shah have been a party at any time. anywhere, to
any fraud or malpractice connected with morse rae
ing, shall be admitted member of this room. Any
malpractice shall be thenceiorward excluded from
the room. Disputed bets are referred to a committee
chosen for the purpose. II consists of Mr.. II. SIAN
ford, +. NORRIS W. Constable, l.. II. Jerome and
George Dennis0n. AT hafpast eight O'Clock the
meeting was called to order about forty members Of
the club being present. Mr.. IL. Sanford presided.
remarktng that II not their object to do away
with pool selling. II would be a rule that all bets
made in this room would be play or pay, unless
otherwise provided for. and also all bets must he
settled within tweDtyfOur hours Of the time OF the
race. The betting light III the start, but gradu
ally warmed up little. Four hundred 10 one hun
drcd was first taken on StOnewall Jackson, which
the hacker wanted TO repeat but could only get four
hundred TO eighty. The bets ran as fOlows:-Four
to one taken 1T the start five to two taken at the
close against Sonewall Jackson: four to one, three
10 one against Clement; fve to one, four TO enc
against Mcmahon; eight to one, six to one offered
against Kaquetie: eight to one taken, seven to
offered against Enchantress ten to one TAKEN eight
| 10 one offered against General YOrkc; ten to one
taken, ten 10 one offered against Clara Carita; ten
| Ia one TAKEN eight to one offered against Urbana:
ten ESbne taken, ten to one offered against Magnet
twelve 90 taken, twelve to offered against H.
Booth; twelve TO one offered against Maid OF Honor
The rooms will be open every day and night until
after The races