New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-11

desired The air soft and balmy; the SKIES clear
uncouded and nature dressed in her gorgeous autuna
livery looked charmingly lovely. Never beiore n"u
Jerome Park witnessed so large and brilliant cOncouso
OF visitors comprising the elite OF the fashoh, o"s
and intellectual worth Of New'York society
cious and elegant grand stand was crowded WIN 49,"
whose presence always gives dignity ana Y
the exciting pastimes Of the turf, ana adds Vastly
endowment while their gay and exQgsltey taselni tOl
lettes the stand the centra PARK and
along the magnificent new avenue wnoh runs
to the gates OF o tne dsshing e0upages. The
hand turnOuts were numerous among theln Delhg
the 1PeT Se O syy 81 Of Mr. vyse those of G. G. Gray
f. W. stOughtOn and Hiram Cranston The splendid ,,
possible to msntion them all, and to avoid being IN
vidous shall not parcuarize any The arrangements
Club for the admission OF visitors were perfect IN
every point; indeed, might be expected, when we
ence of Mr. Theodore Moss OF waack's who certainly
must be feleitaed the admirable PERFECTION OF MS
administration order and deeOrnm reigned supreme
among the assembage. and although there was as
usual large cS force on the 6n GGeT
IN carrying into effect the executive OF the
Tupt the enjoyment of the VISITORS who witnessed with
the deepest qualification the exciting and brilliant racing
John Chamberlain, at former meetings dispensed his
princey Inequalities his host Of friends and extended
from the Southern and western States
HURDLE
commenced the afternoons sport, and five horses ap
peared TO contend for the purse of 500 for the winner
and the additional hundred for second horse The dis
lance one mile and threequarters with six hurdles
10 he cleared. The entries H. b. Todds bay horse
lag pounds Mr. ThOmpson's brown mare Lobelia, aged
by Bonnie Scotland dam CapitOa, l4S pounds Mr. Sheas
brown horse Eninence, four years old, by Lexington,
dam sister to Vandal, l36 pounds; ID. MeDanlels bay
and c. IAtlefeld's bay colt Mitchell, by Mickey Free,
dam by Sovereign 40 pounds Harry Booth had been SO
made the favore when DR. Underwood opened the pool
selling and brought $50 TO LohtlAs sso Ennences
the favOrite, Mldgey ON Eminence, Roche Oh
IObela I'd Gafney Mitchell c0l0red h0y Delng on
They uta az
the work with Emnence in close attendance Harry
ole at the foot Of the h fine style by the
horses in the above order and there was no change a.
way on the lower stretch, and which Julius knocked
AS theS ahd the S hurdle halfway up
jumped by Midgely length IN front OF Emlhehce
went Lobela next and Julius last As they went
past the judges stand Lobela Mitchell ana BoOn ~Sre
round the turn. Before the next hurdle was
advance E@neSee beng out Of his stride by
OF the horses cannoning against hun which nearly
his feet out Of the srrups splendid style but IN the
Of the others The NTH hurdle %aS down. ana tne
LObeia next Harry Booth third, and Eminence fourth
hurdle Mitchell was ahead having landed over it when
Booth and Lobelia in the air together The latter
struggle commenced between Mitchell and Harry Booth
the latter, who had been admirably nused Dy MS
vigorous rush, and beating bis young opponent, VINO
hat ieSSts MteheI Won the second money LObela
was third Eminence fourth and julius last lime, $3.50;
JEROME PARK Saturday Oct s-urd. Rae. purse $500 al
ayes 100 additional to the second 60se three or more start one
H. B. ToJds b. Harry BoOff Lexington, dam Blonde lis
C. Iiaiesc: Mitchell years Mickey Ffse By Sovereign
jane. Thompson; b. m Ici: isd Bonn; scotland Cap
Shea. b. E%utDcs years vand'
Mcdaniel. jaa. isl9rsa dam Julia, 's pounds
THE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES
was the second race $50 EACH play or pay, with 800
stakes-One mile and quarter. There were "a entries
Is Of which accepted the handS"PP1rs wGshtS hs s II
Duke 100 pounds, and his Dr. h. r. B. Connolly, III
G s r. W. Tcd eansS Ss & GGH mo- H
iOi pounds N H. sSnford's B. NoTt61nbeEand. iG5
fTsverss blk. T. Nemesis lOl pounds; D. Metaphysics
81 NJ B Be@SSns ATTRACTION
pounds. Mr. ODOnnelps entry was the favore in the
Ds SIS wsldeps entry ,sssty and Mstaili sac
and the held @ h mao b SSes E cot
all right again. and looked fit and WELL His trainer
Who was in the perfection of condition, and whom he
openly declared would make good race After two
. at the, three,quarter pole, and the lot got
string the first time Richard B. Connolly was leading La
Polka second. Tasmania and Nemesis third and fourth.
In the rear in cluster Connolly stiI held his lead on
passing the 9narer pole and sElrng the CLUB house
moved through his horses, at her quarters Tasmania
stretch Nemesis and Metare closed on Connolly
Polka fell back broken and at iuto the home
win. drew for his stable companion, General Duke,
who following in his wake, and who the in
side and the lead. Halfway up General Duke appeared
winning easily but Nemesis who had been cannoned
against at the turn and thrown out OF her stride came
with rush. gaining fast at every stride, that
the rider of the Duke was compelled TO rouse him Win
the whip and after exciting hnIsh General Duke won
by length Nemesis second Metarie third and the
rest unpaced. Time. 2;144
Handicap Sweepstakes for al ages 50 each play pay and only
500 aed the second horse TO receive rs per cent Of
j. oDcssss General Duke Lexington dam Lila iOS
H5Ssr% TiaTer: BIZ N Nemesis years. Eclipse Echo
walden. ci. Mart years Davis dam Katon ITO
Dos6eii: Dr. b. R B. Connolly years IsIogtoa. Lucy
%msssd.p en- m ia years Lexington Hsga
Rw walden. sey years, Rogers dam Angelina iO6
Ss1oJ. b. b SotbaaGsrapd years Lexington,
r. SssiSls M Ia POLKA years Lexington Dance
D. MeDsass B. o. 1ibGera years, JEFF Davis dam NUes 90
pdy wii:is. en- tasmania years Australian Maty
Bsaouts B. IiccD ysaT. B.Iosn dam Maud 81 poanda
Time--2:i44.
CHAMPION STAKES, - |
Tor hreey eAr-ods. 500 EACH half forfeit with $500
added the second horse receiving $500 out OF the stakes
e heats, the next race Thirty EIGHT horses were
entered Of which six came TO the pOst-Onyx, Genelg
yespucius, Viola Inverness, and My 10y Buietm MT
Belnonts GeDelg who had won the Trsvers Stakes at
Saratoga very easily great fsvorite, bringing $780,
to Yespueus. t2O Inverness tl25 ana the neid 70
First Hedt-Onyx got OF FIRST with Violet Sea Breeze
flly and Vespuens next, and the fayOrite last onyx
led for threequarters OF mile when EespncIus aeprved
Of IT, and appeared 10 have the race IN hand as they
came up the stretch when Inverness came win rush
from the distance aud was all that the rider o. pespn
could do TO squeeze him IN front py necK before
Mr. CamerOn's illy Onyx was third. Time. l:4o4.
second Hedt-Genelg still the favorite against the
6eiJ He iunped OF i'm front when the flag FELL with
second Onyx and yespucius next the latter
knocking over TIE Sea Breeze MY whose oyi
Inverness second, Nespucius boting IN inc direction OF
never was headed and Won in canter by two lengths
Inverness aud Onyx second and third ana Vespucius