The New York herald., 1868-06-16
The Racing.

| Jerome Park was the scene OF great excitement
yesterday Five races were run and the favOrites in
each beaten-a circumstance that probable never
occurred before on the American or any other turf
The running was capital throughout and the
! time made was such as we seldom witness. The
| day was q delightful one ana just the thing for
racing, while the track was in superb condition.
! The programme of the days sport-price ten cents
on the cOurse-announced five races, the first being
dash OF fiveeighths OF mile for fllies foaed In
1866 For this race there were three entries
but only two of them came to the post-Mr. L. w.
Jerome's bay flly Rapture and Mr.. CamerOn's brown
fly Invercauld-Mr. Morris not putting in an appear
ance Mr.. Cameron's fy decided favOrlte,
bringing in the pools s120, while Mr.. JerOme's was
hard to sell for $50. The general impression that
Mr.. Cameron's fly must win and that Rapture stood
no chance at ALL The sequel however, showed the
uncertainty of racing, Mr.. JerOme's flly won as
she liked, Invercauld boing twice during the short
running-thus verifying the old saw "that the is
not always with the swift"
The second was a dash OF mile and five
eghths for all ages. Three horses ran In this race
Lancaster, Metaire and Red Dick-Metaire being the
favorite but not the winner, that honor being re-
served for Lancaster, son Of Lexington, out Of
Blue Bonnet and the last OF the old blue hens chick
ens AS a test Of their relative merits before they
appeared on the course we may state that Metarie
but $50 and Red Dick $50. After they appeared on
the track, however, Lancaster looked so like
o1 aose he as sd1 to nearly r We hs IN ms
| $40 and Red Dick $40. The race was brilliant one,
Lancaster finishing as a true race horse only can.
The third race, that for the Weschester Cup, two
mile and quarter dash, was considered the great
event of the day-a big thing, something worth
Local, James A. Connolly, onward, De Coursey aud
Fanny Cneatham. The latter was the favorite at
long odds. In the pool selling she brought 81 900;
| COnnOV.
Coursey, s25. Every Of them beat the favorite,
who disappointed the expectations of all who knew
her-trainers, jockeys .touts' and all. We presume
that the condition of this mare such that she
should not have been started at all IN the race
was about right. Mares, however, are noto
riousy uncertain, as the records of the
critical periods in their condition when they require
rest and not eNertion. This was undoubtedly the
she was weak and feverish when brought on the
track and when started in the race had no run in
her. or Local. the winner of this race we have pre-
viOusy spoken as being q horse of uncommOny fine
racing qualities and destined to make his mark
the turf At the same time we did not think him
able to compete with such horses as Fanny Cheat
ham, Onward or James A. Connolly. He seems,
however, to improve on every race, and the time
may not be far distant when Local will be found in
the front ranks OF the American turf. Onward
looked splenddly in short preparatory run that
Of the specators He ram we'll in the
main part Of the race but faltered at its conclusion
when hard pressed-by many supposed to be due to
molly made good race, and was only beaten on the
homestretch by the superior speed Of his adversary
De Coursey ran well for his distance which Is not
The fourth race was a selling arrangement, a dash
but as the horses were sned to price-$1 600
they each had twelve pounds of their usual weight.
wing and Enchantress. Redwing was the favorite |
before the horses brought out but after their
Jubai rose to equal terms with her, selling at the
same rate ($5O0 eachl Urbana $3.50, Lutte $3.50 |
and Enchantress $780, Urbana won this race in good
time, much TO the surprise OF the hackers OF Red
wing who had calculated on her winning almost to
a certainty. She ran but indiferently well, Jubal
The fifth was a mile and an eighth, for three
year olds which brought to the post G. F. LlOyd's
by brother to Frank Allen, Mr.. Sanford's roam colt
Hotspur Ia brother Of Asteroid) and Bowie & Halls
bay colt Veley Nemesis was great 1avorite among
chestnut lly bringing $500, HOtspur $500 and Veley
$3.50. In the pools first sold Hotspur was the IA
vorte. Nemesis the race with ease apparently.
Something, however. took place at the threequarter
pole between the FLY and Hotspur, who collided
were somewhat injured by the collision, but whether
it affected the issue of the race we are unable TO say
THE FIRST RACE.
Asweepstakes for fes f0aled In 1866, five furlOngs
5000 each, half forfeit.
L. W. Jerome entered b. I. Rapture by Lapidist,
R. W. Cameron entered br. I. lnvercauld, by ST.
F. Sas Morrs aa eneres daSof b. BY Eclipse dam sas6er
Time-l:O6h.
The horses started in front OF the bluff oppo
site the grand stand, and got away equal terms;
but they spun around to the halfmile pole lnver
cauld took the lead and was one length IN front when
lost four lengths by the operation. She took
the outside OF the track and six lengths
stretch she again made bolt to the right, and be-
fore her jockey could straighten her her chances
were gone for the race She ran pretty well up the
stretch, but Rapture, who had been going along
steadily, won the race by five lengths In l:061.
SECOND RACE.
Premium $500, for all ages, one mile and five fur
NJ II. sanford's b. h. Lancaster, years, by Lex
ingt0n, out Of Blue Bonnet t................. /
j. Eckersons CHI. c. Meaire, years, by star
n Davis dam Katona by voucher. nHS ro:; - ,:
ton dam Alabama by Brown Dick. k..............
Time, 2:b7L.
This race was started from the same place as the
preceding one, but was mile longer. Red Dick got
or best closely followed by Metairie, Lancaster q
couple Of lengths behind and seemed slow in getting
to work. AT the half-me pole Red Dick led one
length, Metarie second, four lengths ahead of Lam
caster. Around the lower turn there was little
change in the distance between them but coming
up the homestretch Lancaster drew closer to Melal
RE, and as they passed under the string Red Dick
led one length, Metairie second, two lengths in adj
vance OF Lancaster Going round the turn they were
nose and tail without changing positions but as
they passed the quarterpOle TO go around the bluf
Metaire made 1t hot for Red Dick taking him by
the head at once and holding him until Ian
last OF Dick for the race. lie fen i'm the rear and
the others went on with the race. Lancaster soon
coared Metairie but Ia the twist In and out around
the BLUM Metaire shook him of, and led two lengths
to the halfmile pole. Lancaster closed again splen-
ddly around the lower turn and AT the three-quarer
pole was again head and head with Meiarie.
short struggle ensued the homestretch, when the
jockey Of Lancaster gave him his head and he came
TO the stand winner by two lengths, making the
distance In 2:5iA. Red Dick was twenty lengths
behind.
THE THIRD RACE.
The Weschester cup, valued at So 600 two and
one-quarter miles, Tor all ages $50 entrance p. p.
Closed with twenty-three entries, i've only coming
TO the post
j. w. Weldon entered ch. h. Local, by Lightning
dam Maroon, 10y Glencoe, five years old.
l. W. Pennock entered ch. c. JAS A. Connolly, by
Nandal dam by Margrave four years old .......
j. =. watson entered ch. h. onward, 10y Ringgold
dam MY Lady, 10y Glencoe, Elk years Old. .........
7. s. Forbes entered ch. c. DeCourcey by Trovatore
dam Rhoda by Glencoe, four years old ...........
T. q. Moore entered b. f. Fanny Cheaham, by Lex
ington, dam Laura, by LeviathaD, four years old.