The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-10
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
FIRST DAY OF THE FALL MEETING
FOUR SPLENDID RACES
Harry Booth, General Duke, Glenelg and
RemOrseleSS the Winners.


affair was In every respect brilliant success The
day was clear and STILL the roads were smooth, and
o capital programme OF races spendldly carried out
made the occasion one long 10 be remembered by
The members and friends OF the Jockey Club.
The scenes OF the road on match day were rne,
but those OF yesterday were superb Early In the
day every street above the great commercial centre
OF the city was tributary to O stream or costly
equlpages steadily pouring up Firth avenue and out
towards the Park; while at almost every angle OF the
winding road were groups Of people watching
and cheering the pageant az 1t passed by The
unclouded sun made every knoll look warm and
pleasant In its russell robes: the mottled oaks the
orange tinted NAPLES and the elms and scarlet vines
dressed the woods and thicKets in gorgeous hues,
and the streams were scarcely more radiant than
the smiling meadows they flowed among
From the eminences Of the Park 1t was exit
laratng to look down the drives ana watch the ever
shifting pictures OF the road Far away among the
shrubbery FURNISHED panels and gay trappings
flashed in the sum- and futtering robes and ribbons
fecked the current with many cOl0rs. Princely
fours-in-hand, arstocratic family carriages, rolling
along with patrician grandeur, phaetons, tandems,
dashing dog carts and little open wagons,
with spanking teams, swept past In o
grand torrent OF vehicles and as the day wore on
whtred long, unbroken cloud OF dust from one
park to the other. 1t would be impossible to emu
merate the splendid eguipages, as they filled the
road ana gave no time for general recognition.
Among them the fours-in-hand OF j. B. Fellows,
Simeon Leland, G. G. Gray, Hiram Cranston, e. W.
Stoughton and Mr.. Vyse, Of Westchester: Leonard
w. Jerome's bays, Frank Works Lady Kerne and
mate, L. P. Morton with phaeton and blacks, A. G.
Kingsman, light wagon and blacks; G. l.. Coleman
mal phaeton and light bays; A. b. Cole
mans light bays, ]. NJ. Constable, pnae.
ton and gray and black team; DR.. Mains, phaeton
and bays; c. Stilman, phaeton and light bays;
David Jones. phaeton and sorels; Isaac Cowell's
bays Henry Harley's black and iron gray,
David Stewart, phaeton and sorres; Charles
O'Conor's phaeton and bays; II. A. Bartleft's
black and gray; W. R. Travers' bays; NJ. Bates
phaeton and blacks; w. Martin, phaeton and bays;
d. L. Pettee, phaeton and bays: W. Toel's black and
bay; a. P. Fisher, phaeton and blacks; Francis
Skiddy, new phaeton and bays; w. Cooper's sor
rels Judge Shandley, phaeton and bays; Mr.. Wallis
brown team; Mr. sweeny's phaeton and blacks; T.
ton Aansfeld's Drown and bay tandem; McDonald's
dog cart and hight bays II: Cotton pnaeton and
dark bays p Burners bay tandem, Charles A. An
thony, landau and dark bays; w. s. Simmons,
landaule; and grays z. D. Ransom's gray and black
Sheriff Campbell, W. Constable, Police Commissioner
Brennan G. w. Bartlett, Samuel Ward, MIR. Olife
outs. Commodore vanderbilt's Mountain Girl was
also out but the Commodore rode with Mr.. Frank
Work.
An immense crowd went out in the excursion
train. Although two trains were advertised the
first was delayed SO long that u was Incorporated
twelve O'Clock. Special cars were reserved for
ladies, and vehicles were in waiting al the station
to convey people to the races though most Of the
passengers chose to walk and moved the hill
the park like small army
animated description Tie balconies Of The The club
house, wherein band was stationed, were crowded
WIN fashionable ladies'. whose elegant attire gave
the slopes were glstenng with carriages. Down in
the meadow, within the track, the Incompatible
four-in-hand OF j. b. Fellows and other elegant
equpages with livery moved about and scattered
here and there were splendidy mounted equestrl-
ans. The grand stand was filled, and the club
stand crowded with arstocratc families A dense
mass OF people covered the greensward between
b vna nanSer and ms c s
patrons Of the turf and on every hand, bounded 10y
tine autunnal foliage OF the groves ana arched by
glorious sky, were pictures OF beauty ana ENJOY
ment.
me track was in magnificent condition and the
brilliant from the taking Of the hurdles to the last
nomestretch, and every one entered into the sport
OF the day with an enthusiasm seldom equaed at
any course. The only accident OF the day was the
dsmounting OF one Of the riders Ia the third race
and this but trlilng AFFAIR which only afforded
amusement to LOCKERS on Bacon's lilly. ridden by
Miller, boed the track at the start, and
run over by Norris Violet ridden by Hennessy,
unhorsing Miller. Neither the rider nor the fly
were hurt and the latter after following in the race
short distance, was caught and taken by her rider
There are, however Notwithstanding the high
degree OF excellence to which everything Is carried
by the Jockey Club at Jerome Park few points
requiring The attention OF the club perfect their
arrangements and the comfort OF the public. First,
IS the necessity Of having larger characters with
small figures on the blackboard are entirely undis
unguishabe from the stand without the aid OF opera
glasses, ana the i only means by which the public
gate and across the track to the bulletin.
Another very important feature is neglected,
when so many horses are entered for q single
race, In the failure TO announce by a herald at the
stand the names and coors of the entries imme-
diately preceding each race, and the result at It's
termination. This has been repeatedly urged ana
III view OF the great satisfaction It would afford
there seems to be no good reason why 1t should not
perenced, TO promptly distinguish the horses by
means OF the programme, and II is not only very
GERS OF the course FOR every one to lock about the
Judges stand with repeated inquiries as to which
horses WIN herald would obvate all tails dill
Guilty ana elevate the committee OF arrangements
very considerably IN popular favor.
Great surprise Is manifested at the absence OF
Geographic facilities. wire extends from the rail-
road to the stand and only needs an instrument and
an operator. Last year this was attended to; but
this season there Ia no means of communicating
intelligence OF the races to New York during the
day except by sending messenger long distance
TO the railroad station. An operator could 90 to
the park at noon, taking his instrument with him,
and would only need TO attach 1t 10 the wires TO
afford great accommodation to private individuals,
10 say notnHg OF Tue press aud IN the present era
OF American enterprise. the neglect OF this matter
Is tnexcusap.e.
For the benefit OF visitors to the races It IL well to
state that the field within the track is open to the
carriages OF those entitled to club privileges, and
many who now withdraw their equipages to secluded
places might enter the enclosure and not only enjoy
an excellent view OF the races from their carriages
but add to the brllliancy of the scene. There we're
yesterday 100 fine establishments lost to view
In the great mass OF ordinary vehicles which should
have been IN the Geld In front OF the staud.
rh,e rros a buriia raca Sor n nnrso =, AZ, r.. -,
ages; 800 TO the second horse; mile and quar-
ter over six hurdles. There were five entries all OF
which came to the post These were Ii. b. rodd's
bay horse Harry Booth, six years old by Lexington
dam Blonde, 146 pounds Mr.. Thompson's brown
mare Lobelia aged, BY Bonnie scotland, dam Capt.
four years Old by Lexington dam sister TO vandaL
lSe. pounds d. NcDanlel's bay horse julius, aged
by Lexington, dam Juia, l46 pounds ana g. Little
neld's bay colt Mitchell, by Mickey Free, dam by
sovereign, 100 pounds. Harry Booth was the favor
lite, selling for SS25, Emnence the second choice at