The New York herald., 1871-10-07
JEROME PARK RACES.
Opening Day Of the Fall
Meeting.
The Races to Take Place, the Probable Starters In
Each and the Pool Selling Last Night.

To-day is the first OF the fall meeting OF the
American Jockey Club. Never were there such
prospects for splendid racing as the programme OF
the coming events indicates There must be large
fields and close, exciting contests More than one
hundred and sixty horses at the course and, it
is asserted, ally doing well. Six races are set
down for the af6usemen: OF the opening day. and,
the weather permitting, there Will be present at
this beautiful and fashionable park an immense
gathering OF people,
The first event on the list is the Handicap Sweep.
stakes, one mile and quarter There are twenty
one entries for this but the probable starters Will
be Ortoan, LOG lbs.; Niagara, 106 lbs; Remorseess,
105 lbs.; ualic, 103 lbs; Dennis Burns, 100 lbs.;
Finesse 103 lbs; My Maryland, 81 lbs. The Doctor,
95 lbs; Monarcnst, 90 lbs. Cr0uses flly, SO lbs.;
Fanchon So lbs; Rattan, 50 lbs.
The second event is the champion Stakes for
three-year Olds 800 each half forfeit with ST. 500
added the second horse to receive $500 out OF the
stakes; two miles, The starters will probably be
Harry Bassett, Monarchist, Mary Clark, Slockwood,
Nellie Ransom and Alroy.
The third race Is the Nursery Stakes, q sweep
stakes for twoyear-olds, one mile $50 entrance,
play or pay. $1,000 added the second TO receive
$500 out OF the stakes The probable starters Will
be +. Morris bay colt st. Patrick Hunter 4 Travers
Eclipse and Maud colt l. w. Pennock's entry, D. d.
Wlthers' entry, Joe Daniels, August Belmont's
entry, h w. Cameron'S bennington and Stolen
Kisses filly and James 8. Watson's entry.
The fourth race is purse Of $4OO, for all ages
tnree-quarters OF q mile. This closed yesterday.
with John Cofree's bay colt, three years, 95 lbs
Fanchon, three years. % lbs; John Merryman, three
years, 95 lbs; Ortolan, four years, 1OS lbs. Lena
three years, 90 lbs; Mary Louise, three years,
90 lbs; Lord Byron, three years, 95 lbs; Nettie
James, four years. 1o6 lbs.; Tubman three years. s5
lbs; vespucius, five years, ia lbs; Heenan, three
years, 95 lbs. Felicity four years. l05 lbs; Midday,
three years, 105 lbs.
The NTH raceis q sweepstakes, four miles, $500
entrance, 500 forfeit. or the eleven entries only
TWO will probably start-Thomas w. Doswell's Eclip-
tic and r. M. halrs Major
The sixth race, handicap steeple chase closes
the days sport IT is for purse OF $500, OF which
$500 goes TO second horse The starters viii proba
ny De Du1y, $50 pounds; King John, l47 hounds.
Tammany, 145 pounds; Jim Tisdale, 1877 nonpds::
Surprise, 137 pounds; Blackbird colt, lis nonnds'
POOLS were sold upon these events last nlphf ar
the new rooms OF the American Jockey Climb On the
corner OF Madison avenue and Twenty seventh
street, oy Messrs Underwood & MCGOWAN ana also
at the rooms OF Messrs. Marshall & Johnson. Broad
way and Twenty-eighth street. The nclement
weather kept away many OF the sporting gentlemen
feeling as to the winners by the annexed f9nres
SOLD AT THE CLUB HOUSE.
HGndtcGp Sweepstakes. -FtnesSe S25: Remoroo
less, SD; Ortolan, SIS; My Maryland, SIS: The Do r.
tor Sc; Mona.chist, So; Crouse's hy, IS; Fancnon,
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