The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-16
THE JEROME PARK RACES.
superb DISPLAY or THE rLsETEsT
or NEW FORKS STEEDs.

bUfhhB DlSfLAf VI THE FL6BTEST
or NEW FORKS STEEDs.
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tn. Closing Day Of Brilliant sprsrs Meet-
ipE-scven Fine Races-Lebeiia's CAL
lnnt Dash In the Great Hurdie Handicap
Another sf Heimseid's Trismphs.
Money makes The mare 10 has long been
truis,n In Gothsm. but al no time has the old say.
ing been more noticeable than At the present spring
meeting a. Jerome Park The road leading TO the
course has been IN magnificent condition, thanks 70
the personal super 'ision OF the -on. Edward Moore
The riders loud /, their praises and threaten at
no distant day to present the worthy roadmaster
with series OF resolu, Mons couched In such strains
praise ss only honest and true ohcsls should re
ceive from grateful constituents
Among the no,ablos who have sped over the Lane
during the present meclnc to enjoy the races were
several who sported fon '-in-hand teams Of rare
beauty.
BELMONT AND HGLMBoLD.
AuFu~t Belmont handled in porson his bay team,
harnessed TO lecuarooi ing drag. The ladies OF
With him on the top willie tie iveried servants
we're comfortably proviIed for ins 10. so tiat their
Snll lace and buttons we're hidden from the vulgar
Dr.. Ueirrbod. the hero OF Long Branch and other
hnancier. SiI hgh-steppng, richly c1Darisonod bavs
were hitched to Ills spacious barouche and the phy.
stefan, with his Friend, who recned on the b'ck
seat were cver-hadowcd by the rrind display OF
llveries, which were plentully dispersed all over
the carriage.
Simeon Leland. the ruler OF the Me,rocoli,au and
the rrde OF New Rochelle drove In person Is cross
matched team Of hays ard grays The establishment
gave evidence Of beine well kept Like their owner,
the horSe@ locked iut, sleek, and comfortable, oil
evidently enjoying the best the market affords.
James Fisk. Jrg layins for me timcc driven nom
Nts mind the corrodng cares produced ny Eric, the
Ninth Regiment and the Fall River bcats, devote
all his energies to the proper handling OF splendid
,our.in n.hand, which rumor saws we're brou;ht on
tp do hpn In inR nf
the New York jockey Club. Two slnshng gravs on
the lead. a pair OF powerful we.hred bays ON tie
yLeel, were hiched to magnificent omen coach.
| Tlc whole turnout was unexceptioneble and
nccted great credit on the proprietor. Watcher on
this occasion he dppeare In his military, naval,
drec.oral capacity was not indicated by any spe-
cialty OF attire.
gcthcr, they have improved with age. and whether
on j'", or prore ling At four minute gait, thev
moye toPethcr like well regulated machine. MI.
Fellows seems to deem lis 0nc team a sunicient at
traction, ior he dispeusea with the cavalcaio OF
leagues which seems to be considered 80 essential
by some OF his rivals on tie road.
Mr.. SwCery, OF hotel notoriety. parnded q shoay
our.in-hand iitched to large 0arouehe which was
Mr.. Hamilton drove n nativ team Of ba7s and sor.
rels and Nr. Moore followed suit. with the
colors. An unknown amateur put in nn Appearance
with n six INLAND bay team, which. iur szc, match
oud motion, surpassed onvthing which the oldest
closes the list cf the ponduns trtnout- Al Il which
were tasteful and, rs matter Of eourss. regardless
| OF cost.
TIE TEAMS.
The pairs which were driven on the road we're
models OF boot and action ami in their II ght Amer
can riy presented sight nowhere be- ed, save
nmoug them we saw Mr.-waison with bis Buys; Al.
detman Baker witt roam aud bay; Mr., sayre with
Avers's sorrcl and bay; George B. Alley with his
Hambetonian colts; Alex. Lawrence and his blacks:
nr. Phyfe With hi, bay and sorrel Kellinser and
I dfvinS us newsry tcTm; n !. howard vita uis
speedy bay rnsresI Ieadbc.ter, Of Seventh avenue.
team George Fuller with gray aud bay e ,rre w W.
Mclean and bis bays; the venerable Mr. Harper
lively sppe under % he sU%sS
driver; Col. Mclean with pair Of pony mares,
Colonel's wellknown love OF spec and Judgment in
eoEine matters. they may be a{4ady Roir OF Ayers
held in reserve for some special OCCASION: Frpnk
Work and his nolcd eorrel mares; tie Commodore
| with Myron Perry and mate; Charley Mcintyre with
his fleet pacers Dr. Hare ana his bay team; MIR
his splendid black team. Mr. Turpenny, the famous
school.house builder, behind MS Ethan Allen an
| street broker, with his bays. Baker OF Ethan Allen
celebrity, driving aquiet pair OF bob-ta bays Ben
not least Judge Connolly and his long tailed bays.
| The Judge looked oenigny on his painting steeds,
who seemed luliy conscious OF the load they bore
rus rRorrKRs.
| Winding its way through The ponderous four-in.
hands and steady teams Was continuous stream Of
rotters rigged to light wagons. and making for the
track at break neck speed. The lion. II. W. Genet
with Butler; Shop Kn pp and his -four yearold colt
| young Purdy, son OF tho Old War Horse" with .
| slasling fne bay colt Bob Smith with his sorrel ;
| Alderman Fullor and his old hay PAGER I: Charles
| eeks and the Blue mare MIR. Elias and his roam I;
| De Forrest With Wasp; Jesse Marshall with his
| black; W.. b.. Whitman with RUBY; Joe
nnS e Ts' s mee. 1'es ssdhOn @ HICKS
| nnu nis IouIye4,,,oiu eorIoli mr' toIlhhah
sith the iamou, Woodpeoker; Thee. hnoerson
| Otto KooD and his young bia,k geldin!; Judge
Coulter and mis- gray mare; James Sullivan and his
e' . N, ~ w y, ~, Va ~. , ~ oiaeh
| ehAiue.mhh mickey ray WIN MS brown morse ue-
| termned to he on time, and not to be counted out
again; and scores Of others equally notable and note
| worthy fitted by at a forty gait man and horse
th.nk mi tlat New YORK had trscks NJ her osn AMI
tist shs, mere mo- ,orysr dsosnssnt man o & ho, s
-, s.scn' .csne y, snnr, 'p'"on upo" 'o''' oo"'s
res a,an",s scs"Ss o, p,, ppV v..,.,,. ,,, l.,
proved 3, the lovers OF the horse, as evidenced by
and Q o'clock p. NJ, TS4 pleasure vehicles were
driynn mast given nntpt on IIayIom Iana al ,ntn
| a. ~ k,.e.,,e,, ~ fe,...s - p"h W '""'' NJ bo'"s
| IN tno urecuon VI 'eromo rhh'
| TIM POLICE axouLATIoy
|
| OF the road was Admirnble. CAPT. Wilson seemed
omnipresont and the veteran Glllen who guards the
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