The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-06
4 MORNING VISIT TO THE JEROME PARK
RACE COURSE.

As the opening OF the spring meeting at Jerome
Park approaches morning visit to the race course
becomes daily more interesting. At any time during
this season . drive at i've O'Clock In the morning
along the great city that lead to the Park and
through the Park and over the NcCOmb dam road,
and past elegant villas and through the picturesque
village Of Fordham to Jerome Park is exhilarating.
Comparatively few OF the splendid mansions on
the avenues are decorated with creepers or, IN
the grassy plots before some Of them, with urns
gay with Mowers like those in front Of the Brevoort
House and Delmonico's. But those which are thus
decorated suffice to show how much less dreary mile
on mile af "brown stoue fronts' would appear II the
number OF exceptions were multiplied. At the early
hour Of i've as few signs OF life visible In the
windows and on the balconies OF these 'br0wn stone
fronts" as at almost every hour Of the day; for,
strange to say, the windows and balconies
Ton Fifth avenue for insance) seem generally
to be unused. The few early rsers who
are already vending their way to their various
avocatiOns down town have sleepy look,
as II hardly vet awakened by the rising hum Of the
sounds which by noon will roar through every chan
mel Of travel and trafc in this vast metropolis. The
deep green and the heavy foliage OF the Park
are the fruits OF the prolonged rains at which our
city denizens have lately been grumbling. Yester-
day. II the sun had not been curtai1ed by conds the
Park, with its manifold attractions, would have
seemed lovelier than AS 1t was birds sang mer-
rily, and flowers were blooming, and swans swan on
the lakes, and charming prospects opened at each
fresh point OF view along the admirable roads that
wind through one Of the finest parks in the world
The elegant villas Of Westchester cleaned white
through empowering trees which, indeed, In some
cases. seem to surround them too closely with shades
that midsummer sun could hardly penetrate in
order to drive away the danger OF fever and ague
Many OF the little struggling villages on the road
appear to be inhabited chiefly by Germans, whose
main occupation must be inferred to be brewing and
selling lager beer.
The morning scenes at Jerome Park, that delight
full succursa of Central Park, are now extremely
animated Between seven and nine O'Clock its seven
training stables send forth more than hundred
horses colts yearlngs and thorough racers for their
gentle canter or their braclng gaop. Each animal
is mounted by one OF the motley cruwd OF boys
white, black yellow, the majority hailing, as we
were told from "'way down in louisiana" AS they
glide fly past the stand the horses are critically
eyed by the trainers and by not a few OF the
owners, who find tho race course plea
SAINT goal Of an eaIly morning drive Even
the ladies beginning to be tempted to join their
cavaliers on these matutina excursions, and still
more AmazOns would be met there and In the
Park il it we're known that the air and light OF
morning are among the very best cosmetics
In Bacon's stables, Lost Cause il doing good
work and looks in fine condition, Invercauld looks
promising. and the same may be said of the five
other horses. or the three quadrupeds in young
Wcldons stables, vesta looks, we have before had
occasion to remark, the most like racer. Local,
Zigzag and Flora McIvor are in specially nne
trim. or Mr.. Pincus' eight horses, Metairie and
Glenaig are the most promising. The Jerome
stables are proud OF Clara Cartss, Glen
garry, Diadem and the rest Of 'the picked
stock Of the whole place." The boast OF Mr. Hunters
stables is Kentucky (which yesterday inysible).
together with Dickens, CANINE BARN, and especially
The Gousing. In Mr.. Downg's stables Exile lew
css, King Alfred and Thunderbot still looked a.
when we last admired them. the most promising OF
the fayoritc and well cared for lot Captain Moore's
horses and In fine almost all the horses which have
met I'm the equine congress at Jerome Park, are
working well and look WELL At the coming races
the fields will be large and there will be ample 0p
portunity for oil turfmen TO indulge in variety or
choice in betting on their respective favorites.
The spring meeting viii begin on Tuesday, June Q,
with four races. There will he five races on the
second day wednesday June 10; four races on the
third day, Thursday, June IL, and four the
fourth day, Saturday, June Is. No previous meeting
has offered greater claims upon the public interest
which the Jerome Park Race Course has excited. IL
the liberal policy IL continued that will certainly
list the sympatheSof every class in our community.
we may expect racing TO become here. AZ In Eng.
land. not only favOrite diversion for the opulent
and the fashionable, afording them opportunities
Tor display Of beauty, taste AMI wealth, but also
truly popular and national amusement.
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