Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-18
THE JEROME PARK RACES.
TIL RID LAY.
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| THIRD LAY.
| From the N. Y. Herald. Junef IL
\ The First R1ce.-A sweepstakes for c,ltx aud
Miles ioaied IN l7oh nve furiongs s9iJ, half
l.; w Jerome's b. {. Rapture, by imp.
Lapldist, dam Parachute .................. \
The Annieswood Stables h. 4 CAVu.s
Barn, oy Barowile, dam Fanny Fern, by
The Annteswcod Stable: Gu ,.' g v..nsc;."
by Plaret dam Columbis, by Glencoe . dr.
/ X. W. G. feron and l. ". Jerome h =
Glsnga, by Thormanby, dam CarbiEe, by
/ f Morris b. T., by Eclipse, out OF Siash-r
male, out OF BarbarIty ............ ......d DR.
Ihls was an exciting dash CANINE Barn
/ got sway from Rapture with lead OF two
! lengths, which she increased % tour gong
! around the blum, and on the lower iura wa
l half dozen lengths clear, ana seemed q WIN
! her 70 certainty As she came IntO the home
sretch ner stride began TO sh Jrten. aud Rapture
! gained on her RAPIDLY. As they ran toward
Z the siand the stride Of CANINE Barn lessened
/ sun more, and Rapture soon overlook her. and.
4 passing her quickly beat her s0ns taree
Z lengths in lb7.
The Second Rdce.-The Ladies S.akes. /,
sweepstakes FOR fillles three y-ars old. entrance
slUt half forfeit, Sl-UJO added by the CLUB, one
mile and fiye furlongs: the owner OF the second
| flly 10 receive ssOI out Of the stakes Closed
with twenty nominations, fiye Of which came
| 10 the post.
/ J. Eckerson named b. T. Bonnie Braes, by
Balrownle, dam Paste, by Revenue. Z
/ Bowie Hattie entered en-. 4 Australia. by
imp. Australian. dam Undine, by YORK
| +. Morris entered b. T. Fanny Ludlow by
Eclipse, dam MOllIe Jackson. ........... &
I L q Bacon entered b.. {. Lost Cause, BY
Revenue, dam Sea Breeze, by Alolon -. I.
J. NJ. bowling entered b. 4 Wild Jessie by
Breckinridge, dam Sophia, by Bonnie Scot
The horses were started under the biur IN
| front OF the grand stand, Bonnie Braes dashius
| away nrSt and cutting out the work, Wild les
sic second, Fanny Ludlow third. Lost & auss
h N SFra l2.A a
home stretch, and they came unuer he - Iur-
Win Bonnie Braes leading two lengths Aus
trains two lengths ahead Of FANNIE Ludlow
who was two lengths in front OF Lost Cause
Wild Jessie six lengths behind. Time, 3DSk
The Taird Rdcs.-A selling race, for all age.
premium s7N; one mile and 1--WE furlongs.
j. w. WeldOn's ch. g. Aldebaran. aged, by
| Commodore. dam Mamie Lewis by INN
| Glencoe. to be sold for = g.0lD .....-- 4
ID; McDaniel's Oh. {. three years, BY brother 10
Frank Allen, dam Jenny Rose; 10 be sOIi
7. G. Moore's b. b. General McMah3n. i've
years, by Lexington, dam Magenta; % b.
W. Ccnstabie's gr. c. Raauette. four ys,r.. .
oy imp; Eclipse, dam Fidelity, by Glencoe.
10 be sold for - 0Un.. - 7.
{. Bush's ch I. Clara Clarits, four years,
oy mp Lepidist, dam Madonna. by imp
| Yorkshire 10 be sold for 5000
! This was the best race OF the day: the DO rses
started IRON the same place that those in tie
previous one did. and all getting OF in pret+y
good order. with the exception OF General
4 McMahon, who Refused 70 20 when the n AZ
l fell. As they came up the homestretch wide
stretched out Mse's flly led four lengths,
kaquette second, SIX long lengths ahead OF
Aldeoaran, who was four lengths in adj
vance OF Clara Clarlta, who was two
lengths ahead OF McMahon. As they went
around the upper turn 10 the quarter
\ pole they all put on steam and general clos
ing took place. As they swung around the
plum Aldebarsn made his running and came
| like the wind past Raqaette, and in an IN slant
afterwards was close up with Macs iIly. As
! he turned 70 the right arouLd the bend towards
| the half mile pole he took the inside position,
ana gong past the lilly she sweryed aciOss the
/ track, which gave him a lead of six lengths
| which he made into dozen on the lower turn
] and came home with ease, a winner OF the rae.
/ by ten lengths, Mcmahon and Macs flIy
| fighting all the way up the stretch under whip
and spur for second place. The FLY led IN by
length, Mcmahon third. Raquette in bad
fourth, and Clara Clarlta a worse fifth. The
judges only placed the winner. Time. 30g.
The Fourth Rooe.-Premium .si.oel, for all
ages; two mile heats.
7. @. Moore's gr. b. StonewaIl
Jackson, $ years, by Lightning
dam Edith, by imp. Sovereign. walked over
REMEDY ron Rusr IN wHrAT--Tbs toIlow-
ing, iron distinguished German agriculturist.
Is taken from Bremen paper:
For thirty years I have found this mathot
successful IN preventing rust an wheat. S,na
hours, al the longest SIX or eight before sovSins
prepare steep OF three measures OF powdered
| quick-lIme, and ten measures Of cattle urine
Pour Two quarts OF TINS upon peck OF wheat,
and sur with spade till every kernel is COW
cred white with II. BY using wheat SO pre-
Pared. rust OF every kind will be avoided ana
i have no;Iced that while an the neighb,rInr
fields great part OF the crep is affected by rust
in mine, living closely by At, not SIR gle ear .
affected could be found.
The same writer says he takes the sheaves
and beats on the ripest kernels with a stick and
uses the grain thus obtained for seed.
- Bugs. beetles and humming birds are
used for trimming evening dresses.
pIA club house tor ladies in Boston. ami
one in New York, are signs OF a decay In social
and domestic manners and morals that no
Christian can regard without painful refiec-
tions.-E. Y. Obserper.
s%Sheep are sheared by machinery in Texas.
- The Catholics have established a horne
for widows in Philadelphia.