The New York herald., 1868-06-11

| got there who started; that nobody was killed,
along the route; that spans and tandems prsnced as
| is usually the case with spans and tandems; thas
the green trees Of the Park were not affected 70 tears
by the pathos OF the occasion. as they might nave
been had IL been funeral procession; tnas .ne
landlords route were particularly aectonate and
the throat at little hotels located on odd corners anu
In exceedingly romantic places; tnat tne eignS
~ e @ da %poS oo' o
crossers and that generally nothing wSr'n
thsrefprs ef sdn@ MhSus incident of
any kind; and the steeple splre Of the tste a oIa
sdace snadeny nat the index
finger OF a clergyman pointing to heaven but never
going there. Five minutes more and M the main en-.
sndSenIy: i've minutes more, and there was an end
of an incidentless journey. It is now one
II two Another half hour and the races will Open
for be it understood, two O'Clock sharp on the pro-
sna spa%%e sometimes % little more than that. pA''
The balcony Of the main stand especially approprt.
to the Of ne club and
boxes OF the balcony emptiness sits and stares the
track in the face. On the lett Of the main stand the
with few seedlings. On the heights beyond the club
| house, where lveried gentlemen who might have
question, whilom were used to ioIi and gossip Of
family AFFAIRS and home scandels-even these gentle
men were few. Al the rear Of the main stand, on
| drivers were fewer than common. At rough
on the ground and possibly three thousand people
where last year Ten thousand noses might have been
and wtthai very gentlemsnly in its appearance. Just
without the board fence, upon the MIL Denlnd tne
main stand howeyer amends we5e sna
| undeniably motley crowd, which laid trees ana
rocks under contribution for standpoint, behaving
| themselves very considerably after the manner Of
Jerseymen at an execution. Taking che trouble 90
count the fact is developed thst Stl persons have
SsSesasG wisSout paying y by Tie % use sysssn IN
| fortunate trees which, happening 70 oe u.sie
taller than their fellows are nus - = nv a
ticket vender OF the just price OF ss1es. WI
be noted also while telescopns In tas sLreehion.
that couple OF vendors OF lager at twenty cscss
glass have erected their booths 1t convenient points
along the heights, and are TO use GesmAnlsa
which Is also Yankeeism) driving espi'sl oassSins
half hour OF note taking as to the anatomical
o. the % H. aaa Just rs ySs aa ne nSs
all fours marshaed for the tournament OF tue
| h0of, which Is about to f0u0w The before men
toned bottles OF enthusiasm brought forth 70 oe
uncorked, but the lever heat Is a yet wanting.
| The Racing.
| After the postponement OF the racing on Tuesday
| at Jerome Park on account Of the rain storm, the
weather set in delightfully."- on Wednesday morning,
with a cool air and bracpg atmosphere-just such
day as was favorable for good racing and large
attendance OF fashionable visitors. Nevertheless,
| the track was quite dead and heavy and the running,
although may be considered good, was not 30 fast
| as 1t would have been under more auspicious con-
ditions. There were four races on the programme,
the first OF which was called the FOrdham Stakes
| dash OF mile and quarter, a handicap race the
horses being weighted according to their
supposed carrying ability, 40 as to make
them nearly equal possible. There
were thirtytwo entries for this race, seven only of
|
winner OF the stakes; General Mcmahon, Richard B.
| Connolly taely known as Cement), Raquette, Maid
| Of Honor, General Yorke and Enchantress. Stone
wall Jackson and General Mcmahon, the first two In
the race both belong to Captain Moores stable and
were general avOrites before the start 1t being the
the other OF them wonI win the race the horse
| Connolly was also held pretty high by his friends,
who backed him strongly to win, his late race at Sc
caucus having inspired great confidence in his racing
powers. In this instance, however, he did not come
up to the expectations OF his hackers. He did not
| run as he did at HObOken and was beaten quite
easily by both Stonewall Jackson and General
Mcmahon.
The second race was for the Belmont Stakes for
three year odds. dash of mile and three -eighhs.
This stake closed with twenty eight entries but only
six Of them made their appearance the post at the
signal for starting. General Duke won this race,
with something to spare. followed by Northumber-
land Fanny Ludlow, Bayonet bay colt, by Uncle Vic
colt, General Duke run at Saratoga last on in his
two year Old form, we then placed him in high esti
|
| race horse, and were much surprised when we saw
him beaten this spring at Secaucus. He was how
ever stated to have been then out Of condition and
to have not recovered from his railroad journey from
the West. He s now all right, and won his race
b m nn o. snssS Sny sosse s ap
| land. VINO ran very good second, but was unable
to push the Duke at any point Of the running the
Duke took the lead at the start and kept IL through
out. Great hopes had been entertained Of the Molly
Jackson filly, Fanny Ludlow. She may be clipper
for aught we know to the contrary, but the mantle
OF her illustrious dam did not seem TO have enyel-
| oped her on this OCCASION as she made but indder-
ent running AS regards her personal appearance
| tircy unexcepti0nable.
The third race was for the Hopeful stakes for two
out Of which eight appeared at the post. Col
McDancl's b. T. Bonnie Lassie won the stakes, Mr..
Fenian third, Mr.. Cameron's br. T. Invercauld and
his br T. Inveruglass fourth and ffth respectively
Or Mr. Se 5as OH
| Cannie BARN, Of the Annieswood stable, eighth.
Owing to Misrepresentation on the part OF the RI
got of without the word, and ran all
the way around, at the latter part of IL under
| pretty well pumping out the trio. 80 much that
when called on to start In reality they not in
Beinont's Fenan would probably have won the race
had he not unfortunately boted twice during Its
so As tSs ydr hs u seofs goC9 he d M
and his friends fell heavily on him. Bonnie Lass was
also backed strongly. She was second favorte, her
| inducing many to venture on her. The race, how
ever as IL stands, affords criterion Of the relative
merits OF some OF the youngsters engaged In IL; but
no doubt another opportunity will soon be had 10
| test their speed elsewhere. We omitted TO mention
above that the fllies entered by Mr.. Cameron were
| both imported by that gentleman.
The fourth race was for premium or $500. for all
| ages, mile heats. This race had but two entries,
| General Mcmahon and q fy by Colossus. These
were the only entries made for this race owing TO some
| private understanding between certain gentlemen
| who are opposed TO heat racing and who have
| pledged themselves against II. ~ Ia great pity
these same gentlemen did not 80 30 far a. to pledge
against hurdles aud steeple chasing the latter
being 80 extremely hazardous as to frequently
result in loss OF life to the jockeys. Ths mile
heat race was rather tame and 0ne-sided affair,
II being well known before the start that, barring
contingencies, General Mcmahon could not lose H.
| ran threp bn.ta MCMAhOu