The New York herald., 1870-09-25
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
The Coming Meeting at Je-
rome Park.
GREAT RACING EVENTS.
Immense Purses and Stakes-List of
Horses at the Stables-MOrning Gal.
lops on the Course = Interest.
ing Scenes and Incidents.


can Jockey Club will have been lnaugurated and
thousands Journeying toward Jerome Park to parti-
cpate In the glorious sport announced. Never has
such programme presented for the 6th Sth,
1lth 18th and 18th OF October In the matter Of mag
nitude and beralty been displayed by the club, and
the staunch support given 1t by turmen and breed
crs throughout the country been so marked; and
there Is every to believe that the attendance
Will surpass any previous occasion In the history CT
the association, whatever may have been the bril-
Iiancy and excitement characterizng past events.
The amount OF money to be run for IS much larger
than was ever depending IN purses and stakes and
additions to the latter at any former racing meeting
in the land While this feature is so eminently
attractive and satsfactory-really the initiative to
enkindle a great enthusiasm in the minds OF own
ers-responses from them have been oil such nature
that IN all probability there Will be more horses In
the stables OF the club before the opening day than
on any other occasion.
Jerome Park never looked more beautiful than
now. visit ut this season OF auturnnal gores
will amply repay one. Nature there continually
smiles. From the first crimson tints OF morning
That reveal O world OF splendor. down through
the hours OF the uncouded sun. that
makes the Knols and hills around about look pleas
ant IN their russell ana emerald robes and even in
the shades OF departing twilight, the mottled oaks
and orange-tinted naples and the elms aud scarlet
vines, dress the woods anl thicKets In gorgeous hues
making the picture OF delight TO linger upon.
few days more and the roads thereto will be alive
with shifting panoramas OF vehicles. Far
away among the shrubbery of the grounds will then
be seen FURNISHED trappings flashing In the sun
light, and nutterlng robes and ribbons neck.
Ing the current with many colors, Princely
foursn-hand aristocratic family carriages rolling
along in patrician grandeur, tandems, phaetons lit
tie open wagons and dasEing dog carts will sweep
past to the IN unbroken string from Fifth
avenue TO Jerome. The amusement will be OF the
most animated nature. The balconies OF the club
house will be crowded with handsome ladies' ele-
gantly attred. The grand stand win be filled and
dense masses OF people will cover the green sward
between 1t and the course, and on every hand
OF the fair and welbred, Will be pictures OF beauty
and enjoyment in framework OF excitement.
Preparing for the grand companies that will be in
attendance at the Park, and with the hopes Of being
successful in winning one more OF the purses or
stakes offered, the trainers daily exhibitin z
activity. Already seventy-one horses are in the
various stables, the majority OF which are doing
earnest work for one or more OF the coming events
The great amount Of SO, ,0O0-that's the sum lis
worth contending for if divided In many parts,
and the struggles will be possess one or more
OF them.
On Thursday morning last visit was made to Je-
rome to observe the morning gallops, the improve
ments recently made there and the in general.
The soft-burnlng twinkling stars had hardly dis
appeared when the greatest hustle was observed
about the stables and rubDers and riders, trainers
and owners were hurrying TO and fro TO prepare for
the work before them and give those in their charge
the allotted exercise. Just the early fog was lift.
ing from the DR.. Weldon sent out the chest.
nut colt Leland and chestnut fly Rattan. They
were logged mile with their clothes on and after
their removal and the proper attention. given two
miles quite strong. AS Leland Is in the great Dinner
Party Stakes at Baltimore this autumn lie Will be
watched very entlvey. Next on the course
came Pennock's string OF youngsters under the
supervision OF Ephraim Snedeker; they were the
Censor colt, entered for the sweepstakes for two
year ods the last day of the meeting; the bay fly
by Engineer, and the colt Wlndquil. Jogging first,
then being scraped and rubbed, they were given two
miles, the latter half the Censor colt being sent
around with the flly at a bouncing jump. Soon fol-
lowed a number OF Little1eld's, among which were
the bay horse Edenton and the lly Talara the for
mer being in the Handicap Sweepstakes the first day
and the latter in the Grand National Handicap
the third day Of the meeting. Charley
sent them spinning around alongside of
Rattan and afterward near TO McDanies string,
that also appeared before breakfast First Of the
Coloners was Oysterman, Jr., the king OF jumpers,
looking well and showing in good style next came
Harry Basse the Canary Bird colt that proved such
q successful "dark oneu In the Kentucky Stakes
at the second meeting Of Saratoga. AS he Is in
the Nursery Stakes the first day, Of course Mac Is
looking keenly after HIM. Then came his bay colt
Belmont, by Lexington, out of Alabama, who is in
the Champion Stakes, and bringing up the rear was
Oak Leaf VINO will try her mette IN the
At
and exercised under the guidance of the
Colonel. Thea came four from r. Wyndham
walden's stable, comprising the chestnut dlly Echo
by Australian, dam Kate Hayes; the bay flly Merry
Thought, entered in the Champion Stakes, and the
lilly Lilly Harness, in the sweepstakes the last
Gay. These were ratified along for mile in their
Clothes which being removed, they were given
two miles and more very spiritedly. @
1t had now reached seven O'Clock, and most OF the
horses bundled up to their throats walked about
for while and then taken back to their stables, and
the boys and trainers went for their breakfast with
appetites made keen by the bracng air OF
the early morning. Half hour after two or
three owners came upon the course and awaited
their horses with becoming compacency BY eight
O'Clock tile sun had absorbed every little obscuring
cloud and the mist or the morning, and then the
balance OF the many horses went out singiy, by
twos and by threeS FOR their morning gallops. Mar
raganset, among Mr.. Puryear's string came first,
and did his work faithfully, This horse looks ex-
ceedingly WELL and the chances are that II sta mps,
with whom he Is matched for $4,000 In Baltl-
more. has not greatly improved since her last APP
pearance in public, viii make short work with her
and win the money easily. Among the
earliest that followed was the bay colt
Lexicon. by Glencoe Out OF The Gloamn', matched
against Mr. Belmonts chestnut colt BY the Sea. by
Thormanby out Vf Bernice to be decided the fourth
day Of the coming meeting. He was sent a mile and
"a half strongly, and then, after walking about. was
taken back 70 the stable. l.. G. Morris list OF two
year olds then came on, among them being the
the bay ny Myrtle, all entered in the Nursery
Stakes; and the three year old chestnut fly
Jerome Sweepstakes They attracted a good
dear OF attention while being spun around
Doneraie colt also did excellent work, and George
Walden who has charge OF l.. w. Jeromes long
string OF good looking colts oy Kentucky, occupied
nearly the entire morning In giving them their
ailofted exercise Many OF these latter have never