New-York tribune., 1869-05-19
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
PATERSON RACES.
OPENING OF THE SPRING MEETING - TIIREB
RACES YESTERDAY.


the finest OF May weather, track In fair condition. and
attractive programme OF races but with amentably
small concomse Of spectators The excursion train ab
II o'clock carried only 100 200 passengers from this
city, and hardly than 1000 people were assembled
any time within the inclosure surrounding Of tho
best running gtracks in the North All the stands pre-
sented barren array of empty benches, and less than
thirty carriages enlivened the smooth and grassy field,
or crcled gayy around the inside trottngcOurse Tho
ladies attendance very few and between and
the sprinkling OF gentlemen not dense enough to
make crowdeven around the little stand where
Jake Somerndyke, IN a brown velvet coat, was
brsky engaged in selling pools and the saga
eiOus "sports" industriOusly investing their
greenbaeks in hopes Of turning an honest penny The
attendance to-day will doubtless be much better but
Is not exactly calculated the present prOpr
their attempts TO maintain the Paterson races aces
The Secretary Of the Association MI HOPPER has done
his best, and exered himself most eredtAey 10 MAKE
the meeting successful There was cec 3 mn
out OF their pockets and II the present season pTSs
such another financial failure, and e0mpeis inc aDai,
donment Of these once hiSy popular regs, chosen o 6V
the Association for and expected 70 give II the iu Dehe
fit of his knowledge and experience.
THE RACING.
The hurdle race inaugurated the sport ana was iora
nurse Of S5-the winner taking 500 and the second $50
The distance two miles, IN which eight hurdles were
Jack Armstrong having broken down the day before az
exercise, and no rider could De found iSI Seso, @ W
Simon Kenton out Of Boston mare The latter looked
and went well in his gaops that the clever ones mn
on his winning the race. He was ridden by the ex
perenced erosscounry rider, Griffin. while Hughey was
In the saddle on Tycoon Both horses of together
at the tap OF the drum, the fayOrte clearing le ns
hurdle near the stand length In front OF ~,
coon, and holding this start at the second
hurdle between the quarter and haltmlIe poles;
Tycoon hitting the hurdle and knocking u level
with the ground. There was no change IN the
positions Of the horses at the third hurdle on the three
quarter stretch but from this point Tycoon began 10
draw up and they jumped the fourth hurdle ht way
up the quarter stretch he led the ayotte length m
latter however, Immediately shot past him as soon as s
having evidently the most speed % ano & az $ S
leading him length. Both of them hit the hftn hurdle
as they went it, and directly afterward Iyco9ns
race was now virtually over for the Simon kenton geld
ing steadily increased his lead, jumping his hurdles IN
FIRST RACE ~aric e purse $3.50; $50 arst horse $50 70
seconds over hurdles fee, inches ssa a A eOIi ID n %
IgGS5 Jm. TSompon enters b. BY dam By
n BSoH % aSI,e1 SsT99 enter. i h. Tyccca a,d ael
ds1 j. BSs{ sa:a ns9. S B ssIs sas AiaiGS Gsl Mickey
ROss.s By Yorkshire. Tin. @
The second race dash OF one mile for purse OF
$780, and nine horses were entered OF which nu%lDer %
eight came TO the post the absentee, Oyseran J nav
ing fallen lame. The runners were Hlra ana deben III
the same sabe EgOtist, Morrissey EnehantrGss OIyh
b. f. years. by Uncle Vic, dam Glpsey, ana OF. lh.
Dick Cheathan, dam by Glencoe This race was antlc,'
mated with great interest account OF the large ne
and speculation spirited and heavy Charles Ltie-
fields pair, Hra and Mitchell were the layotiles co
stable declaring to win with Hra ioT Whon .e i
of the clever Jockey Giparick had been retained En
Sne co1dton and was said to have run mile with her
shoes on In l:l9 Saturday last MOrrssey was also
|
| miIe i'm I45 at Saratoga last Summer, aud who
fanced rom his good looks that he might again display
Cheatham mare before start came with rush into
the betting ami finished second tayoEe ln he poor se
$40 Dick Cheatham mare So Enchanress S4s; Morris
sey, $780, the field comprising Egost; OS1 tnt anu 1ns
the start was last effected, the Cheatam mare anu
sew fonrth Before they had reached the quarter pole
several changes had taken place ln the POSITIONS iot
ehantSs f6at Son t'i WITH The cheshan Ha
at the atter's quarters; Morrissey E6o1s Vnya anu ~
stream out they swept along the OaeK steg ana & ~
Hra her heels and the ChcStham mare ana dotsey ]
third and fourth. Half way along the lower sCe Gpa
her safe IN few strides ana turned into the stretch
length i'm front Of running NIde
70 Tira making desperate effort for the lead The
fayOflte however had the race m hand ana admirably
lengths; Egost second and Enchanress third lime
I5Ot The Dick Cheatham mare vas loItn ~ Sis Iaet'
Mitchell fifth Onyx sixth. and MOrrssey pulled up last
SFcoNp KAcE-Pue sO dash Of eae mile weight Tor Sgs:
aSa GGss I.SaS soas ,a,sr A Esos Yeas b Eeps
oIa % Boas,n a enters m Enclosures. By dam Ellen
ar w. %s.n enters i m BY Dict Caea,Gn By
s. ysls ,ci: enters c Mitchell year, b Miek Free,
NJ dam A. G. y sas b. onyx b. imp EcD By yaa
Psnnocf enters Fy yr. Old By uqss vie s@ Cygsy
tsm sophia by Bonnie Scotland
obn Co,r enters D. Oytsrn,n jr by OsmAD dam BY PHI
| Tinel.5
The meheat race for purse OF $40o had four entries
-Meairie Richard b. Connolly ana ESotsc lne lat.s' '
however having lust run severe Toe fayore over
Metairie-hs partss laying SEQ 10 gao on nls Nnus; &
| fitzpatrick rode the fayorte, ana fatsey henNeS9 n"'
tS mUuR. R,csPefe V Of 900 mile beats, weight
r. W. Walden ch b. MeArie. years Old ey s'ar DAVIS IA"
,oSs Ss;S96S SbSsa. enter. b. connolly year,, ty II
uSsSaS S9 aa Sss Sas 5sTs'' &C. E.oa. J Eclipse
A'''1'''' Tls:so iSIt 10 u,.,n and ,Do
selling race will The entries for the hahcaP, q
miles are Fotberngay, Hra, Raven @ keaS a beiween %
i6e Two ast named the selling race the entries are
Urbana Gerald, and Egotlst
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IN Prizes 10 Be
| GIVEN OUR BASE BALL AND OTHER AIh-
| LETIC CLUBS BY THE COMMON COUNCIL.
On Monday, Alderman Conan, fIeSiuehI
OF the Board OF Aldermen iRoaScsS bch tue hat Soy
preamble and resolution 10 tue boaIu' "nSH '"'' NN'
subsequently sS e custom Of ,b. municipal Of
a.s .aJ pleasures among immediate citizens, tend ~
'n15 ] The lacrosse for outdoor p.smes the
SynSge merits the hands OF this Common C"HSe
AI5SES ,SS e. That Join, Special members from each
branch fthe Common Coa1ci be appointed 70 procure au
@ Of this city having object athletic pastus' a. tle
,IG S9I%t .1 Ss, % R .aS ssd S Ss and pog
stel to carry ou, The pr%osst9a' % s OF a, s,S'' -
Se ASSISTANT Alderman have yet take action on the
CorUMBIA COLLEGE ATHLETIC CLUB.
The students of Columbia College on Friday
next will give interesting programme 0i alneuv ~
ereises at the Capit0ne grounds The faouly 0i lno
College propose distributing about $3.50 IN prizes lsle
will be all kinds Of long, short, nat ana hurule'
| with running and standing jump.
THE NEw-YoRK ATHLETIC CLUB.
The third semi-annual meeting OF the New
York Athletic Club was held on saturday ast, "e c,e
following list OF officers for the ensuing year was eece
President Col Vim. T. Van Wyck; NieePresiaeu.' ~ IN
c. BabCook; Treasurer, Fred Kinney SeSrs'' -
! HERS The club is In prosperous c0ndluoh. -,
HUDSON AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION.
: Thn nnnnnl revieM and regatta OF thls assOcI'