The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-20
The American Jockey Club Rnccs-October
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The American Jockey Club Races October
Meeting Mt Jerome Park.
The American Jockey Club presents for its
fall meeting brilliant programme. Six races
are to take place each day, and the meeting
will present every variety of horse race con
the fiat, from three-quarters of mile to four
miles, as well as steeple chases and hurdle
races.
On the first day October y truly grand
entertainment will be given. The first race
will be handicap sweepstakes for all ages,
mile and quarter, for which twenty-one have
been nominated--a good lot, securing plenty
Of starters. The second race will be the Cham
pion Stakes, for ee-year-olds, 300 each,
half forfeit, with 800 added, &c., two
miles, for which there are seventy seven nomi-
nations, including about all the good colts and
'iillies In the country. A very large field will
probably start for this important event.
TO say nothing Of the probability that
of so many there must be some good
ones yet Sin the dark" those already
prominent from fine performances are sufi-
'ciently numerous 70 guarantee an interesting
contest. Harry Bassett will doubtless be
great favorite, in view of his numerous sue
cesses but he will probably have to contend
with Nellie Gray, Monarchist, By the Sea,
Elsie, John Merryman, Eolus, Mary Clark,
Mckinney, Auriola, Hilderic, Alroy, Nellie
Ransom, Frank Ross, the Censor-Julia colt
and others; and those familiar with the racing
of the year will recognize among those named
q number Of dangerous customers. The third
race of the day win be the Nursery Stakes, for
two-year-olds, $50 entrance, play or pay, with
GIL 900 added, &c. one mile-thirty -four nomi-
nations. A glance at the list of nominations will
discover more than dozen probable and hope
full starters-St. Patrick, King Ernest (im-
ported), Blenkiron Qmported), Eclipse-Maud
colt Citizen, War Jig, Vandal- Margarine
colt (brother to James A. Connolly, 10
ton, Experience Oaks, besides several
from the stables of Mr.. J. S. Watson, Mr.. r.
W. Cameron and others. Among such lot
1t will be exceedingly difficult to designate
winner, and we predict that this will be one of
the greatest betting races of the meeting.
The fourth race of the day will be three
quarters of a mile, for all ages. The fifth,
sweepstakes for FOUR ear-olds, $500 entrance,
800 forfeit, four miles-a private sweep
stakes-to which the following spirited turf
men are the subscribers, viz. :-Messrs. J. J.
O'Fallon, Francis Morris, D. D. Withers, Den
Ison & Crawford, T. w. boswell, L. w.
Jerome & Co., A. Belmont, F. M. Hall, John
Pnrdv Huntor a. Tra uoro ond
ford. Races of four miles are always inter-
esting and generally doubtful, as something
more than speed Is required to win them; and
the money and ambition invested in this one
will be likely to secure good race. The
sixth and last race of the day will be grand
handicap steeple chase, about two and half
miles, over fences, hedges, bitches, walls,
water, hurdles, &C., for purse of $500, the
entrance TO which is free, and there are many
good horses in preparation for it. The daring
leaps in steeplechases render them intensely
exciting, and 1t has become necessity to the
successful management of race courses to
include them in programmes.
Such is the bill of entertainment for the
FIRST day, giving promise of an extraordinary
amount of sport. The races for the other
days of the meeting will be equally numerous
and varied. Indeed, the meeting cannot fail
to be one of surprising interest," and, as the
club authorities have wisely divided time
between sport and business by appointing
Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
for racing, and leaving the intervening days
for attention to business, the stands should on